Democratic messenger., 1895-08-31
BERLIN.


We hope she will soon be better
Drs. Hammond and Holland at
tended Rehoboth camp this week.
Mrs. Peter Parker and children have
gone to visit relatives in Millsb0ro.
Miss Annie Vickers, of Frankford,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. Ebe Holland.
Miss Sallie Kate Bowen spent few
days this week mt Wilton with friends.
Rev. +. c. Adkins and Mr.. +. S.
Furbush spent last Sunday at Ocean
Grove.
Misses Lizzie and Mamie Shockley
are visiting their sister, Mrs. Jink
Bowen.
Mr.. William G Bowdoin, of Snow
Hill, was visitor to our town last
Sunday
Mr.. ID. \. Massey is quite sick at
his home near town with malarial
fever.
Miss Annie X. Bowen spent last
Saturday and Sunday with Mrs. Mary
l.. Jingle
Miss Mary Littleton died on Mon
day last after an illness OF two weeks,
aged Is years.
Little Willie, infant son of Mrs.
Maggie Smith. is quite sick with chol-
era infantum.
Miss Lillian Ii. Taylor has returned
TO New York, much to the regret of
her many friends.
Mrs. Baldwin Williams and little
daughter, Hilda, have returned from
a visit to Philadelphia.
Miss Matte Mullen, who has been
visiting her aunt, returned to Philadel-
phia Monday morning.
Miss Emma Tingle and Miss Bishop,
of Philadelphia, are the guests of the
Misses Harrison near town.
Miss Stanley, of Washington, who
has been visiting Miss Minnie Lytle
for sometime, has returned home.
DR.. B. B. Richardson was visitor
to our town this week. The doctor
is going to Ocean City for his health.
Misses Maud Davis, Dora Stevens
and Miss Bailey, OF Philadelphia, are
visiting the family of Mr. Henry
Davis.
Mrs. Ann Ennis and three daugh-
tiers, who have been visiting relatives
here, returned 10 their home in Will
mington this week.
Our merchants are putting up very
substantial shanties rs they will have
10 winter IL them, rs they are allow
ed to stand for two years
DIR. Ned Dirickson expects to COM
mence on his building soon. 1t will
undoubtedly be the largest in the
town, as he expects to fill in the block
with solid building. We trust more
will do the same thing soon.
Four brick buildings are now being
erected on the site of the recent fire,
and work Oh several more will he
started. The town commissioners have
appointed committee of three 10 at
tend 10 the widening and Strengthening
of the streets.
Miss Lizzie Tilghman, having lost
quite good deal of her stock by the
late fire, went to Baltimore this week
TO replenish She returned Wednes-
day with quite Il nice line of notions.
Go in her store next door to the bakery
and see for yourself 1t.
Miss Ride Shovel, OF this town, and
Mr.. Edward o. Bowman. of Spring
field, Ohio, were married Wednesday
morning at eleven o'clock at the resi-
dence of the brides mother. They left
on the noon train FOR an extended tour
of one month 10 the Northern cities,
and will then proceed TO their residence
at Springfield, Ohio. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. David Howard,
Of the Episcopal Church OF this town
The bride was given away by her
brother, Lemuel Shovel, Jr., of
Springfield.
Lemuel Jones, a cnlorei youth, aged
Is wears, was struck by an engine and
almost instantly killed on the BaIti-
more, Chesapeake and Atlantic rail
road. near Ocean City. Friday after
noon. When the engine struck him
Jones was laying across the track, with
one arm and one leg over the rail.
He was terribly mangled. He and
his elder brother had, it is supposed,
been attending the Berlin camp. They
had been drinking and had gone but
II short distance when they lay down
on the track and tell asleep. The
elder boy awoke in time TO save him
self. hu, could not &c, his brother up.