Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1895-03-30


advertisement in next weeks paper.
He will leave for the city on Monday
n purchase large stock of Spring and
Summer goods.
Mr.. J. s. Price took his little
daughter Nellie TO Baltimore for treat.
ment this week. She has been great
suffered from an abscess resulting from
Il decayed tooth.
The first shad of the season were
caught by Mr.. Will White last Tues
day morning and were brought here
for sale They were readily disposed
OF at 60 cents pair.
The State Comptroller made the
quarterly distribution Of the public
school tax last week. Worcester's
share was-tor white schools. 50, 1875 .33;
for colored Schools, s65S.03.
Farmers have been busy this week
seeding oats and grass. The weather
has been favorable and our farmers
are through with this work and are
hastily making ready for the corn crop
Miss Winnie Payne. Mrs. J. Ed
ward White, Miss Nora Dryden, Miss
Minnie Vincent, Mrs NJ T. Hargis and
Miss Juliet T. Purnell are among the
Snow Hill ladies who are mastering
the bicycle.
Francis Henry Purnell, Esq, re-
turned home on Monday from Balti-
more where he had been visiting for a
week or more, while away he was
taken with the grip but is now getting
all right.
MIR. Oliver I. Richardson, of Bal.
timore, spent part of this week with
friends at Box Iron On Tuesday he
dropped in to see us and renewed his
subscription to THE MESSENGER for
another year.
When you get ready to study your
Sunday School Lesson just turn over
to the back of this page and you will
there find one of the very best helps.
Ii will be one of the permanent
features of this paper
Notice. will sell OH reasonable
terms the vacant lot adjoining my resi-
dence on Virginia Road 1t has a
front OF sufficient width for two build
ing lots with a depth of 200 feet
Clayton J. Purnell.
States Attorney. X. ID. Jones,
attended Court in Salisbury this week
where he went 20 try the habeas corpus
case OF Lloyd Purnell, who was report
ed last week as having shot Rufus
Wells, an aggressor.
MIR. John 7. keas, one of Berlin's
prosperous merchants is going to have
when fully completed, one OF the pref
test properties in the county. This
week he has been grading the front
yard and putting in lawn grass.
Rev. Sam Small will lecture in
McAllen's Hall on Wednesday even.
ing next. This is his second visit here
and large audience is anticipated.
Proceeds for the benefit of the Ep-
worth League Of the NJ. +. Church.
The carts of Mr.. VIM ]. c.
Mckee have been busy this week
cleaning out the cellar over which the
Washington House. Mr.. I. VI. Pur-
nell's new hotel. will he erected. This
new house will he three story build
ing. and will add much TO the business
portion of our town.
The vestry Of Salisbury Parish
have rendered the Rev. David Howard,
d. Berlin, a call to fill the vacancy
now existing in st Peters Church, Sal
isbury, caused by the resignation OF
Rev. VIM. Mumford Mr.. Howard
was some years ago rector of the
Church ut Laurel, Del.
The County Commissioners and
Orphans Court were in session last
Tuesday. The commissioners are now
arranging for clearing up the Court
iIonse yard aud putting it in grass.
On Tuesday next they will sell the
offices, temporary shanty, iron fence,
etc, at public sale.
Mr.. Elmo w. johnson has one
If the hest advertisements in this pa
per it has been our pleasure to read
II Soys something--it tell story about
plows and it tells il thoroughly. II
has proven good advertisement for
Mr. johnson for the plows are nearly
all gone. 1t pays to advertise in the
MESSENGER.
The outlook for a good poacl
crop in this vicinity looks very en-.
couraging. The buds are in healthy
condition aud have not shown any sign.
uf the cold blast of winter An inter
view with a few peach growers make:
the odtlook very encouraging and il
nothing comes To pass TO interfere with
their growth, our farmers expect ia
reap good results.