Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1895-02-02
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Saturday cnrouie to her home in the
above named place.
Miss Nellie Landlord, Of Pierce-
Business College, Philadelphia, who
spent several week. here witk her
mother is expected To leave to-day.
II. &. Callahan. we understand, j.
suffering from severe attack Of scar
let fever.
The arrival Of a letter from per-
son III a neighboring town seems To
have caused one of our young men
considerable trouble. Wonder il there
ism a lady in it?
Mrs. Vim. Dorsey. Of near West.
over, is visiting friends and relatives
near this city.
Rev. T.. G. Macnic.Iol, ID. d., was
this week called 10 the bedside Of his
brother who is lying critically i'll at
his home near Philadelphia.
i. \. Thomas. a Kentucky stock
raiser received ear load Of mules III
this station on Saturday. and will sell
them at public action this Saturday
afternoon.
John :. Long. OF this city. spent
Sunday with his brother in Somerset
county.
Miss Mamie White, teacher at
the Pocomoke High School, is suffer-
Ing from a Sight attack Of La Grippe.
We hope Ia see her out soon.
The revival services have closed at
the NJ. 7. Church. III persons united
with the church, and others professed,
faith in Christ who did not Join.
On Monday night snow fell and
soon the ground was covered and by
morning YOU could hear the merry
sleigh bells. There was right good
sleighing all day, the best fthc season,
Of course. as it was the first.
Miss Emma johnson, 81 Philadcl-
phia is visiting her sister, Mrs. Frank
Byrd. May her visit be a pleasant
one.
Mr.. J.. ID. Jingle has moved his
printing press over Mr. Jas. Blaine's
store OH Market street.
The new hardware store Of Mr..
Lovejoy will soon he completed and
ready for occupancy. 1t is quite a
nice store and will be great benefit
to on: town.
Our people are thinking Of having
waterworks put in the town; il will
be a grand thing and something that
is badly needed.
Our old friend and jeweler Billie
Sart0rious has gone to Drummondtown
Va. He takes business trip there
every month ; he had better stay home
now as we have new firm here, just
opened Il line OF jewellery, Calhoun &
CO., but you don't catch Billie nap
, ping, he has been here too long to gel
left that way.
Mrs. Sallie Tull has been very sick
but is now improving.
Mr.. Eddie Coston has been quit,
sick with the Grippe and is still yer,
weak. but we hope he may be abb,
soon TO get out. when the grippe fas
tens on To you il holds YOU with /:
death grip and Is a very hard diScas,
to fight.
Miss Mamie Mills, daughter OF Mr.
WIN. Mills 4 prosperous and we ll-to
do farmer residing ut Cokesbury, neal
this place died at noon on Saturda,
: the 18th inst. Of consumption. She wa,
- years o: age and had been a suffer
er from this dreadful disease for :
number Of years. 1t has been only ;
short period since the death Of hel
sister, who died from the same disease
We sympathize with the family in THU
their sore bereavement. Funeral ser
vices were held nj Cokesbury NJ. T.
, Church, Sunday afteEloon at 3 o'clock
Frank 5. Davidson and his famous
company appeared in Wilkinson Hal
this city, Friday evening OF last weel
in "Old Farmer Hopkins" 1t wa
very largely patronized and the pla,
was complete success from start I,
, finish, the scenery being magnificent
Mr.. Davidson, who appeared as Far
mer Hopkins" kept the audience il
laughter throughout the entire per
Torrance. The entire company wa.
composed Of ladies and gentlemen o
the highest order, and they deserv,
credit in acting their parts so nicely.
Should they ever visit this section
again we predict for them even :
larger house than on this occasion.
The large gasoline steamer which i.
being built by T. JAS. Tull. OF thi,
city for the firm of Barnard and Tur
ner commission merchants, of Phila
delphia. will soon he completed anc
will he launched in time for the earl,
trucking season this year, the owner.
of the boat will put her in service be
tween points on the Eastern shore n
Virginia including Cape Charles and
Norfolk, making daily trips between
these points and connecting with III,
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