Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1895-05-04

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Snow Hill.
The steam barge Mccall is OK
pectcd here the first Of the week with
a full load of shingles for + 7. Will
Jams Il Son. This firm is selling a
great many shingles because they are
first class and cheap.
If You are berry grower and
want checks TO pay your pickers with,
we are prepared to serve you. Our
prices are low. Our card board is good,
and we deliver the work just when YOU
want it, What more can We do?
In few weeks Strawberries will
he in market and the prospect is good
that they will be plentiful. The peach
crop comes later on and il is said by
those who profess TO know, that the
crop will he the largest for many years
The funeral of Mr.. Soloman +.
Shockley last Saturday morning was
very largely attended by his many
friends and acquaintances. Services
were conducted in the NJ. =. Church
and interment made in the church.
yard.
Il have Just received new line of
fine French Batiste in the new striped
and Dresden patterns, some of which
are 10 inches wide Actual value -
and 30 cents hut ! am selling them at
l2b and ID cents yard. Mrs. V. 5.
Townsend.
The census Of the City Of VIII
mington. just taken by police officers.
shows the present population to be
66,l6 Only l39 children. - boys
and 81 girls, were found working in
shops and factories. The census Of
1890 was 81, 1872.
Mr.. Charles L. Pruitt left last
Monday for Western Maryland where
he will be engaged in selling the Dairy
Swing churn. The spring weather
having now set in We hope those who
invested in territory will realize on
their investments.
The Post Office department has
rescinded its order for change of time
on the Box Iron mail route. The time
for leaving Snow Hill will still he 1
p. M, arriving at Box Iron at $50.
Leave Box Iron at n. m. and arrive
at Snow Hill at 1890.
Rev. Charles |. Stengle, pastor OF
Armory NJ. +. Church, Dover, has
been invited TO assist in the dedication
of Sloan VI. +. Church, near Sails
bury, on June 2. Mr.. Stengle built
this church while pastor of Fruitland
Md Circuit, last year
If you want ice cream of the very
best quality, water ices, etc, send your
orders to George NJ. Stevenson, Smyrna,
Delaware, who has no equal on the
whole Peninsula as an ice cream man
ufacturer. See his endorsements in his
advertisement elsewhere.
A. p. Barnes & Co. have some
thing TO say to-day to real estate own
ers. They are going To issue supple
ment to their catalogue and invite
persons with property to sell to place
the same in their hands at once. See
advertisement for particulars.
Tom Turner and George Spence
colored, had n quarrel which resulted
in each being sent to Jail to await a
hearing by the Grand Jury. Turner
had Spence arrested for threatening
his life, and Spence in turn charged
Turner with carrying concealed wea-
pons.
A new station house, or depot, has
just been completed at Edon, on the
n. Y, p. & \. X. II. The painters
finished painting il on Friday, aud it
is now ready for occupancy. 1t is n
neat and attractive little building.
Eden is the second station north OF
Princess Anne.
The splinter. or kindIing wood
mill of w. b. Miller, of Salisbury, was
entirely destroyed by fire about nine
O'Clock Sunday night. The mill was
located along the line OF the \. Y, =.
d n. r. r., about two hundred yards
south of the depot at Salisbury. The
mill made big fire.
1T has often been told how instru-
ments have been made delicate enough
to punch hole in human hair. A
Partisan genius excels this in the inven-
ton of a machine that will split one
hair longitudinally into thirty.six strips.
He claims that some day he will I've
able to split the thread of n spiders
web.
On Saturday next, May 18th, one
of the editors of the MESSENGER will
be in Stockton for the purpose of col
lecting subscriptions. Our friends in
Stockton will remember the day, Satur-
day, May 18th, and meet us prepared
TO settle. We need the money and will
appreciate every dollar paid us while
there
The !Susser journal has this to say
about Rev. McFarlane who has Just
left Berlin charge for Georgetown /:
"Rev. w. X. McFarlane filled the NJ.
T. pulpit in this town last Sunday
evening very acceptably, after preach.
ing two sermons, acting as superin-
tendent, teacher and sexton at a country
charge during the day. Very good
days work, brother -
This week the large room in the
Court House intended tor the CommiSs-
toners has been divided by panel
partition making small room for the
use Of Sheriff and Collectors. The
Commissioners room has been fitted M
with nice counter and ala iron fire.
proof vault. The furniture for the
Court Room has not yet arrived, but
will be here and put up before court
convenes.
Herring are so plentiful in the
Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries this
season that the fisherman are turning
them into the water again as it is not