Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1895-09-21

the late Ill. Ill. Dashiell Mr.. Riggiu
was recommended by Congressman
Joshua Miles and was at one time one
of the county commissioners of Somerset
county. The district under his charge
comprises all the waters and shores on
the east side Of the Chesapeake bay
from the nothern line Of the State OF
Virginia to the south side OF the Great
Choptank river.
Col. Peter c. Haines, Corps OF
Engineers, L. :. A. was in town ON
Wednesday last and made an examina.
ton Of the wharf property belonging to
Mr. John l.. Robins with view to
establishing Harbor Lines, preparatory
TO the building of wharf by Mr..
Robins. The Colonel was accompanied
by Major Rayman and Lieutenant
Crosby Of the Corps and Capt. Willard
Thompson of the b. G.. Il A. Railway.
No definite action was taken, but Mr..
Robins thinks an agreeable settlement
will he made.
MIR. 7. NJ. Purnell has been NOV.
ing into his new hotel, the Washington
House, this week and will hereafter be
better prepared TO take care OF the
travelling public. His new house is
now completed, and being provided
with all modern conveniences, it sur
passes the former Washington House
by all odds. We congratulate Mr..
Purnell on the architectural beauty
and convenience of his new house and
wish him the success his enterprise
merits. 1t is a three story structure
and contains eighteen bedrooms in adj.
dition TO parlors, sitting room, dining
room etc. In every room are electric
bells.
1t is always our pleasure to pro
tect our readers, rs far as is i'm our
power, from fraud, and we hope il is
not to late to warn them against per.
son who is travelling through Worces
ter County protesting TO take orders to
be executed by the Gordon Photograph
Company, OF Pocomoke CITY. The
party is not employed by Mr.. Gordon,
and those who have paid him money
will in all probability never receive
anything in return. We understand
that quite number of persons in the
vicinity of Berlin, have been heeced
and we hope this will warn other.
against il.
MIR. William L. Dickerson an,
nounces elsewhere in this issue that he
has retired from the insurance business.
He wrote the first insurance policy ever
issued in this county, which was little
over ten years ago, and has since con.
Quoted very successful agency. His
success in placing large and small lines
OF insurance is attributed to the fact
that both his patrons and the insurance
companies had confidence in his judg.
ment Mr.. + X. Wilson succeeds Mr..
Dickerson and we have no doubt he
will m Get with good success. He is too
well known in this community to need
commentator from us, we can simply
wish him success.
William A. peasants, 500 East
Lombard street, Baltimore, Md, sells
the best fertilizer. for all crops, for
cash. He is the only one in Maryland
who does il, and practical farmers, who
farm for living, say that they can
save halt their money by buying direct
from him for cash. Where you hap.
pen TO be a little short. your commits.
sion merchants or the banks will give
you lift, and save you from paying
two prices. Suppose you try the cash
system this season, and see how much
better OIL You'll find yourself next har.
vest. Mr.. Peasants will mail to your
address catalogue and price-list free.
To the farmers of this county who
for many years bought phosphate Of
the late firm of Hastings IL Shock le",
] desire to tender my thanks for their
and eg leave TO inform them
that shall continue the phosphate
business in the same manner as it was
by the old firm. | control
all OF the old reliable brands OF fer.
tilizers that were sold by Hastings &
and Tor the coming season
will be able to sell several of them at a
lower price than ever before. All per.
sons indebted to the firm of Hastings
Il Shockley are kindly requested to
settle their account with me as early n:
possible. l. Hastings.
The Harmonson-We Camp OF
Confederate Veterans, composed Of the
survivors of the soldiers from the
Eastern Shore of Virginia who served
in the confederate army. will have a
grand memorial reunion and fair at
Cape Charles City, on Thursday, the
26th inst. Senator John w. Daniel
and General Fitzhugh Lee, two of the
most eloquent orators of the country,
will deliver addresses. and a grand
dinner will be served. The object Of
the association is to raise funds for a
monument in honor of the Eastern
Shore soldiers who lost their lives in the
confederate army. Special trains will
he run from Salisbury to Cape Charles
City at greatly reduced rates. The
camp extends cordial invitation TO all
the old soldiers and others friendly to
the good cause, to be present aud par.
ticipate in the pleasures OF the occasion
DR.. Bryant, a negro orator OF Bal
timore, visited Berlin and Snow Hill
this week and organized Republican
clubs tor the negroes in each place
He is an eloquent speaker and quite
a large number Of colored people
assembled at Jones Park here on
Wednesday evening to hear him speak
a few white people were present. He
said the colored people should stand
shoulder to shoulder. with the indie
pendent Democrats of Worcester county
to help elect the Republican ticket
He also made uncomplimentary remarks
about a prominent citizen of this town
who has been friend to the colored
people. but we noticed that the colored