Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1895-05-18

Edward Duffy, Il demented negro,
was brought here from Box Iron OF
Wednesday and put in Jail. His is Il
bad case aud no doubt he will have to
he cared for by the county.
The heirs Of Capt. James II.
Young, deceased, by Clayton J. Pur-
nell, Solicitor. have filed bill in
Chancery for the division and sale of
all his real estate in this county.
"A new style of money order will
soon he issued by the postofIice depart
ment and will be great improvement
over the present style. 1t will be
much shorter in wording and closely
resemble bank check
The Young Ladies Aid Society Of
the NJ T. Church, will serve a lunch
oh the second floor Of the Odd Fellows
Building next Tuesday In the even
ing cake and cream will I've served
Everyone is invited to come and get
good dinner for a small sum and help
along the church
An exchange SAYS: 1--WE are in
formed of the intention OF certain
good housewife, TO take things easy
and make her lot comfortable rs posi-
bic during the coming heated term.
She has purchased gasoline stove and
will SIT upon an ice chest while doing
her cooking How is that for com.
fort
Last week the advertisement of
T.. T. Williams & Son contained the
words Heart Pine Shingles 1t should
have been Cypress Shingles. If you
will read their advertisement this week
you will see that they have received
the largest invoice Of North Carolina
Heart Cypress Shingles ever brought
to this town.
-Messrs Samuel ii. Townsend and
Calvin b. Taylor, permanent trustees
of Jesse Workman made sale of the
real estate of insolovent last Saturday
at Berlin, at 10000. The person
al property sold the previous Saturday
for 25S.76. The aggregate amount
Of sales of insolovant's property was
S13l3-76.
-Bishopville fishermen caught one
hundred thousand herrings on last
Tuesday week. They can dispose of
all they catch to the farmers, one
having already engaged two hundred
thousand for the use of crops. 1t is a
great pity, however that thousands of
barrels of these fish are not sailed down
and sold in the winter time to the poor
people.
The scarlet clover on the Peninsu
Ia is showing up well and within
week the sight OF crimson or scarlet
clover fields as they are called will be
one of the sights along the railroad.
The people OF the Peninsula are con-
WINGED that scarlet clover ploughed
under is one OF the best fertilizers which
can he found.-.SmYrna Times.
Mr.. William j. Morgan, proprie-
tor Of the Hotel Worcester gave mn
elegant supper to ten OF his gentlemen
friends on Monday evening. Among
those present were Drs. Paul Jones and
VIM. ID. Straughn, II. d. Jones, John
l.. Mock, William T. Dickerson, 5. VI.
Truitt, Elmo W. johnson, Spence
Smith, John W. Station aud {. l..
Vincent.
Services in the NJ. L. Church
Sunday as follows: 1890 a. m. preach
Ing, subject, Christ before PLATE" > p.
m. Sunday School. $50 p. m. prayer
meeting. 40 p. m. preaching, subject,
Gods Love for Man" Monday p M.
classmeeting Tuesday p. m. Christian
Endeavor. Wednesday p. m. Prayer
meeting. Preaching at Trinity NJ p.
Church Sunday afternoon. j. f. Nichol-
son Pastor.
Governor Brown has issued a cir
cular letter to the Governors Of several
states suggesting that on Flag Day."
June 18th, contributions should I've
made by school children and Others to
the fund for the erection of a suitable
monument over the remains of Francis
Scott Key, author of Star Spangled
Banner" in the cemetery Mt Frederick
City, Maryland.
Peaches have dropped very freely
this week. Two theories for cause are
advanced-the one, the continued wet
and sultry weather producing fun
gus, the other natures pruning TO re-
lieve the overburdened tree. 1t is
the opinion of growers, however,
that there is a sufiiciency of fruit lett
for a full crop except on the middle
ripening of yellow fruit-Reeves. Craw-
fords late and the Susquehannas
Our farmers are Frightening up
over the quotations of wheat and corn.
Wheat has sold in different parts of the
country during this week at 20 cents.
and corn has nearly reached the 80
cent limit. There is little wheat in
this county for sale, but there are
large quantities of corn for which the
increased price will be realized. Most
of the flour mills on the Eastern Shore,
we are told, are sending West for
enough wheat to keep them going till
the new crop comes Oft and are thus
put at disadvantage
AT recent meeting Of the Stew
ards and Trustees, OF Berlin VI. f.
Church a committee was appointed,
consisting Of +. +. Holloway, Ebe
Holland VI. ID, and Edward 5. Fur
bush, to draft resolutions expressive of
their appreciation OF the faithful serv-
ice and untiring efforts of their late
pastor. Rev. w L. McFarlane, that
resulted in the rebuilding Of the church
and making this Il >eperate appoint
ment, and also the qualification Of the
church and people OF Berlin in the ap-
pointment Of Rev f. G. Atkins rs first
pastor OF the New Station.
Mr. +. j. Holland, Il merchant
doing business in the lower part Of
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