Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1895-11-23

Don't fail TO attend the NJ. p.
Church Sociable at McAllen's Hall,
next Thursday evening. Admission
and lemonade and cake Zoe.
Senator John Walter Smith was
one of the honorary pail bearers at the
funeral of Senator Pinkney j. Bennett
in Westminster last week. The de-
ceased Senator was a great admirer and
staunch friend of Col. Smith and the
latter was much grieved at his death.
The union Thanksgiving service
Of the churches of Snow Hill will be
held in the Presbyterian Church on
thursday, 2Sth inst, at 1890 a. M.
People OF all denominations are cor
daily invited TO be present. The SER
mon will be preached by Rev. J. f..
Nicholson of the Methodist Protestant
Church.
Richard I. Turner. Jr., has sold at
private sale the Howell Point farm 10.
Gated in Kent county to VIM j. Cole.
man for Sc, 800. The farm contains
313l acres. Mr.. Turner has also sold
the Green Point farm located OH WOr.
ton Creek TO Isaac III. Dixon, of Balti-
more for $4,000. The farm contains
402 acres.
The Maltby House, Baltimore, is
now under new management. I'm
provements are being made to add to
the comfort of its patrons and every
effort will be made to increase the rep.
utation of this old and well known
house. The same clerical force will
still be found in the office. o. A.
Fowler Manager.
MIR. Anderson of Delmar, a fire.
man on the extra south bound morn
ing freight was killed near Broad
Creek Friday morning. While the Ell.
CINE was in motion he was raking the
cinders out of the front end and his
foot slipped and falling in front of the
engine, the whole train passed over
him. His remains were picked up and
carried to Delmar.
The handsome dwelling belonging
to and occupied by Mr.. Edward Il.
Jacobs near ST. Martins Station this
county, was burned to the ground on
Wednesday. We are not informed as
TO the cause of the fire or whether Mr..
acobs had any insurance. The resi-
dence was a large two story structure
with mansard roof and cost in the
neighbOrhood of seven thousand dollars.
-Talmages sermon alone is worth
the price charged for the MESSENGER,
saying nothing about the local and
miscellaneous items with which its
columns are filled. The MESSENGER
is said TO be one of the very best county
papers in Maryland and we intend to
keep it up to its present standard of
excellence. Show your appreciation
of our efforts by keeping your sub.
scription paid up.
A son of William Helm, cOlored,
living near Frankford was shot in the
leg by the accidental discharge of a
gun in the hands Of colored compan-
ion. The boys were in the woods rab.
bit hunting. DIR. John James of Ocean
View. assisted by DIR. Gum and Col
Inns of Frankford, and McCabe of
of Roxanna, amputated the limb about
an inch below the knee joint.
Here is the way an exchange
understands the new game law. Book
agents may be killed from August LIST,
spring poets from March to July /;
scandal mongers from January LIST to
December 31st inclusive umbrella
borrowers from February 1st to May
LIST and from August LIST TO November
LIST. Open season all the year round
on life insurance agents and fellows
who borrow their neighbors papers.
Jacob Markee, who conducts the
livery stable at the FELTON, House, in
Elkton, had rough experience with
footpads several days ago. He lives
about two miles east of town and was
on his way home at the time in ques-
ton. At the top of Red Hill two men
stopped his horse, and striking him in
the head with billy with sufficient
force to daze him, dragged him from
his carriage and relieved him of his
money, amounting to forty odd dollars.
The average reader Of the home
newspaper can save many times its
price in the course of a year by care
fully reading the advertisements of live
business men. BY this we mean that
the reader can save money by watching
for quoted bargains it the very goods
he must have. Try it and see if the
statement is correct. If it is 'hard
times" il is no excuse for not taking a
home paper, for it is saving you money
when you need il most.
AT Laurel, Wednesday tramp
who acting in disordely manner in
the roilroad station was ordered out by
Agent Maxwell and on refusal to go
the agent tried to put him out and was
worsted in the fight. The constable
came, when the tramp drew knife
and attempted TO cut the officer. The
latter seized lantern and hit the
tramp on the head, knocking him down
and cutting his head so badly that it is
proposed TO send him TO hospital.
George Thurber, man who has
for long time lived with the family
Of Sha1rack Short, near Gumboro,
last Wednesday afternoon, fell into
the fire of an open fire place and was
horribly burned about the head and
chest. There was no one else in the
house at the time and it is supposed he
fell in an epileptic fit, as he is subject
to them. When ionnd by Mrs. Short,
he was lying in the fire, with the hair
and most OF the skin burned from his
head
Mr.. John J. Collins, who has Just
returned from Denver, as noted in the