Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1895-03-30

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been off ON prospecting tour lie
has had several good openings offered
him but has not decided positively
where 10 locate.
Mrs NJ +. Chatham died al her
home in Newark on Thursday night
age 50 years and nine months. Her
remains will he inferred in the NJ. f..
Church cemetery of Newark this Sat
urday afternoon at 3 o'clock Rev.
James Il Campbell will ofiiciate.
George Bailey and Herman
Rownds quarrelled and fought on sat
urday night. Both have been rest
in up" since; George in Jail to await a
trial for cutting Herman and the lat
ter in bed nursing hand which Bail
ey plunged his knife clear through
Il. T. Matthews, Esq. spent Sat
urlay and Sunday in Smyrna in at
tendance at the NJ f. Conference
which was then in session at that place.
Mr. Matthews is one of the leading
Methodisis of the Peninsula and rare
~ ever misses attending a session of
Conference.
1t seems hardly possible, but
nevertheless it is true, that on an aver
age every fifty fifth person you meet
wears w. l.. Douglas Shoes. Did you
ever realize what an immense under
taking it is to supply one article of
wearing apparel TO over one million
people. For sale by b. I. Truiit.
Rev. J. II johnson. pastor of
Ebenezer NJ. +. Church this town has
returned home from the Conference of
his denomination which has Just con-
cluded its labors in Philadelphia. We
are glad to know that he has been sent
lack to Snow Hill as he is Il man of
good judgment and well-liked by ev-
erybody.
Our foreman, Mr.. VIM. G.. Bow
doin. met with painful accident on
Saturday last which incapacitated him
for work this week. He was feeding
one of the job presses when his hand
got caught in the cogs of the wheels
cutting one finger to the bone and
MASKING the ball Of another off. Drs.
Jones and Straughn dressed the wounds
and he is getting along nicely.
Clayton j. PurnelI, Esq, as at
torney for Zadok =. Wharton. mort
gagee, sold some valuable real estate
belonging TO the late Major w. Tarr
at Stockton last Saturday. That piece
Of real estate known as Wagram
Swamp was bought by Edward r.
Trader for $4,000 cash and Sidney
'rarr bought his fathers interest in the
George L Tarr farm.
A Stated Meeting for the promo
ton of Sciptural Holiness under the
department of Spiritual work of the
Wesley Chapter Epworth League. of
Snow Hill, Md, will be held at the
home OF John I. Taylor every Tues
day evening at 100 o'clock. The
public is cordially invited TO attend.
Rev. w. G. Strickland will speak to
us ext Tuesday evening Come.
Among the callers at the MEssEN-
GER office this week TO whom we ex-
planned the art of printing were Mrs.
George w. Wonnell. Miss Sallie Rig
gin, Miss May Wonnell, and Mr.. w.
Wonnell Like all who visit us they
were surprised at the machinery in the
office and the amount OF hard work
required TO run paper like the MIS-
sENGER and are satisfied the price is far
below cost of paper and work.
For the information OF our brother.
+. ID. Jingle, of the Worcester Enter
prise. teachers. scholars, parents, guard
ians and all others interested in the ed
ucation of our youths, we would state
that the public schools will be kept
open this year, rs heretofore, until
June so. Our Board Of County Com
missiOners is composed of too good.
honest and fair-minded business men
TO allow any detraction in the cause of
education in Worcester county.
Francis Merrill, colored, claims
Pocomoke City as his home. lie was
in the L. s Court at Baltimore this
week appearing against Captain Jefier-
son Mears, whom he SAYS severely pun
ished him, while he was at work for
him on his oyster boat in Pocomoke
Sound. Merrill claims that he and an
other colored man walked from POGO
moke City to Baltimore in one DAY
before they shipped down the bay.
This part Of their story created con-
siderable comment but they stuck to it.
A letter from + c. Fulton. Pres
ident of the Eastern Shore Wheelmen's
Racing Circuit. directed to the Secre
rary Of the Snow Hill Bicycle Club,
or John l.. Mock, was received this
week, inviting il to become member
Of the circuit. ln-as-much as there
are large number of riders and about
fifty wheels in the town, now is the Oh
perfume time for organizing a clrb.
While We do not tide we would he