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

w. Lee Carey paid US flying visit
the first of the week.
The factory is busy turning out
strawberry crates and baskets.
Mrs. Moses johnson and children
returned home last Monday.
Ned Furbush has very prettily
trimmed window on the corner.
Mrs. G. b. Taylor returned home
from her visit to the city last Tues
day.
Mrs. Hickman and her daughter
from New York is making Mrs. Geo
Scott visit.
A new line Of fashionable sailors
just received at Mrs. X. +. Parsons
new millinery store.
Messrs. O. ID. Collins and 4. p.
Barnes represented the legal fraternity
OF Snow Hill in Berlin last Saturday.
Mrs. Nancy NJ. Showell was called
to Cambridge this week on account Of
the illness of her little grand daughter.
Mr.. Kirt Baker and family have
left Berlin and gone to North Beach,
where they will make their permanent
home.
Berlin has the champion bicycle
rider of the county and don't you
forget it. Lige can outiistance anyone
we know Of
Miss Lizzie Naylor. who has been
visiting the Misses Kate ard Jennie
Hammond, returned TO her home in
Philadelphia this week.
Trustees sale of the personal pro-
perty and stock of liquors, etc, of
Messrs. John and Jesse Workman will
take place this afternoon.
Our old friend Will Boss, who now
resides near Cape Charles, was in
town this week soliciting trade for a
Philadelphia commission house.
Mrs. l.. +. Mumford, who has been
visiting her brother and friends in our
midst left for Laurel, Del, on Thurs.
day where she will reside in the future.
The stormy weather has hindered
the progress of the work on the store
house of w. ID. Pitts. When compile
ted this will he convenient store for
business.
Mrs. Ellen Davidson and Lizzie
Marshall have been up TO the city all
this week after their Summer millinery.
We are sorry they had such unpleas-
ant weather.
Notice. will make levy, adver-
tise, and sell all property in the cor
pnration of Berlin on which taxes are
not paid before June LIST, 1895. W. J.
Massey, Collector. ct
Machinist Germond is dandy
workman and deserves the trade he is
receiving and more, too. Berlin
should be proud that she has such an
accomplished workman.
Messrs. Sidney A. Bowen and VIM.
X. Purnell made a visit to the Monu-
mental city this week TO buy goods.
They are good and safe business men
and the public like to deal with them
The house and lot where | reside
at Showells, Maryland. is for sale on
reasonable terms. For particulars,
apply to Calvin b. Taylor. Attorney,
Berlin, or myself. Mrs. Eliza Morris,
Showells, Md 1t.
Another new store in Berlin Miss
Sthel from Baltimore is opening a
store in the Town Hall next door to
the Post-ofiice. That will be only
thirty-two stores we have in Berlin,
but there is still room.
Mr.. Albert 7. Warrington, Of Nor
folk, Va, and Mrs. John Page Bur.
well. Of Washington. ID. G., who have
heen the guests OF their mother, Mrs.
VIM. Warrington, at Ocean City. have
returned to their homes.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. 5. Furbush return
ed from New York on Saturday
where they have been visiting Mr..
VIM. Il. Franklin. Mr.. Furbush also
purchased lot Of new goods and is
ready to please his many customers.
The factory is now,doing good work
and employing great many people.
We only wish we had more factories
in Berlin There is no better point in
Worcester county or any other county
to start a canning factory and grow
tomatoes.
Mr.. Ernest Collins one OF our popu-
lar young men has secured position
in Posner's mammoth store, Baltimore,
where he will more than likely see
many Berlin people, who like him and
will hunt him up when they visit the
Monumental city.
Congratulations are due Mr. Lee
Carey for his successful fight against
the American Book Trust in Balti-
more last week. which eliminated in
his securing the contract to furnish
his biographies and grammars to the
public schools OF Baltimore for sever
al years.
There was a gentleman in town this
week who was anxious TO start
bakery, This would be quite an
acquisition to our community. Besides
large and valuable trade could be
secured from Ocean City during the
summer season. We trust our people
will encourage this enterprise aud not
drive it away.
The extra meetings in the NJ. L.
Church conducted by the pastor aud
evangelist Galloway were closed sun
day night. There were fifty-three con
versions. The members have been