Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1895-02-09

OF dress goods into two enormous
sleeves. which brokeall previous records
Ii the present rivalry in the line of big
sleeves continues and some one secs"
each lady and ''goes her few yards
better" our lady OF fashion will soon
resemble a pair OF circus day balloons.
Newspaper men are blamed with
4 lot OF things they cannot help such
~ parIiality in mentioning visitors,
publishing news about some folks
and leaving out others. etc. This
is undoubtedly true. but the newspaper
man simply prints news he can find
out. Some people inform him about
such things aud others do not News
papermen are always glad TO find out
the news. Let us have il.
This is very appropriate time
for the farmers 10 form clubs. Plant
ing time is near at hand. and prices
Of farm produce cut a big figure in the
wears CIVILIZATIONS. II they will put
on their thinking caps, calculate the
costs Of growing the various crops and
estimate their marketable worth, they
will be better prepared to begin the
seasons work Let each study out
these problems and then compare re-
suits with his neighbors. Much valu-
able knowledge can be acquired in this
way
The grand jury for Baltimore city
on Thursday of last week presented
Mcssrs. ". Il. 1'ilshman and {. c.
rilghman on the charge of fraudulent
" converting to the Use of VIM. b.
T'ilghman d Co, 1853 -, the pro
ceeds of lot of corn belonging to
Ezekiel and Percy L. Goodman. of
Easton, Md. They are under bail of
81, 900 each. Tilghman in the past
few years received great deal OF grain
from Snow Hill. We have not learn
ed OF any losses sustained by our ship
pers.
Mr.. Robert \. Miller. director of
the State Agricultural Experiment
Station, has submitted his annual re-
port TO Governor Brown. He reviews
the various experiments made at the
station during the past year in the
growing OF cereals and small fruits and
the test results Of the application of
various fertilizers. Mr.. Miller saws
the past year was an unfavorable one
for food results in agricultural expert
ments on account Of the spring and dry
summer. He reports good results from
the use OF lime ON grass and crimson
clover and recommends its use 10 far
mers in growing these farm products.
There's no bluff about the Ms
sENGER-we deal in facts and the
people realize it Judging from the
influx OF new subscribers since the first
day Of January. Here are seven new
subscribers in four days this week and
not one of them solicited by us: Charles
Hastings, Newark; X. c. Lewis, Snow
Hill; Rev William Swan, Snow Hill
W. l.. Bradford. Berlin; Mrs. l.. +.
Mumlord, Cape Charles; Miss Minnie
p. Johnson, Baltimore Sylvester Mes.
sick, Nassawadux, Va. We are not
afraid to publish names, for these
people rant the MESSENGER. Tell
your neighbors about the good thing
YOU have and show him copy of your
county paper.
"A social club was organized by
party of gentlemen last Wednesday
night, TO be known as the Worcester
Club and has tor its object the social
and intellectual improvement of the
members The following officers were
elected President, Francis II. Pur.
nell Nice-Prcsident. \. ID Irwin /:
Secretary, G. 5. Bridge Treasurer, S.
l.. Benson. \ board of managers was
also elected, consisting of the President,
who is ex otiicio chairman, NJ. L. Har-
gis. DR. Straughn, 4. ID. Irwin and
". r. johnson. 4 committee was ap-
pointed to select and furnish suitable
rooms. The club will have 20 charter
members aud will occupy rooms in
John J Collins building on Green
street.
About $50 o'clock "Wednesday
evening the alarm of fire was sounded
and in few minutes the streets of
Snow Hill were thronged with people,
who soon learned that the fire had
been eXtinguished before the whistle
was blown. The scare was caused nv
u he chimney at McAllen's basket fac
tory catching on fire and emitting a
great shower of sparks. Under direc-
ton OF Mr.. I. NJ. Purnell, Of the
Washington House. some colored men
mounted a ladder 10 the roof and
threw water on il and down the Chin
ney and all was over in few seconds
While this was going on the report got
abroad that the room over l.. Hast.
iugs' store was on fire 1t was full Of
smoke and Il flashing light c)ull be
seen by persons on the opposite sile of
the street a crowd OF men rushed
into the building and found that the
whole trouble was caused by lot of