Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1895-11-09

were home on Tuesday last and cast
their votes for their party preferences
Two wears ago |. II. Merrill re-
ceived 40 Prohibition votes in thi.
district for State Senator. This year
be received IFS for Clerk of the Court,
showing loss of - votes in this dis.
trict.
No sooner is the summer girl and
ice cream thing OF the past than the
Christmas present phantom looms up
in the distance to disturb the mind and
empty the pocket of the impecunious
gallant.
Last year Snow Hill District fur
nished 1872 Prohibition votes for the
State ticket. This year the Prohibition
State ticket received but $50 votes. Il
loss to the State ticket Of IL votes in
this district.
-Rev. c. A. Hill, who is serving
the Salisbury ". +. Church for the
fifth year, has been invited to the
passionate of the Easton charge which is
one Of the best appointments in the
Conference.
"A colored man near deaths door
was taken out of his bed, put in a
wagon and brought up town to vote on
TuaS.law H. ,,.,s -, at,ol -, a., Sell, IaI
condition, however, that he died on
Wednesday.
Good advice Never leave home
on a journey without bottle of Cham
berlain's Collie Cholera and DiarrhGa
Remedy. For sale by DIR. c. +. w.
Hall Snow Hill, and DIR. l.. l.. Dirick-
son, Berlin. Md.
Mrs. William Swan and Miss
Mary Spence attended the meeting Of
the Womans Missionary Society OF the
New Castle Presbytery at Princess
Anne this week. They returned home
yesterday.
There will be meeting of Aquan-
90 Conclaye No. $50 /. o. ii. Monday
evening next. Business of importance TO
come before the Conclave. Every brother
is earnestly requested 10 be present.
w. ID. Corddry, Jr., Secy.
Two years ago Mr.. |. II. Merrill
received AIS Prohibition votes in the
county for State Senator, this year he
received 329 for Clerk of the Court:
showing loss of 40 Prohibition votes
for the county ticket in two years.
BY order of the n. G. | was in
structed to request every member of
Ocean Lodge No. 81, |. o. o. +. to be
present on Tuesday evening next.
Business of Importance TO come before
the Lodge. w. A. McAllen, Secy.
Joshua lowering led the Prohibi-
ton State ticket last Tuesday and re-
ceived 1876 votes. Last year Mr.. An
thony Prohibition candidate for Con-
gress received 564 votes showing a loss
i'll the county of l2S votes in one year.
i hereby express to the people Of
Snow Hill, both white and colored,
my sincere thanks for their kind assis-
lance in fighting the fire which destroy
ed my stables, and for their services in
saving my dwelling. Thomas ID. Pur-
nell.
Sunday services in NJ. =. Church.
"The Lord Reigneth." Night,
paul in the Storm" The usual
means Of grace. Preaching at Box
Iron 3 p. M, and service each night
next week ut $50. Come and help
us. J. Z. Nicholson, Pastor.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Co,
has issued general order to all ticket
agents to charge for all bicycles check
ed by them, the rates to he the same rs
those charged on excess baggage, ex.
cept that the minimum charge shall be
Is cents instead of % cents rs in ex-
cess baggage.
Maryland and Delaware, which
produced last year about two million
cases of tomatoes. have not packed over
eight hundred thousand this season.
The entire pack of tomatoes in all the
States for '93 and '94 averaged over
five million cases. This year the pack
is estimated by competent authority to
fall under three million
Over near Camden, Del, the
other day, big, burly and able bodied
fellow, who puts in a good part of his
time in the laborious task Of loaiing,
to some friends that Camden
was the best town to live in he had
ever come across. On being asked
why he though so, he replied that ev-
cry day since he had lived there his
wife had been able to secure work at
and scrubbing from the peo-
pie of the place. That fellow should
be supported some other way-a ride
on rail, for instance, might do him
some good.
Captain Thomas III. Smith, we'll
known citizen of Somerset county, resi-
dent at Shelltown in Brinkley's district,
died at the residence of his son-in-law,
Mr.. Edward Cluf, on last Wednesday
morning, Of paralysis. Captain Smith
had left home some days before and
came up to make his daughter, Mrs.
Cluf. who resides at Costen Station on
the n. Y, Phila. q Norfolk railroad,
visit. He retired, apparently well. the
evening before at his usual hour and
one Of his little grandsons slept with
him that night. His remains were
buried on Thursday in the cemetery
Of the Presbyterian Church at Reho-
both, of which he was member.
Mr.. Walter 4. Morrison, of Bal
timore, Nd. and Miss Alice ii. West,
Of West, Md, were married last We'd
neSday at the home OF the brides par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. p. ID. West. by
the Rev. j. w. West, brother of the
bride. The bride was attired in white
silk and carried a boquet of LA
France" roses. Miss Della West, sis
ter Of the bride was maid Of honor. and
was attired in white organdy. A large
number Of friends were present and