Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1895-06-15

1850 Nfr-M1-
George Mount, Jr., who recently
moved from here with his father to
New Jersey. came down from Philadel.
phia on his bicycle this week He was
two days in making the run.
The improvement in the condition
of Mr. Clayton J. Purnell during the
week has been such as TO crafty his
physician and friends. He has been
able to sit up part of each day.
The Orphans Court and County
Commissioners were in session last Tues
day. The Commissioners are now busy
adjusting claims against the county
preparatory to striking the Levy.
The Taylor iarm,near Spence, was
sold on Tuesday last by George w.
Purnell, Esq, trustee. DIR. {. =.
Jones, Thomas u. johnson and DIR.
George w. Bishop we're the purchasers.
Rev. and Mrs. Swan spent Mon
day and Tuesday with Mrs. Swans
cousin, Mrs. James Birmingham, in
Pocomoke City. They went down on
the Pocomoke Monday and came back
on Wednesday.
The Girdletree NJ. L. Sunday
School will observe Children's Day on
Sunday evening next June 18th. The
beautiful service entitled 1.-The Golden
Gate" will he used. All cordially in
vited to be present.
-Notice-All persons owing me
taxes for 1892 and 1898 are hereby
notified that | will begin TO advertise
all property on which the taxes are not
paid the first week in July. +. I.
Taylor, Collector.
Hon. George w. Covington has
sent to Chairman Talbot of the Demo-
cratic State Committee his resignation
as Chairman of the Central Committee
for Worcester County. His successor
has not yet been named.
Parcels and small packages or
kilograms if left at our Office will he
forwarded to the depot. Baggage and
merchandise conveyed to and from
railroad depot, steamboat and private
residences. Hill Transfer Co
The tenant house on Mr.. T.. III.
Bounds farm just over the river. was
burned between midnight and day last
Saturday night. This property was
recently purchased by Mr.. Bounds and
no one occupied the house, the fire was
therefore incendiary.
Mr.. Sewell Milbourne a former
resident Of this, town, now a prominent
attorney Of Cambridge, came here last
Saturday OH a visit to his stepmother,
Mrs. Milbourne. He was taken sick
OH Monday and at this writing is still
confined to his room.
Prof. +. X. Wilson, the principal
of the Berlin High School, has invited
Rev. James X. Campbell, A. NJ. TO
deliver the address to Graduates" at
the Commencement exercises on the
evening of June 2sth and he has ac-
copied the invitation.
Among the Snow Hill people
who will spend the summer at Ocean
City are the families Of Messrs. w. :.
Wilson, John p. Moore, George w.
Purnell and A. ID. Irwin. Mr.. Irwin
has taken rooms at the Atlantic Hotel.
The other gentlemen own cottages.
Cards are out announcing the
coming marriage of Mr.. J. Samuel
Price, Of Snow Hill, and Miss Carrie
S. Long, of Marion, Somerset county.
The ceremony will take place at Trinity
NJ. p. Church, Marion, Wednesday
the 18th instant ut four o'clock i. NJ.
The friends of Mr.. Ned Dicker-
son were glad TO welcome him among
them again this week. He is looking
we'll, and we are glad to know is doing
well in Philadelphia. where he is en-
gagged in business. His visit here was
to his brother William I. Dickerson.
Rev. DIR. Todd, of the NJ. +.
Church, Agent Of the MARYLAND Bible
Society, will preach in the NJ p. Church
tomorrow morning, and in the Methodist
Episcopal Church at night. Mr.. Todd
is well known to the people of Snow
Hill and sure to have good congrega-
tions.
Capt. Palmer Crockett, highly
respected citizen of Sax's Island, in
Pocomoke Sound. if living on the 10th
day of next January, will celebrate his
one hundred and second anniversary.
Capt. Palmer is still quite active and
frequently goes fishing as well as oys-
tering
Box Iron public school has closed
its annual session. Miss Katie NJ.
Timmons of Snow Hill, who has been
its excellent principal for the past year,
has resigned and does not expect to re-
turn another year. She is one of our
faithful teachers and we wish her much
success in her new field.
Although he did not enter into
any of the bicycle races of the week,
Mr.. Frank Williams of this town is
probably the fastest rider in Worces-
ter County. He has OH several occas.
ions beaten by Z seconds the time
made by the contestants of Wednes-
days race, over the same track.
"A large merry-gO-round was put
up in Snow Hill by one-armed stran-
ger on Wednesday. II is said he came
from Chincoteague TO this town and
brought away from the Island over
81, 900 in cash as the result of four
weeks stay. We are sure he will not
have as good luck in Snow Hill.
A black snake Il feet long was
killed by Mr.. ID. p. Miles in his house
at New Church, Va. last week. The
door was LETT open during the absence
Of the family and on their return they
found him coiled up on the lounge for
an evening nap. Mr.. Miles will close
his doors hereafter during the summer