Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1895-05-18
The protracted rainy weather

The protracted rainy weather
has greatly injured the fruit crop in
Somerset County. Ii is said, in some
OF the orchards the trees are losing
their fruit and leaves and the indica-
tions are that only half crop will he
realized. Strawberries are also greatly
injured in that section.
Come to court next week prepared
TO settle your subscription. You will
find us up stairs on the corner oppo-
site the court house. Bring with you
the name and dollar of your neighbor,
we want him to know what is going on
IN and out of Worcester county through
the columns OF the MESSENGER. Get
him to try it one year, and he will ever
afierward read it, and keep posted on
current events.
During the past week we have
sent notices to subscribers who have
not paid in advance for the MEssEN-
GER. 1t has cost lis considerable mon
ey, time and labor to do this, and we
shall expect ercry one TO bring or send
the money which they owe, during next
week. One dollar amounts to but lit
tie TO YOU, but thousand of them
handed to us merit weck will enable us
to give YOU a better paper. Bear this
in mind friends. and favor It's with n
visit and the cash for your paper
A SON was born 10 Mr.. and Mrs.
\. Goodman Of this town, on the Sth
inst. On Wednesday of this week
Rabbi from Baltimore, came down to
Snow Hill and performed the Jewish
religious rite of circumcision. There
were present at the ceremony, Mr.. and
Mrs. b. Clufi and daughter, of POGO
moke City. Mr.. and Mrs. n. Klavonsky,
of Baltimore, and DIR. John 5. Ayde-
lotte, the family physician. The Rabbi
returned TO Baltimore on Thursdays
boat
Many Snow Hill merchants have
been in the large cities this spring
making purchases to complete their
lines with the latest styles and incest
things for spring and summer wear
The Snow Hill merchants are alive to
the needs of their patrons and they
carry in stock just what the people
want. There is not any necessity OF
going from home for anything in the
line of wearing apparel. The very
incest goods manufactured are sold in
this town and the prices for same are
actually lower than the same goods
are sold in the larger cities. Buy
everything at home and keep the mon
ey in circulation here
The members of the Cyclists Road
Improvement Association, of Snow Hill.
held a meeting on Monday night which
was largely attended. The object OF the
meeting, ms stated in our last issue,
was the formation of permanent
organization looking TO the improve
ment OF our roads, and everyone present
showed much interest in the matter.
The organization was effected by the
election of John W. Vincent, President:
VIM. c. Powell, Secretary and Treas.
urer, and VIM. +. johnson, Charles
5. Capper, \. ID. Irwin and O. ID. Col
lins, Road Committee. We wish the
Association success and shall expect to
see good cycle roads leading out from
Snow Hill in all directions.
A Gentleman was telling one of
the editors of the MESSENGER the other
day how impossible it was to put silver
into circulation in large quantities, and
offered as an illustration how Secretary
Fairchld determined to rid the various
Sub Treasures of the United States of
some of their many millions OF coined |
silver dollars. He instructed the
treasury officials at the different large
cities of the country to pay out the
white metal, but the first attempt to
comply showed how easily the game
could he blocked. A gentleman
walked into one of the government
repositories and threw down draft |
for five thousand dollars that he want
ed cashed. The paying teller looked n
it second and excusing himself aske
his chief what he should do. PAY
him in silver was the reply, and tho
clerk began to stack up the bags OF
silver for the holder OF the draft II
don't want that silver" he said. 1T
is our orders" the clerk replied. The
man looked around for an instant
when by-stander suggested the way
out of the difficulty. Take it," said
he land carry it to the window of the
receiving clerk (about ten steps away
he has got to receive it and give YOU
silver certificates The man did as
he was instructed and the scheme
worked like charm, because it had
to, and that broke up the cashing Of
large drafts with silver; for the receiv
ing clerk had to unite every bag ana
count every dollar.