Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1895-12-07

Miss Sadie Riley, of Box Iron,
who has been paying her sister, Mrs.
David Hayman, Of near Berlin, six
weeks visit. returned home last Satur-
day accompanied by Mr.. Fred Hay
man. who will spend a short while Wis
iting relatives here.
Clayton J. Purnell, Esq, took the
train on Wednesday for Philadelphia,
where he i now under the care of DIR.
Wood. Of the University of Pennsyl-
vania. Mr.. Purnell's many friends
hope that the visit will be the means OF
restoring him TO health.
MIR. j. Edward Dickerson has
been appointed Postmaster at Colbourn.
this county, vice u. w. Dickerson, re-
signed. Mr.. L. w. Dickerson is now
residing in North Carolina, where he
and several other gentlemen are en-
gagged in the lumber business.
The people of this county were
very much surprised on Thursday to
get up in the morning and find the
ground covered with snow and the
white spats still coming down. Snow
continued TO fall till about eight o'clock.
The ground was barely covered.
A flaw in one Of the boiler
plates of Mr.. Thomas Hearn's mill
near Public Landing caused an explos-
ion on "Wednesday which resulted in
Mr.. Sylvester Messick, George Bev-
ans and Mr.. Grayenor being badly
scalded. Mr.. Messick's face was con
>iderably injured.
MIR. W. Lee Carey, who is the
Maryland agent Of large Northern
book publishing company, says that
free books to Maryland public school
children would cost about $780,
600 the first year and about $50, 700
each subsequent year The public
schools OF Baltimore city have free
books now.
The Maltby House, Baltimore, is
now under new management. I'M
provements are being made to add to
the comfort Of its patrons and every
effort will be made to increase the rep
uta,ion Of this old and well known
house. The same clerical force will
still be found in the office. O. A.
Fowler Manager. x
A letter of inquiry was received
BY Postmaster Mock this week, from
Mary \. Russell, of Frederick. Del,
asking if any Of our people knew of a
man by the name Of Fisher, who left
Maryland several years ago and went
out West TO engage in raising stock.
Mrs. Russell is trying 10 find her
brother. who went West to work for
Fisher.
A party OF Pennsylvania Rail-
road officials consisting Of Superin,end-
ent Holiday OF the Delaware Division,
Ex-Congressman Causey, and four
others. were here on Thursday on bust
ness connected with the railroad.
While in town they were the guests of
Hon. John Walter Smith, who accom-
panied them on their car down to
Franklin City and return.
Sunday services in NJ. 7. Church.
Rev Jimmie" Cook, the boy evan
gelist, will occupy the pulpit morning
and night. He will also preach at
Box Iron Church at go p. m. Re
vival services each night next week at
I o'clock. Members of other churches
are cordially invited to come and feel
at home III the work. Pentecostal
Hymns will be used Let all the town
help us. J. Z. Nicholson, Pastor.
The following lifesaving men
were examined and passed, at Atlantic
Hotel. Chincoteague last week, by DIR.
Edward Derickson. physician for 9th
Life Saving district VIM Fletcher,
Of Metompkin, for Metomkin station !;
Joshua b. Hudson, of Chincoteague,
for Assateague station; O. w. Dunton,
Of Chincoteague, for Pope's Island sta
ton John ColliclS, of Chincoteague,
for Wallops Island station VIM. Bril-
mer, Of Box Iron, Nd, for Green Run,
Nd.
Mr. George 5. Payne and two
daughters, on their way home from the
Atlanta Exposition, stopped in our
town on few days visit to Mrs.
Clarence Hodson this week. They re-
turned 10 their home in Snow Hill on
Wednesday. Mr.. and Mrs. |. I. Mat
thews, of Snow Hill, were also the
guests Of Mrs. Hodson this week. Mr..
Matthews is the cashier of the First
National Bank OF Snow Hill, and one
OF Worcester's solid business men,
CrifieH Times.
Prof. William Warren. of the
Chincoteague High School, was a Wis
itor to Snow Hill last Saturday. Judge
Warren is well known in this and
Wicomico county, having been a Jus
tice of the Peace in Wicomico for seven
or eight years We are informed that
be was recently elected To similar
office ON Chincoteague. We are sure
he will administer the law to the
Islanders with that impartiality char
acieristie of an educated. honest and
refined gentleman.
When most needed il is not un-
usual for your family physician to he
away from home. Such was the ex.
perience of Mr.. J. Y. Schency, editor
Of til. Caddo, Ind. Ter, BaRner, when
his little girl, two years of age was
threatened with a severe attack Of
Group. He says: MY wife insisted
that | 90 for the doctor, but rs our
family physician was out Of town
purchased Il bottle of Chamberlain :
Cough Remedy, which relieved her
Immediately. | will not be without it
ia the future" - and 30 cent bot
ties for sale by DIR. G.. +. w. Hall,
Snow Hill. aud DIR. l.. l.. Dirickson.
Berlin, Nd.
Fred Gordy, the young son of Mr..
John William Gordy, near Snow Hill,
accidentally shot his sister, Mamie. last