Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1896-05-09
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camille business there which has here
totore been run by Mr.. Bromley. We
wish him success.
-Rev. William Swan spent Thurs
day at Ocean City. lie is delighted
with this favorite resort and would
like some day TO have a cottage there
As bathing resort, Ocean Git, has
no superior, and we would I've glad to
see him domiciled there during the hot
weather months.
The Twelfth Annual Commence
ment of the Snow Hill High School
will be held on Friday evening, May
10. The graduating class is composed
OF Misses Lola Moore, Lucille Col
lins, Minnie Townsend and Annie
Purnell. Tickets may be secured at
DR. Halls drug store
Hon. George w. Covington at
tended the sale and sold eighteen of
the building lots, advertised in last
weeks MESSENGER, at Franklin City
on Tuesday. The lots were owned by
Mr.. Covington, DR. George W. Bishop
and Senator John Walter Smith, and
the prices realized were satisfactory.
Seaside Lodge, No. 81, |. o. q.
f., will give an entertainment in the
Lodge Room next Tuesday evening.
Each member has the privilege of in
viting two or three friends, and these
will constitute the audience. Grand
Secretary Jones OF Baltimore and
a number of Odd Fellows from sister
Lodges will he present.
Very Rev. J. A. Lyons, V. c., of
Wilmington, Del, will he at the Cath
Ollie Church. Sunday. May 10th, and
will preach at the 1890 A. NJ. Mass.
and again at T. NJ. Father Lyons
is very eloquent speaker, and is well
remembered by the Snow Hill people.
as the Priest, who delivered the dedi-
cation address, four years ago.
Capt. Chas. 5. Capper, proprietor
OF the Snow Hill Green Houses has
purchased new delivery wagon and
will visit the different towns in the
county hoping to furnish the inhabi-
tants with flowers and plants. His
variety is great and we commend him
TO our readers with the assurance that
they will be pleased with his stock.
Since the introduction of water
works in Princess Anne the rates of
insurance have been reduced one-third.
We are advised by insurance agents
that similar reduction will he made
in rates here as soon as water is turn.
ed on Our City Council will please
take notice and act accordingly, giving
us protection from both fire and high
rates of insurance.
-Purser Ruark Adams of the
Steamer Pocomoke, has resigned his
position owing to poor health, and he
has been succeeded by Mr.. +. ID.
Northam OF Baltimore. The Pocomoke
is resplendent in her Spring suit of
white and took her place on this route
again last Saturday, relieving the
Maggie, which had been running on
this route while the Pocomoke was
being reprinted
We call the attention of our
readers to the Berlin Creamery adver-
tisement in this issue, and we can rs
sure all who want butter or ice cream
that no better can he had than that
made by the Berlin Creamery. We
have tried both and know whereof we
speak. Our merchants would do well
to consider this matter and keep Berlin
Creamery butter for those customers
who want good butter
The First Congressional district
Republican Convention met in Sails.
bury on Wednesday and named the
following gentlemen TO represent the
party in this district at the st. Louis
Convention: DR. William ID. Straughn.
Of Worcester, and b. Goote Stevens. of
Caroline alternates. VIM. j. Vannort.
Of Kent, and John =. Forester, Of
Queen Anne. Dr. Washington A.
Smith, of Dorchester, was selected for
District elector
DR.. Corbin Hargis, of Pocomoke
City, and DIR. John W. Pitts, of Der.
lin, members of the Democratic State
Central Committee for Worcester coun-
ty, were here on Tuesday comforting
with their fellow member of the Com.
mittee, Mr.. John +. Moore, before
leaving for Baltimore TO attend the
meeting of the State Committee which
met in that city ON Wednesday. DIR.
Pitts is the newly elected mayor of
Berlin and Mr.. Moore has been re-
elected Mayor OF Snow Hill.
The Romney, steam pleasure
yacht, which was purchased by a mum.
her Of young men If this town two
years ago, and out Of which they have
probably gotten the value of their
money in pleasure, has been sold To
parties in North Carolina. and was
shipped by the steamer BERTHE +. Tull
this week. The young men who owned
her, although they have had many an
enjoyable moonlight ride down the
river with their best girls, were de.
lighted 10 sell out, and it will probably
be long time before another such
pleasure boat will he owned by them.
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either OF the editors of the MESSENGER.
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Hill, Md In doing this il will insure
the prompt attention to your wants.
We would also request persons who
desire advertisements in the paper to
let Us have the copy before Friday,
as we are 50 rushed on that day that
mistakes are easily made.
1t is said to he so lawfully dry"
in Salisbury that it is no unusual sight
to see the spokes falling out OF the
wagon wheels passing IN and down