Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1896-01-11

The County Commissioners have
been in session several days this week
making transfers and reassessing prop.
erty rs well as transaciing such other
business as came before them.
Owing TO the extreme cold weather
Of last Saturday and Sunday water in
the supply pipe at the Electric Light
Station was frozen, and ON Sunday
night the town was in darkness.
-Messrs. William s. Wilson and
Oliver ID. Collins have made arrange
ments to open private bank on Chin
colleague Island with Mr.. Charles
Rowley of Girdletree as cashier.
AT meeting of the stockholders
OF the Prohibition Campmeeting Asso-
citation held in Baltimore this week,
Mr.. Levin :. Nelson was elected a
member of the Board of Directors.
1t was reported here one day this
week that Chincoteague bay was frozen
over 50 solidly that the steamer could
pot ply between the island and. Frank
lin City, but such was not the case, a.
the steamer did not miss trip.
We are sorry to report that Mr..
Ruark Adams is in such bad state
of health that he is compelled to take
vacation from his duties as purser OF
the steamer Pocomoke. He is at the
home of his parents in Crisiield.
Mr.. Eugene ID. Jingle has rented
the residence of Mrs. Margaret Collins
on Market street and moved into the
same this week. Mr.. Jingle has leased
the Peninsula Press newspaper in this
town and will take charge OF il next
week.
The Ladies Aid Society of the
VI. +. Church will hold a sociable at
the residence of Mr.. |. L. Matthews,
Tuesday evening. January 18th. All
the members of the church and congre.
cation are cordially invited. n. Harris,
Secretary.
A subscriber wanted TO know
what makes the papers so damp? He
was promptly answered by another
subscriber who was standing by as fol-
lows: because there is so much due
on them.
Miss Lulu Bonwill, Still Pond,
narrowly escaped death few days ago.
Her brother was examining a gun and
when the barrels were pointed only a
few inches above the young lady's
head the weapon was suddenly dis
charged.
George Washington was a great
general, but he never ate a better beef
steak than George Washington Won
nell sells at his beet market in Snow
Hill. Plenty Of first class pork, sausage
and scraple. Game in season. Coun.
try lard for sale.
Sunday Services in NJ. =. Church.
Morning subject. "The Boy Jesus, -
Night subject, "Elisha's Body.guard. 7"
The usual means of grace. The Stew.
ards and Trustees will meet Monday
at go p. m. at b. I. FRUITS store.
J. y. Nicholson, Pastor.
The steamer Pocomoke has been
unable to get here since Wednesday of
last week. On Saturday the tide was
so low on the ''muds" that she had to
turn back to Crisfeld. and since then
il is thought the ice in the sound and
river has kept her back.
MIR. Isaac 7. Hean aged go
years. a highly respected citizen of
Whitesville, Delaware. and cousin of
Hon. |. n. Hearn, died on Sunday of
Bright's disease. He was the senior
member OF the lumber firm of Hearn,
White d Co, OF Whitesville.
he citizens Of our sister town,
Stockton, were much alarmed at the
cry Of fire" ON Saturday night. What
was feared would prove serious con-
flagration was found, upon examina-
ton, to be only the chimney of Mr..
Joshua Waters house on fire.
Mrs. Albert Phillips, of near
ColbOurns Post Office, died very sud-
denly Of urenic commissions on Thurs
day. DIR. Paul Jones was sent for but
before he got to the bedside of the UNI
fortunate woman she had expired. She
leaves an infant only few days old.
MIR. George w. Truitt has pur-
chased third interest in the hardware
business of Sturgis & Hack. He is a
good mechanic and the trade loses an
efficient workman. He will also make
n good partner and we believe will
increase the trade of this enterprising
firm.
On Monday in Christmas Mr..
James II. Trader with his many
friends captured fox in Dirickson's
swamp near Ironshire. On Thursday
morning he took the fox to Liberty
town aud turned il loose. Reynard
proved too wiley for the pack of dogs
which pursued him and successfully
eluded them.
Hon. John Walter Smith has been
made chairman Of the following i'm
portant Senate committees Educa-
ton. Militia and Public Institutions.
He is also a member OF the committees
on Rules and Re assessment and Re-
valuation of Property. II looks as
though our Senator is expected 10 do a
great deal of work.
The young college men who spent
the holidays here with parents and
friends, have returned to their studies;
among the number being Louis Behm,
Harry Howard, Harry Covington,
Lemuel Moore and John Colbourn.
Prof Thomas Humphreys Spence has
also returned TO his duties at the Mary.
land Agricultural College.
blanchard Emory has been con.