Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1896-11-21

II. Ii. Seiby. III you want bargains
in real estate watch the columns OF the
MESSENGER. Ii not only pays to adj
vertise in paper which goes all over
the county, but it pays those who
read the advertisements just as well.
john Geise of Kent county last
week expressed TO Hon. VIM. Jennings
BRYAN, at his home at Lincoln, Ne
braska, barrel OF select Chester river
oysters The oysters were the very
finest TO be secured from Chester river
beds. and were packed 80 as TO insure
their being perfectly fresh and tooth.
some upon their arrival at MIR. Beyan's
home 1t is claimed that these will pos
SHY be the first oysters in the shell
ever seen in the far Western State
Snow Hill is to have brand new
brass band composed of young bloods
who promise TO give us good music by
this time next year, or sooner. Pro
fessor Carlisle Baker has them in
charge and he will give them a
thorough drilling this winter. The
band will organize at once with the
following members G. Baker, leader !;
G. Corddry, Charles Townsend, George
Vincent, Ohio Wilson, Willie Whaley,
Oscar Lewis, Victor Wilson, Clay
Spurrier and Ernest Mills.
Mr.. ID. Stewart Hessey died in
Cambridge Saturday morning last,
aged sixty years. Mr.. Hessey was a
civil engineer, and among others he
laid down the Cambridge and Seaford
railroad He served in the Confederate
army during the whole OF the late war.
and was at the battles OF Gettysburg
and Petersburg. At the latter place
General Lee showed his appreciation
Of his services by presenting him a
pair Of valuable field-glasses, appropri.
ately inscribed, which he valued very
highly.
A big pile OF lumber at the mill
OF Gordy Il Figgs, Muddy Creek, Va,
was destroyed by fire last Tuesday
night. 1t started about Z o'clock
during the temporary absence of the
night Waterman, and its origin cannot
be accounted for The mill also caught
on fire and would have been destroyed,
but for the prompt assistance of the
neighborhood. The loss to the owners
of the mill is from $3.50 to $500. No
insurance. Both Messrs. Gordy and
Eggs are natives of Worcester Coun-
ty and our people will regret their
loss
Snow Hill is to have photogra-
pher, young man By the name of
Shaw, mailing from near York, Pa,
having decided TO locate in this town
We welcome him and hope he will he
successful. II this young man can do
good work he should receive the pat
ronage of our people. A good pho
tographer will attract people from
neighboring towns TO Snow Hill and
they will put money in the pockets of
our merchants while they are here
Give him Il trial order and il he is
satisfactory with his work, give him
the glad hand.
When the Pilgrim Fathers, in the
midst Of the terrible privations Of that
early settlement, first set apart a day
for thanksgiving. they little thought
how the idea would, by and bye, be
adopted by mighty nation and give
rise to a home festival which would be
heartily observed from ocean to ocean.
The union Thanksgiving service will
be held ON Thursday, November 26th,
at 1890 a. m. in the M. f. Church,
Snow Hill. The sermon will he
preached by Rev. William Swan. Let
all the people come and join in he
praises Of God, the author and pro.
tector of our homes.
The Thanksgiving service of All
Hallows Episcopal Church will be held
at night, instead of the morning Of
Thanksgiving Day. The church will
be suitably decorated with fruit, flowers
and products of the soil. The Rector,
Rev. 5. j. Morgan, will preach an
appropriate sermon on The Dignity
OF American Citizenship" The offer
ing will be given to the Home for
Friendless Children of the Eastern
Shore" Donations of money, groceries.
clothing or any other suitable gifts will
he gladly received at the church on
Thursday and will be forwarded TO
the Home. The service will begin at
100 p. m. All charitable and patriotic
citizens are specially invited.
These are busy days about the
mill-yard of Smith, Moore d Co.
Several days every week large force
of extra men are employed in unloading
the barges Of their lumber freight and
the regular force of hands in the box
factory is working on full time, in fact
have been on overtime for several
months. II it were not for this indus
try times would he great deal hard
er i'll Snow Hill than they are, as
nearly one half Of our population re-
ceives support directly and indirectly
by the several thousand dollars week
distributed in aud around Snow Hill
by Smith, Moore IL Go. Snow Hill
and Worcester County are fortunate
in having such progressive citizens as
constitute this firm.
Snow Hill and other towns on the
d. NJ. * Y. Railroad are now enjoy
ing the novelty Of two passenger trains
daily. The regular North-bound
morning train arrives here at 6.22 as
formerly and another train at 10 80
in the morning. Coming South we
have the regular o'clock train and a
night train at 9.19 The only change
in the Delaware Division is in the ac-
commodation train leaving New Castle
at LIS p. m. 1t now leaves that city
at Lie and arrives in Wilmington at
l.30 instead of l.32 There are no
changes on the q. A. IL X. X. r.. ID.
d G. Il. r. and G. * S. X X. On
the upper division OF the ID. NJ. Il V.
Il. X, the train which formerly left
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