Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1896-04-11

passes my expectation writes \ lr-
ginia merchant TO Us. "and vou will
hear from me again les, we pro-
less 10 know how To do good printing.
We carry a big stock OF stationery and
have the most complete office in this
county. Hardly month passes in
which we do not add some new type or
other necessity 10 keep up with the
ever changing styles. Our prices are
low. II you need any printing We
would thark you for your orders.
Mr.. William :. Wilson has con.
tracted for the erection Of several brick
buildings on the site OF those belonging
10 him recently DESTROYED by fire. w.
ID. Corddry x Son will also erect a
nice brick building, three stores high
and modern design II will contain
an elevator and other labor saving
devices 10 facilitate the rapid handling
OF doors, sash and other material sold
by this enterprising firm. We are in
formed that Mr.. John j. Collins will
build on the site Of the Bridge Store"
and his nearby property three brick
stores.
Rev. Mr. Atkins, Of Berlin NJ.
+. Church, was in town ON Wednes-
day and was a welcome caller at the
MESSENGER office. He i doing a
grand work III Berlin and we wish
him great success Iii he always
retains the level head he now has he
will be able 10 do much for the Mas.
tiers cause. He does not agree with
us in a great many things but he has
sense enough to understand that he
cant drive people into his way Of
thinking and he has no inclination to
try. Mr.. Atkins has sown good seed
and God is reaping the harvest
We want 10 call the attention Of
the people Of Snow Hill, especially
those residing or having places of bus.
mess in the burnt district" to the
great need o. shade trees here. We
should all make a good start this
Spring. by setting out thrifty naples.
II we do il now we will not regret il,
and We are glad 10 say that number
of our most thoughtful citizens are
already at it, Farmers also will not
find il amiss 10 put ont few orma-
mental or fruit trees in their yards or
along the lane leading up To the
house.
A swindle which evidently is new.
is being worked with great success in
many towns. A woman book agent
appears in town and goes from house
TO house leaving books for examina.
ton. Next day man calls TO see if
the books are wanted, and il they
are not he takes them away with him.
Usually they are not wanted. a few
days later the woman agent appears
again, and on being told that the man
has taken away the book weeps cop
iously, says the william has been col
lccting her books all over town, pleads
poverty and 50 on. and accepts the
protiered compensation
The Governor has signed the
new liquor law for Worcester County.
We are informed it provides that
liquor can be sold only by hotels,
which must have six sleeping rooms
and must close their bars at II o'clock
every night. The license has been
increased from $4,000 year to
$4,000 Tor "ordinaries," and the
license to sell in quantities Of not less
than pint has been done away with,
there being now only one kind of
liquor license issued TO dealers in this
county and they must keep hotels
in the full meaning OF the law. 1t is
said this law will close up a great
many of the small places at Ocean
City and other parts of the county.
Miss Annie Todd, of PhiIadel.
phia, came 10 Snow Hill on Saturday
to spend the Easter holidays with her
nieces, Mrs. Paul Jones and Mrs.
John l.. Mock. She returned to Phil
adelphia on Tuesday morning, accom-
panied by Mrs. Mock and son Clifton.
The latter came near meeting with n
serious accident at the depot. Mr..
Mock was in the act Of boarding the
train with the baby when his foot
caught in a nail in the platform, this
threw him forward and caused the
baby head to strike the car with CON
siderable force, raising big bump on
the little fellows forehead Mr.. Mock
got his nose bruised Conductor Mes
sick was very kind and considerable for
Mrs. Mock aud her little son and teIe-
graphed here when he arrived at
Georgetown that Clifton was all O. X.
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