Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1896-02-01
BERLIN

The Misses Edna and Lou tiollo.
way, visited Snow Hill this week.
Miss Eva Trader has returned
from pleasant visit at Stockton.
Miss Maggie Warren is visiting
relatives at Chincoteague Island.
Mrs. Jane Collins, who has been
spending some time with her son, Rev.
Y. 5. Collins, of New Castle, has re-
turned home,
Mr.. L. l.. Dirickson is in Milford
for few days.
The Rev. Mr.. Reigart, of Salisbury,
and Mr.. Dougall exchanged pulpits on
Sunday last
Mr.. Elijah Bell returned to his place
OF business, in Washington, on Mon
day last.
Mrs. Alice Powell moved IN last
Saturday with her mother. on Bay
street, and Mr. James Horsey moved
in The house vacated by Mrs Powell
Mr.. and Mrs. William West, of
Philadelphia. are visiting relatives and
friends in town.
Mrs. Ara Bowen and Mrs. Hester
Davis, of Newark. are guests in our
town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Forrest. Of Baltimore,
visited their sister, Mrs. jenkins Bow
en-, last week.
Mrs. Sarah Purnell returned from Il
visit to Philadelphia this week.
The communion of the Lords sup.
per will be administered in the Pres
byterian Church tomorrow morning.
Everyone will he welcome.
Mrs Campbell, an old lady in Ber-
lin, had three fingers cut off in the
factory this week.
Mrs. Fanny Smith, mother of Mrs.
George Scott, died last Wednesday at
the good old age of eighty-six years.
Misses Elna and Louise Holloway
left last Tuesday for Snow Hill To
visit their aunt, Mrs. Leonard johnson.
We are sorry To hear Of the severe
sickness Of Mrs. Frank Harmonson.
We hope she will soon he better.
Mr.. Littleton b. Bethards died last
Tuesday. He had been sick for some
time. We sympathize with his family
i'll their great afiiiction.
Miss Minnie Lyle, who has been
visiting Washington for the last
returned home last Saturday.
Mr. William Ennis died last Tues
day. The old peopl. are dropping off
one by one.
Mr. Powell Patey and wife left last
Tuesday for Wilmington, 10 visit his
brother Robert. who is very sick.
Mr.. Robert Henry and little son
are the welcome guests of his brother,
Mr.. James Henry.
Mr.. AL. Powell is making an addi,
ton to his brick store, running it acro-s
to the back street. He will have a
very large store when it is completed.
lie has had very fine weather for the
brick work.
All persons Indebted for Berlin cor
poraiion taxes are hereby notified that
interest will he charged from January
LIST Of each year that taxes for past
year are now due and must be paid.
| will be in Berlin every Saturday for
the purpose Of collecting corporation
taxes, aud that will proceed TO all
verise and sell all property on which
said taxes are not paid bv April 18th,
1896. VIM. J. Massey. Collector.
We hereby extend our thanks To
those Of our Berlin friends who paid
us their subscriptions last Saturday.
and to those who failed TO do So We
would extend another invitation to
meet us at Harmonson' hotel next
Saturday afternoon February Sth.
Remember friends that we 90 To Ber-
lin for your convenience, and that we
expect you TO meet us there and set
tie your scr;ption. We need the money
and must have it to meet our bills. Do
not dissapoint Us. Purnell & Vincent
The revival at the NJ. +. Church
continues with undated interest 30
souls have come to Christ. Mr.. Frank
II. Bartlett, Supt. of the big factory,
who came to Christ last week has ar.
ranged with the overseers of the differ
ent floors and sections to have religious
services at the factory every morning
at & 45, quarter OF an hour before
work begins The interest in the re-
vival is wide spread, Sunday was a
full day. The Sunday School was
well attended between two and three
hundred present. and IS new scholars.
The Lecture Room, has become too
small to accommodate the school, and
Mrs Atkins was compelled 10 take
her class OF over 30 men and women
to the audience room above for the
class study Of the lesson At the close
of the morning sermon . persons de-
ciied for Christ. about 300 were pres
ent in the class-meeling ut , p. m.
Mr.. Atkins, the pastor preached again
at o'clock to the children and "a
came to Christ. At night the crowd
was so great. and the novelty occas-
toned by the over flow meeting. and
two services, at the same hour in the
same house. made ii difficult to center
the interest anywhere, but some work
was done. AMI five persons came To
Christ. OF the 80 persons who have
come to Christ in the meeting So have
united with the Methodist Episcopal
Church, ) with the Presbyterian and
one with the Trinity NJ. =. Church.
The 18th Quarterly Love Feast will be
hell! nj : p. m. Friday. DIR. Corl;ran,
presiding. The Quarterly Conference
will convene AT the close ofthe prayer
meeting. and the Presiding Elder will
preach at 1890 Sunday Feb u.