Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1896-05-30
BERLIN.

MIS-. Horace ilaTnlOnsOH was ctlieu
to Georgetown last Saturday to attend
the funeral of her brothers wife, Mrs.
Clyde Lingo.
Miss Jennie White, of Wilton, was
here one day this week to meet her
sister, Mrs. Thomas Station, of Viii
mington.
Mrs. William Shovel has sold her
dwelling house in Berlin to Mrs. Sarah
Franklin. They will move there in
the Fall.
DIR. Holland took Mrs Frank John
son to Baltimore this week to enter
the hospital. Mrs. johnson has been
an invalid for some time.
Miss Lou Connaway, who has been
taking music lessons at the Johns Hop
kins University Of Music since Christ
mas, returned home this week.
Miss Lottie Sturgis, of Texas, is
visiting her aunt and cousin at Mr.
Gordon Marshalrs.
| hear that our NJ. f. brethren have
given up selling the old parsonage and
building a new one. Ii appears they
could not find the deeds and give a
good title to the old parsonage.
Mrs. c. b. Taylor left Tuesday
morning to visit friends in Philadel-
phia.
Judge Abott's wife from the South
came Tuesday night to visit her aunt
Mrs. Henry d. Jingle.
DIR. s. X Marshall's mother spent a
couple Of days with him this week, on
her way home from Baltimore.
Rev. Edward c. Atkins and fami-
ly left Tuesday morning to take his
vacation. They will visit Baltimore,
Washington and Annapolis while they
are gone.
The three days excursion to Balti-
more this week was well attended,
several of our merchants took advan-
tage Of the low rates to replenish their
stock.
There will be preaching in the Pres
byterian church tomorrow morning
and at Libertytown in the afternoon.
Rev. Arthur Dougall preached last
Sunday afternoon at Ocean City. We
do not like to be selfish but we did
miss him here in the evening.
Mr.. Henry Anderson and wife left
last Tuesday morning for York, Penn.
sylvania after nice line of carriages.
He returned Thursday night and will
be glad to show them to you.
Miss Lizzie Tilghman is home from
Baltimore with another line OF new
goods.
Miss Addie Bell and Miss Annie
Massey went up to Baltimore on Tues
day morning.
Mrs. Ellen X. Davidson spent Il
few days this week in Snow Hill with
friends.
Mrs. RACHEL CULLEN died last Sat
urday morning after a lingering ILL
ness. Mrs CULLEN had been mem
Der of the NJ. +. Church since she wa,
thirteen years Of age. She was seventy,
nine years old when she died. We
can truly say OF her, she has gone tC
heaven.
Will be at Savages Hotel, Berlin
Monday, with another load of plants
This will be our last trip here Thu
season. Chas. S. Capper, Snow Hill
Greenhouse.
Army worms, together with the hal
storm of last week. have destroyed
large fields of wheat, corn and grass
Mr.. Warner Jarman plowed his whea
field up this week, the wheat havin,
been ruined by the late storm. anC
Mr.. Thomas Hanley says that worms
have destroyed $500 worth eff wheat
corn and grass for him. Mr.. Jarmal
will plant corn in the wheat ground a
once, as will also Mr.. Hanley in I
part of his. We regret the loss to on
farmers, as they are deserving of bette
success.
Mr.. A. +. Powell has opened
street through his property on Mail
street opposite Mr.. c. b. Taylor's. anc
will erect during the summer severa
new houses on the property opened NJ
by the new street. We admire hi
enterprise and wish that Berlin had ;
larger number of such young men.
Our city council has passed Law
prohibiting the riding of bicycles faste
than six miles an hour in the cit,
limits.
DIR. I. V. Hammond's family, o
Washington, ID. C.. came down thi
week to visit the family of DIR. JOIN
I. Hammond for a week, after which
they will move down to Ocean City fo
the season.
Mr.. Wash" Purnell, who has beer
conducting grocery store in the room
adjoining the postofiice, has moved hi
family and stock to Ocean City, wher,
he will continue in the same line o
business
Mr.. Calvin b. Taylor has purchased
the lot, opposite his dwelling, of Mr.
A. +. Powell and will erect thereon s
comfortable two-story dwelling. which
will add to the aitractiveness of tn,
street on which it is located.
Mr.. John House has been decorating
sign boards for several of our bushes,
places of late. He left for Ocean City
on Thursday and will be engaged
there until the season opens. He i,
the most artistic painter that has evel
visited this section. His conception oil
fine art in painting is great.
Mr.. Thomas Powell and Miss Annie
Spence were married at the NJ. T.
Parsonage, by Rev. L. c. Atkins, on
Sunday last.
Rev. Charles Williams, of Mount
Pleasant. Delaware. has been VISITING