Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1896-09-05

The meeting of the Maryland
Bar Association held at the Blue
Mountain House, Friday vas attended
by Messrs. George w. Purnell, VIM.
T. Dickerson and Adial 7. Barnes OF
Snow Hill.
They say TO get on in the world
90 TO "Goldey's," the famous Whining
ton Dell Commercial and Shorthand
College 4 position and business sue
cess for both sexes quickly assured by
its short courses. If.
THE Defiance" is one of the best
$40 bicycles made, to introduce them
in this section am offering them for
500. YOU want TO look at a beauti-
ful wheel call and see the Defiance. :"
\. l.. Mason, Snow Hill, Md.
Mr.. James b. Doyle, President of
the Northwestern National Bank. Phil
adelphia, and the father OF Mr.. Walter
J. Doyle, who married Miss Florie
Irwin. OF Snow Hill, is dangerously
i'll at his Atlantic City cottage.
The Salisbury ball club defeated
the Smyrna club Monday by score Of
6 to }. Arrangements were made for
the Salisbury and Smyrna boys to
play a series of five games for the
championship of the Peninsula.
The public schools OF the county
will open Tuesday. the 18th inst.
School books are now free to all aud
there cannot now be any excuse for
children not attending school because
their parents are not able to buy books.
Sidney Tull was brought here by
Sheriff Young on Wednesday and
lodged in Jail on charge of stealing
S45 from Thomas Disharoon of Stock
ton. Mr.. Tull says he is innocent
and no proof can be brought against
him.
-Lost-On the road from Salisbury
to Snow Hill. and between the Baptist
Church and Leonard Mills farm, a
ladys gold watch with initials e r."
inscribed on one side. a liberal re-
ward is offered if returned to this
office.
The oyster season opened ON
Tuesday and we are informed that
oysters are fat and well favored. This
is pleasant news. Now we hope the
Northern market will lie such as to
insure our dealers making some money
ont of them.
A free balloon ascension aud
parachute descent will be given in
Snow Hill on Thursday, September
10th. in connection with Sparks Il
Aliens circus, at p. m. and Z p. M,
and not p. M, as advertised on the
show bills.
As Sparks & Aliens circus does
not get to Snow Hill on September
10th until after p M, the afternoon
performance will not begin until 80
The balloon ascension will be given at
, p. M. sharp-instead Of one o'clock
as advertised.
Ara Davis, well known To the
people OF this county, escaped from
Montevue Asylum last week. lie was
found by Sheriff johnson, of Wicomico,
Wednesday. Davis was at work in
the field OF his uncle Peter Duncan,
near Powellsville, when the Sheriff
arrested him.
The Annual County Convention Of
Worcester County Woman's Christian
Temperance Union will be held in the
NJ. +. Church, Berlin, Md, September
10th. Business meetings will be held
both morning and afternoon and
mass meeting in the evening. All are
invited to attend.
We are placing orders for coal for
acceptance during month of September
at the following prices at our bins:
Nut, $500; Egg, 1913; Stove, So 50,
and would be pleased 10 continue in
your favors. Yours truly, etc, Snow
Hill Coal and Ice Co, w. ID. Corddry
& Son, Proprietors.
Under the heading "Will Sup
port Bryan" a Delaware exchange
tells how Judge Henry Page will vote.
Judge Page says he can't swallow
Mckinley. OF course he will vote
for Bryan and so will every other
Democrat in Maryland. Party wreck
ers are not expected to.
Mrs. Mary Main, nee Franklin,
is visitor to Miss Juliet Purnell
Mrs. Main, who now resides in Par
sons, Kansas, has host of friends in
Snow Hill who are glad to see her
face once more She has been spend
ing several weeks with her sister, Mrs.
George NJ. Upshur at Ocean City.
Mr. John J. Collins has improved
his Boot Heel property by laying a
brick pavement in front of the new
stores Just completed by him. Judge
5. l.. Purnell moved into his old stand
on the corner the adjoining store is
vacant; J. II. Purnell occupies the
one adjoining it, and William j. Nor
gan occupies the other as pool room.
You are cordially invited TO at
tend the reopening Of the Epworth
Service TO morrow Sunday evning)
at 40 p. M, in the VI. +. Church.
Subject-"The Enemies OF Christ
through Passion and Appetite. Come
out and help make this first service a
blessing to all present An inspiring
song service of fifteen minutes at the
opening.
The regular monthly Literary
and business meeting of the Epworth
League will be held at the NJ. l..
Church on Friday evening next. An
interesting program is being arranged
for this occasion. Especially is the
presence of every member Of the
League desired, as matters Of interest
TO the League and Church are to he
discussed.
A number of ladies expressed