Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1896-10-10
BERLIN.
Il. J. Shovel is grading his lawn
"A marked improvement.

Chas. .Jarman is building neat
cottage next to VIM. r. Purnell's
residence. Berlin is fast becoming Il
CITY OF Homes
Miss Addie Bell has arrived from
the cities with her new fall goods.
Millinery opening, Wednesday, Octo-
Der 1ith. See advertisement.
Business notices in this letter will
be charged for at the rate of ten cents
line.
Miss Greentree is home with new
trimmer and beautiful line OF milIin-
cry goods.
Mr. AL. Powell's trimmer. Miss
Grace Wallace, came Saturday night
and they had their opening Thursday
and Friday.
Miss Eta Pitts went to Baltimore
last week 10 60 in Armstrong * Gators
To learn the millinery business.
Mr.. Squire's. wife and daughter left
last week to visit friends and rela-
tives in Connecticut.
Mrs. Emma Cropper has furnished
her new house and moved in. There
will be great many more in short
time ready Tor moving. The build
ing spirit is certainly raging here
now.
Mrs. Sarah Franklin moved last
week in her new home lately occupied
by Mrs. Nancy Shovel.
We have had Florida ON wheels
here this week. What next.
Our baker. Mr.. Oscar Birmingham.
left last week. and Mrs. Annie Bur
roughs is trying her hand at the
bakery now. She is making nice bread
and we hope she will he successful.
Mr.. Charlie Carey left last week
for Baltimore To attend the medical
ltNtUlCS dEdiu TINS Winter.
Mr.. Calvin b. Taylor has been up
to Baltimore Il few days this week on
business.
Mr.. Fleming Bowen is bacl; to the
bank again. We are glad he has re-
gained his health enough to return.
Mrs. Elenor johnson returned home
last Saturday night after a long visit
to Philadelphia and Baltimore.
Mrs. Alfred Chance is visiting her
mother at Clayton, Del.
Mr.. Theodore Palmatery is clerk
in Mr.. |. l.. Dirick>on's bank.
Mr.. AL Howard made visit last
Saturday and Sunday 10 his family.
Mrs George Ennis and Mr.. Charles
Davis were married last "Wednesday
evening at the NJ. f.. Parsonage. We
wish them happy life with their
little family.
II the ladies cannot get pretty bon
nets in Berlin il is no Use TO have five
millIners in one little town.
Mr.. Robert Parsons was home Sat
urday and Sunday. We are always
glad to see him.
Mr.. Will Frankli was home from
Baltimore a few days this week.
Mr.. Greentree is home with his
family this week.
Mrs. Parker Hickman died very
suddenly Tuesday night. She went to
bed as well as usual, but walked in the
night complaining of choaking. Her
husband ran for Il doctor and when he
returned she was lying on the floor
dead. We deeply sympathize with
her husband and sisters.
Mr.. Horace Harmonson wishes to
make the Nelson Extension an orna-
mental part of Berlin. He has graded
and briiged road, connecting Main
street with the Ocean City road, and
is now planting trees and laying oil
lots. lie proposes leaving % acres
with the home place as a desirable
little farm, also clearing another of
the same size in the piece of wood
land on Ocean City road There will
be several handsome lots on Main St.
and Il number of ! acre lots on Frank
lin Avenue.
81 he City Fathers" or Powers
that Be" should legislate some on the
subject of the abnormal drain Of the
county and town by shows. a big
license and high ground rent Is the
only way to protect the grown.up
children \ show is an educator we
admit, but we cannot afford too many
in the present crisis.
Politics is the subject just now, and
whether the masses understand ques>
tons Of finance or not, in regard to
the Gold Standard, they are like the
man at the Texas Hotel who called
for coffee, when it was brought, he
said, waiter, if this is coffee. bring me
tea, if this is tea, bring me coffee, =
if such state of affairs exists under
gold. lets have silver. Gold may do
for the banker and millionaire. who
complain of the bulkiness of silver,
but when ,re go to market with corn
at 20 cents per bushel and chickens
6 cents per lb. il paid in gold, we'd
have to do it up in the corner Of our
handkerchief TO keep from losing it.
The following letters remain in the
Berlin Post Office uncalled for: Miss
Hammer Brerard, W. F. Beasley, .Jr,
Miss Mary Elizabeth Burbage, Mrs.
Annie Briddell. Mrs. Ann Barths,
Thos. Clayville, Thomas Franklin,
J. o. Hoskins, H. J. Johnson, Mary
Lynch. Mrs. Margaret McLain, ID.
A. Maddox, Mrs. Lue Moore, George
Powell, Fred Powell, Miss Kate Pur-
nell, Mrs. Emma Robbins, DIR. {. w.
Reed, Mr.. John +. Rogers. Maggie
Smith. Lizzie Shovel, Sophia +.
Short, Herbert Smith a., Charles
Truitt, T. NJ. Truitt. Miss Margie
Vincent, Mary White, Lemuel Wyatt,
Esq.