Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1896-08-08

For Rent-For the year 1897
the store house at present occupied h,
Miss May Hubbell. A very desirabl,
place for millinery. Apply 10 G. J
Dryden or G. NJ. Dryden, next door
The Baltimore, Chesapeake ans
Atlantic Railway Company will Civ,
everyone an opportunity to take triI
TO Ocean City. They will run excur
sions every Thursday at special low
rates.
-Epworth League prayer meeting
at the NJ. +. Church next Sunday
evening at Z o'clock. Rev. X. T.
Coursey. Pastor, will give an account
of his trip to Mt. Lake Park All ar,
welcome.
Policeman Joshua J. w. Shockley
of Baltimore. accompanied by his wife
and little son. is here on a visit TO his
father. ex-Sherifi Shockley. Mr. Shock
ley says Bryan men are plentiful in
Baltimore.
One of the finest school catalog.
ues issued in the world-and it will
surprise you-is "Goldey's," describ.
ing his famous Commercial and Short.
hand College in Wilmington, Del.
Just write for it. If.
The new brick building being
constructed for the use of the Boatmen' S
Bank of Chincoteague is nearing com.
pletion. Messrs. w. Stewart Nelson
and son Sylvester, of Snow Hill. are
doing the plastering.
George w. WonneIl keeps all
kinds OF vegetables, fruits and meats in
season. The housewife need not send
all over town for something TO eat,
when Wonnell is ready TO fill her
orders promptly. Try him.
THE Defiance" is one of the best
s75 bicycles made, to introduce them
in this section am offering them tor
$50. II you want to look at a beauti-
full wheel call and see the Defiance. +"
\. l.. Mason, Snow Hill, Md.
Sunday Services in VI. =. Church.
Morning, sympathy" Night, Gods
Mindful of Man" Preaching at Trim.
ity at 3 r. NJ. The usual meetings
each night during the week, except
Friday. ]. +. Nicholson, Pastor.
-Messrs. VIM. b. l.. Bonnewell,
George w. Truitt and Oswald Thigh.
man who have been at work on Mr..
Elton Jones new house at Stockton
are in town until next week when they
expect to return and complete their
work.
"A great many dogs are allowed to
run at large in violation OF the ordi-
nance prohibiting same, and ! give
notice that owners of dogs had better
keep them at home, and not blame me
if they get shot. c. S. Capper,
Policeman.
On Thursday OF last week the
Whaleyville baseball club played the
of PowelIville and were
defeated by the score of to 81. The
batteries were: Burbage and Jones
for Stonewalls and Baker and Collins
for Whaleyville.
William +. Causey was commits
stoned Tuesday as Register of Wills
Tor Sussex county, Del. He succeeds
Charles G. StOckley, whose term has
expired. The term is FIVE years. Mr..
Causey has been a State Senator and
Secretary of State.
Two trains crashed into each other
On the Atlantic City meadows on
Thursday of last week and a. people
we're killed and a large number
seriously injured. The Railroad CON-
panies are now trying to ascertain who
caused the disaster.
Mrs. NJ. V. Parker and son, Mr..
B. I. Parker, of Washington, ID. G.,
are visiting Mr.. James ID. Hack in
his town. Mr.. Parker went down to
Ocean City on Thursday for several
lays. He visited the MESSENGER
office on Wednesday.
Prof ii. S. Goldey, principal of
he well-known commercial college in
Wilmington bearing his name, has
the presidency of the Sunday
School Association of Delaware. A
Of the association will be held
'oon to elect his successor.
Peaches have been bringing such
prices in the city this week as to prove
4 loss TO those who shipped them.
Thirty. five cents basket, time the
freight and cost OF basket is
deducted. does not leave the shipper
for his fruit or labor.
-Messrs. Elisha Givans & Son
nave purchased of Mrs. Thomas n.
Station all that fine lot Of timber on
he Cannon tract of land near Wilton
md will work it up in the near future.
II is said to be the finest lot of timber
IN the neighborhood of Wilton.
The Perry Hawkins camp meet
ing Of the Church Of Christ will COM
nence Saturday night, Aug. s, and
continue till Aug. 16. DIR. Power, Of
Washington, ID. G., will be there on
Tuesday. Other noted speakers are
All cordially invited.
We sympathize with Mr.. and
Mrs. jesse Stanford of Girdletree, in
The loss of their infant daughter Mary,
aged ten months and twenty one DAYS.
She died on Thursday of last week and
The funeral services were conducted by
Rev. A. ). Bean at the NJ. p. Church.
i have a line of w. l.. Douglas
shoes which am offering to sell at
'ost. $3.50 for $500 and $500 for
1925 and $500 for $500. My reason
Ior closing these goods is that | have
another line for less money, which are
better goods. Respectfully. b. T.
Truitt.
DR.. Washington Finley, one of
he oldest and most respected citizens
Df Queen Anne's county, is dead. He