Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1896-07-18

Mr. ID. j. Gordon will he in Snow
Hill for that purpose on Friday
Leave your orders for Mr. Gordon al
this office and he will call at your
home and make the picture. He is as
good photographer as you will fine
in any city studio and will give YOU
satisfaction.
On Tuesday afternoon the infant
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. William ].
Morris. died very suddenly of cholera
infantum. Funeral services were con.
Quoted in the Presbyterian churchyard
Thursday morning at ten o'clock by
the Pastor, Rev. William Swan. In
terment was made in the churchyard.
The editors of the MESSENGER sympa.
thize with the bereaved parents in their
loss.
Miss Arms, of Philadelphia, a
lovely young woman. who has been
visiting her uncle. Rev. c. ii. Van
dyne at Pocomoke City while out call.
ing upon young lady Sunday. sud
denly became violently insane and il
required the services of several strong
men TO carry her back to the rectory,
where she now lies in dangerous con-
condition.
A prominent daily paper sneer-
ingly remarks that Bryan is pauper.
and ridicules the idea of pauper
President of this country. Yes, BRYAN
Is a poor man, probably worth ten
thousand dollars. but God endowed
him with brains and good parents in.
stilled in him good principles His
partner, who is a staunch Republican
says Il have never known finer
character And the people will elect
him President.
The Delaware Railroad Company
is rapidly continuing its system OF long
sidings at various points along the line
and within few years the road can
be made into double track system bv
connecting these sidings Some Of the
side tracks now being put in are over
a mile in length and can be found at
nearly every station. The double
track has already been laid for part
of the distance, some of it having been
put down years ago.
MIR. Lawrence, travelling salesman
for Tomson's Red Seal Live and Soap
Foam, was in Snow Hill this week and
placed his goods with several of our
merchants. Housewives will do well
10 remember this, and purchase only
Red Seal Lye and Soap Foam for
house cleaning purposes The reputa.
ton OF these goods are excelled only
by the gentlemanly reputation Of Mr..
Lawrence himself and the impression
he made ON our people.
i wish to call the attention OF NV
friends and patrons that am doing
business now and am making nice
blue and black serges and scotch suit
ings for SD dollars per suit, also all
kinds OF bushling work. | have a
nice line of samples TO select from, and
can now work cheaper and better as
have learned quicker and better way.
| would like TO have your trade work
called for and delivered. ] am to
work ut my home, cor. OF Federal st.
and Railroad Ave.
MIR. William 5. Richardson. Of
Somerset County. sends us this week
an old shoe which he threw in POGO
moke sound last year and which he
has iished up this year, finding in it
two large oysters the spats of which
caught inside the shoe and the oysters
have grown TO the remarkable size of
three and six inches respectively. Mr..
Richardson says his is great section
for oysters. they will grow anywhere
and even the children Of the neighbor.
hood are covered with barnacles.
While there is SO much talk over
the money question we want to say To
you that you can save money by buy
ing coal at this time. We will take
either gold or siirer in exchange for
the Best White Ash Coal 2240 lbs. To
the ton. July prices are as follows /:
Stove, 50 80 Egg, s5.45 Nut, $3.50;
Large Family Pea $3.50 per ton.
Would be glad 10 have you place your
order with us. Special prices to pur-
chasers Of carload lots. Thomas Z.
Selby. Manager. Full Weight Coal IL
Ice Company.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles II. PurnelI,
OF Meredosia, Illinois. are visiting Mr.
Purnell's brother. I. NJ Purnell. in
this town Mr.. Purnell is a native of
Snow Hill, having spent his boyhood
here, and finding upon nearing the age
OF maturity limited prospect for IA
successful future in this section. he
left for the West al the age of twenty.
He settled in Meredosia. and has been
exceptionally successful, having ac
cunulaied sufficient fortune to Justify
his retirement. This is Mr.. Purnell's
first visit East since he left TWENTY-FIVE
years ago and as matter of fact, he
sees but few persons who he can recog
nize, but his many relatives and friends
are glad to see him, and extend 10 him
and his wife hearty welcome.
When silver was demonetiz.d in
1873 wheat was selling at over 81 80
a bushel. Forty bushels would then
pay the interest on thousand dollars.
Now, with wheat but little over 80
cents bushel. it takes about 100
bushels 10 do the same thing. Inter.
est is still six per cent. while wheat i,
wo;th only about one third the price il
brought in 1873 II restoring silver
TO money value will restore the TINES
Of 1873. by all means let us have it
4 farmer in 1873 who owed $50 for
taxes could pay the bill with 20 bush
els oi' wheat. Now il will take him
about go bushels TO pay the bill II
is this sort OF business that not only
makes farmers poor, but makes them
feel like resorting To something else.
OF course the restoration Of silver as
money may not accomplish the desired