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

old which weighs l120 lbs Tn,
average weight of colts OF this az,
is from 700 To 500 his
Register Of Wills. Thomas ID
Purnell. and daug liter, Miss Juliet. ar,
guests OF Mr.. John Z. Moore at Ocear
City. They left here Thursday anc
will remain at Ocean City for severa
weeks.
MIR u +. Wharton, OF stockton
is now very sick with typhoid fever
We sincerely trust that Mr.. Wharton
who is one of our most useful citizens
will speedily recover his former good
health.
We are sorry to learn that Mr.
X. /. Waters, who is spending the
summer at Rehoboth, where lie has one
of the prettiest cottages on the beach,
is quite unwell. We wish him a speedy
recovery.
The regular monthly meeting OF
the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union, will be held at the home OF
Mrs VIM. McAllen. next Tuesday
evening at o'clock A full attend.
ance is desired
The wheat crop of Talbot county
OF 1896 is said TO be the largest the
county has grown in thirty years, and
is of fine quality as was ever grown on
the wheat soils of white oak clay Or
red clay subsoil.
MIR. George Il. GRAY, who has
been working for several months in
Baltimore at his trade OF tailoring, re.
turned home "Wednesday and will now
do work at his residence in Snow Hill.
We wish him success.
George w. Wonnell 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 ill her
orders promptly. Try him.
Sunday services in NJ. p. Church.
Morning-"All Things for Christians
Good" Night Profitable Labor"
Preaching at Box Iron, $50 p. IN.
Meetings each night during the week.
except Friday. J. + Nicholson. Pastor.
MIR. Charles Phipps, of Cleveland,
Ohio, accompanied by his wife, is here
on visit to his mother. Mr.. Phipps
is a former resident of Snow Hill, but
has not been here for the past four
years and is much pleased with the
improvements since the fire.
Friends and patrons are advised
that ! am still conducting the under
taking business at my old stand. |
have been in business 40 years and my
reputation for good work at lowest
prices need 10 advertising. John
Taylor, Stockton, Md. It.
The Misses Quinby, Of Onancock,
who have been visiting Mrs Gordon
b. Jones on Mr.. Jones bayside farm
for several weeks, returned home on
Thursday, stopping over with the
Misses Nicholson in Snow Hill on
Wednesday evening and taking the
boat for Onancock Thursday morning.
The Republican convention at St.
Louis was big affair. and the Demo
cratic convention at Chicago was at
tended by greater multitudes than ever
before known in history, but the
Christian Endeavor convention in
Washington overtops them all Fifty
five thousand is the estimate at the
latter.
Trinity Protestant Episcopal
Church at Elkton. which was destroy
ell by fire last January, has been re-
built and is one of the finest church
buildings on the peninsula The
church was opened for service on Sun
day and a large congregation was
present.
Mrs f. Il. Parsons fell a few
evenings ago and received a painful
fracture of the arm upon which she
fell. The arm was first thought to
he broken, but upon examination it
was found to be fractured. only possibly
a small bone being broken. We are
glad 10 know she is recovering from
the fall
Mr.. John G.. Woolley. the elo-
gent temperance orator, entertained a
crowd Of about five hundred persons at
Riverside Park on Thursday afternoon.
He was compelled TO cut his remarks
short on account of rain, but the Court
House was secured in the evening and
a large crowd heard him conclude his
speech there.
Mr. Ebenezer Powell, who was
adjudged insane by a jury de lunatico
inquirendo two weeks ago, was taken
10 Baltimore this week and placed in
the Maryland Hospital for Insane.
On the morning he left here, Mr..
Powell was quite composed. He recog.
nized where he was being taken, hut
offered no resistance.
AT meeting Of the County Com
missioners last Tuesday the audit of
accounts was completed aud the levy
struck at one dollar on the 500. the
same as last year. The taxable basis
is slightly increased as will he shown
by the levy which will be published in
the MESSENGER as soon as drawn off
for us by County Treasurer, DR. Geo.
w. Bishop.
Don't fail To 90 on the excursion
to Deals Island next Saturday the
18th inst. to attend the camp meeting.
The steamer Pocomoke will leave here
at , o'clock p. m, aud arrive there
Sunday morning. You can spend the
day at the camp aud enjoy day and
night on the water aud the tare is only
81 90 the round trip Take it in.
We are sorry TO inform the many
friends of Mr.. Sidney j. Mumford that
he is still confined to the house from
the effects Of being kicked in the
stomach by horse