Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1896-11-21

Indian summer is here this week
Christmas comes on Friday this
year.
Turkeys will he ripenext Thurs
day. by gobble.
Notice the changes made in A.
Goodman's advertisement.
Mrs. c. l.. Vincent, who has been
quite sick for several weeks is now
convalescing
Mems clothing cheaper at our
store than anywhere else.-N. l..
Mason Il Co.
If your subscription is due bring
US nice turkey on Monday or Tues
day to settle it.
A new lot of cheap and pretty
plaids just received, at -! cents. Mrs.
V. :. Townsend.
For Sale-Singer Sewing Machine
in first-class order. Price s25. MAY
be seen at this office.
Vegetables and fruits at Wonnelrs
in season. Also nice line OF groceries.
Orders filed promptly.
Miss Flemming. of Pocomoke
City is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. A.
+. Mariner near town.
MIR. Lee Bradford is suffering
with an abscess OH his hand. from
which he is unable TO work.
-Messrs. ID. ii. Bradford and
George 5. Mills are arranging to open
blacksmith shop at Franklin CITY.
MIR. A. Parker, proprietor of
Parkers Hotel, Pocomoke City, was
in Snow Hill ON Monday. on business.
-Messrs. Thomas Gray, Sr., and
Thomas Gray, Jr., of Berlin, we're
visitors to Snow Hill on Wednesday.
Mrs. Mona Powell and son Of
Onancock, Va. were guests at the
home of Mayor John P. Moore this
week.
Miss Ethel Purnell returned home
from a sojourn in New York and other
northern States for the benefit of her
health.
Services will be held all day to-
morrow, Sunday in the Presbyterian
church, Stockton. The pastor will
preach.
Mrs. John Walter Smith and
Miss Georgia returned home from
their visit TO Baltimore on Thursday of
last week.
For Rent-for the year 1896.
the house now occupied by Mr.. Elmo
w. johnson. Apply to Mrs. Mary
b. Vincent.
Mr.. Leroy Smith who has been
clerking with William Handy Jones
at Cheapside, Va, came home on
Wednesday to see his parents.
Mr.. james III. Lockerman of
Pocomoke City, has been appointed
deputy Game Warden for Worcester
county. by Governor Lowndes.
The new dwelling house of Mr..
Henry Pennewell's near the depot.
which is being built by III. ii. Bailey,
presents very neat appearance.
We have received q new sub.
scrlbers to the MESSENGER this week.
Lost one subscriber last week. Result
20 majority for the peoples paper
Mr.. Ernest Purnell has returned
home from Baltimore where he has
been under treatment for his ewes.
which have been greatly benefited.
Wheat Wheat.l Highest market
prices paid for first class wheat if de-
livered at Eagle Mills" Pocomoke
City, Md. No inferior wheat, please.
Mrs. VIM. Pierson, of Woodbury.,
n. J., is visiting her sister, Mrs. J. r.
Purnell also Mamie Purnell is at
home with her parents for few days.
-Wonnell has bought an exception
ally good lot of corn-fed cattle which
he is butchering for his trade. Here
YOU will get good beef, pork and
sausage.
If you want good horse, some
cattle or shoats, attend the auction sale
Of Mr.. Averill on the Brush Farm"
near Girdletree, December ID, in the
morning.
Mrs Ernest Parsons returned
home from Baltimore on "Wednesday,
after consulting throat specialist at
Johns Hopkins. We hope she may
improve rapidly.
Mr.. William J. Devereaux lost
his pocket-book on Thursday contain
ing s27.00 in cash. He will greatly
appreciate the return Of the money 10
him by the finder.
MIR. Charles Z. Averill has dis
continued farming and will sell some
valuable livestock at his farm near
Girdletree, on Wednesday, December
ID, at 8 o'clock a. m.
Mr.. Jacob Payne has rented the
storehOuse recently vacated by DIR.
Hall and will open up confectionery
store as soon as he can get his goods
in. He will also sell oysters.
The thirty eighth annual meeting
OF the Local Preachers and Exhorters'
Association Of the Wilmington Con.
ference will he held in Cheswold, be-
ginning on Friday, November 10th.
Captain George c. Birch, of the
Island Hotel Chincoteague was call.
err at the MESSENGER office on Mon
day. He was on his way home from
visit to friends in Dorchester coun.
~.
Mrs. I. ii. Collins has been in
Philadelphia this week. She was
called there to the bedside OF her
sister. Mrs. Jennie Payne. who is crit.
cally i'll with complication OF dis
eases
Dr William powall af,a,IaJ ,La