Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1896-08-01

be run every Thursday during the
season of 1896.
There is nothing 30 refreshing
these warm days as a trip TO Ocean
City. The b., G. d A. Railway Com
pany will run special low rate excur.
sions from nil points. Clayborne IL
Ocean City, every Thursday.
Mrs. Thomas p. Selby. who ha:
been away under expert treatment for
several months. returned home Thurs
day. We are sorry to learn she i.
but little improved as result of her
treatment, but hope she may continue
to get better
Clayton J. Purnell, Trustee, will
sell to day at Pocomoke City the large
steam mill, crate and basket factory al
present operated by McMaster. Wilson
4 Schoolfield. This sale is for the
purpose OF making full and complete
title TO the purchaser.
MIR. J. +. Britton has one of the
finest melon patches in Wicomico coun.
ty. From POO hills planted he cut
on Friday 1860 melons ranging
from 30 to so pounds he says he can
cut from 900 to 200 choice melons
yet. Several hills had each four choice
melons.
Sunday Services in NJ. z. Church.
Misunderstanding by DIR. l.. w.
Bates. Communion. Night-"David's
Kindness. Preaching at Box Iron
at $50 p. NJ. The usual meetings
during the week. also Stewards and
Trustees Monday Teachers meeting
Tuesday; Ladies Aid Society Thurs.
day at Mrs. Simpsons. J. E. Nichol.
son, Pastor.
We can point cut several promi.
nent Republican families in this section
who cast at least IS votes, and who
never voted other than a Republican
ticket in their lives, who are openly
advocating the election of Bryan and
Sewall on the monetary issue.-Cris.
field Times.
Robert Garrett, ex-president OF
the b. & o. Railroad. and who was
one of the wealthiest citizens of the
State, died at Deer Park Wednesday
morning. Mr.. Garrett had been in
poor health for a long time and a
mental as well as physical wreck for
the last seven years.
Jacob Corbin, a colored youth,
was handling his pop gun in very
injudicious manner last Saturday night.
Perhaps he thought the Fourth of
July had not been properly celebrated
this year. Anyway he made the town
reverberate with pistol shots. Held
for Court. Carrying concealed weapons.
Released on bail Wednesday.
The famous opera "Pinafure" will
be played at the Plimhimmon Casino.
Ocean City, this, Saturday. evening by
the Easton Opera Club. There will
be new and elaborate scenery, beautiful
costumes and thirty chorus voices.
Orchestra from the Peabody Conserva-
tory OF Music, Baltimore. 1t will be
a grand entertainment and everybody
who can should attend.
The Orphans Court was in session
last Tuesday and engaged in routine
work. A notice of a free scholarship
in Washington College caused by the
resignation of Mr.. Lemuel Moore, was
ordered published in the MESSENGER,
and attention is called to said notice.
Applications will be received for said
scholarship till August 25th. when a
competitive examination will be given
applicants.
The outlook for full tomato
crop in this county was never better
than at present. The continued rains
at frequent intervals have caused a
luxurient growth Of vines and the fruit
is well developed. Our farmers are
jubilent at the prospect and we hope
their most sanguine expectations may
be realized. We only wish Gamers
had a plenty of "free silver" that they
might be able to pay better price for
the fruit.
MIR. Levin Birmingham, a farmer
residing near Snow Hill, ON the land
of Mr.. John c. Ellis, was arrested last
Friday on a peace warrant, issued at
the instigation Of Mr.. Ellis. The two
men had words several days before Mr..
Ellis was hurt, and il is claimed
Birmingham threatened Mr.. Ellis with
bodily injury, this was the cause of
arrest. Mr.. Birmingham furnished
bail Wednesday and was released from
the custody of jailor Mock.
Snow Hill has no town clock, but
the Court House tower has place for
one, and much to the surprise OF all.
there was dial in proper position in
the tower Friday morning. How it
got there and who put it there no one
knows; at least we have been unable
to ascertain. There was one thing
peculiar about the dial when we
observed it yesterday morning about
seven o'clock, and that was the hands
pointing is to /.
Billy Mckinley is afraid to meet
Billy Bryan in open debate, but will
stay at his home at Canton. Ohio, dur
ing the summer. Bryan, on the con.
trary, will carry the war into Reprb.
lican strongholds. He will appear
before the people and address them on
both the tariff and gold issues. He is
not afraid to talk. and he will make
the hottest campaign this country has
seen in many day. Mckinley will
make pretty picture with a paddock
on his mouth all summer.
Joseph Blanford, a Southern
sporting man, was arrested at Ocean
City last Friday under the charge OF
obtaining money under false pretenses.
II is claimed that he passed ten
dollar Confederate note on an un
susTecting person at our famous seaside
resort and was given in change eight