Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1896-05-23

The Commencement exercises n
the Snow Hill High School passed OF
very pleasantly on Friday night. Tn
program as given in the MESSENGER
was rendered and was witnessed by al
audience which filled every seat in III,
house. Even the aisles were filled
with chairs. Prot. Richardson wa
presented with Il handsome travellin.
bag. rs a token OF the esteem in which
he is held by the scholars. The selec
ton of his present did not indicate tina
they wanted him to travel" although
many Of his friends jollied him abou
1t. The graduates received man,
bouquets of beautiful flowers and mum
erous presents from friends and admir-
ers
The turning down of Mr.. X. r.
Morgan OF this town by Fish Commits
sioner Tawes is another evidence of tn,
insincerity OF the civil service pledge,
of the Republicans. Mr. Morgan wa.
thoroughly versed in the duties rs.
signed to him, but because he was &
Democrat he had TO get out, and m
incompetent Republican takes his place
1t was through the influence of Senator
John Walter Smith that Mr.. Morgan
was appointed and il was through the
influence OF certain Republican leader.
that he was turned out. The fault We
have to find with our Republican
brethren in this matter, is that they
claim TO be civil service reformers,
while in fact they are the rankest OF
partisans. In their professions they
have deceived the people.
We received communication from
Berlin last Friday containing some
good items of news, and we are very
sorry they had to be left out of the pa
per. because we had not time to put
them in type before going to press.
Kind friends, please remember that we
are rushed on Friday and that all
should be sent in on
Wednesday if possible, and under no
later than Thursday. OF
course our regular correspondents know
this. We want the news from every
section of Worcester county, and every
reader of the MESSENGER who learns
of an item of news which will he of
interest to the public is requested to
send it to the MESSENGER. This is
your paper-the peoples paper, and we
want YOU 10 help run it.
DR. jenkins Purnell, of near
Berlin, father of Clerk of the Circuit
Court Francis Henry Purnell, died
on "Wednesday from an attack of heart
disease. He was about &C years of
age and in his younger days was a
skillful practitioner of medicine, but
years ago settled down on his farm.
Mr. Purnell was a polished gentleman
and everyone who knew him liked him.
lie was a true friend and a kind
and will be sadly missed in
the community where he has lived such
i long and useful life Besides the
one son we have mentioned, he leaves
behind widow and two grown daugh-
tiers, who have our sympathy in their
great bereavement. The funeral was
one of the largest ever witnessed in
this county.
-NITAL STATISTICS, Etc. Medical
of Worcester county not
to furnish numerical statistics
relative to epidemics. sporadic infec-
tious diseases and endemic fevers and
deaths from all causes, monthly or
every two or three months as preferred,
are respectfully requested TO send the
same TO DIR. j. A. Steuart, Secretary
and Executive Officer State Board OF
Health, Baltimore, or to the under
signed ut Snow Hill. Expedient to
render statements from lst of last Jan
uary. With a view TO the next school
session, parents, guardians and teach
ers of the county are hereby kindly
Of the statute respecting vac
nation. J. b. X. Purnell, Health
Officer.
Mrs. Sallie a. Pruitt, we'll
known and highly respected resident of
Snow Hill. died last Saturday morning
about . o'clock, after lingering illness.
She had been in poor health for long
time. and had been confined to her bed
for nineteen weeks. Mrs. Pruitt was
66 years of age. the widow of the late
+. Pruitt. She was devout
having been faithful men,
Der Of the Methodist Episcopal Church
Of this town for "a years, and in point
Of membership, the senior Of any one
in the church. Her remains were laid
to rest in the churchyard OH Monday
afternoon. The funeral was witnessed
by large concourse OF people, and
many beautiful flowers were sent by
the friends of the deceased. She leaves
three sons and one daughter to mourn
the loss OF a kind and loving mother,
and il can he said truthiully that no
one ever left behind more loving and
dutiful family. The editors of the
MESSENGER sympathize with the grief
children in their loss.
The Mayor and newly elected
City Council. having taken the oath of
office before Clerk Of the Court, Francis
Henry Purnell, as prescribed by law,
held their first meeting on Monday
night in the Council chamber in DIR.
L. :. Dashiell's office. The meeting
was called 10 order by Mayor Moore,
and the Council organized by the
election of the following officers Pres
ident, Thomas u. johnson Secretary
and Treasurer, DIR. + 5. Dashiell. The
matter of appointing policeman and
other work To I've done, was deferred
till the next monthly meeting, and the
Council adjourned without the question
of water works being introduced. This
Is the most important work to be
accomplished by the Council, and we
trust they will lose no time in beginning
the work Our nnnnle have voted