Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1896-01-18

The January term of the Circuit
Court will convene in this town OF
Monday next. Being non,jury tern
very little business of importance vii
be transacted, and court will. in al
probability. adjourn on Tuesday.
William S. Wilson, Esq. spent {
part of this week at Ocean City. liz
reports everything in good shape and
prospects bright for many new cottage,
the coming season. Ocean City viii
also have a thoroughly equipped
theatre.
Rev. Edwin Nelson, of Still Pond
Kent county, and Francis Nelson, o.
Baltimore, both formerly of this town
were here on Saturday last to attend
the funeral of their step mother, Mrs
Lizzie Nelson. They remained over
several days and noted the improve
ments in our town. The latter had
not visited here since the fire of '9a
and was much surprised at oul
progress.
"A company has been formed in
Washington TO erect l00-room hotel
at Ocean City. The proposed site i:
on the beach half-mile south of the
Atlantic Hotel. Several new cottage:
are being built and plans have been
prepared for others. At the annual
stockholders meeting Wednesday Of
the Sinepuxent Beach Company Messrs
Robert Rennert, james w. Bates and
Samuel Maddox were elected directors
to fill vacancies. Mr.. Charles Colds.
borough was reelected president.
A meeting of farmers was held in
Annapolis last Tuesday looking to the
formation of Farmers Institutes in
every county in the State Represent
alive farmers were there from each
county and questions Of interest to all
farmers were discussed. Those who
attended from this county, so far as we
have heard, were Messrs. Charles NJ.
Peters, A. &. Riley, Archie Holloway
and Samuel X. Dennis. We feel sure
that each of them was well repaid for
their visit to the State capital.
Mr.. Zadok Powell of the drug firm
of p. ID. Cottingham Il. CO., attended
meeting Of the State Pharmaceutical
Society in Baltimore this week and
with a number of other members went
to Annapolis in the interest Of bill
which if it becomes a law will guaran-
tee to the people OF Maryland the sale
of pure drugs and chemicals. 1t is
claimed by the druggists that lauda-
mum and other drugs are being diluted
till they are almost worthless and sold
to the people for pure drugs.
MIR. George w. Truitt having pur-
chased an interest in the hardware
business of Sturgis Il Hack, the firm
name has been changed to Sturgis,
Hack Il Truitt, and they invite all
their friends and the people of this
entire community TO examine their
stock and prices. The partners in the
old firm, Messrs. Sturgis q Hack, re-
quest all persons indebted to them on
book account to settle their accounts at
once, that the business OF the old firm
may be closed up.
A very pleasant dance was given
at the Hotel Worcester. on Monday
night January 18th, inst, in honor of
the Misses Purnell's company at which
every one present had delightful
time. The door of the spacious din
ing room was thrown open at $50 and
the eight fantastic" was INDUCED in
until the old clock gave warning that
morn was approaching, much to the
regret of those present. Everyone ex-
pressed themselves as having had
grand time. Mr.. Morgan the proprie-
tor has our thanks for his untiring
efforts 10 see that all had good time.
ONE OF THE BOYS.
Nearly hundred superintendent
and other Sunday School workers Of
Baltimore City gathered in the Y. NJ.
c. A. Building. Baltimore, on Tuesday
night to give a reception and banquet
in honor of Mr.. b. +. Jacobs, mem.
Der of the International Lesson Com
mittee, and Mr.. William Reynolds,
Field Superintendent OF the Interna-
tional Executive Committee. Both
these gentlemen delivered addresses
that thrilled the audience. A COM
mittee was appointed at this meeting to
consider plans for the organization of a
Superintendent Union in Baltimore.
a number of the officers and members
of the Maryland Sunday School Union
were present.
1t is seldom that family in this
community is reduced to such circum.
stances rs TO be in real want. and il is
with regret that we report such cir.
cumstance now, but we have been in
formed by persons who know their
condition, that Mr.. Robert Townsend
and family, who reside near the Vir.
ginia railroad crossing, are in destitute
circumstances and worthy subjects for
the consideration of our charitably
inclined people. Mr.. Townsend and
several members of his family are sick
with consumption and not one of them
is able to do any work, and they have
no means Of support. We sympathize
with them in their aiilic;ion, and ask
for them the charitable consideration
of our people. Since writing the above
Mr.. Townsend has died. He had been
i'll for some time with dropsy.
Forest fires are unusual occur
ances at this season of the year. but
they have been raging in several parts
OF the county during the past week.
One between here aud Pocomoke on
Sunday night created considerable ex
element among the inhabitants of each
town, the people of each surprising those
OF the other were suffering another
serious coniiagration. In our Corbin
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