Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1896-12-12


lent location and nice room. Fol
terms apply 10 II. +. Harmonson.
If YOU want good beef for mince
meat or table use, have it. II you
want seasonable vegetables, | hav,
them. Whatever you want in the way
of eatables come to me. G.. W. Won
nell.
Mr. b. c. Lauth, of Piltsburg
Pa. spent several days at the Central
Hotel this week. lie was here on 4
cunning trip and accompanied by Mr.
George Clayville on his tramps. hac
some good sport.
In consideration OF the scarcity 81
money and the low price of corn,
have decided to reduce all clothing
suits aud overcoats 10 per cent. iron
now until the 31st day OF December
1896. b. I. Truitt.
John S. Hurlock is making a big
drive in sewing machines. He is moi
only selling the old, reliable Wheeler
& Wilson machine, but has 10, OF
good secondhand machines at almost
any price you want to pay.
All Hallow's Episcopal Church,
Rev. Stephen J. Morgan. Rector.
Services in this church to morrow
morning at 1890 o'clock. Sermon by
the Rector. No evening service.
Sunday School at go p. NJ.
Many rejoice that they ever
heard of "Goldey's," that well-known
Wilmington (Del.) Commercial and
Shorthand College Its short. pracli-
cal courses soon fitted these young
people for good positions. IT.
There will be preaching service
in the Presbyterian Church, Snow
Hill. Sunday. 18th, inst. both morn
ing and evening. The Christian En-
deavor Society will meet. as usual, at
quarter before seven o'clock.
Christmas is approaching and v.
Payne is already here with his usual
supply of fruits. confectionery, carts,
carriages, and doll babies for the lit
tie folks. Children will find there
everything they want Old Kris to
bring them.
When you want nuts, raisins, figs,
currants, citron, cocoanuts, and sweet
things in general, remember q. NJ.
Dryden is selling them. and if you
buy sl00 worth you have a guess at
the sewing machine to he given away
the LIST of January, 1897.
-Four dozen eggs or four bushels
of corn will pay for the MESSENGER
from now till January lst. 1898, if
delivered to this Office before Deem
Der Goth. Bring before Christmas if
YOU want all the news during 1897
for sl00 worth of produce.
We want a good boy TO learn the
printing business in this Office, between
ID and IL years of age and should he
a good reader, and able to spell cor
rectly. Must live with his parents in
Snow Hill. Apply at the MESSENGER
office as soon as convenient
Sunday services in NJ. p. Church
Morning, Evils of Intemperance.'
Night, Revival Service. 2 p. m,
Sunday School. Preaching at Trinity
3 80 p. m. Quarterly Conference,
Tuesday. , p. m. Revival services in
Snow Hill Church next week. J. +.
Nicholson, Pastor.
A Chicago man has been granted
a patent on a churn. 1t is so arranged
that the chun can he attached to a
rocking chair and one can rock, read
and churn all at once. II the patent
can be attached to the cradle at the
same time then the wants of woman
hood are all supplied.-Ex.
The waters of Maryland produce
one-third of the total oyster supply in
the world. 1t yields twice as many Of
the luscious bivalves as are grown in
all foreign countries combined. During
the present century il has put on the
market 400,000.000 bushels of the
toothsome mollusks. These have sold
for the enormous sum OF $3.50, 000, 600.
The contour of Chincoieague Is
land is undergoing many changes. The
southeastern side is fast washing and
the channel on the eastern side is
moving westward Fish are now
caught where houses stood fifteen wears
ago. Although the average width
seems to be diminishing, it is believed
that the Island is gradually rising
During the snow last week Mr..
Peter Adkins of Powellsville, tracked
a pair OF white coons to their bed tree
and caught them. They look to be
about two thirds grown and are quite
IA curiosity. He has built them a
nice little house which they now occu-
py. The little fellows entertained sixty
visitors last Sunday.
A Baltimore paper says Eastern
Shore Republicans seem to have pick
ed out the position of Surveyor OF the
Port as the place to be given to that
section of the State during the next
Administration, and almost every
county has at least one candidate for
the office. Among them are Mr.. A
=. Barnes, of Worcester County.
H. Crawford Bounds. of Wicom-
leo. who was principal of the Oxford
Talbot county, grammar school sew
eral wears ago. whence he went to
Cullman, Ala. and engaged in the
banking business. which he successful
" conducted six or eight years. has
returned to the Eastern Shore and is
living at Mardela springs, Wicomico
county.
A number OF farmers met in
Cambridge Saturday for the purpose
of organizing permanent association
having for its object the protection of
the farmers' interests i'm the countv