Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-07-01

son. of Washington, ID C.. arrived in
Snow Hill Saturday TO visit her uncle.
Mr.. Thomas Y. johnson. Mr. Lee re-
turned to Washington the first of the
week
| The families of DR. Paul Jones and
q. NJ. Pnrnell went 10 Ocean City this
week Ia occupy their cottages for the
summer. Mayor John y. Moore has
also moved to his summer home AT same
resort
Mr.. Irving Hitch. of Friendship.
this County had cataract removed
from one of his eyes AT the Peninsula
General Hospital Salisbury this week
Mrs. n G. Tilghman of West T. q. was
also treated successfully at this inStitu-
iiOn.
Mr. w. j G.. Mckee has been quite
i'll this week. having suffered a stroke
of paralysis He has been in a critical
condition but we understand is now
some better. Mr. Luther Mckee and
sister Mrs. Mary Carey arc here at their
fathers bedside
Don't forget thar Truitt & johnson
will give away a nice bicycle to the
customer who holds the lucky number.
next Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock.
July 18th. Call az the store and see the
drawing and we hope you will be the
holder of the lucky number Truitt &
Johnson. Snow Hill
Il have used Chamberlain Cough
Remedy in my family for years and
always with good results. says Mr. w
b. Cooper of FL Rio. Cal. For small
children we find il especially effective
For sale by F. ID. Cottingham & Co.
Druggist Snow Hill. and l.. l.. Dirick-
son. Jr. Berlin. Md
The annual examination Of Teach.
ers for Worcester County was held in
the High School building Snow Hill
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
White teachers were examined the first
two days, and the colorcd teachers on
Friday There were 30 teachers present
at Wednesdays examination. School
Commissioners McMaster. Riley and
Quillen were present and assisted DIR.
Straughn the School Examiner.
Snow Hill had two funerals last
Saturday afternoon. one being that of
Squire Carmean and the other Captain
Causey Mr.. Carmean's remains were
Inferred in the Methodist Protestant
churchyard al four o'clock and Captain
CauSey's in the Presbyterian church.
yard after the arrival of the steamer
Pocomoke Both funerals were largely
attended.
While Mr.. Robert " Todd was
binding wheat Tuesday on his farm
near town, his little son Marine was
badly injured Mr.. Todd had three
horses abreast at the binder and put the
little boy on the middle horse To drive.
Ah' htANiE up
Marine fell off and under the feet of one
of them. he was badly bruised but il is
thought is not injured internally
During severe storm which swept
over the lower section of Worcester
county Sunday night the residence of
Mr.. Lafayette Ross, of Dublin district.
near Pocomoke. was struck by lightning
and damaged considerably. The occu-
pants of the house We're stunned. and il
was some time before they recover
ed. Had il not been for the prompt
assistance of ncighbors the house would
have been entirely destroyed 10y flames
Newark NJ. r. Church proposes to
celebrate the It'll of July 10y serving To
the public, on the school house campus.
in the afternoon and evening a stump
tious supper and festival. ice cream.
cake. lemonade, milk shake. tropical
fruits, confectionaries and all other
delicacies of the season will hc served
We hope to make this occasion pleasing
Ia the eve, ear and taste of the public as
well as profitable To the church. The
public is cordially invited
Clayton J. Purnell, Esq. has sold
his cottage at Ocean City To Miss Fla
haven of Washington and gives her
possession of same to-day Mr. Purnell
moved To his cottage for the summer
last week and since his sale has engaged
board at the Ocean Swell for the bal
ance Of the season. Ocean City has
many attractions for both Mr. and
Mrs Purncll and he will probably build
another and larger cottage al that resort
before another season.
We are informed that Snow Hill is
soon Ia have two new enterprises. and
our old friend Edward White. of Wilton.
Is interested in both of them. together
with other cnterpriSing citizens of orr
town. One of the new enterprises is "A
crate and basket factory the other. a
phosphate factory, which we are in
formed will be erected upon the proper
~ known a. Riverside Park. recently
purchased by q. ID. Collins. Esq Let
the good work 20 on
The Glorious Fourth will To- cclc-
bratcd on the High School grounds. in
Snow Hill. Nd. afternoon and evening.
Hon. Jonathan $ Willis of Delaware.
and Prof. Lewis &. Bochm of Mary land.
will bc the orators The Snow Hill
Council of Jr -. United American
Mechanics will turn ont in body by
invitation. \ flag drill by the Young
people will bc given. Appropriate
music for the occasion will be- rendered
Refreshments of every sort will H.
served. Come everybody
This from the Minneapolis NISSAN
~ poet is not ~ far wrong: When
dad has worn his trousers ont they pass
To Brother John. then mother trims
them round about and William puts
them ON. When William'> legs too
long have grown. the trousers fail Ia
hide EN-. 50 Walter claims them for his
own. aud hides himself inside I'm Next
Sans fat legs they closc invest. and
when they won't stretch tighter. they re
turned and shortened up for the
writer Ma works them into caps aud