Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-01-21

tective Association, will be held ut the
Carrollton Hotel, Baltimore, on Tuesday,
January 9th, mt s p. IN. All members
and others interested in game or fish are
invited to be present.
Il have built myself new shop just
over the river bridge, opposite Ayers
canning factory, and am now ready to
do all kinds of blacksmith work Horse
shooting speciality. Horses shod all
around for $IO0. All work guaranteed
to give satisfaction. +. w. Parsons.
Mr.. Gordon Wonnell has made an
examination of the rooms of the Pres
bytcrian parsonage. He says no dam
age was done TO the plastering by the
bursting of the water pipe few weeks
ago, when the bath room was flooded
Ii was Thought the ceiling of the dining
room would have to come off, but Mr..
Wonnell says its all right.
Oyster Cromessies. -Scald the oys-
tiers in their own liquor over quick
fire. When plump wrap each oyster, if
large, or in pairs if small. i'll IA slice of
bacon and skewer with wooden tooth
pick. Saute nice brown in the frying
pan. or cook in double broiler in hot
oven. Serve at once on thin rounds of
toast.-BoSton Cooking School Magazine.
Rev. w. 4. Wise, pastor of the
North East NJ. L. Church, has accepted
a call to the Methodist Church at Har
rington. Del, succeeding Rev. Thomas
Z. Terry. who has accepted the call to
Elkton Church. Rev Mr.. Mowbray,
of Elkton, having accepted a call to the
church at Port Deposit. Rev. Mr.. W.
p Compton, of Tome Memorial Church,
will likely 60 to Mt. Salem Church,
Wilmington. Del.
Mr.. f. ii. Dryden, real estate broker,
sold within the last few days the follow
ing Somerset county farms J. w.
Flemming, containing 700 acres: Francis
J. Barnes with 800 acres Edward s.
Coston's six farms. 1900 acres; Adelia
Farm, 500 acres; r. +. Bratten farm
$50 acres Green Hill farm and many
buildings thereon with 60 acres Essex
Farm" near Rehoboth in Somerset
county 254 acres. Mr.. Dryden has also
sold the Lumley farm near Pocomoke
City in Worcester county. Mr.. Dryden
certainly is hustling real estate man
and we wish he would move to Snow
Hill.
Tuesday evening burglars made a
raid on Middletown. The postofflce
was entered by prying open the back
window The safe was blown open by
dynamite, and $33 in money anc $l35
in postage stamps were secured. The
thieves then stole horse and carriage
from the stable of Clarence Clayton.
but the team was abandoned on the
outskirts of the town. \ team was also
taken from the stable of Joseph Biggs.
This latter team was found abandoned
near Porters. The burglars were later
seen near Newark, and detectives are
hunting for them.
Mr.. Phillips Lee Goldsborough,
comptroller of the State, has published
his annual report. Ii shows that the
total receipts during the fiscal year
aggregated $3,095, 3l4 %. to which sum
must be added the balance in the treas
ury proper Sept. 80, 1897, of s107. 1875. 5s,
and cash to the credit of the various
funds account of sos, S65.44, making
the total receipts si,3l2, 3ls23. or a gain
of $622, 220.0S over that of the year
previous. Exclusive, however, of bal
ances and the amount of the credit of
the several sinking funds and the com
mon free school fund the ordinary re-
ceipts were sS,O95. 3l4.22, as against
81, Az, 055. 40 for the year 1897, or gain
of 1923, 25s.S2
Mrs. Elenora G. McGrath, widow of
the late Josiah McGrath, died Wednes-
day night at her home near Fruitland,
aged sixty-one years. Mrs. McCirath
had been in failing health for several
months, due to complications following
an attack of the grippe Deceased leaves
four children, viz: Mrs. c. NJ. Brew
ington, of Salisbury, Mrs. Harry 5,
Brewington of Pocomoke City, Miss
Cosette G.. McGrath of this county, and
Mr.. John w McGrath of Baltimore
city. Funeral services were held Fri
day afternoon, largely attended by
neighbors and friends of the deceased.
The remains were Inferred in the family
plot on the old homestead. - ITicomico
NcrS.
DIR. Robert Naylor. Jr. formerly
of Salisbury, recently received two
lucrative and responsible appointments
at his adopted home in Colorado.
whittier he went year ago for the
benefit of his health Without making
application. he was appointed first
assistant physician and surgeon to the
Colorado State Penitentiary and Hospi.
tai, at Canyon City, also physician and
surgeon 10 the Atchison, Topeka and
Santa Fe Railroad. at the same place
DIR. Naylor writes home that his health
is completely restored and that he now
weighs 80 pounds. He gives glowing
description of the climate and resources
of Colorado One day last week gold
was discovered near Canyon City. and
in one night town of 5000 inhabitants
sprang up. The DIR. was one of the
first on the scene and located claim
llicomico Ncws.
The All-Prevalent.
Zip,
And the Grip
Has got its nip
On Vour neck