Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-03-11

Truths store on "Wednesday the 18th
inst. when | will offer my entire line
of Men, BOYS and Ladies' collars at sc
each Remember this sale is for one
day only, and no collar will be sold for
&c before the 10th b. T. Truitt
A swindler is operating in the vicin-
ity of Dover. and has made several vic
4 Tins. his scheme being To tell the cred
ulous that there is a large amount of
back pay awaiting them at Washington.
and then after giving them a worthless
check for the amount. charges - for
his trouble.
Hrs. V. 5. Townsend. Snow Hills
fashionable milliner, left Thursday for
the city, where she will spend two
weeks looking mp bargains for her Gus
toners and acquainting herself with the
latest styles i'll woman's wear. She
will return in time for Easter and will
give notice in these columns of her
return.
We are in receipt of an obituary
notice of very estimablc gentleman
who died in Wicomico County February
Sth. over month ago. Ii is orr rule not
TO print obituary notices free later than
the second week after death. Sorry
our correspondent put the matter off so
long
Work on the telephone plant has
been retarded 10y the unprecedented
cold weather. but the contractor l.
making progress as evidenced by the
fact that a car load of material is now
at the depot. He has been unable 10
get the poles. but now the weather is
likely to be better and the probability
is that the work will be- pushed to COM
pletion by April 18th. two weeks later
than was at first expected.
We extend congratulations To Mr..
Edgar H. Bratten, former Snow Hill
boy. for having taken unto himself
most desirable partner The event
occurred Tuesday evening of this week
at New Castle. Del. The lady was
Miss Blanche Rhodes Cannon. Mr..
Bratten is successfully engaged in the
drug business at Crumpton. Md. He is
the son of Mr.. and Mrs. w Coard
Bratten of this town.
OF the 5000, 900 cases of tomatoes.
annually packed in the United States.
500. 900 are packed by canneries on the
Eastern Shore of Maryland. 10000
acres have been contracted for the
coming season by Gamers on the Shore.
although $1,000 acres is the most that
was ever before contracted for in one
season.
Rev T. Edwards. pastor of the English
Baptist Church at Minersvill. Pa, when
suffering with rheumatism, was advised
to try Chamberlain Pain Balm. He
says: "A few applications of this lin
iment proved of great service TO me. Ii
subdued the inflammation and relieved
the pain. Should any sufferer profit by
giving Pain Balm a trial it will please
me-" For sale by p ID. Cottingham &
Co. Snow Hill. Md
Congressman John Walter Smith
has appointed Samuel X Dennis, of
Pocomoke City, his private secretary.
Mr.. DENNIS is popular young man,
an active. working Democrat. level
headed and true. and Mr. Smith did
well to appoint him. Mr.. Dennis is
son of the late Samuel X Dennis and is
a farmer. carrying on the home place ut
Cedar Hall. below Pocomoke City. He
is Il nephew of Judge Dennis of Balti-
more
i have been afflicted with rheuma-
tism for fourteen years and nothing
seemed TO give any relief was able TO
be- around all the time, but constantly
suffering | had tried everything | could
hear of aud M last was told 10 try Cham
berlain's Pain Balm. which | did. and
was Immediately relieved and in short
time cured. am happy to say that it
has not since returned.-JoSh. Edgar.
Germantown. Cal. For sale by p ID.
Cottingham x Co.. Snow Hill. Md.
The debate of the Junior Order
United American Mechanics Monday
evening was a success and very enjoy
able. The subject for debate was
Resolved that nation strength lies
more in its public schools than in its
armies and navics Messrs H. J.
Dudley and John : Hill for the affirm
alive and John w Station and Theodore
Pruitt for the negative. No decision a.
to the merits of the debate has vet been
given. Next debate Monday evening
March 20th. Subject Resolved that
our forcfathers were justified in Subju-
eating the Red Men of this country
All members should cndeavor to be
present
There Is no questioning of the pre-
diction that we were 10 have Il cold
winter now. and there will probably
be- less of ii in the future when all
indications point in that direction a.
they did last fall The only trouble is
that though predictions and signs have
been verified. there j. no let mp by the
weather. Last Monday and Tuesday,
weather looked and felt almost a. much
like January as the month itself did.
All this is hard on town people, who are
out of wood. but the farmer JOY in the
satisfaction that il keeps back vegita-
tion till the proper time and kills the
worms. thus giving them hope of
rich harvest May their fullest hopes
bc realized
-.'Boot A,0s' for March covers the
literary field both broadly and in detail.
and records not only the general literary
progress of the year. but the specific
development of the book world in the
past month \ feature Of more than
passing interest is the symposium by
authors setting forth above their auto
graphs. in some cases with amusing
frankncss. the aims which prompted
their respective works. Critical CORE
spondence from the publishing centcrs