Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-04-29

The special services that have been
in progress for three weeks under tn,
direction Of Rev. w. +. Watkins, the
evangelist, will close tomorrow, sun
day Afternoon subject, "A spirit filled
church" Evening subject. Loves
Lament"
Immediately after May list shall
proceed 10 advertise all property on
which taxes due me have not been paid
This notice is percmptory and if you
fail to pay your taxes prepare Ia pay
cost of advertising. Levin j. Houston,
Collector
DIR. H. :. DaShicll Is making ar.
rangemcntS to have work on his new
office building adjoining Mrs. Dukes
millinery store. commenced at once
The first floor will be occupied by DR.
Dashicll and VIM. Parsons and the rest
rented out for offices.
Owing TO an error Of one Of our
compositors the names Of the Jurors
drawn for the Seventh election district
were omitted from the list published
last week. They were as follows
Joshua \. Phillips. Washington p
Pussy, Edward Bounds.
One million FIVE hundred thousand
shad fry from the Salisbury Matching
station were brought here Thursday
and deposited in the Pocomokc River
by Deputy Fish Commissioner W. II.
Conway. Mr.. Conway put one million
in the Pocomoke at Pocomokc City last
Friday.
Our Beaver Dam friends had mad
dog scare few days ago when dog
suffering with rabies passed through
the premises of Mr.. Thomas Phillips
biting at everything and everybody
that came in his way. He bit horse.
COW and several hogs for Mr.. Phillips
and made good his escape
AT the last meeting Of the Commits
sioners of Wicomico county the road
supervisors reported the mileage of the
public roads of said county To be 5S3
miles. The report was prepared on the
request of the State geological survey.
which is preparing road statistics. and "a
report on road building, etc.
The City Council has put up hitching
posts on the lot owned by Mr.. Edward
White where the Central Hotel stood
before the fire This is a much needed
improvement and great advantage to
the country people who have heretofore
had considerable trouble 10 get good
out-of thc-way places to hitch their
teams while they were in town.
Monday Jim and Will Mckee were
playing along the wharf Will fell over
board and was going down the last
time when the screams Of his little
brother attracted the attention of deck
hand on vessel nearby who rescued
the little fellow from a watery grave
The boys are only five years old and
neither big enough to help the other
under such circumstances.
Pleasing our customers is our aim.
We sell millinery, dress goods and shirt
waists that are so good in every way
that our customers will come back to
us again and again and be pleased each
time II we couldn't sell goods and do
work that would do this we would go
out c. -s'"ess. Style goes hand in hand
with ty in our store-Mrs. w. i.
Dukes q Go.
Tying boxes and tin cans To dogs
tails is dangerous sport. We have seen
two evidences of this within as many
weeks. Last Tuesday a dog thus treated.
ran into little child on Market street
and might have bitten her another
dog took refuge under horse mtchcd
along the street and but for gentle
horse an expensive runaway might
have occurred
Ex-Congressman l.. Irving Handy is
now busily engaged preparing himself
for examination for admission to the bar
He registered in Kent county while
teaching school in Smyrna. but never
went before the committee for his final
examination. although prepared to do
-. After his admission in Kent he
will be transferred to the New Castle
bar and open offices in Wilmington.
The Kent County Circuit Court
made AN important ruling i'll the case
of female traders licenses Wednesday
In two of three cases for selling without
licenses. license has been regularly
issued Ia the sister of the party accused.
and in another to his wife The court
ruled that in the future no female
traders licenses shall be- issued except
Ia women doing strictly millinery
business.
Mr. Theodore Short and Miss Mary
Stanford were married Tuesday after
noon at the NJ. =. Parsonage by Rev.
Dorsey Blake in the presence of a few
invited friends. Mr.. Short has been
employed i'll a splinter mill at Berkeley,
Va, but will return to Snow Hill To
reside After the marriage ceremony
the couple. accompanied by friends,
drove to Spence where they were given
a reception by the brides parents.
Monday next will be municipal
election day and il bchooves all resi-
dents Of Snow Hill to interest them
selves in the election of good men for
councilmcn. We know of no better
term will expire and who desire others
To take their place. True the position
is unenviablc but somebody has it 10
fill and we hope if the present incum-
bents will not serve another term "a
good men may replace them.
The Snow Hill VOLUNTEER Fire Com
panics No. ! and No. gave cxhibi ton
drills Tuesday evening which were very
satisfactory and showed much skill on
the part of the boys. The contest he
tween the two companies was close and
there being NO judges it will suffice To
say both are proficient in their work and
rapid in their movements from place Ia
place. This however. has been repeat
cdly illustrated when fire alarms have