Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-06-24

-Chlldrens' Day Services will h,
held in the Stockton PRESBYTERIAN
Church tomorrow Sunday mornin.
ut II o'clock. at Faith Chapel. near
Snow Hill, al 3 o'clock and in the Snow
Hill Presbyterian Church at : 10 i'm tn,
evening. Rev. J. b. North proposes /,
be present nc each service.
Miss Jennie White who has beer
studying type writing and stenograph,
under Prof. Bocttcher and has for IN,
past seven months been employed b,
him, left on "Wednesday for Baltimore
where she has accepted IA position Will
the American Bonding & Trust Co, 81
that place. as stenographcr.
Mr.. w. w. Wilmington. Of Lon
isana. is here on a visit To relatives III,
has not been in the county since the
rebellion, when he went South to enter
the Confederate army i'll company Will
the late George W. Purnell. He is .
cousin of Col. John Walter Smith and
uncle of Mr.. I. Spence Smith.
The Snow Hill colored baseball
team cleaned up the Berlin club here
last Saturday afternoon. Mayor Moore
and number of the Democratic editor.
witnessed the sport The Snow Hill
boys punched the cover clean off the
ball. and the left handed pitcher from
Berlin Is now practicing at playing mar
bles.
Work ON DIR. Dashicll's new office
Parsons barber shop. DIR. Straughn',
improvements and John l.. NockS new
dwelling house Is being rapidly pushed.
and bids for the erection of the proposed
new Methodist church are advertised
for. With all this and many other job,
for carpenters and maSons. il looks as il
these mechanics will have busy season.
Mr.. p Ketcham of Pike City. Cal
says: During my brothers late sick
hess from sciatic rheumatism, Cham
berlain's Pain Balm was the only remedy
that gave him any relief" Many others
have testified to the prompt relief from
pain which this linimcnt affords For
sale by II. ID. Cottingham & Co. Drug.
gist Snow Hill. and l.. l.. Erickson Ir.
Druggist Berlin. Md
The farmers are cutting wheat this
week and the crop is reported To be very
good As soon as it Is dry. threshing
field should he safely stacked against
the weather. as much valuable grain
has been lost with ns in recent wears by
continuous rains. II Is the height of
folly to 90 Ia the expense and labor of
raising crop and then permit ii 10 be
ruined.
Lieutenant Albert Laws of the 9th
Regulars L. ;. 4. has been ordered Ia
Manila. Lieutenant Laws is the son
of William Levi Laws. Esq. of Wango
and Is Il graduate of West Point. His
Company is composed of colored soldiers
who did gallant service at the battle of
San Juan Hill. Cuba. Lieutenant Laws
could have been promoted To the Cap
taincy of another regiment but he pre-
fered 10 remain with the fighting 2lth
The glorious Fourth will be cele-
brated in Snow Hill. afternoon and
evening Hon. Jonathan :. Willis of
Delaware and Prof. Lewis &. Bochm.
son of our respected townsman. Mr.
Edward Boehn. will be the orators
The Council of American Mechanics of
Snow Hill will turn ont i'll body. \ flag
drill by the Young people will he an
interesting feature. Music appropriate
to the occasion will bc rendered Re
freshments of every sort will be served.
MIR. Peter Bennett. who resides on
his farm near Girdletree, caught an owl
last Monday night that measured four
feet and nine inches from tip totip. The
owl had been 10 Mr. Bennctts poultry
yard the night before and got a chick
from the hen house which he left lying
near the door about one half eaten. Mr.
Bennett. presuming his wl-ship had
been frightened off and would return
contrived snare for his return trip.
and before the family retired for the
night visit 10 the poultry yard found
the owl suspended in the air This j.
not an owl story hut a fact anthem.
ticated 10y Mr.. Bennett and his eSti-
mable wife who discovered the catch.