Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-07-08

Aehtrdl Aonlnllttet Tor the county Ton
vention. which will be held in Snow
Hill. Monday. July 29th
MIR. Thomas Parker aud family. of
1 Washington. D. G.. are here and will
spend the summer with Miss Mary
Rock Mr. Parker is native Of this
town. hut has been in Washington a
number of years.
Ralph Bingham has gone ON the
variety stage aud his managers adver-
tise testimonial from Rev. j. A. b.
Wilson No doubt the Rev gentleman
will call it in. a. there Is a difference
between "before and after =
In addition 10 being one Of the Pro.
fessors of English Literature in Prince
ton College. MIR Harry Covington of this
town is also Professor of Oratory in that
college He is a bright Young man
and deserves great credit for his rapid
advancement.
Mrs. \. D. Spencer and son Jim
arrived IN Snow Hill on the steamer
aud are now visiting Mrs. w. J. G.
Mckee. Mr. Mckee who has been
seriously i'll i greatly improved and
left for Wilmington with his daughter
Thursday.
Saturday night Malcolm Anderson
and DIN Hynson two young men of
Easion had quarrel i'll which the latter
was killed. There had been had blood
between them for some time and it is
said Anderson threatened to kill Hynson
before morning.
Mr.. William Whaley of Norfolk.
Va. Is here on visit To relatives and
spent the It'll with a party of his young
friends at Ocean City. of the number
being Charles Townsend. Harland Payne
and George Vincent The boys had
very large time and arrived home Wed
nesday evening.
For the sake of fun. mischief Is
done" \ vast amount of mischief is
done, too. because people neglect to
keep their blood pure. This mischief.
fortunately. may bc undonc by the
faithful use of Hoods Sarsaparilla
Hoods Pills cure all liver ills. Non
irritating.
The Pocomoke City base ball team
defeated the Princess Anne team on the
18th in the latter town. by a score of -
"a = In the morning the Princess Anne
team defeated the boys from West p. q.
/ by "A score of rs to ). Princess Anne
celebrated the 18th in great shape. the
program being in charge of members of
the Coronct Band
The contract for building the large
annex 10 the store If w. : Dickinson &
Son has been awarded the following
gentlemen The brick work 10 Hugh
McMichael. Esq. and the wood work to
II. b. Pilchard The proposed new
building will he commenced the first of
next week II Worcester Democrat. of
PocOmokc City
-Truitt & Johnson gave away that
bicycle AT 10 o'clock on the 18th Quite
a large "rowd of people assembled To
witness the drawing. Dan Bradford
shook the duplicate tickets up thorough
~ in a hat box, and little Miss Sadie
4 8
ont of the box twenty tickets, the last
one being the winner. 1t bore the No.
1929, which it was ascertaincd belong
cd to Miss Clara Collins. and the wheel
was delivered to that fortunate lady
Of Kerbin & Wilson tried a ease before
Justice Riggin at Whiteburg Wcdncs-
day of last week which attracted great
many Of the people of Atliinson's dis
trict Mr. kerbin appeared for John
w. Pussy, who brought suit against
Fillmore PuSey his brother. for shooting
one of his cows. Mr.. Fillmore PuScys
defense was that he shot the cow while
she was attacking his daughter. A
verdict was rendered IN favor of John
w. Pussy and damages awarded in the
sum of $1,000.
The steamer Pocomokc left here at
three o'clock last Monday morning
three hours ahead of schedule time
The reason for leaving at such an early
hour was la avoid the low tide on the
'muds'' AT the mouth Of the river The
frcights are very heavy now the steamer
taking from this wharf alone Monday
over three thousand bushels of wheat.
and gathering mp ON her voyage down
the river several thousand more. to say
nothing Of the hundreds of barrels of
white POTATOES now being shipped Ia
Baltimore.
A Laurel paper says there were
several hundred berry pickerS from the
adjoining counties in laurel on the
night Of the fire. who made their homes
on small boats moored along the wharvcS
Saturday morning severalof these boats
sailed away. with thousands of dollars
worth of goods. Two of them Were
overhauled at Sharptown. One con
tanned goods sufficient to stock several
stores. Among the lot was a barrel OF
whiskcy. stolen from the Cannon Hotel
and "A lot Of wines from the Laurel
House.
We don't ask Won who are our sub
scribcrs in other towns not To take vonr
local papers. You should do 50. but we
do say YOU should be "A subscriber Ia the
MESSENGER. because il will pay You To do
il this paper being distinctivcly different
from any other II is county paper in
the true sense that it publishes news oi
interest tn the people of the whole county
and such as no other paper does publish
II is firmly established ia business and
in the h''arts of the people. II Is ready
To do YOU a good turn while you hive
and say good word for you when YOU
die. What more do you want for q
dollar year.
Rev David Conway a former pastor
Of the Snow Hill Presbyterian Church
who recently died al Mt. Joy. Pa
where he was pastor of church. wa