Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-02-25

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to his home by com plicatiOn of all
ments. Mr. Townsend is greatly missed
at the Bank and his many friends hope
to see him ont again soon.
There will be preaching in the Pres
byterian Church. Snow Hill. tomorrow
morning and evening. Everybody cor
daily invited. Sunday School at , q
p. NJ. Christian Endeavor Society meets
at $50 p NJ You are all welcome.
Elk Sheriff Uriah f. Shockley came
TO town Thursday for the first time in
several weeks. as he has been down
with the grip. We are glad 10 see him
out again as he is one of the MESSEN-
GERS best friends and is rs true as
steel.
Superintendent Holiday Of the Della
Railroad and party of friends who had
been down TO Franklin City. on spe-
cial train "Wednesday. stopped over here
and inspected the places of interest in
the town. There were several ladies
i'll the party.
Rev. Henry Budd. pastor of Berlin
NJ. +. Church. preached for Rev. :. NJ.
Morgan here Sunday morning and
evening. He is bright young man and
those who heard him were much i'm
pressed. The Berlin Methodists should
he nrnnd of their naSfor
Mr.. George r. Simpson represent
ed Snow Hill Council Jr.. o. L. y Ne |
chanics at the Sixth Annual Meeting
of the organization held in Denton on
"Wednesday Mr.. Simpson is Past Coun- |
cilor of Snow Hill Council and was one |
of its charter members.
On Sunday next Feb 26th there |
will be weather permitting. preaching |
at Cokesbury ut 1890 "a. M. Epworth |
League at p. m. Praise and preach |
ing service ut 80. Preaching ut En-
manuel at ; o'clock. All are invited.
w. q. Strickland. Pastor
The entertainment 10 he given under |
the direction of Miss Annie Stevenson
for the benefit of the proposed new
NJ Z. Church, in the High School
Assembly Hall next Friday evening.
promises 10 be "A very enjoyable affair.
Tickets for this entertainment can now
be had at p d. Cottingham & Co :
Drug Store.
One day last week the buzZards ate
up a brood of young chickens belonging
to Mrs. w. II. Logan. at the manse. and
they also ate all the eggs rnder a setting
hen at the same time. II is not often
that buzzards attack chickens. but when
pressed for something to eat they do
not hesitate TO do so.-PrinccsS lnnc
Herdld.
Word has been received of the death
in Philadelphia of Mrs. Charles |. Stem
gle. wife of Rev Charles l. Stengle.
formerly paster of the Fruitland NJ. Z.
Church. but now doing evangelist work
for the VI. p. Church, of Norfolk. Va.
She was Rev. Stengle's second wife,
they having been married about year
ago.
We are in receipt of volume /. No.
of the Conservative RcUc,r. a magazine
which has just been started in Wash
ington. 1t is very excellent publica-
tion and starts ont with leading article
10y Isaac Lobe Strauss, entitled THE
Constitution of Absolutism.' There are
other articles by prominent Maryland.
ers
Owing TO the snow storm last week
several letters reached us too late for
publication and aS the news in them
is now old we do not publish this week.
We would be very glad to have persons
write for Us at every town in the
county. Don't think because we have |
correspondent we would not appre-
ciate items from you We want the
news Send it along
All persons wishing Ia grow toma-
toes for Us this year will call AT our
office for the purpose of contracting, on
or before March 18th, 1899 Price 81 90 |
per ton. Those wishing TO contract |
will please apply promptly. Otherwise
we shall arrange for a supply with
parties at distance on line of Railroad |
desiring To supply MS X. +. AyarS & |
Co, Snow Hill. Md
MIR. Gordon Adkins. of Newark. j. |
agent for the Monarch" fence ma
chine. which enables the farmer to
make his own wire fences H. has |
sold these machines to Levin Il. DiSha-
room, James Henry Shocklcy and others
and they say il makes the best fence on |
the market for the money. Read Mr.. |
Adkins advertisement in the MESsEN-
GER this week
MIR. Joseph c. Holloway. trustee of
the late Dr T. 4. j. Holloway. advcr- |
tiSes for sale lot of valuable real /
estate in the MESSENGEk to-day. The T
sale will take place in Bishopvillc |
March 18th. The sale includes large |
number Of residences in the town Of /
Bishopville. He will also sell on March |
18th AT the Court House door in Sails /
bury three pieces Of real estate in Wi |
comico county
We have received Bridgeport. /
Conn. paper which announces the /
death of Rev Benjamin Lincoln Swan. /
He was the father of the late Rev vii I
liam Swan of Snow Hill He was ~ /
years of age and was active in the min. /
istry till 1883, when after - years of /
faithful service. he retired He was a
"A graduate of Union College. New York. /
Princeton Theological Seminary. and /
Yale College and is said to have been a |
great preacher.
Mrs Margaret Parsons. Il well [
known resident of Salisbury aud who I
had many friends in Worcester County. I
died at her home in Salisbury saturday.
aged - years She was the widow of /
the late Theodore Parsons and was pos
sessed Of a large estate. Mrs Parsons (
was an ardent Old School Baptist and /
was known all over this State and Della /
ware as a faithful member of that de- /