Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-02-04

up patent medical signs around vii
Transport, Md. Then the agents go
the farmers to sign agreements not L
tear down the advertisements for @
days. Ii is now proved that the agree
ments were endorsements of notes 70
various sums of money.
Miss Eva Pennewell. an accom-
plished daughter of Worcester. and ON
of the best oftraincd nurses. is home on
visit TO her parents and friends. Mis-
Pennewell is the daughter of Capt
James Pennewell of Spence. She ha
been head nurse in California Hospi
tai for several years, which position
she has resigned TO accept a more lucra
tive one in New York, where she vii
enter upon her duties after her viSi
here is ended
Mr. Henry West. assistant engineer
in the "big MILL met with painful
and serious accident Monday. Will,
cutting babbitt metal used in bearing,
for shafts, piece flew and Int Mr.
West in the eye. 1t was thought tn,
sight was destroyed but Mr.. Wes
thought Wednesday morning befor,
leaving home for the Eye and Eal
Hospital in Baltimore that he could Sc,
a little with that eye We hope he may
have the sight restored and will soor
be well again. Press.
There is likely To be boom i'll the
canning business in Caroline county
this year, and growers anticipated good
demand for products. There are al.
ready thirty packing establishments in
the county. For years the output OF
canned goods shipped from Caroline has
been second only to Hartford, andi now
promises TO remain far in the lead of al
Others in the state, outside of Baltimore
city, including. possibly, Hartford. About
a half dozen new establishments are Il
be built before the opening of the sea
son. at Marydel. Greensboro, Denton
and Preston.
-MeSsrs Luther Bredell and Clay
Spurricr are experimenting with acety-
lene gas as an illuminator. One IF the
editors of the MESSENGER in converse,
tion with Mr. Bredell Monday asccr
tanned from that ingenious individual
that he did not consider the gas any
more dangerous "a handle than cual oil
and il was the nearest thing to sunlight
of any known illuminator. We are in
receipt of a clipping from the New York
SIM saying that liquid acetylene is pro.
hibited To be sold in that city. Mr..
Bredell says such reports no doubt are
started by the electric light people,
manufacturers of gas, coal oil. etc. who
will eventually be compelled to retire
before the new illuminator
AT the meeting of the County School
Board last Tuesday a resolution was
unanimously adopted inviting the State
Teachers Association to meet at Ocean
City next summer. The Association
has never met in Worcester. and proba-
bly, many of the teachers have never
known the advantages of its great sum
mer resort as place of holding meet
ings. We venture the prediction that
if those having the selection of place
of meeting in hand We're acquainted
with the pleasures of Worcester's sum.
mer resort, they would accept the invi-
tation without hesitation. Mr.. Zadok
p. Wharton, who is a member of the
State Board of Education, will present
the invitation and we hope will secure
its acceptance.
DR. j. Siegel, the celebrated Balti-
more optician, will be at the hotel
Purnell all next week February 9th to
18th inclusive) TO furnish any who
desire them with glasses suitable for
their eyes. DIR. Siegel will examine
your eyes free of charge and will fur
niSh you glasses at less cost than you
would have to pay for them at some of
the Baltimore and Philadelphia houses.
He was in Snow Hill last year and did
a splendid business, because people
have known him for many years as
a man who understands his business.
He printed recommendation at that
time in the MESSENGER from the lead
ing citizens of the Eastern Shore. If
You need glasses or want your eyes
examined call early in the week if pos
sible. Don't fail to read his advertise
ment in the MESSENGER to-day
Mr. II. ]. Guerleck, of Pittsburg,
Pa. arrived in Snow Hill Tuesday night
accompanied by an employee named L.
Diehl. They came down with the house
hold furniture and live stock of Mr.
Guerleck, who is To try farming here
He purchased the Scarborough Castle
farm in Octobcrof McssrS. John Walter
Smith and f. II. Dryden. These gen.
tlemen bought it at the sale of real
estate of William $ Wilson in Septcm
Der. This is AN excellent farm. only
three miles from Snow Hill and if Mr.
Guerleck understands farming there
will be no trouble about him making q
good living on his purchase. We un
derstand if he is satisfied here and b.
lieves farming will pay. he is to notify
his old friends and neighbors in Penn
sylvania. and many of them will join
him in Worcester We wclcoma al
thrifty people to our county.
Candidates for the vacancy in tn,
Roard Of County Commissioners caused
by the death of Mr.. Thomas Holloway
are multiplying. Last saturdays dai
lies stated that Mr.. y. r. Barnes of thi.
town filed with Governor LOwndcs 4
recommendation that Mr. L. Tasting,
b. appointed. and friends are at work il
the interest Of Mr. John H. Truitt on
the ground that he is il life long party
man and that his service to the party
taken in consideration with his recent
misfortune. demands recognition Tn,
Republican candidates in the district u
Toe represented, West Berlin and 81
Martins. each claim they and their dis
trict Is entitled to the position. w,
have nothing TO do with the matter
but it looks to Us that Republican
should be- appointed and if thu appoint