Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-11-29

Bridgeville is enjoying boom. There
is not an unoccupied house in the town,
nor has there been this year. Several
have been built this year and more are
III course of erection. but even then
there are not enough TO supply the de-
mand for next year, and many will have
TO go elsewhere to find Il house.
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Mr. Purnell T. White. of Wicomico
county has been elected cashier of the
Sharptown Bank of the Eastern Shore
Trust Company. Mr.. White is grad
nate of Washington College, and has
been principal of the Deals Island
High School, which position he has re
signed.
The official Board of the Elkton NJ. E.
Church Sunday extended call to Rev.
G. G. Prettyman, of Brandywine Church
Wilmington, Del, to become pastor TO
succeed Rev. R.K Stephenson. resigned.
John ii Armstrong will be president
of the National Bank of North East
which was incorporated with capital
stock of $4,000.
The Cherry Hill. Elkton and CHEESE.
peake City Railway Company. is max.
ing an effort to obtain franchise in
North East to build trolley line to Will.
mington, via Elkton.
As result of playing with matches
at Rock Hall on Friday Benjamin Durd-
ing, years old, was perhaps fatally
burned and his companion, Preston
Joiner, about the same age, was serious
ly burned.
Miss Pearl Gorrell and Miss Sophia
Miller. have been appointed assistant
teachers in the public schools in Cecil
County.
The Masonic bazaar in Music Hall East.
on. last week was the leading topic of
conversation as well as the evening
resort of almost everyone in Easton.
The fair closed Saturday after very
successful run.
Prof. Edward III. Tarbutton, principal
of the school here, has been designated
by the President of the United States
to take the examination for the position
of Lieutenant of the United States
Army. Prof. Tarbutton Is a graduate
of St. Johns College and has had for
some time had aspirations toward mil.
itary life and considers this opportunity
and important event of his life-Shdrp-
torn Heraid.
The Wilmington NJ. L. Conference
has been asked to raise 80. 800 next con-
ference year for church extension, which
sum is the same as this years appor-
tionment, and has been authorized to
use for church extension within the
Conference bounds 81 800 of the amount
it has been requested to contribute.
The shock caused by the gun test at
Fort Delaware Saturday afternoon was
felt in Dover. houses being shaken and
doors ratified. Citizens were alarmed,
as they imagined there had been an
earthquake.
There is no cough medicine so popu.
lar as Foley's Honey and Tar. 1t con.
tains no opiates or poisons and never
fails to cure. p. ID. Cottingham & Co,
druggists. Snow Hill, Md.
Advices from. Elliott Island state that
smallpox situation there is serious.
About two weeks ago there were three
cases and is was thought by strict quar-
antining of the infected house that the
disease would not spread. During the
past few days, however. six new cases
have broken out, making nine in all.
There is much alarm on account of the
rapid spread of the disease.
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Thieves Friday night secured small
sum of money and several guns from
the home of J. III. Mitchell, in Mill
Greek hundred
a. r. Benson, Douglass Alice and
Samuel S. Barker, Union Republicans,
have announced themselves as candi.
dates for postmaster of Dover.
While cunning in the lower part of
the State Howard N Stayton, of Will.
mington. was accidentally shot by his
cousin Harley Harrington, but only
slightly wounded.
Twenty linemen employed by the
Delmarvia Telephone Company, who
were receiving 81 10 day, struck Sat.
urday because it was proposed to reduce
their wages to $65 month.
Mrs. Georgiana Orwell, of Georgetown
while eating rabbit Saturday. got a
small bone lodged in her throat The