Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-03-22

Richardson, at Marion, Somerset county.
"Wednesday. Ii is reported Mr. Rich
ardson had no insurance He has many
friends and relatives in and around
Snow Hill who feel sorry for his loss.
The Subject of the Sermon. at All
Hallows Church. on the coming Sunday
morning. will be 1.-THE Place and Mean
ing of Confirmation in the Church
through Nineteen Centuries. Services,
with address. daily next week at 1 30 p.
M. except on Good Friday at 10 80 a. m.
Many old peach orchards around Mil.
ford are being pulled up, and number
of trees III young orchards are being
taken out, because of the yellows. Farm
ers though are setting out or preparing
TO set ont young trees. so that the
acreage IN peaches.is expected to keep
up to what il has been.
Mrs. Mamie and Miss Nora Dry
den, who have been visiting in Baiti-
more for some time. returned IN their
home last Saturday We were pleased
To learn from them that Miss Nettie
had sufficiently recovered from her
spell of sickness tn permit her return To
Annapolis.
Charley Cantwell. the man who
went to Salisbury ten days ago from
Baltimore sick with smallpox is doing
very well at the pest house, and Health
officer Truitt believes he will recover.
though he is yet in danger of a relapse
shonld he take cold. No new cases
have developed.
Baltimore fox hunters are going over
To Talbot and Queen Anne counties to
hold meets. They usually take their
foxes along with them however. and
drop them in sight of the hounds. This
must be pretty tame sport. II they were
to try IA trip with Worcester hunters
they would get the real thing.
|. Ocean City has case of smallpox
but there is no fear of the disease spread
ing. The victim is one of the men EN-
ployed To build the water works and is
not a native of Ocean City. Every pre-
caution is being taken to prevent the
spread of the disease. and il is conf
IDENTITY expected to confine it Ia the one
case.
The Somerset county Jail at Prin-
cess Anne, was destroyed by fire early
Wednesday morning. The blaze was
started by one of the thirteen prisoners.
and during the excitement all escaped
hut were re captured and carried to Sal
isbury i'll charge of Deputy Sheriff
Brown and five deputies sworn IN to as
sist him.
If your business is not worth the ad.
vertisment you pay for. then put it in
some other paper, but when you want it
read by "A great number of people and
expect to profit by the publication put in
paper that goes into more homes in
Worcester than any other two papers
The DEMOCRATIC MESSENGER.
Wilmington NJ f. Conference is in
session this week at Crisfield. The ap.
pointments, which is the most import.
ant work this year, will not be made
until next week. when they will be
published iii the MESSENGER There
are l75 charges IN the conference. and
of these l26 have invited their pastors
to return. three have asked for new pas.
tors and i6 have not issued pastoral in
vitations.
Mr.. J. A. Byrd, a former employee
of the N. Y. p & N. r. r., but who
has been in the service of the Southern
~ AOA SCtClai HAS dtCtDIttl
position as train dispatcher with the
n Y p & n II. r.. and will be- on
hand in a few days John Byrd is a
competent man and his many friend,
will be glad to see him back. The y
Y. p. & n. r r.. have made no mis-
take in this selection. Cha,ic.
Light.
The farmers. and others who lost
their horses with the disease that ha,
carried off so MANY during the past year.
will do well to examine the stock III
Messrs. 4. F. Powell and Samuel ]
Hastings. in Berlin. They have twenty
nice blocky horses suited for farm and
family use You will find these gentle.
man. and their stock, all right. and that
means great great deal when You are
buyinga horse.
Snow Hill again carries off the hon
ors in "a college contest. Mr. \. d. Ir
win, Jr.. of this town who Is attending
he Pennsylvania Military College. al
Chester. Pa. entered the athletic con
test at the college on Friday evening
last and carriedoff all the honors, win.
ming the running, high jump. standing
broad jump. putting the shot. trapeZe
act, parallel bars. vaulting horse and
all. The prize is IA silver cup Next
This week We commence running
the advertisement of the mammoth store
of Stewart & Co. Baltimore, the sue.
cessors of Posner Bros Each week will
appear IA list of the reduced price on iinc
dress good and other desirable merchan.
disc. such as many of our readers can
not purchase here This is neither a
mushroom advertisement nor a mush.
room store The advertisement will he
a regular weekly statement of facts aud
he store is one of the biggest in the
South. Read the advertisement every
week in the MESSENGER.
Mrs. Margaret Payne, of Belinda,
Va, was "A caller at the MESSENGER of.
flee Saturday to renew her subscription
She says. like most others, that she can
not Ert along without the MESSENGER
II certainly il very gratifying 10 us a.
have so many persons coming in tn pay
their subscription and speaking kind
and encouraging words Our friend.
do not understand. unless they have
been in the editorial harness. what il i
to grind out newspapers year in and
out. and they do not know how pleas
ant il is To have subscribers show prac
teal appreciation of our efforts To give
them "A good, reliable. newsy paper.
Mrs. James + Sammons. of Cam.
bridge, was burned to death about one
O'Clock Tuesday morning. Her home
was burning to the ground when she