Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-02-01
The marriage Of MIR Claude sirman,

Wednesday of last week at the home OF
the brides parents. After the wedding
breakfast Mr.. and Mrs Sirman took the
twelve o'clock train for Salisbury,
arriving there at 3. 90 i'm the afternoon.
Last Notice-All persons indebted
for taxes in Stockton, Snow Hill. New
ark and Coulbourns districts of Wor.
cester County for the years 1898 and
1899, are hereby notified that unless
paid on or before Feb. 10th next, the
property will be advertised for sale nc,
cording to law. George L Barnes. Col
lector.
Preparations are being made to raise
a big crop of both sweet and white DO.
tatoes in Delaware. These are practi.
cally new crops to the truckers, who
until a short time ago grew only enough
for their own consumption. but finding
the soil so well adapted TO these vege
tables. will grow them in large quanti-
ties this year
DIR. William H. Jones, formerly of
this town, was elected President of the
Dauphin County, Pa, Medical Society
at the annual meeting last week The
society is composed of sixty three prac.
ticing physicians and his election as
President is an honor to DIR. Jones,
which his friends here will be glad to
hear of.
-Debby Coats. a colored woman who
weighed about $50 pounds and said to
be the heaviest woman in Maryland.
died Monday night at her home in
South Baltimore. The body was too
large to be carried down the stairway
of the little house i'll which she lived,
and was therefore lowered 10 the
ground from the second story window.
Senator Kirwin. of Queen Annes
County has introduced a bill in the Leg
islature increasing the Capital stock of
the Q. A. Railroad company $1,000. 900
and this makes it look as if the road is
to be extended through this town. In
formation received since our last issue
satisfies us there is something in the
proposition and we hope to see it ma
terialize.
The Rev. George S. Bell. pastor of
the First Presbyterian Church of An
napolis. preached to his congregation
Sunday on THE Influence of Women. -
in which he deplored the wave of An
napolis society and the growing fond
ness of her women for the punch bowl
an ever present feature at dinners. teas.
receptions and luncheons in gay Annap-
oils social realm.
Sometime back society consider ed
it vulgar TO use perfumes, but they are
all the rage now. All the high toned
society bells III this cou ntry as well as
in England and France are trying for
the very finest aud most expensive per
fumes. Most men like the delicate
fragrance of flower extracts and have
always thought il foolish idea in so
ciety to place its baue upon it.
The Post Office Department has
decided that hereafter written design.
alton of contents is permissible on en-.
velops or wrappers of third class mail
matter. This action is the result of nu-
merous complaints of hardship to the
public resulting from the construction
of an act of Congress of January 20.
1888. which barred written designations
such as book" printed matter" and
photograph.
Judge Charles +. Holland. of Sails
bury, received telegram Friday an.
nouncing the death of his brother, Capt
William 5. Holland. of Lewes, Del, aged
20 years. Capt. Holland was Il well.
known sailing master. having for IS
years commanded vessels trading be-
tween Philadelphia and Cuban and
and South American ports. He leaves
two sons and a daughter. Judge Hol
land left for Lewes Saturday to attend
the funeral
A meeting of the Chesapeake bay
and Tributaries Committee was held
last week and it was decided &c report
favorable Mr.. Dryden's joint resolution
appointing commission tn consist of
three Senators aud five delegates to
meet like commission from the State
of Virginia to confer about the water
boundary lines and fishery regulations
between the two States. The resolution
is i'll line with the recommendation
made in the Governors message.
The Orphans Court Judges of Del
aware at special meeting passed a rule
providing that no foreign surety com
pany would be accepted as surety in aay
case for penal sum exceeding $4,000:
also rule that no surety company
would be accepted in any case when
the liability may continue over two
years. These rules will practically shut
out the surety companies from business
in the Orphans Court of the State.