Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-05-24
The new City Council of Snow Hill

President aud Benjamin L. Truitt. Sec
rotary and Treasurer. Both of these
gentlemen ere known as progressive
citizens who believe in improving the
town. The taxpayers will now expect
much of the new Council.
Mr.. Zadok p. Wharton who has
recently recovered from an ILLNESS that
everyone thought would end his life.
was IN Snow Hill on visit last Tues
day. He was accompanied by Mrs.
Wharton MIR. Wharton was warmly
greeted by all of his old acquantances.
who congratulated him upon his recov-
cry.
MIR. Calvin III. Long has completely
renovated the old hotel Woscester (now
the Hotel Calvert) inside and out. max
ing it modern hotel in every particular.
He has given the outside coat of paint
and the inside has also been given Il
touching up and the house is newly fur
nished throughout.
One of the most successful launch
ings soon i'll Baltimore TO sometime
that of the steamboat Queen Caroline
took place as announced from the yard
of the Baltimore Shipbuilding and Dry
dock Company, Locust Point. Several
thousand people witnessed the event,
while the vessel, started down the ways
on time and took the water most grace.
fully.
-Adjutant Kemp's Salvation Army
Brigade is now ut Lcwes. Del. and is
doing great work. At one service
last Sunday Ill persons went to the
altar. including lukewarm members and
sinners. The service lasted until 4 30
in the afternoon. Last Tuesday night
30 persons were converted and the serv-
ice lasted until o'clock in the morning.
Twice the church has requested the
Brigade to extend its stay.
The stage performers who acquitted
themselves in such IL satisfactory way in
the rendition of the laughable force
"Just for Fun" at High School Hall last
Monday night have been requested to
play the farce in Stockton. The ladies
of the Gunby Presbyterian Church have
made the request and the play may be
reproduced. as some of the performers
are willing to grant the favor.
Our young men gave an impromptu
dance at Collins Hall, Tuesday night.
Tony Varillo's orchestra of Italian per
formers furnished music and "a pleasant
evening was spent. Among those pres
ent from out of town were Misses Flor.
ence Stieff and Madgc Waters, of Balti-
more. Sheriff William Whaley. of Bish.
opville. Prof. S. King White, of Sails.
bury. Messrs. Levin and Edward
Dirickson. of Berlin.
One evening last week an attempt
was made to mob two holiness preachers
who were holding services at Seaford.
They were pelted with eggs of no un-
certain age by some of those in the
crowd The preachers left on the first
train for Cambridge. 1t is said that the
preachers in their sermons attacked
secret societies i'm such "a manner as to
arouse the enmity of several persons.
aud was the cause of the egg throwing
Bishop Adams will be in Berlin on
Sunday. May 25th and will officiate at
1890 a. IN. and s p. III. In the after
noon he will go to Ocean City and hold
Il service and preach in the new st.
Paul s. by the Sea at $50 o'clock. AT
that hour the Rev. Mr.. CAN'T will pre-
sent class for confirmation. The first
ever presented in the new church. Bish-
OPP Adams is SO strong and eloquent a
preacher. that large audiences have al
ways been present in Worcester parish
to hear him.
President William H. Bosley, of the
Queen Anne's Railroad said OH Thurs
day last that the preliminary examina-
tIOilS Vi tiIe COuutfy udu utcu iituc lOE
the extension of that road to Cape
Charles, Va. The final surveys and To-
cations will not be made until after the
harvesting of crops through the terri
tory to be traversed. The company STE
cured the right to increase its capital
stock from the last session of the Lcgis-
latnre, but for the present no action
will be taken to make use of this privi-
lege.
Relative to the new wheat crop in
Maryland the Ddiiy Product Report, is
sued by the Chamber of Commerce, had
the following to say Monday. There
seems To be no doubt that wheat has de-
Perforated during the past three weeks
in Maryland. Complaints of small
heads. short straw and lack of color are
generally made. This refers to some of
the very best wheat districts, such as
Baltimore, Kent. Queen Anne's. Cecil
and Carroll counties. If present condi-
tons prevail much longer two.thirds of
a crop will be an outside expectation. =
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