Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-12-13
LOCALS.

No. 60.
Mr. John L. Mock was home sever
al days this week.
$500 to loan in sums of $500 and
over. Robley ID. Jones.
Nice Christmas presents at the store
of Mrs. w. +. Dukes & Co.
For rent-A good farm. Apply to
John B. Timmons, Wesley, Md.
For Sale-A young mule. Apply to
Mrs Ryckman. on Handy Farm.
Give us your order for wedding in
vitations, and get them done right.
A beautiful line of things for Christ
mas trees at Mrs. w. +. Dukes & Co.'S
If Won want good horse or mule
call at once on s J. Twilley. Pocomoke
City.
Mr.. Charles Timmons spent the first
part of the week very pleasantly in Bal
timore.
-Furs and collaretts, just the thing
for Christmas presents at Mrs. V. ).
Townsend.
George w. Wonnell. the butcher,
has good pork sausage and new buck
wheat flour.
Nice line of ladies and childrens hose
Our 10 cent hose are good values. Mrs.
v. S. Townsend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Atwell. of Ohio.
are on a visit to Mr.. and Mrs. Atwell,
at Public Landing.
TO Loan-on mortgl ge or private
<O0nn SE0n SI00l
Wilson, Snow Hill. Md.
We have had some cold weather
this week and: the cold wave has been
general from Texas to Maine
Happiness is the proper goal of hu
man effort, and health is indispensable
to it.-Take Hoods Sarsaparilla.
Mr.. J. S. Price was in Virginia
several days this week on business con-
nected with his lumber interests.
Ladies' kid gloves. corsets, ribbons
and notions at very low prices at the
store of Mrs. w. f. Dukes & Co.
-Aftet a. rief illness. the infant of
Mr.. and Mrs. r. G. Lewis died Mon
day and &ss buried on Wednesday.
Send the MESSENGER to some of
your friends for a Christmas present.
II will prove most acceptable gift.
-wanted-middle aged white WON
an to assist in general house work. AID
dress p. o. Box 1873. Middletown, Del.
-Wonnell. the meat man aud plain
and fancy grocer will supply your wants
for the table. Purchases delivered
promptly.
We make speciality of ladies COR
sets, and we can fit any figure. Prices
from 80 cent to 81. 50. Mrs. V. 5. Town
send.
Il have reduced the price OH the
+. Dowager corset. There is no better cor.
set for a stout figure. Mrs. V. 5. Town
send.
Go to w A Taylor's for your
Christmas candies. He has just bought
in a new lot of the finest confections
and Christmas goods.
Two splendid values IN ladies I'M
derware. wool pants and vests at 80
cents. union suits. extra value at 45 cts
, Mrs. " S. Townsend
-Messrs @. NJ. Stieff & Co, piano
manufacturers of Baltimore, make a
special Christmas announcement in this
issue. Read their adv.
We furnish beautiful wedding in-
. vitations at the MESSENGER office at far
less than you can get them in the city.
Our work is first-class.
Mrs. Charles Gouldsborough, of Bal
timore, return I'd home Tuesday from
e pleasant visit to her daughter Mrs. Fran
els Henry Purnell i'll Snow Hill.
We are still making those platinum
photographs for $l.20 IA dozen. but you
better get them at once. while the price
, is reduced. Tilghman d Clogg.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles T. Mount and
son, MILFORD Mcdowell, visited Mrs.
Mounts parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin
p Bailey, last Saturday and Sunday.
Every young man who is anxious to
make of himself successful farmer
should take business course at Goldey
College IN order that he may know how
to attend to his business affairs.
We are pleased to learn that Mr..
William Bishop, son of DIR. George w.
bishop. is enjoying good health and is
succeeding i'm the mission assigned him
by the U. S. Fidelity Co, in Manila.
p. /.
Ladies' and children's coats am
Offering 10 per cent discount off ladies
coats and % per cent off of children's
All persons desiring these coats must
purchase them before Christmas, as |
will return them To the manufacturer
after Christmas. Mrs. V. S. Townsend.
We publish to-day number of let.
tiers from the children to Santa Clans.
II gives us pleasure TO do this, but must
have these letters in by Tuesday of each
week so they will not interfere with
the publication Of regular news.
Make the letters as brief as possible.
The Post Office Department Satur-
day began to issue the stamps bearing
the Martha Washington portrait These
stamps will replace the present eight
cent stamps 1t is expected that about
5000 600 of them will be distributed
to the post. offices of the country with.
in year.
Martha Purnell pied guilty to forg-
cry in the u. s. Circuit Court last week
and was given six months in Jail. Many
are surprised at the very light sentence,
but those who know, say it was the fact
4 of her plea OF guilty, and the Emporium
ing of her counsel in her behalf. claim
ing il was her first offense.
Mr.. NJ J. Owrey, formerly of New
York, at present residing in Girdletree,
was caller at the MESSENGER office