Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-02-01
LOCALS.


Highest cash prices paid for all kind
of raw furs. Ship or write 5. ]. Speal,
Camden, Del.
Don't forget that we do printing
better than most Offices do it, and we
want To do yours.
All persons owing me on book ac-
count are requested to settle at once
Mrs. V. S. Townsend.
Miss Ocea Pennewell has been spend
ing this week with her uncle. Mr.. Will
liam Bowen, at Parksley, Va.
Miss Mildred Aydelotte returned
home Wednesday from Newark where
she had been visiting Miss Lottie Bowen !.
-Scrofula. with its swollen glands.
running sorss, inhamed eyelids, cutane
Gus eruptions yields to Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla.
"A meeting of the Order of the East
ern Star will be held in Masonic Hall
Friday evening. February 18th. for the
purpose of initiation.
1t has been decided by the Circuit
Court that death certificates from bene.
ficial orders cannot be assigned to
creditors if widow survives the de-
ceased.
mir. Sewell I. Riley, who has been
home ON account of poor health for
month returned TO his duties with the
Merchant and Miners Transportation
Co., Baltimore last Tuesday.
Lottie. after visiting her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. L. A. Bredell, here and rela-
tives in Girdletree, have returned to
their home in Camden, n. J.
: Don't forget that you can get the
choicest of beef, fruits. etc., for mince-
meat at Wonnell's. Finest pork and
beef steaks and roasts also here. All
orders left with us delivered promptly
Read Twilley's sale of horses aud
mules in another column. This sale
will come off at Pocomoke Saturday
neat, February Sth. This will be your
opportunity for a bargain in a good
horse.
Rev. Edwin Nelson. pastor of Cir
dletree NJ. E. Church has had great
revival in his Church the last two weeks
About fifty persons haveprofessed relig
ion. Mr.. Nelson is an earnest Christian
minister and the Lord is blessing his
work.
Mrs. John Walter Smith is suffering
with severe cold and had TO cancel the
reception to be held at the Executive
Mansion Thursday. We hope she may
be entirely recovered before the day for
thenext regular reception. Thursday of
next week.
The Wilmington Methodist Episco-
pal Conference which meets in Girls
field in March next promises Co be one of
great interest. 1t is said that many i'm
portant changes will be made in the pas
torates throughout the different dis
tricts.
Ecclesiastical dates for 1902 are:
Shrove Tuesday. FEBRUARY IL. Ash We'd
nesday, February, l2; list Sunday in
Lent February 10; Palm Sunday, March
%; Good Friday, March rs: Easter sun
day March 30; Whit Sunday. May Is;
Trinity Sunday, May %.
DIR. Joshua w Herring has qualified
for his second term as Comptroller of
the Treasury. Governor Smith ad-
ministered the oath of office DIR. Her
ing gave the American Bonding Com
pany as surety on his bond for $50, 900,
which was filed and approved.
1t begins to look as if the Delaware
canning factories would eventually be
merged into the National Canning Com
pany. The Trust has an option now on
70 per cent of the canneries of Delaware
and Pennsylvania aud 30 per cent of
those in New Jersey
NOa - a. ilNlUE
Shortly, Del, is the possessor of very
unusal pair of mules. They are nearly a
half century old. being foaled in the
pring of 1854. They are very active,
'pecially with the heels. and can do
st as hard a days work as ever.
There will be but one preaching
rvlce at the Christian Church on Sun.
y. This will be at II a. m. The pas.
will also preach at Good Will at 3
clock Sunday School here at 10 a.
and Christian Endeavor. at 6 Al d.
The public is invited to all these
rvices.
We awoke "Wednesday morning to
I'd two or three inches of snow on the
ound. and this friday morning the
beautiful" is again coming down Sew
81 PARTED went sleighing yesterday.
I'd the prospects now are that we will
I'VE plenty of snow for them by to
orrow.