Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-04-26

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market this week, and they are the
cheapest food that can be found. II the
catch keeps up. our people can bid de
fiance TO the beef trust, and all the rest
till some one gets IA corner on the fish
market, which is not likely at the pres.
ent time.
An order has been issued on theiDel-
aware Division of the p. w & B. Rail,
road that the wages per day of the track
men be raised to 81 IL Il day. The re
cent rate is but 81 10. The increase will
effect about $50 men. The cause of the
increase is that laborers have been hard
TO secure at the old wages
The MARYLAND Club of New York
entertained Admiral Schley at their
annual dinner last "Wednesday week
The members of the club from Worces.
ter County who joined in the entertain
ment were Messrs Gee b. Covingi)n.
Herbert n. Neasey, 7. Howard Moore.
John 5. McMaster and II. +. Hall.
The many friends of Mr. and Mrs.
Wilmer Wilmington sympathiZe with
them in the loss of their baby which
died on the 10th inst. Funeral services
were held at St Johns NJ +. Church
and were conducted by Rev. II. B.
Kelso. Interment was made in the
family burying ground near Powellville.
Wesley Bunting. formerly mail
driver between Snow Hill and POGO
moke City, fell SATURDAY. night at the
National Bank corner, and was severely
hurt. His head struck the stone step at
Il.
his face was badly lacerated. DIR J. 5.
Aydelotte sewed up his wounds and his
brother-in law took him home.
Mr.. Uriah Dickerson has been i'll
Snow Hill this week looking after bust
ness interests and incidentally for a
good business opening. We wish he
could find an attraction here. He is
just such business man as Snow Hill
needs more Of He has sold out in Vir-
ginia and will likely locate either in
Snow Hill or Salisbury. Our people
are anxious for him to come here, but
he is not yet decided on his plans.
The Rev. S NJ Morgan, the new
pastor of the Avenue NJ Z. Church,
Milford, and Mrs Morgan were given a
reception Tuesday night by the official
board and the Epworth League. J. p.
Pierce, James +. Anderson, Mark G..
Lofiaud, the Rev. James Carroll and Mr..
Morgan made addresses. and the choir
furnished music. Refreshments were
served. Mr.. Morgan is the third pastor
who went from Snow Hill to Milford,
the Revs. J. III. Wiley, ID. d., and
Robert Watt. ID. D., being the other
two.
Speak up! Advertising is the voice
of business, nothing more. Use it to
say something for yourself. If all the
stores in your town are silent there is a
rare opportunity for you to become ar
ticulate. If half of them are talking,
the silent half will have little attention.
Be not one of them. If all are talking.
endeavor to speak out above them all.
This is bustling world; bashfulness
and silence are not business virtues.
The business man who thrives is the
one who has an advertising voice and
uses it. So speak up
The chicken nuisance is conspicu.
Gus at this season of the year. Nowhere
more annoying than in its invasion from
all directions OF the yard of All Hallows
0HuECI, W
10 keep the single graves and larger lots
in attractive condition. Ii is impossible
for those who are especially interested.
TO keep constant watch against these
active intruders and busy destroyers
The only remedy lies with the owners
of these invaders, who ought to be dill
gent in keeping their wandering prop
erty at home, as the law directs.
Owing no doubt to the heavy rains
the first of April and the last of March
the St Martins River is fresh as well
clear down 10 its mouth, and as con.
sequence the fish, herring and perch
are spawning down at the mouth of the
river. The haul seins mp the St Mar
tins have done nothing this season and
the fishermen are very much discourage
ed. The same condition exists in other
rivers. The pound net fishermen IN
Chesapeake bay are catching large
quantities of both herring and shad
One day last week fifteen tons of fish
were shipped from Oxford. Talbot Co .
and big shipments are made from there
every day
The MESSENGER is pat 10 press as
late in the week as possible 50 that our
numerous farmer patrons may have the
benefit of reading the latest news on
Saturday and Sunday. As they have
more time TO read on Sunday than anv
other day. they want the very best to
read and that's what every subscriber
10 the MESSENGER gets. We have been
running short of papers the past two
weeks and will have To keep on increas
ing the number of papers printed. OF
course we have no objection To- doing
this and it gives us great pleasure 10 do
il. The subscription list of the MESSEN-
GER is ahead of any time since we have
owned il and we are removing bad pay
ing subscribers every week. We can
not afford to send them this large eight
page. 81 column newspaper brim full of
good reading unless they pay for it
promptly. There are others who will
take their place. Subscribers who are
in arrears will please bear this in mind.
We are declining new subscriptions I'M
less paid for III advance.