Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-07-11

this week received a check from Uncle
Sam for $500. He has been receiving
$50 per month, but has been increased
to $50.
Miss Pearl Thornton. who has been
spending the past week in Pocomoke
City, returned to Snow Hill this morn
ing. and will leave in the afternoon for
Ocean City. where she will spend the
summer with her uncle. Mr. Eugene
Riggin.
Mr.. Stephen E. Mason has sold his
home place near town to Mr.. Alfred
Pilchard for $500, and Mr.. Pilchard has
disposed of his farm to Mr. Isaac Lamb.
ertson for 1880. Both purchasers ex-
pect to occupy their new homes the
first of the year.
The members of the Holy Church at
Chincoteague will hold revival. COM
mencing July 10Th. lasting about 10
days Rev. A. J. Dolbow and T. F.
Tabler will conduct the services. People
of Box Iron and Girdletree are requested
to come and partake of the feast. We are
expecting penticostal showers.
i have just received splendid line
of drummers' samples which l bought
far below the value of the goods and l
will close them out on the same princi-
pie. The stock consists of ladies under
wear, hosiery, corsets. handkerchiefs,
mems underwear. hosiery, shirts and
overalls. This is your chance to buy
wearing apparel cheap. W. l.. Purnell,
Snow Hill, Md.
The following guests from Snow
Hill were registered at the Colo NAL last
week: Miss Elizabeth S. Richardson,
Miss Carrie M. Peters. Miss Annie Pc.
tiers, Mrs. J. w. White, Mrs. Edna S.
Whaley. Messrs. Zadok Powell. A. d.
Irwin, John l. Coulbourn, Oscar Coul-
bourn. Levin J. Kelly, u. P. Duffy,
and J. H. Perdue.
Mr.. P. Sidney Smith has in his pos.
session beautiful lignavita war club,
evidently once the property of an Indian
Chief of note. 1t came into Mr. Smith S
possession through his grandfather,
Purnell Fletcher Smith, at one time
Rector of All Hallows' Church, this
town, who in early life was a trader in
Bermuda and had much traffic with the
Indians.
The members of Mt. Zion NJ. P.
Church will hold a festival and old
fashioned basket supper in the grove in
front of the church on Thursday, July
is, or, if stormy. the next day. Able
speakers will be present. and jolly
good time is anticipated for all Every
body is cordially invited to come early,
as the exercises will commence prompt
ly at four o'clock
The Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany will make but little preparation
for the peninsula peach crop this year
Experts have looked into the probable
yield, and find it will be very small.
Heretofore many cars have been fitted
out for the principal fruit shipment
from the State. and the loss to the farm.
ers by the small crop will also be felt by
the rail road company.
NJ
agent, has sold for Mr. William
Timmons the'Thomas p johnson farm"
occupied by Mr.. Timmons at Wesley
Station. The purchaser was Mr.. w.
III. Billings, of Arkansas. Mr. Timmons
has vacated the premises and Mr..
Billings took possession the first of the
week. The purchase price was S2S75,
including the crops.
The L L. Dirickson Banking Com
pany. of Berlin, Md, which started a
private bank at North East. Cecil coun-
ty, several weeks ago, with Wilmer J.
Falls. cashier. will shortly convert the
institution into a national bank with a
capital of $4,000. Subscriptions to
stock will shortly be received, and it is
expected everything will be in readiness
to make the change by the LIST of Sep.
TENDER.
Work on the base ball grounds has
been completed this week, and our boys
can now boast of as good diamond
and outfield as any amateur club on the
Shore. if not in the State. During the
past week the boys have been getting
some good practice under the capable
management of their Captain. from
whom, we are pleased to learn, some of
the men are showing surprisingly good
form. Efforts are being made to ar.
range for game OH the home grounds
next week. and we hope that the public
will come out in large numbers. and
give the boys their hearty support and
encouragement.
The Legislature to be cleo ted this
year will, next winter, elect United
States Senator in succession to Republi-
can Senator Louis f. McComas, who is
an avOwed candidate for reelection,
aud will doubtless be reelected if the
Republicans carry the Legislature. But
the Democrats are willing the next