Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-08-29

evening. August 10, aged a years. Mr..
Owens at one time resided near Newark,
where he is widely known. The funeral
was held at Zion Church, Friday.
August 81 RReverends Phillips and
McGrath Officiating, and interment
was made in the cemetery adjoining.
The deceased is survived by five chill.
dren: Mrs Levin Birmingham. Mrs.
Levin Hitch. Miss Susie Owens, Messrs
James and Charles Owens.
| Mr.. George W. Richie. farmer,
residing about three miles from Snow
Hill OH the road to Pocomoke City, died
yesterday morning after an illness of
four days duration. Mr.. Richie was ~
years of age and he and his invalid wife
lived alone in the house. During Sun
day night he was stricken with apo.
plexy and had no assistance until Mon
day morning, when his son Stansbury
found him i'll serious condition. He
Immediately sent for DIR. Ayde.otte,
who examined Mr.. Richie and pro-
nounced the case serious one.
The funeral of Levi A. Purnell, Esq
was held last Saturday morning after
services at his late residence on Church
street. Interment was made in the
family burying lot in the Presbyterian
| Churchyard. A sketch of Mr.. Purnell
was printed in the MESSENGER last
week shortly after his death. Reference
was made in the sketch to his having
been most prosperous business man,
and those who have looked into his
affairs bear out this statement. While
Mr.. Purnell did not leave a will. it is
said he left an estate worth $4,000.
Tuesday DR.. Straughn carried to
the Peninsula General Hospital, Sails
bury, William Bevans, colored, suffer
ing from fractured skull received in a
fight Saturday night. The fracture was
pressing on the brain causing paraly.
sis of the right arm and little use of
corresponding leg. Five pieces of bone
were removed of considerable size. He
is expected to recover. Operation by
DIR. Dick, assisted by Drs. Straughn,
Todd. and Freeny Ned Lindsey. an.
other colored man, is said to have adj
ministered the blow which knocked
Bevans out.
| We greatly sympathize with Coun-
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Pocomoke City in the death of his son
John +. Paradee. who died in New
York city on Saturday afternoon last
aged 81 years. Ne graduated at the
Pocomoke High School in 1901, and at
Pierce's Business College in June last
At the time of his death he was employ
ed as bookkeepeEby the Boliver Biscuit
Co., of New York. He had been sick a
little over week with articular rheuma
tism. The young man was a member
of the Presbyterian Church of POGO,
moke City. The remains were taken to
Pocomoke City for interment
| To the great surprise of their
friends, Miss Amy Brewington aud
Mr.. Ashland Malone were married Sun
day night at residence of William
L. Brewington, on Isatsiie>street. Sails
bury. The bride. yKoS is anSorphan,
made her home It MI. Brewington's
residence, but the wedding was so care
fully planned that not a soul, except a
few who were let into the secret, sus.
pected it, The family were at church
at the time, and knew nothing of it un.
til they returned. Mr.. Malone is
craftsman of great ability, and is EN-
ployed at the Grier machine shops.
Miss Brewington is a niece of Senator
Brewington.
S. L. Mckee, formerly of this city,
now of Asheville. n. c., is a member
of a company recently organized, and
to be known as the Carolina Develop
ment and Realty Company whose
object it is to develop that section of
the country. The officers and board of
directors are as follows: President,
George r. Collins; vice. president. John
A. Nichols; secretary. George II.
Erdman; treasurer. HI. A. Miller: mana.
ger, John Lord, NJ. +. Q. III. Hobbs, S.
l.. Mckee. w. b. McEwen. G. F.
\ Massey, w. L. Mason and +. NJ.
Weaver are the directors. The company
has for its object the development,
buying and selling of mineral and
timber property. Among the stock
holders are men who already have
large mineral or timber interests.
| -Messrs. +. A. Grier & Son, of Sails
bury, have the exclusive agency for the
Eastern Shore of Maryland and Virginia
for the international Kerosene Engine
which is meeting with so much favor
with builders of pleasure yachts, work
boats and for all purposes where safe
and reliable engine is needed. These
engines are sure to go. Do not require
any batteries or electrical appliances of
any kind, develop more speed than gas
oline engines per given horse power, and
as coal oil can be had at any cross road
store, they can be more easily supplied
with fuel, and at less cost than gasoline
engines. Each horse power requires but
one gallon of oil for ten hours steady