Democratic messenger., 1903-01-31

DIR. j. w. Herring, comptroller of the
state treasury, has been indisposed since
Tuesday last, and is now confined to
bed at his home in Westminster. HIS
physicians do not consider his illness TO
be of serious nature. He is suffering
with severe cold and has considerable
fever.
The property of the late William p.
Custis. of Baltimore, was sold Saturday
at Onancock for S3,9S5. 1t included
about 800 acres of swamp land, with a
little clear land situated near Onancock.
Probably 500. 900 worth of timber has
been cut off the land
Mr. John w McAllen, who resides
on the Snow Hill road, three miles from
Princess Anne, has taken IA contract TO
manufacture chestnut grove into
lumber. This grove is located six miles
from Belair, Hartford county Md. Mr..
McAllen has purchased mill for the
purpose named above and will move to
Hartford county in few days to begin
work.
X. +. Powell & Co, have purchased
lot in Salisbury, Nd. on the south side
OF Main street, owned by ex-Gov. L. T.
jackson, between the property of the
Salisbury National Bank and that of
DR.. George w. Todd, OH which will be
built one of the most modern buildings
in Salisbury. The lot fronts So feet on
Main street and extends through to
East Camden street, about 200 feet.
Plans will be prepared for modern
three story and basement stores build
feet pitch. The building will be 75x200
making it the largest stores building in
Maryland outside of Baltimore, and in
fact larger as to floor space on the main
floor than any store in Baltimore. The
floor space ON each floor will be ID 900
square feet, making in all 10000 square
feet of floor space
The Methodist Protestant Church of
Salisbury. practically new building
was dedicated Sunday. Rev. DIR. +. L.
Tagg, editor of the Methodist Protest
ant, of Baltimore, preached the sermon
in the morning, and Rev. Hugh Elder
dice, ID. d., president of the Westmin.
ster Seminary, preached in the even
ing. In the afternoon platform meet
ing was held. The cost of rebuilding
the church was over 5000, and new
pipe organ cost 81, 200. The edifice is
now one of the handsomest in the city,
especially inside. The seating capacity
of the main auditorium is over 300 and
the Sunday school room in the rear,
which is communicated with by sliding
glass doors, will seat over 200. On i'm
portant occasions, when both rooms are
thrown into one, the church will accom-
modate over 500 people comfortably.
Rev. DIR. Smith is the pastor.
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The second meeting of the farmers
and truckers of Accomac and Northamp-
ton counties for the purpose of organ
izing to secure foreign labor was held
at Eastville Saturday. Negro labor has
become so scarce and worthless, the
FARMERS say, that some quick measures
have to be taken to relieve the situation.
Some 80 truckers have joined together
aud elected representative-Dr. John
L. Wilkins-to go to New York and
other points to secure foreign immi-
grants TO come to the Eastern Shore and
settle. The object is u get only men
with families, as they will more likely
stay. Each trucker is TO take family
and place it oil his farm in a neat cot
tage and the male members are to work
on the farm. The wages paid here are
satisfactory and the cost of living mod.
crate.