Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1904-04-16

Under the firm name of Hancock &
Truitt. Messrs J. w. Hancock and
Chatles +. Truitt have formed part.
nersiip in the phosphate and fertilizing
business. They have jus, received a
large quantity of the best grade fertilizer
which they are selling at lowest prices.
Give them call
Charles +. Truitt. Esq +. Attorney
for the owners, will sell the farm in
Coulbourne's district, commonly known
as the Purnell Shockley farm. at public
sale in front of the Court House door,
Snow Hill. next Tuesday. April 10Th. at
two O'Clock There is good stand of
excellent pine timber on this land.
The Baltimore. Chesapeake & At
lantic Railway Company will run il
cheap excursion to Baltimore from all
stations on Railway Division for those
desiring to view the ruins of the recent
fire. on Tuesday. April 10Th; tickets
good to return April Goth, 1904 For
schedule of train aud fare for the round
trip. see posters or call on agents. A. J
Benjamin. Supt. d. p. a.
A ID Irwin. Jr., of Altoona, Pa,
spent Saturday and Sunday with his
parents in Snow Hill. Mr. Irwin is "A
Civil Engineer, having taken his degree
at Pennsylvania Military College. Cbes-
ter, and is now employed in the Con
struction Department of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad. At present he is aiding
in the construction near Altoona, of one
of the largest Round Houses in the
world.
Several new free rural delivery
routes have been inaugurated III TIL
county within the past few months. We
have subscribers on each of these routes
some of whom have been getting their
mail at different post offices. If anv
subscriber who lives on one of these
routes is not receiving his paper prompt
ly, he will please notify us. and give
us explicit directions for forwarding il
in the future.
Mr. H. +. Shockley. the enterpris-
ing merchant of Stockton, is so well
pleased with his advertising venture in
the DEMOCRATIC MESSENGER that he has
decided to continue the good work
We believe that a great many of the
merchants in our towns are losing an
opportunity of increasing their sales and
publicity to what they have to sell, and
by not advertising in their county paper
Ii pays to advertise. Try it, and see for
yourself.
In last weeks issue of the MESsEN-
GER we gave a resume of the work done
by the last Legislature. in so far as leg
islation relating to Worcester County
was enacted. We have since learned
that there were some inaccuracies in
this account. which was taken from "a
Baltimore paper, notably. in the report
of a passage of a bill authorizing a vote
on the liquor question in St. Martins
district. This bill passed the House;
but was reported unfavorably by the
Senate Committee.
OF an appropriation by Congress for
Rivers and Harbors, there is a balance
of 5000 available for use in clearing
the Pocomoke River. A steam dredge
arrived here this week for the purpose
of making wider the two cuts in the iv-
or near Snow Hill. so as to aid naviga.
ton to this point. These improvements
will be made, and other work done un
til the amount of the appropriation has
been exhausted. The work is being done
under the supervision of Capt. Beckett.
of the Treasury Department of the
United States Government
Attention is called to the advertise
ment in another column of l. H. Mer-
rill. Pocomoke City. This firm. which
has been established since 1862. is offer
ing for sale a remarkable collection of
spring suits. correct in style. low in
t,rtna tho pna1ffv NJ Il
manship of which is the best They
have nearly 5000 feet of floor space de-
voted TO the exclusive sale of clothing,
hats, and fur nishing goods. They have
all the new styles in haberdashery for
right. Don't forget the place.. II.
Merrill's Peninsula Clothing Emporium,
Pocomoke City.
Mr.. Benjamin S. Mills. former
resident of Snow Hill. now of Delmar.
a freight conductor on the n. Y. p. &
n. Railroad, met with serious acct
dent on FRIDAY of last week Mr. Mills
train was at Kings Cp,c and was shift
ing cars Mn Mills><vas ON moving
car and was astethpting to put on the
brake, but the c)faia on the brake was
loose and the unfortunate man was
thrown between two cars. four trucks
passing over beth legs, crushing them
below the knees. He was at once plac-
ed on special train and taken to the
Peninsula General Hospital, Salisbury,
where both legs were amputated, four
inches below the knees. DIR. Goidsbo-
rough accompanied the unfortunate man
to Salisbury in the absence of the com
pany's surgeon, DIR. Wainwright Con-
ductor Mills is a son of MIR. James Mills
who many years ago conducted IA shoe
makers shop here. but who now resides
in Crisfield.