Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1905-01-14
Snow Hill Going Ahead

ne spirit OF Improvement struck
Snow Hill people all right last year and
much of the impetus was given it by
the erection here or the Snow Hill
Butter Dish and Basket Cos factory,
which gives employment to a large
number of people. The stockholders of
this concern are largely our own people.
who do not believe in waiting for
strangers to come here and get the
benefit of good business opportunities,
but rather believe the way to build up
town is for the citizens themselves to
show they have faith in it, The owners
of this factory are Thomas NJ Purnell,
Oliver d. Collins. j. Edward White, G.
L Vincent, E. Hance Fooks. John Fl.
Layton. @. V. White and L. l.. Layton
The people of Snow Hill aud surround.
ing country are getting the benefit of
this enterprise far more than are the
projectors, who have not yet received
any income from the money they in
vested. 1t Is to be hoped. however, that
they will be well repaid for their
valued service to the community
Quite number of small houses have
been erected in the neighborhood of
this factory in addition to these, houses
have been erected as follows:
William Q. Powell four dwellings on
Powell street.
Hastings & Timmons. brick store
house, corner Washington and Green
Streets.
E. J Perdue. dwelling house on
Washington Street.
DIR. J. S. Aydelotte, six dwellings
near r. r. Station.
George Adkins, dwelling and store
house near depot.
Joshua Adkins, dwelling on Washing
ton st.
Peter Colbourn. dwelling near r. r.
Station.
7. Y. Johnson. dwelling near basket
factory.
Charles A. Clark. dwelling on Wash
ington street.
David Hudson. dwelling on Washing
ton street.
William E. Massey. residence on
Washington street.
William E. Massey, stave factory on
Collins wharf.
2 barrel factories at r. r. Station
built by Girdletree parties.
Elmer Bailey, dwelling house on
Green street.
Mrs. Charles Hancock. dwelling on
Virginia Road
DR.. Dashiell. brick dwelling adjoining
Presbyteri Church.
William Duffy remodeling house next
to O. L. Vincent's.
William 7. Hearn, residence on
Franklin street.
T. NJ. Purnell addition to livery
stable.
DIR. Paul Jones, tenant house near
river.
DIR. Paul Jones, tenant house on Morris
street.
Levin Disharoon, large stables
Asbury Q. Riley, dwelling on Market
street extended.
Thomas Herman, dwelling on Market
street extended.
Jerome L. Herman. dwelling on
Market street extended.
John Shockley storehouse on Bay
street.
Robert Clark. dwelling on Martin
street.
Swing Brothers. large canning
factory.
In addition to the new houses con-
many dwellings were i'm
proved.
When the last census was taken
there were go vacant houses in Snow
Hill. all of which are now occupied by
at least one family. and the writer
knows of one house occupied by five
families.
The 32 new dwellings erected here
last year and the number between the
time the census was taken and last
year. will increase the total to at least
80 new homes built and occupied in
Snow Hill since the census of 1900.
AS was stated in the MESSENGER
several weeks ago. Mayor Corddry
claims that our population is now, at
least, 1900, and the evidence produced
In this rficla haa rS hi m ont