Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1905-12-16
1T WILL help YOU To SELECT
Read This And You Will Know Where
You Should Go For Christmas Pres
ents In Snow Hill. Berlin and Pocomoke.

thinking about making their Christmas
purchases are perhaps in quandry as
to what they want. If they will con-
suit the advertising columns of the
MESSENGER il will prove of great as
sistance. The stores of Snow Hill and
in other sections of the county are as
well supplied this year as ever before
with all that is good to tickle the pallet
or clothe the outer man.
At McAllen's store Old Santa Claus
holds forth as is his usual custom every
Christmas and he is well supplied with
all kinds of toys for the little ones as
well as all kinds of confections. Plenty
of ornaments of the very newest con-
ception for trimming Christmas trees.
You will also find at McAllen's well
selected stock of plain and fancy gro
ceries. foreign and domestic fruits, nuts,
etc.
p. d. Cottingham & Co. S store is full
Of presents. Beautiful vases, pretty
lamps, artistic pictures, sweet-scented
perfumes, choice cut glass and many
other nice things for Christmas pres
ents. This firm has endeavored to an
ticipate your wants in their line and we
don't think it will be hard for them to
suit you.
Smith, Moore & Co., display choice
assortment of useful presents. Here
are some of the prettiest rugs and
carpets imaginable umbrellas, gloves,
satchels, gentlemen hats, etc. Beauti-
full glass and chinaware and all that
goes to make the Christmas plum
pudding or the juicy mince pie. Also
an excellent line of pretty tables. reed
rockers and other things suitable for
Christmas presents.
DIR. Paul Jones has fine line of cut
glass. china, ornaments, fancy plates.
pictures. all kinds of toilet goods, and
in fact you can get suited here in u
present.
J. Arthur Price has fine line of
candies, nuts, fruits of all kinds, and Il
nice stock of pipes and cigars. A
splendid store for Christmas present
for young man or young lady.
Lloyd & Blaine, Pocomoke City, have
store full of handsome gifts in cut
glass, china, silver, pictures and all
kinds of novelties. If you have never
visited this store. there is a great sur
prise in store for you.
Hastings & Timmons have splendid
stock of furniture, nice chairs, rockers.
tables, stands, rugs, carpets, window
shades, dress goods and notions.
Cuff & Co., are noted as the people
who feed the people. At this store you
will find complete stock of plain and
fancy groceries, meats, fruits and
vegetables.
II. C. Burbage has large stock of
toys, dolls, candies fire works fine
cigars, nuts. fruits and everything that
old Kris will want for the children.
John w. Vincent. the jewcler, has on
exhibition a pretty lot of Christmas
presents in the way of gold and silver
watches; rings. pins. diamonds. silver
spoons, napkin rings, silver butter
dishes, watch chains and charms and
so many other things it would take a
whole column to tell you about them.
Go to the store and see for yourself and
buy with the satisfaction of knowing
that you have bought cheaper of Vim
cent than you could get the same goods
for in any city. He never misrepre-
sents his goods.
Do you want nice umbrella with
fancy handle or nice neck tie, hand
kerchief or other Gents furnishings
Then YOU go to Il. T. Truths where
you will not only find what you want in
that line, but nice suits of clothes. over
coats, hats. shoes, slippers and many
other things.
j. S. Price & Co., always reliable
fair dealers, are prepared to feed you.
That is, to furnish your table with
choice groceries ingredients for mince
meat, excellent flour and fine tea and
coffee. In the dry goods department
will be found nice line of dress goods
and trimmings, hosiery, corsets, laces,
ribbons, shoes, neckwear, and many
other things which we cannot recall.
Just the place to buy mother or sister
new dress for Christmas present.
d. S. Hudson. is always accommo-
dating and ready to please customers.
Here you will find nice stock of dress
goods. notions, shoes and groceries.
J. w. Vandegrift & Co., Shovel. is
a hustling store that keeps everything
and Mr.. Farson is a hustling manager
that knows how TO advertise and run
business.
Business men advertise in the MES
sENGER because il is read every week
by over 5000 people. NuF Ced!
A nice carriage robe, whip, harness
or carriage would make fine Christ
mas present. Don't forget that Perdue
is the man.
Walter Mason, has splendid stock
of Christmas candies, nuts and fancy
goods. Don't fail to call at his store
and inspect the stock. Here you will
find splendid stock of dry goods and
groceries.
II you want to do real kind act buy
a ton of coal from W. d. Corddry &
Son and give il to someone too poor to
buy it, so that they may enjoy warm
Christmas ''fireside.
James ID. Hack has many things in
his store which will make useful Christ
mas presents. There's new cook
stove for mother. set Of tinware, a
new dinner bell, choice cutlery and lots
of other things.
J. j. Hurlock is now right on deck
for Christmas. Here's a nice gun for