Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-01-27

as first assistant in the chemical labora-
tory.
The first bill to pass the House was
delegate Eyler's proposition to make
Defenders Day, September IL, legal
holiday through the state The bill did
not have clear sailing. 1t received 62
affirmative and 32 negative votes. The
objection was from the county members,
who claim that there are already too
many legal holidays. which interfere
seriously with farm labor.
In another column of this issue will
be found the advertisement of James
King & Co., of Baltimore. These gen
tlemen are the largest horse and
carriage dealers, manufacturers and
liverymen in the State and they are
so well known as to need no words of
commentator from our pen. Read
their advertisement, and give them a
call when in need of anything in their
line.
-Messrs. Calvin Il. Taylor and Will
liam +. Johnson, Trustees, will sell at
public sale this afternoon at 2 O'Clock,
in front of the Atlantic Hotel, Berlin.
valuable tract of land situate in the
Fourth Election District. The farm is
the one which the late Henry Johnson
Dennis purchased of the late Edward
White. and is conveniently located
about three miles from the railroad sta
ton at Newark.
Under the name of the Pittsburg
Cunning Club, number of gentlemen
of Pittsburg are making arrangements
to build an elaborate club house on the
beach a few miles below Rehoboth.
Among other conveniences their plans
include the construction of trolley
line running from the ID. NJ. & V. Rail
Road to the beach. About forty men,
bers of the club came down Thursday
to look over the ground.
Mr.. Clayton Massey, son of Mr..
William r, Massey, of this town, had
his forearm badly hurt in his fathers
mill on TueAdaf. During the noon hour,
while sitting\fn the carriage, the mill
started up, aE he was thrown into the
log saw before he realized his danger.
He received very painful injuries, his
forearm bling badly torn and lacerated.
His WOUNDS we're dressed at Getting
hams drug store by DIR. John l.. Riley.
When the Wilmington Conference
of the Methodist Episcopal Church con-
venes i'm Pocomoke City early in March
it will be called upon to take action in
the cases of Revs. Charles 5. Baker and
Wilbur +. Corkran, who were suspended
from the church nearly year ago for
dabblng in stocks. Although Il is not
known what action the Conference will
tnts ks. e nI
that the ministers may be given charges
as their suspension of one year ends in
the spring.
Mrs. Mary G. w. Hancock, of near
Good Will, accompanied by her friend
and neighbor, Mr.. H. +. Birmingham.
was in Snow Hill Tuesday on business
matters. Tuesday was Mrs. HancOck's
S5th birthday, she having been born ii
Snow Hill, January 23rd. 1921, just
eighty five years ago. Her father was
the late Capt. John Bishop. Despite
her advanced years Mrs. Hancock is
active in body. vigorous in mind, and
her happy, cheerful disposition is a
source of constant inspiration to her
many friends.
No false pretense has marked the
career of Ely's Cream Balm. No idle
promises of rewards for cases il will
not cure. Being entirely harmless, it
is not responsible like the catarrh snuffs
and powders, for minds shattered by
cocaine. The great positiveSS -tue of
Ely's Cream Balm is that it Speedily
and completely cures nasal catarrh and
hay fever. Back of this statement is
the testimony of thousands and repu-
tation of many years success. All
druggists, Soc, or mailed by Ely Bros,
IS Warren Street. New York.
Mrs. Edith V. Tilghman has applied
in the Circuit Court for Worcester
her husband. Sampson 2. Tilghman.
The bill states that the plaintiff and
defendant were married on the I'd day
of April. 1901, and resided in Salisbury.
Wicomico County, until the I'd day of
July. 1902, when the defendant, without
any just cause or reason. abandoned and
deserted plaintiff, and that such aban-
donment has continued uninterruptedly
for at least three years, and the separa
ton is beyond any reasonable eXpecta-
ton of reconciliation.
The 1906 seed catalogue of I. w.
Wood 4 Sons, just received, is far in
advanced of any previous issue. The
value of this publication in giving full
and up-to-date information in regard to
both vegetable and farm crops for
southern planting cannot be estimated.
The annual issues of this catalogue
have done more to aid in the dversif-
cation and growing of profitable crops
in the South than any other similar
publication in this country. This cata-
logue is mailed free to farmers and
gardeners. upon request. to 7. w.
Wood Il Sons. Richmond Va.
Mr.. Green Davis, who is at East
Lake, NJ c., employed by a lumber
manufacturing concern, writes us: 81
cannot invest a dollar better than in
the MESSENGER and am always glad
TO receive it. He adds further: eve
have five cases of small pox about six
miles from here. All of the parties are
negroes. They have been quarantined
and there is no danger of the disease
spreading. He says that Mr.. Samuel
Payne killed large deer on Wednesday
of last week, and that deer are plenti-