Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-06-10

Mr.. John w. Station returned home
from Hartford County, Tuesday night
where he accompanied Mrs. Station To
the home of her parents, DIR. and Mrs.
r. X. Robinson. Mrs. Robinson is quite
i'll.
While the insurance companies have
not completed their estimates. IL is now
stated that the recent fire loss at Milton
will not exceed $40, 900 much of the fire
zone being composed of worthless build
ings which were fire traps" and are
partly responsible for the spread of the
flames.
Two cents a week-one dollar a
year--is not much for each subscriber to
pay for his county newspaper; and as
every penny and every dollar is needed
in our business. we respectfully ask our
delinquent subscribers to bring or
send US the money for their subscrip-
tons at their earliest convenience.
-Messrs. Calvin B. Taylor and John
w. Station will sell desirable house
and lot, situated in Berlin, at public
sale in Berlin this morning. The sale
will be held in front of the Atlantic
Hotel, and will commence at 10 o'clock.
See advertisement on first page of the
Messenger today.
We have been sending out bills for
subscription this week. We ask you to
give the matter your prompt attention.
If you subscribe for a city paper you
have to pay the money down when you
subscribe. Why should you treat a
stranger, who may swindlc you, better
than your home people. whom you are
sure of?
Mr.. John G.. Short has had erected
splendid Ridgeway refrigerator in his
store this week. Its front is almost all
glass. The space inside is sufficient to
hang up many quarters of beef and
other meats and it present, neat and
sanitary appearance. II. Summers. of
Philadelphia, was the man who put it
up for Mr.. Short.
In the advertising columns of this
paper will be found the card Of Beacom's
Business Colleges, of Wilmington, Del,
and Salisbury, Md. These are first-class
schools and we can conscientiously re-
commend them to any one who is seek
ing a good business education, or in
struction in shorthand, typewriting and
penmanship. The school at Salisbury is
in every particular.
Mr.. Walter S. Hastings and friends
left Thursday morning for Philadelphia,
after having spent few days in Snow
Hill at the home of his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Lawrence Hastings. In the
evening they were Joined by several
Princeton friends, who rendered MIR.
Hastings a farewell dinner, prior to
his sailing for Europe on Friday. Mr..
Hastings will spend the summer in Paris,
prosecuting his studies.
While at work in his mill last Tues
day, Mr.. Charles Tilghman of the firm
of Shockley & Tilghman, was struck on
the nose by an iron pin which became
DOSE in pulley and few IN the direction
of Mr.. Iilghman knocking him out in
double quick time. His nose was broken
in two places, but he returned to work
after the doctor had treated it. Charlie
has had bad luck. having just gotten out
on Monday from bilious attack.
One of the graduates of Lehigh
University this year is Mr.. William
Howard Corddry, of this town. Mr..
Corddry is a son OF Mayor Corddry, and
went to Lehigh to study civil engineer
ing, in which he is graduated with
honors. He is bright young man, and
is sure to make his mark in the pro-
fession he has selected for his life work.
Mr.. Ohio Wilson is advertising the
Oakland automobile in the Messenger.
See his advertisement. He has two
cars now in stock which he will be glad
to show you.
The new railroad station at Laurel
is completed; the one at Dover well
underway. Newark, Md, has a COM
Portable new station and Snow Hill still
remains on the dump heap. When the
meeting of the New Castle Presbytery
was held here many of the preachers
and delegates thought when they arrived
at our station that they had struck a
little 80 cent village, and they did not
know better until they struck the town
proper. They were surprised, and in the
end voted Snow Hill one of the prettiest
towns they ever saw.
The will of Hon. George w. Cow
ington was filed for probate in the Or
phans' Court for Worcester County last
Monday nv Mrs Covinpton She was