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I1U llilll IIVVU LU SW llltt -£IAII III lluAlJiltli- lie was a carpenter by trade d bad lived and followed bis calling and around Snow Ilill since reach-g bis majority. lie was a member the Method is t Episcopal Church of is town and a Christian who carried 5 religion into all the avocations of i?. A good man whom all the people this town honored and respected, is remains were interred in the M.Churchyard Tuesday afternoon. 3 leaves a wile and one child, a lighter, who is the wife of William McAllen, Esq. The bereaved ones ve our sympathy in their great loss, t they have the consolation of know-* that their dear friend lias gone to inven of rest where he can forever •ell with the redeemed in Christ3US.Advance In Potatoes.Owing to the long drought, a sharp vance took place in potatoes last ek, the wholesale rate in New York y going to 82.75 a barrel, nearly iihie the price—81.50—at which ‘‘first diggings” started, the last ek in July. This will bring the ail price to 83 or 83.50, and where d in small quantities, to 84 or even per barrel. Leading dealers pre-:t an increase of 50 to 75 cents le-sen now and October, when the late p is placed on the market, followed the usual decline ot 81.75 to 82.50 r lmrrel. Experts m potato culture imate that if the entire crop now nving throughout the country were idy for digging, the yield would lie to 35 per cent, less than an average p grown under usual conditions, e Department rejwrts at Washington wed a depreciation of 18 per cent. July alone—one of the greatest ever orded in a single month.u'iviv-i ciii/ii “'o twduiuuu: hi; uuaadmirably. He has lieen handicapped from the start trying to operate a road supplied with inferior rolling stock and lacking many oiher modern necessities. Many other men would have given up with disgust where he has in a measure made a success. Give him the proper equipments and he will make the B. it E. S. R. R. hum. —Eds. Messenger.]Proposals for Building a Brick Hotel In Snow Hill, Mil.The undersigned invites sealed proposals for contractors to build a three story and attic brick hotel on corner of Washington and Green streets in Snow Hill according to plans, specifications and details made by Jackson C. Gott, architect, which can lie seen upon application at the Democratic Messenger office. The bids will lie opened Saturday Sept. 8th, 1804 and contract awarded. The right to reject all bids reserved. Building to lie completed Feb. 1st. 1895. Thomas M. Purnell, Snow Hill, Md.Republican Convention.The Worcester County Republican Convention met here on Monday and elected the following delegates to the Ocean City Convention: Elijah J.School field, C. O. Melvin, John James Collins, Thomas Z. Johnson, H. Clay Conway, L. J. Bunting, George R. Marshall and Z. P. Wharton. At the Ocean City Convention on Wednesday Mr. Wharton was made one of tlie Secretaries. The Convention nominated A. Lincoln Dryden of Somerset for the long term and Joseph MalHleit of Queen Annes for the short term.Free Scholarship.missioners will do it all in time.Mr. John T. Keas’ palatial residence is nearing completion and is an ornament to the town. It will be one of the prettiest houses in Worcester Co.The new brick building in course of construction here is quite a novelty to some people who never saw a building built of bricks before, we are glad j to say there are very few of such people.Miss Annie Powell, of Liberty town and Mr. Lemuel Dennis were married at the M. E. Church on the 19th ult. by the Rev. McFarlane. We wish the happy couple a long and happy wedded life.Mr. Thomas A. Gray the ]opuhir merchant of Hog Skull, is going to have oppositon by another Mr. Gray, but we reckon Tom will hold his own. We understand he will make it lively for all comjctitors.Mr. Stephen Quillen is one of the most prosjicroiis farmers in this section of the county and has made quite a good thing of it this summer selling vegetables, eanteloups, and watermelons. He also made a big crop of .wheat and his corn is beautiful.We are ghul to learn the county seat is to have the handsomest hotel south of Wilmington. It needs it badly and when your hotels get to feeding like those of Berlin, you will no doubt have many more visitors. We leat the world for good grub.Col. Washington li. Bennett has been in town for a few days. The Col. is known all over the Peninsula us the best joke teller on the road he says the internal organism of a traveling salesman, consists of three parts mule, ostrich, and camel. Mule, that he may be able to sleep standing on hisC j. .... 1..H___ I .♦ •
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Snow Hill, Maryland, US
Sat, Sep 01, 1894
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