Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1896-03-21

Eight OF our young people, toul
ladies and four gentlemen, have or
gained select social club Their
meetings are to he known rs the Merry
Meetings Of the Frisky Frolickers .
They have one supernumerary member
The Ladies Aid Of Gumby Pres
1 byterian Church, Stockton. will hold
a Birthday Party on Friday even
ing. March 9th inst. If stormy, then
on Monday. 30th inst. All are invited
to come and celebrate their own birth
days together, an opportunity which
rarely occurs. Interesting entertain
ment. Refreshments free.
The first commission, over the
signature of Governor Lowndes, receiv-
ed at the Clerks office here, was receiv-
ed this week Ii was a commission
appointing Mr.. Henry 4. Godfrey, OF
Berlin. member of the Board of Di-
rectors of the Female House OF Refuge.
Mr.. Godfrey is a consistent Republican
and such are the men who Governor
Lowndes has said he will recognize.
We congratulate Mr.. Godfrey.
"A. {. Moore, a farmer between
Dover aud Cheswold, has been expert
menting with wheat as hog feed He
has two pens of ten pigs each and fed
one LOT on corn and the other on wheat.
At the end Of l10 days they were
killed, when it was found that The hogs
fed on wheat averaged lS2 pounds and
those fed on corn 1913 pounds The
latter cost & cents per pound and the
pork from wheat feed I cents per
pound.
Several papers Of the Peninsula
have printed an item which says all OF
Snow Hill not destroyed by the fire OF
1893 was burned in the late contlagra.
ton. For the benefit of our esteemed
contemporaries, we give the information
that the resident portion of Snow Hill
was not injured by either OF the fires,
and that the fire of the 9th instant only
destroyed part of the frame business
houses which were left in 1898.
Sunday Services in NJ. p. Church.
Morning subject. The Power of a
Touch" Night Temperate Sermon.
Eph. 5:lS. Preaching at Trinity 3
p. m. The usual means Of grace.
Tuesday $50 p. m. Stewards and
Trustees. Wednesday, Members meet
ing to act on probationers Thursday
,. p. IN. Quar-. Conference. Thursday
Ladies Aid Society at Mrs. Catherine
Bowens. j. +. Nicholson, Pastor.
A novel school entertainment was
held at Sykes Island. Va. a few weeks
ago. Ii was called hugeing bee,
aud charges were made as follows :
Girls IL years, Is cents for hug OF
two minutes duration, or short
squeeze. 10 cents from rs To 20
years, 90 cents 4; from 20 to -, -
cents school marms. 40 cts another
mans wife. 81 widows, according to
looks, from 10 cents to SO F; old maids.
3 cents piece, or two for nickel and
no limitation as to time
An exchange SAYS: "'E' is the
most unfortunate letter in the English
alphabet. because il is never in cash,
never out of debt and never out Of
danger" The aforesaid exchange for
gets that the letter 'e'' is never in war,
but always in peace. 1t is in the be-
ginning of existence, the commence
ment of ease and the end OF trouble.
Without il there would be no bread,
no meat, no meal. no water
no gospel. no heaven. Yes, and the
end OF life and the beginning of eterni-
ty, and We can get along without it in
living but not in death.
Trees should be trimmed iudic-
iously and sparngly, but not year
after year dwarfed and mutilated till
they lose their character OF trees. The
only street tree that will bear cutting
back each year is the poplar, and it
soon loses under the process all like.
ness to a tree aud becomes thick.
scraggy bush perched on top of a pole.
The maple, horse chestnut and other
trees headed back are hopelessly mutt
lated. They never recover their
natural beauty, and though sometimes
the weakness of the roots or of the
trunk may require "A surgical operation
of this kind, its unnecessary operation is
proof that ignorance and folly have
had their way and wrought a deed OF
destruction.
Miss Roberta Curtis, of 81. Mar.
tins, gave very pleasant party To her
friends Saturday night She intend,
going TO New Mexico shortly aud used
this way OF calling some Of her many
friends around her. Among those
present were. Misses Amelia and Annie
Donaway, Dollie and Viola Baker,
Nellie Birch. Carrie Curtis and Clara
Adkins, OF New Hope; Messrs. Frank
Smallwood, Edward GlIis. Ned Henry
Chester Gunby, Dale Henry, Fred
Baker, Walter f. Gunby. Gordon
Lewis aud John Cooper, Of Whaley
vile. After refreshments were served
and Jolly time was had by all present
they left with hest wishes for pleasant
trip. Miss Curtis leaves host 81
friends. who regret her departure am
absence.
The uncertainty of the weather
during the winter months has prevent
ed the editors OF the MESSENGER from
making frequent visits to PocomokC
City, and other places in the County
where the MESSENGER extensively cir
culates, but the prospects are nov
favorable for us TO renew our regular
visits, and we shall start out next SAT
urday, March -, with a visit to POGO
moke. Our purpose there will be Il
collect subscriptions for the past and
present year Those of our friend,
who have not already settled are re
quesied 10 meet Us at Powell's hote
next Saturday ANY who may reac
this, and are not pow subscribers. ar,
solicited 10 become such, and get all
the news from all parts of the county