Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-03-18
CIRDLETREE.

0lNOIEINEE.
Mr.. l.. w. Birmingham paid Snow
Hill visit this week
Mrs. Eugene Rowley paid a short
visit to Snow Hill on Friday.
MIR. J. NJ. Jones, who has been in deli
cate health for some time, is again quite
i'll.
Prof. J. l. Coulbourn spent Saturday
and Sunday with his father near Snow
Hill.
DIR. w. ID. Straughn and wife of Snow
Hill Were welcome visitors to Girdle-
tree on Sunday.
Mrs. Moses J. Hudson is visiting rela-
tives at Snow Hill We wish her a
pleasant visit.
After few days visit with relatives
at Berlin, Mrs. Lizzie Hudson returned
home Saturday last.
WI -hitnuA VI
Va. paid short visit to his parents of
this town on Monday
Girdletree is yet well provided with
mud and water. and our daily song is.
LET little sunshine in"
The Misses Hattie and Lottie Brit
tingham of Girdletree are visiting their
grand parents this week.
Mr. William G. Blackboard is having
tedious spell of rheumatic neuralgia.
We wish him a complete recovery.
Mr. Henry Callahan and wife were
the welcome guests of their sister, Mrs.
A. Washington Webb on Monday.
Misses Adele +. Spence and Sallie
Truitt attended the services at Presby-
terrain Church of Stockton. on Sunday
Mr.. Caswell, accompanied by two of
his friends of New York City is spend
ing few days with Mr.. Moses J. Hud-
son.
Service al the NJ. L. Church both
morning and evening on Sunday Sacra-
ment will be administered in the even
ing
Miss Halle Scarborough accompanied
by her friend Miss Estelle Truitt. of
Box Iron. is visiting Miss Ethel Pruitt.
at Greenbackville, Va.
Mr. Charles Soper of the t. S l.. S
:. of North Beach and Mr. James Stur-
gis of Green Run Station were in Cir
dlctrce this week
After two weeks absence from his
post of duty at North Beach station. Mr.
Peter G. Merritt has sufficiently recov-
cred to return tn his work.
Mcssrs. Lee Sturgis, formerly of
Snow Hill. but now of Boston. Mass. }
and Milton Townsend of Snow Hill were
guests in our town on Sunday last
What has become of the entertain
ment : Has the merchant removed from
Lyons: or has the prince, becoming
weary of our slow town, returned to his
own country:
4 new pupil has entered the Girdle-
tree Grammar School. Strange that he
should be capable of accomplishing the
difficult work of the principals depart
ment. Well girls he seems to be IA wei
come visitor.
Sick list is yet an important local i'll
our letter. Those who are unable to at
tend to their usual work at the present
time are the following: Messrs w. G..
Blackboard, J. n. Jones, Mrs. Aline g.
Dukes. Mrs. Zadok Selby and Mrs. G..
&. Ellis.
The shipping of oysters to Il large ex-
tent has given away to that of planting
them. Thousands of bushels are being
planted III our waters. and no doubt
when grown the said plants will bring
excellent prices which will compensate
all labor now being performed.
Quite number of the people of this
vicinity are much alarmed at the report
of so many cases of that terrible disease
known as smallpox, which is proving
fatal to a number of the people of
Pocomokc City. 4 large number are
undergoing vaccinations hoping by this
preventive to escape the sad result of its
deadly work. Our sympathy is extend
cd to all those who are So affected with
such horrible dread of the above men-
toned disease.
Rev H. c. Turner. who for the past
three years has served as pastor of the
NJ. +. Church of this town, will leave
Monday for conference which will be
held at Cambridge. Md. II is with
much sorrow that we greet the closing
Of this conference year; although we
realize that good work has been accom-
plishcd, we are much afraid that Rev.
Turner will not return to MS another
year, and knowing that he is worthy
both financially and spirituality of a
broader field of labor we should not feel
loath to part with him, but nevcrthc-
less we are trusting that some arrange
mcnt will be- made that will return him
to us. Mr.. Turner has done u great
work and through his untiring efforts
much good has been accomplished.