Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-09-20

minnerV. Iney VIII return next week
with a fine line for display.
On Monday evening a small party
of young people We're pleasantly enter
tanned by Miss Matte johnson mt the
home of her parents on Bay street.
Mrs. James II. Tilghman and nIece.
Viola Wilson. who have been visiting
relatives in Somerset county for the
past six weeks, returned home last Sat.
urday.
After accompanying their son John
to Chester on Tuesday. Col and Mrs.
John p. Moore proceeded to Atlantic
City and Baltimore, where they spent a
few days.
Miss BERTHE Pennevllle. of the Phil.
adelphia Training School for nurses, re
turned to Philadelphia Monday after
spending two weeks here pleasantly
with her father.
Marion T. Hargis. Esq has been IN
Baltimore and Philadelphia during the
past week purchasing the Fall and
Winter supply of goods for Smith
Moore q Hargis
Mr.. Haroldp. Boehm, who has been
in Europe on baSiress since June will
sail from Havre, Nance, on the French
liner LA DavoC day reaching New
York on Saturday next.
The Pedro Club which discontinued
its meetings during the summer months
has been reorganiZed, and was very
handsomely entertained at the home of
the Misses Bishop Tuesday evening.
i have a desirable house and lot for
sale. Same is located on the road lead
ing from Girdletree to Taylor's Land
ing. and will be sold at reasonable
price. Maurice l.. Watson, Girdletree.
Md.
There Will be no services at st.
Paul's. Berlin, on Sunday the 2lst. Rev.
Mr.. CAN'T has felt obliged to take a
ten days visit and for this reason he
left on Thursday to visit his friends i'm
Washington Nnd elswhere.
Mr.. George Nv. Robinson, of Cir
dletree. can bSAst of one of the most
productive pSach\ trees of this section.
4 xnrlnr II. l..
this year bore HIM II baskets. The
product of this one tree alone was worth
$40.
Oysters sold last Wednesday i'm
Baltimore for Sl.lO bushel for prime
stock. The less desirable stock sold for
90 cents. The demand was excellent
and the commission merchants said
that more could have been sold than
were taken to port.
-Mr<Ucw> Dickerson. formerly of
this S6upty Us fpw engaged in manu-.
factqring\ phicks fn Salisbury, he and
Mr.. en/PsTdu% of Salisbury. having
bought %ut. FEG Todd & Co. The new
concern wiff-be known as the Peninsula
Brick 90.
Tho compulsory education law went
into effect in Baltimore September LIST.
All children between and l2 years of
age are required to attend school, and al
SO between IL and 16, who cannot read
and write the English language and are
not regularly employed.
-JaWes p. Townsend Esq. cashier
of tbe First National Bank. left Thurs.
day nNrnyg\ to attend the seventh
an ual S6nvehtion of the Maryland
B;tnkeS Association. which was held
at the BIEe Mountain House Friday
and Saturday of this week.
The Montgomery County School
Board refused to grant holiday To the
teachers of the county during fair week.
October to 10. The Board claims that
the teachers have had sufficient holiday,
and that if any of them desire to go to
the Fair ii ~ can hire substitute.
Attention is called to the notice of
the sittings of the registration officers
which appears in this issue of the Mes.
sENGER. All who are not registered
should attend to this important matter
on September Both and October 18th, as
only two days will be devoted to the
work.
Jack Frost is on the hills. and his
blasting breath has fallen ON vegeta.
ton, working injury, and damaging
crops in various parts of the country.
Baltimore and Howard counties report
slight sprinkling. but no damage of
any appreciable extent has been wrought
i'll Maryland.
Beacon q Dutton. proprietors of
the Wilmington Business School, report
an attendance this year of just double
that of the corresponding time last year.
Inasmuch as these men are conserva.
tive advertisers, this unusual growth
must be the result of exceptional work
i'll the school-room
-Suit\has been docketed i'll Reading,
Pa by the fessrs. Green Bros. attor