Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-06-21

Children day was observed in the
Presbyterian Church of this town last
Sunday evening and the program was a
very excellent one. Master Edward
Richie delivered the welcome address.
and recitations were given by Juliet
Purnell. Elwood Causey. Maggie Stur-
gis. and others and soloes by several
of the children. The singing of the
school was very good and the exercise
passed off without hitch. After the
collection was taken Miss Beulah Vim
cent sang the beautiful solo. 1.-The
Choir Invisible 4" The collection amount
ed to $50.
Robert Richardson, son of Mr.
James Richardson of Box Iron. is home
on ,seven days furlough from the
United States warship Brooklyn on
which We is sailor. The Brooklyn is
now atNeague Island. Philadelphia,
having just arrived from Cuba. where
her /oficeA and men witnessed and
participated i'll the inaugural cere-
monies which made Senior Palma Presi-
dent of the Cuban Republic. Young
Richardson has been around the world
since he has been in the navy, and his
boat is now to take the remains of the
late British Minister, Lord Pauncefote,
to England for interment, SO he will
probably get to witness the coronation
ceremonies of King Edward
The commencement exercises ut
Snow Hill High School came off at the
High School Hall last Friday evening
as per the program printed in the MES
sENGER last week The address to the
graduates was made by Rev. Aloysus
Green, and it was a most excellent ad-
dress, full of good, sound advice to the
young people just leaving school and
entering upon the more active and try
ing scenes of life. One thing especially
was appreciated and fully endorsed by
the audience as excellent advice Mr..
Green told the young people To be origin
al and not TO ape other people-to be
true young men and women-doing their
duty regardless of what others did, and
they would surely reap rich reward.
The diplomas were delivered to the
graduates by Mr.. Zadok Powell, Presi-
dent of the School Board. Feeling re-
marks were made by Professor Colbourne
who said that the class of graduates was
an exceptionally bright one that there
was not poor one in the class and he
regretted very much to part with them
The class gave him as a token of their
esteem handsome picture, which Mr.
Green presented with few well chosen
words.
Lit Smith, who died a dozen years
ago and left widow in Snow Hill was
an old colored man who belonged to the
family of Governor Smith. This is by
way of introduction to let you know that
aunt Sarah Smith who is the subject of
this local is the widow of the late Lit
Smith. Aunt Sarah is right much alive
even if she is three score and ten, and
she don't relish her relatives coming to
her funeral as they did one day last
week Keeping abreast of the prevail
ing fashion for exaggeration. some of
the Snow Hill colored population got
it into their heads that Aunt Sarah was
dead. and they circulated the report so
industriously, and it gained such favor
as the story was told and retold. that
the exac. hour for the funeral was set
The first Aunt Sarah knew about her
being dead was when hack load of her
weeping. sympathizing country friends,
drove up to her humble cottage and
with long mourning wells covering their
faces proceeded to alight. Aunt Sarah
was sitting at the window viewing the
proceedings and wondering who was
dade." VIII she heard little pick
aninny or out. Fab de Lawd's sake
Aunt Sary amt dade. sure huff :" Oar
she sets at de winder - But those who
came to the funeral and had an oppor-
tunity to wear mourning, did not intend
to be cheated out of the opportunity. SO
with solemn mein they alighted. and
two by two entered the room where sat
old Aunt Sarah, and with wells drawn
down they discussed her sudden demise.
while other friends went up to the
colored church and waited for the corpse
of the old woman to be brought up.
She don't relish the episode at all. and
especially the way her visitors insisted
in remaining at her house with their
Grape wells pull down