Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-08-30

Snow Hill Corporation and Water
Bond Taxes are past due and if not paid
at once will proceed to collect same ac
cording to law. Otis G. Rayne. collec-
tor of town taxes.
Hon. Clayton J. Purnell came down
Thursday to spend few days at his
home in Snow HILL He was accompan-
led by his daughter. Miss May, and
Miss Helen Clark. of Baltimore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pietch and son, Charles,
after ten days stay in Snow Hill. left
Thursday morning for Virginia. where
they will spend some time before re.
turning To their home i'm Baltimore
The Misses Bessie. Matte and Ber-
tie Tull, and MIR. Harry Merrill, of Pc.
comokc City. who have been visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. Frank Fooks return
ed To their home the first part of the
week.
-Adjutant Kemp and the Salvation
Army Brigade. who have held revivals
in several towns on the Peninsula since
leaving Snow Hill last Spring. are now
conducting services in their tent at
Salisbury.
MIR. Robert l.. Causey. quartermast.
er ON the Steamer Pocomoke. has &c.
cepted position on the Old Domini on,
which runs between Norfolk and Rich
mond. He will move his family to
Norfolk shortly.
DIR. Paul Jones keeps on hand at all
times eye glasses and spectacles Of all
kinds. and can always accommodate you.
He has a specialist who visits his store
every three months. He will be here
on Sept, 18th next.
Seventeen people are said to have
died at Stone Gap, Va, last Saturday
If small pox. The epidemic is beyond
control. Rev. ID. NJ. Austin formerly
pastor of the Christian Church hcIe is
now stationed at Stone Gap.
"A joint meeting of the Parish Guild
aud the Woman's Auxiliary Missionary
Society of All Hallow's Church will be
held in the church on Tuesday ut 4 p. m.
Lecture by the Rector on "Woman's
Part in Mission Work" All interested
are invited.
MIR. ID. 5. Hudson has moved his
stock of goods tn the bui lding recently
vacated by Charles III Parsons next Ia
the store Of Il. L. Truitt. Mr.. Hudson
solicits your patronage. and invites you
Ia call and examine his high grade line
of goods
The annual picnic of whatcat NJ.
+. Sunday School was held mt Public
Landing on Tuesday last Quite large
number of scholars. teachers and friends
of the Church and Sunday School were
s..n I.s.
most enjoyable one to all who were
present.
Mrs. Mary +. Ridout, wife of Rev.
ID. A. Ridout who. for the past two
years served the cOlored NJ. r. Church
as Pastor. died i'm Nanticoke. Md, Fri
day Aug. 22nd., ut 7.45 p. IN. The re-
mains were taken to Baltimore and
placed in the family lot in Zion Gene.
terry Monday Up. III.
Mr.. and Mrs. @. l.. Vincent and
daughter, Miss Beulah have been spend.
ing the past week at Chincoteague. On
Wednesday. Mr.. Marion T. Hargis and
daughter. Miss Nora, joined their party
and as fish are plentiful in the wa
ters around the Island, they had great
sport in the noble art of which Isaac
Walton was SO jealous devotee.
Prof. and Mrs Thomas Humphrey
Spence after spending few weeks with
his mother at "Lansdowne. left Monday
for Middletown. Del. where they will
spend a few days with Rev. Mr. Valland-
ingham. On account of his onerous
duties as principal of NJ. A c.,
Prof. Spence returns to College Park
earlier than usual this year.
The steamer az. Benson Dennis"
arrived at Norfolk, Va. last Wednesday
with n cargo of 1850 bushels of fish.
These fish were all caught at one haul
of the seine in Back bay. One thousand
bushels Were menhaden and wereship
ped to the Crisfield fertilizer factory
The balance-trout. mackerel and other
fish-was sold in Norfolk. -Margiander
4. HcrdId.
Cadet Thomas NJ. Robins who has
been spending the past eight weeks
with his parents near town, left Wed
nesday for West Point where he will de-
vote his talents and energies during the
next two years to the mastery of military
science and tactics. Mr.. Robins fur
Tough expired on the 2Sth, and as this
will be his last lease Of absence until he
is graduated from the Military Academy
two years hence. a large number Of his
friends gathered at the station to see
him off
The Methodist Protestant denomina.
tion will lay the Corner Stone for
Bates Memorial Church September
18th at 2.3O p. M. There will be no effort
made to raise money but. any who wish
to contribute may do so and these con.
tributions will be thankfully received
The following ministers will take part: :
Rev. ] NJ Sheridan Of Pocomoke CITY.
Rev. +. y. Little. d. ID president of the
conference and, Rev s. Il Southerly.
ID. d.. a life long friend Of the late DIR.
Bates will lay the Stone Preaching
10 80 a. M. and 30 and Z 30 y. m.
General manager. w. A. Baker. Dis.
trict manager. Harry MAYER. and Super
intendent, w. S. Stichberrv .Jr. of the
Diamond State Telephone COMPANY
have been in Snow Hill this week com
pleting the details of the proposed OK.
tension of improvements i'm the COM
Dany's plant in Snow Hill Mr.. Stitch
berry will make his headquarters here
for the next few weeks. District mana
ger Mayer will he here again i'm few
days tn remain some time. Workmen
are already on the ground preparing
the new poles and other materials for
placing In position at once.