Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-08-16


Berlin, arrived in Snow Hill "Wednesday
TO visit friends in and near town before
returning to Philadelphia
Special train for Parsonsburg Camp,
Sunday. August nth and 24th, leave
Salisbury $50 and go p. ~, returning
leave Parsonsburg > p. M, and 1900 p.
IN. Fare for the round trip % cents.
Miss Mary Louise Wilson. daughter
of the Nax William S. Wilson of Snow
Hill. wVs married to Mr. Howard
Schwa1Nat noon Thursday. at the rec.
tory ofCArpus Christi Catholic Church,
Mr., MT; EoyaAnn Lafayette Avenues Bal
Mrs. Robert l.. Causey returned
home Wednesday from Crisfield. where
she had been summoned to the bedside
of her father, Captain William Insley.
ralysis.
Oliver ID. Collins, administrator of
Mrs. Martha g. Timmons, will sell the
personal property of the deceased Mrs.
William Il. Timmons, at her late resi-.
dence on Market street on Friday next
Timmons is also advertised i'll another
column.
The monthly meeting of the w. 9.
L. U. will be held at headquarters next
Tuesday afternoon at three o'clock. All
members are requested to be present;
as the annual election of officers will be
held, also the election of delegates to
the County Convention, which will
convene in Berlin OH the 2Sth inst.
The Baltimore, Chesepeak and
Atlantic Railway Company will run IA
Moonlight to Ocean City from Salisbury
and points East Friday. August 22nd.,
1902. Passengers can go on No. | and
, and also on special train leaving Sails
bury 30 p. m, returning leaving Ocean
City 1000 O'Clock p. IN. For any other
information see posters or call on agents.
"A very delightful caro- party was
given at the home of Mrs. A. ID. Irwin
last Wednesday evening. Those present
were, Mrs. Mamie Dryden. Miss Nora
Dryden, Mrs. Marion L. Hargis, Mrs.
Thomas III. Collins. Mrs. John l.. Mock,
Mrs. William Rounds, Mrs. Paul Jones.
and.the Misses Detwiler of Philadelphia
The prize, beautiful antique lace night
cap, IS years old, was won by Miss Mag
gle Detwiler.
MIR. VIM. L. Clark, the veteran edi
tor. died lAsy Friday afternoon at his
home in WNlsville, Ohio. He was born
in Snow HAl, March %. 1914. and was
at one tiy6e\ editor of the Record and
Gazette ,bf Ppcomoke City. He went to
Wellsyille, Ohio, in 1885 and published
the Patriot during the War and opposed
the Union. HE was married September
20, 1858. His wife died May B, 1897.
Paralysis was the cause of his death.
Mr.. Peter S. Holland, of Silverlane.
Connecticut, has been spending the
past two weeks with friends and rela-
tives in Pocomoke, Stockton and Snow
Hill. Mr.. Holland is popular young
man, aud his friends are glad to have
him again in their midst. Mr.. Holland
is employed by the Silverlane pickle
factory of Connecticut, and enjoys the
entire respect and confidence of his en-
ployers.
Two important transfers of real
estate have been made this week-one.
the purchase of Mr.. Zadok Duffy's house
and lot on the Virginia road. by Uriah
+. Shockley, Esq, the other the pur-
chase of Mrs. Marshalls house on
Church Street where DIR. Dashiell re-
sides, by George w. Coulbourn, Esq.
We are glad to know that Mr.. Shockley
and Mr.. Coulbourn expect to occupy
their new homes another year. Both
gentlemen are from Coulbourn's dis
trict, and their removal to town will be
a great loss to the respective communi.
ties in which they at present reside.
The case of Louis Il. Faller who died
recently In Baltimore as the result of
septic treatment after a supposed mo-
squito bite has attracted considerable at
tention, and has served as a warning
against scratching any kind of wound.
no matter how produced, rather than as
a caution against being bitten by mo-
squitos. In many climates it is practi :
cally impossible for any one to go
through the summer without being
stabbed now and then. Young Faller
scratched his mosquito bite, and the
poisonous germ in his finger nail infected
it. Becoming more and more infiamed
the sore grew larger, until it was ten
times as large the mosquito that started
the mischief The case is regarded rare
and exceptional.
AT their regular session on Tuesday
last, the following scholarships were
awarded by the School Board: Western
Maryland College. Miss Daisy Paradee
of Pocomoke City; Washington College,
Miss Martha HoVell. of Snow Hill: State
Normal School baltimore. Miss Gertrude
Ennis. of Lq6k Ridge; State Normal
School No. ~ FEostburg, Miss Harriet
Dirickson, N Betlin. Mr.. Charles w.
Jones. of Stockton. was appointed school
trustee in place ii Alfred Child, Esq,
resigned. A resolution was passed.
whereby an additional teacher will be
added to the corps of the Snow Hill
High School. The grade has not vet
been determined, but it will no doubt
look, to the relief of the over. crowded
primary department.
In the golf tournament which has
been in progress at Ocean City during
the past week. Miss Sarah Applegarth,
of Baltimore, and Mr.. Clements Smoot,
of the Exmore County Club, chicago.
won the mixed foursome match and
were awarded the handsome silver cup
presented by the Ocean City Golf Club.
The finals of the match had narrowed
down to Mr.. Smoot and Miss Applegarth
and DR. William Penn Compton, of the
Chevy Chase Club, and Mrs. John f.
NNachinnton Dlay ha