Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-11-29


lie schools have been closed.
Governor Smith left Snow Hill for
Baltimore Monday afternoon to attend
the funeral of Joseph NJ. Gushing. MEM
Der of the State Board of Education.
The Governor was one of the honorary
pallbearers.
Owing to the rain last Tuesday the
sale of personal property of Mr.. f.
Hance Fooks. near Stockton, was post
poned until next Thursday. December
18th. Everyone looking for bargains is
invited to attend.
The County Commissioners of Wor-
cester county have put long distance
phone in thAi9 office. Two messages
have come to Enow Hill from Philadel
phia this week Snd we will soon he able
to talk to parties M Chicago if necessary
MIR. George V. Massey has been APP
pointed general solicitor for the Penn
sylvania Railroad succeeding MIR. Logan
deceased. Mr.. Massey has held the
position of assistant solicitor for num-
Der of years. and is regarded as very
able lawyer.
Miss Nancy Orr. of Chambersburg.
Pa. died of appendicitis i'll Pitisburg
hospital Saturday She was well known
in Stockton and Snow Hill. having Wis
tied both places within the year. She
was one of Mrs. John w. Station
bridesmaids
-Ex- Sheriff U. +. Shockley has
moved into his new home which he
purchased of Mr. H. p. Duffy in the
summer We welcome him to Snow
Hill and congratulate the town in secur-
ing one of the staunchest, most straight
forward citizens of the county.
Thanksgiving services were held in
the NJ +. Church Thursday morning
Rev. Jones. of the Christian Church,
preached the sermon. Ii was most
excellent one and was well received
The stores and places of business gener-
ally, were closed during the day.
The Ladies of the Methodist Protest
ant Church will hold "A bazaar and oys-
ter supper in Dryden's Hall Friday and
Saturday evenings. December 9Th and
9th. and at the same time will have on
sale ice cream and cake. Everybody is
invited to come and help along the good
cause. Proceeds for the new church.
Mr.. L. Howard Collins. student
at st. Johns College, came home last
to continue his studies. Under the skill
full care of DR. Paul Jones and the boun.
tiful repasts furnished by his mother.
he is again ready for work. and expects
to return to Annapolis to-day.
The evergreen season is approach.
ing and the land owners III many sec
tons of the county are examining their
woods Cor holly berries. The berries
are not as plentiful as in some years
past, due perhaps to the extensive cut
ting of the holly trees. 1t has been
very profitable business i'll some sections
of the county for several years and has
circulated much money.
-Sportsmen who have no land of
their own to hunt upon are having Il
hard time this season getting a shot at Il
RABBIT or partridge in Worcester. Warn
ings against trespass are met every where
and many persons have advertised in
this paper, warning all persons not To
come upon their property for the pur
pose of cunning. hunting or trapping.
Lots of people are saying these are
prosperous times. We are very glad TO
know it. and that reminds us that some
of the people who are blowing so loud
about prosperity owe US several years
subscription for the MESSENGER. There
is no better time to pay these subscrip
tions than now. We need the money
in our business and we do not intend tn
carry such people on our subscription
list much longer.
The annual meeting of the Associa-
ton of School Commissioners of Mary
land, will be held at the State Normal
CT D...l Dnl&
day and Friday, December 18th and 9TH.
Examiner George Biddle. of Cecil coun
ty, is president of the association. On
Wednesday, December Sd. a meeting of
the School Examiners section of the
association Is announced. at which i'm
portant questions will be discussed.
The Diamond State Telephone Com
pany has opened its new exchange in
the rooms over Purnell & Johnson's
law offices opposite the Court House.
where thew will also have public pay
station. This company has also pur.
chased the plants of the OnancocS Tel
ephone Company and the United Tele.
phone Company of Virginia. The Dia-
mOnd State Co. will extend its line
from Stockton to Franklin City and re.
build the line from Snow Hill South.
The place where hog killing sup
plies can be had is at p ID. Oottingham
& Co.'S. drug store. A fresh supply has
just been received, and each article
offered for sale is guaranteed TO be
strictly pure and of first quality. A
speciality with them is their country
rel pepper and ground country sage. If
Won want something true To name and
flavor trv these in your sausage this
year. Ii will he to your advantage TO
bear this notice in mind when ready to
buy.
The lumber firm of +. S. Adkins &
Co, was incorporated this week rs a
stock company under the laws of Del
aware with an authorized capitaliza
ton of Si50.O00. f. S. Adkins. @. r
Disharoon and Frederick p Adkins are
named as the incorporators. So. 900 of
the stock was issued and taken bv the
above named gentlemen. The officers
of the company are: +. s. Adkins,
president: G. r. Disharoon, treasurer.
and p. Adkins. secretary 1drcrtiScr
Several of our Peninsula exchanges
have contained notices of large potatoes
pumpkins and other vegetables grown i'm
their section this year. Now we are
going to announce that Mr. Littleton
B Birch. of Snow Hill, has placed on
exhibition at the store of p. ID. Getting
ham & Co, turnip grown by him
which weighs nine pounds and one
ounce. Mr.. Turner Davis is the grower
of "A pumpkin weighing us lbs and we
have seen hushels of four To eiThf pound