Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-09-13

dark ears. answers to the name of Lead.
Finder will be rewarded if returned to
James S. Shockley.
Mrs. George w. Purnell. who has
been spending the summer in New
York State. returned home Monday
night accompanied by her daughter.
Mrs. Alexander Russell. of Baltimore.
Harvey b. Russell, employed on the
Philadelphia. Wilmington & Baltimore
railroad as freight brakeman. while
coupling cars at Iron Hill Monday morn
ing. had his right hand caught between
cars and badly mashed
The family of Clayton J. Purnell.
Esq. returned to Snow Hill last Satur-
day. after spending the summer at their
cottage in Ocean City. They werd
accompanied by Mrs William Clark
and daughter Helen, of Baltimore.
The Ladies of the Methodist Prot.
estant Church will hold Nut Meg So
cial on the second floor of b. Il. Truitt 8
store next Wednesday evening Sept. Ia.
There will be- on sale icccream and cake.
Everybody invited. Proceeds for new
church.
Mrs William Pollitt died ut the
hoihe OTHER husband in this town last
Mohday of consumption She had been
ill MANY months and death was no terror
to KaF when it came. Her remains were
iDterted i'm the NJ. +. Churchyard We'd
fesdaS afternoon.
When you want good job of print.
ing done, bring or send il to the MESSEN-
GER office. we have the best facilities of
any office IN this section and do our
work promptly When you get work
done here Won have the satisfaction of
knowing it is done right.
On our first page will be found an
advertisement of Mr.. J. III. Perdue.
who has succeeded Mr.. +. G. Conner
in the carriage business in this town
He is a pleasant, accommodating young
man aud we trust he will be successful
in the carriage business i'm Snow Hill.
The gentlemen who own the driv-
ing park at this place have arranged for
race to come off on Tuesday, Octo-
her I'd. Entries are now being arranged
for and good races arepromised. Further
announcement will be made by posters
next week.
AT a meeting of the Somerset conn
ty Board of Commissioners held last
Tuesday, Mr.. L. w. Beauchanp report.
ed that he with Commissioner Paradee,
of Worcester county, had accepted the
new bridge over Dividing creek at
Fleming's mill.
Taking effect Monday. September
18th. the Baltimore, Chesapeake and
Atlantic Railway Company will change
their schedule withdrawing the summer
schedule and placing in effect the fall
schedule. See time tables and posters.
A. j. Benjamin. Superindent.
Mr. Levin L. Kelly who was recent
~ appointed instructor in the Manual
Training Department of the Snow Hill
High School, has been in Snow Hill
during the past week. experimenting
the putting in of the apparatus and fix
lures for Manua Training Department.
Mr.. James Laws. who was run into
and injured by b. @. & a. train about
two months ago was a visitor i'm Snow
Hill one day this week. He has not yet
fully recovered from his injuries. He
is getting along in years and it will he
sometime. no doubt, before he is fully
restored to health.
Beacon & 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
in the school-room
Mrs. Ellie Mackey. wife of Cadmus
Mackey. farmer of near Pleasant Hill.
Cecil county. died Sunday evening
from the effects of burns received on
Thursday last. While coming down a
flight of stairs with lighted lamp i'm her
hand. Mrs Mackey missed her footing
and fell and the lamp exploded.
The corn harvesting machines
which were introduced last year and
year before that. it was thought would
become as popular as the wheat harves.
ter and be equally as great labor savers.
seem to be turned down and discarded
in this section. Farmers who have
large corn crops have gone back to the
old plan of saving fodder by hand cut
ting.
States Attorney. Joseph l.. Bailey,
of Salisbury has sent ont a large num-
Der of posters giving full descriptions
Of VIM. Turpin and Harry Roane. the
two negroes wanted by the Wicomico
county authorities for shooting Conduc.
tor Waller, of the New York. Philadel-
phia & Norfolk Railroad. last week
Every effort possible will be made to
catch the culprits and bring them to
Bunif hment in this Court.
LMr. Howard b. Collins. of Leadville.
colorado. the eldest son of Mr.. Samuel
a. Collins. former resident of Snow
Hill, was married tn Miss George Curt
man of Denver. mt the home of her
parents. at = o'clock Tuesday. Sept 2d.
Immediately after the wedding. Mr..
Ind Mrs. Collins left for California
where they will spend their honey
moon. Mr. Collins is a grandson of
Mrs Sallie Collins Of this town.
@. w. Marshall. of Lewes. has Sc.
cured the contract to build an abutment
mt Love Point, around the bay side.
There will he 500 feet of heavy piling,
ten feet apart placed i'm the abutment,
and these will be boarded mp with two.
inch boards. The Love Point company
expects to add greatly to the attractions
at the resort before another season. one
of the additions being the building of a
pier for the accommodation of excursion
steamers.
Miss May Purnell entertained her
friends at Military Euchre on Wednes-
day evening. in honor of her guest. Miss
Halan CLARK of Baltimore Ouita a