Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-04-18

Mo-, Will preach at the christian
Church of Snow Hill. Sunday morning
at HOO O'Clock, and at the Christian
Church of Good Will at Z 30 p. NJ. Mr.
Hopkins is Secretary of the Christian
Missionary Society of Maryland, Del
aware, and District of Columbia.
Governor Smith and his staff have
arranged TO attend the dedicatory exer
ciscs of the st. Louis Exposition. to he
held on April 30. The party will travel
i'm special car over the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad. leaving Baltimor" on
April rs. The members of the Mary
land Commission will also attend the
exercises. leaving Baltimore Oh April %.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bruce Carmean gave
party last Thursday evening III honor
of their daughter, Miss Ola's 18th HI tn.
day. A large number of invited guests
was present, and all seemed to enjoy a
good time. The evening was spent in
playing games. and AT late hour the
guests were invited To the dining room,
where ice cream and cake were served
Miss Ola received IA great many beauti
full presents. After wishing Miss Ola
many more happy birthdays. the guests
took their departure for their respective
homes.
The Easter services conducted by
Rev. ]. Gibson CAN'T were largely at
tended. There were four services held
at St Pauls, Berlin. and one at st. Mar
tins Church. The decorations OF the
church at Berlin were most beautiful,
and the congregation that gathered at
st. Martins was so large that the church
49,. off
ings of the Sunday School and cOngre-
CATION were greatly in advance of
preceding years and great encourage
ment was taken because of the largely
increased interest of the people i'll the
welfare of the churches i'm this historic
parish.
Rev. T. H. Miller and family left
on Thursday for their new field of labor
at Stockton, Md. They have left be-
hind host of friends. His farewell
sermon was very affecting and moved
many to tears. He has lived very near
the people and the parting was sad.
The scene in the Sunday School will
long be remembered. He called all
the girls and boys under IL years of age
around the chancel rail and after pre-.
senting each with very beautiful card
he requested that all who would strive
to meet him in Heaven, hold up their
hands. Every boy and girl raised a
hand; after which the school was closed
with sad hearts and fearful eyes,
Sharptown Letter i'll VicOmicO Ners.
AT parish meeting held III St.
Pauls Church, Worcester Parish, on
Easter Monday, April 18th, Rev. Mr..
7 .;hSnr Can't Chn,r,,an aftar hn
various parochial reports were made by
the proper officers of the parish, show
ing a favorable condition of the parish
work in the several churches, Old ST.
Martins, St. Paul's-by-t the Sea at OceaH
City and St Paul, in Berlin. the following
were elected as vestrymen for the en-.
suing year: Edward J. DiIickson. Levin
L. Erickson, Frederick Rulings, Chas
Givans. John III. CULLEN. Kendall p
Jarvis, Thomas Whaley, of Berlin, and
William l. Purnell, of Ocean City. At
a subsequent vestry meeting, Edwin
J. Dirickson and Thomas Whaley were
elected Wardens, Levin l.. DiricksOn
Treas urer, Edwin J.Dirickson Registrar,
and Robert J. Showell as Delegate, and
Thomas Whaley as alternate. to repre-
sent the parish at the coming Diocesan
COnN cHtubu W bt uciu III SIltSttNtOWu
i'll June next.
Considerable building will be done
in Snow Hill as soon as the weather per-
mits. The house on the corner of FEEDER
al and Church streets. which Mayor
William ID. Corddry bought last week
of the Misses Cottingham, and which is
now occupied by Mr.. William G.
Powell and family, will undergo extern
sive repairs before its occupancy by
Mayor Oorddry. Mr.. Powell will reside
with his father, Mr.. Zadok Powell, who
also contemplates making some improve
ments to his already comfortable home.
Mr.. j. Edward White has recently pur-
chased lot on Federal Street, where
he will shortly begin the erection of Il
handsome. two story residence. On
Market Street, the residence of .. ID.
Collins, which is one of the most i'm.
posing in Snow Hill. is nearing com.
pletion; @. l.. Vincent has already plans
under way for improving his home;
while the vacant lot next to the Presby
terrain Church has been leased by DIR. +
). Dashiell. who confidently expects 10
build in the early spring. As this lot is
in the limit prescribed for brick build
ings, the n..w structure will be built of
brick, and will complete the line of in/
passing edifices OH the East side of Mar
ket Street.