Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-11-14

Thursday ON their way home from their
wedding trip. 1t was DR.. Burwell's
first visit to Snow Hill. They were the
guests of DR.. and Mrs. Paul Jones.
The Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union, of Snow Hill, will hold a
business meeting at headquarters next
Tuesday afternoon, at 8 o'clock. All
persons interested in this work are cor
daily invited to be present. Press Supt.
The newly elected officers of the
Epworth League will be installed at
che regular service at the M. E. Church
Sunday. A special musical program
will be rendered in connection with this
service. Exercises commence at Z 80
o'clock.
The third anniversary of Whatcoat
M. E. Church will be appropriately Gel.
ebrated during the week, November o.
20. Former pastors and the various
town ministers are expected to partlci.
pate in the services. The program will
be published next week.
This is the time of year above all
others when you should advertise your
business. and the MESSENGER is the pa.
per above all others in which to place
your advertisement. Special rates from
now till Christmas. Get move on
right now and do all you can to secure a
big holiday trade.
Miss Hattie Dukes, of Girdletree,
has accepted the position recently vaca-
ted by her sister, Mrs. Susie Stevenson,
il the furniture and clothing store of
Mr.. J. w. Jones. Miss Dukes is young
lady of wide business experience, and
Mr. Jones is fortunate in securing her
services.-Northampton Times, Cape
Charles.
Rev. VIM. M. Mitchell. Evangelist,
who has been conducting revival meet
ing for two weeks in the Methodist Prot
estant Church, closed the services last
Sunday evening and left Monday morn :
ing for Washington, D. O., where he
will hold extra meetings for sometime.
Many were converted during the meet
ing here.
Il have just received large line of
sterling silver flatware, consisting of
cream, gravy and soup ladies, berry
spoons. jelly spoons, preserve spoons,
cold meat forks, beef forks. olive spoons
and forks, etc. will be pleased to
have you call and examine my entire
stock. J. w. Vincent, Jeweler, Snow
Hill, Md.
The Secret Service announces the
finding of new counterfeit S. silver
series of 1899; check letter A:
plate number 161; Lyons register;
Roberts Treasurer The most notice
able defect in This counterfeit is the
coarse. blotchy appearance of the In
dian head. The paper is of good quail
ty, with red ink lines to initiate the
silk threads of the genuine.
The open season for game in Wor-
cester county is as follows: Squirrels,
from September LIST to December 1st.
Rabbits: from November 18th to Janu-
airy 18th. Quail or cartridges. November
10Th to January 18th. Woodcock, Nov
ember 10th to February 1st, also during
the month of July. Wood or summer
ducks, September LIST to March 1st. Snipe
and plover unprotected.
Attention is called to the sale of
real estate of the late William M.
Vincent, on Tuesday afternoon at two
o'clock, at the Court House. This sale
includes the desirable residence of the
late William M. Vincent. the storehouse
on the same lot, house and lot on Hill
Street. The sale is advertised by W.
w. Vincent. Agent for the owners. and
will commence promptly at two o'clock.
Please bear in mind that it takes a
great deal of money to publish paper
like the MESSENGER every week, and
that we are expecting you to come or
send that dollar or more that you owe
for it. We must have all accounts set
tied before the first of the year. We in
tend to turn over a new leaf then aud
quit sending the MESSENGER to people
who have not paid for it in advance. We
have already done this with subscribers
outside of the county.
-"Ten years ago Denton girl put a
needle between her lips while she
hunted some thread preparatory to
it. just then she sneezed,
and the needle was gone. She searched
for it without results. Last week she
felt tingling sensation at the end of
one of her fingers Upon eXamina-
ton she discovered the point of small
object just above the surface Of the skin.
Procuring pair of tweezers, she pulled
out-a Thorn she had accidently run in
to her finger. Next, denton Union.
We regret very much to lose Ma
resident of this town Mr.. WilliaYQ.
Pitts, who has been in the employ of
Smith, Moore & Co as superintendent
of their milling hu sinass in the conntrv