Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-09-19

his Ola nome Cn0 past week. NE Was
accompanied by his wife and child. Mr..
Clayville left Friday morning, but his
family have remained to spend few
days with his father, Mr.. Henry j.
Clayville.
Miss Olivia Souder, of Washington,
ID. o.. who has been spending several
weeks with Miss Lucille Collins. return
ed to her home last Monday afternoon.
Miss Souder hasa charming personality.
and during her stay here has won
host of friends who regretted to see her
take her departure.
Owing to circumstances over which
we had no control, we are obliged to
omit great deal of matter of local in
terest this week, also several letters
from correspondents from various parts
of the county. We are sorry to do this
and hope correspondents will send their
letters as usual next week.
Mrs. William L. Laws and Miss
May Hamblin. of Wango. were the
guests of Mrs. Mary J. Purnell the first
part of the week. Messrs. William L..
Laws and Asbury @. Hamblin also spent
Monday in Snow Hill. Mr.. Laws is a
brother of Mrs. Mary J. Purnell. and
lives on his large farm near Wango.
"A jolly party of young people enjoy
ed moonlight excursion down the
river to Pocomoke City last Saturday
evening. The ladies provided an am
pie lunch, which the gentlemen did full
justice to. and the whole evening was
very happily spent. The party arrived
in Snow Hill shortly before midnight.
MIR. James w .Gordy returned home
Thursday from the Peninsula General
Hospital, where he underwent an opera.
ton for appendicitis about five weeks
ago. AS already stated in the MEssEN.
GER, the operated was entirely success.
full, and the many friends of Mr.. Gordy
are rejoiced to see him in their midst
again.
Preaching services will be held to-
morrow morning in the Presbyterian
church. No service in the evening. In
the evening, services will be held in
Gunby Church Stockton. There will be
collection taken at this service for the
synodical sustentation fund. Let the
otfel ing be liberal one. J. B. North,
Pastor.
Registration days this fall for Wor-
cester County will be Tuesday. Sep
TENDER. 29Ch, and Tuesday, October
9th. These will be the only two days
on which voters can get registered.
On Tuesday, October 18th, the regis.
tratiou officers will sit for the purpose
of correcting and revising the lists
istered on that day.
On account of the physical condi.
ton of Mrs. Taylor, was obliged to
cancel my former announcement to
sell my household goods at private sale
and in order to dispose of everything at
once, will sell all at public auction, next
Tuesday afternoon, September 22nd.,
at one o'clock, sharp. Nothing has
been sold at private sale. Only one
sale Remember the day, September
22nd., and the hour, one o'clock, sharp.
J. T. Taylor.
Col. John P. Moore and son John
P. Moore. Jr., landed in New York
last Saturday morning about ten o'clock
on the steamer New York, of the
American Line, via Southampton and
Cherbourg, and reached their home in
Snow Hill the same evening. They
report their trip as being most de.
lightful one, it being conductive to
both rest and recreation. While abroad
they visited London, Paris and various
other places of interest in France and
Switzerland. Their many friends are
glad to welcome them back. and are
pleased to learn that their trip was
beneficial.
Miss Sallie West, daughter of Mrs.
William West, who resides on the shell
road, short distance east of Salisbury,
died suddenly laet Saturday afternoon
of blood poison. caused by an abscess
ON the face, The young lady was short
ly to have been married to Mr. Fred
Phipps son of w. ] Phipps. Esq, and
was making preparations for the happy
event. Nhef she was stricken. Miss
Vests fdC}herly lived in Coulbourn's
district, bis county, having died about
three yeaksA go. Miss Vests body was
broughtEo Show Hill, and inferred in
the ceGetery~of the Old School Bap-
tist Church. The funeral SCR.
vices which were conducted by Elder
Poulson were largely attended by her
friends and relatives.
The Worcester county school teach.
ers met here Tuesday and effected per-
manent organization. John I. Coulbourn
chairman of the legislative committee,
will address letter to each of the nom
inees for the House of Delegates from
Worcester county, and to State Senator
John P. Moore, asking for their cid in
securing for the teacher of the county
an advance in salaries A written reply
will be requested. John S Hill was
elected president ofthe association; Miss
Elma Bratten. Mr.. Jamison. E. CLARK
Fontaine and John I. Coulbourne vice.
presidents; Mrs. Benton H Whaley,
recording secretary; Miss Venie Hearne,
corresponding secretary; and E. Clark
Fontaine treasurer. A full account of
the meeting will be given in our next
issue.
The public schools of Worcester
County opened Wednesday, and reports
from all sections, show an unusually
large attendance, especially in the High
Schools. The enrolment in the Snow
Hill High School was nearly three hun
dred, large increase over the number
last year. Under the management and
direction of Prof. Couibourn. and his
corps of efficient assistants, the machin.
cry was set in motion, and the work for
the fall term begun. Prof. Levin J.
Kelley, Instructor in the Manual Train
ing Department, was on hand, and will
ably direct this department another
year. This work, which was new to
our people year ago, has become very
popular with both scholar and patron,
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