Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-10-17

There will be services in Mackenzie
Memorial Presbyterian church to-mor-
row Sunday morning. at the usual
hour. Services in the evening in Gunby
Presbyterian Church, at Stockton. Rev.
J. B. North, Pastor.
The Knights of Pythias of POGO
moke City are arranging for hand
some entertainment on Monday evening.
the 10th inst, on the occasion of the
twenty-fifth anniversary of their organ
ization as Lodge.
j. Henry Young. of Pocomoke City,
Monday made an assignment for the
benefit of his creditors to Clayton J.
Purnell and Robley D. Jones. trustees.
Bond was given for $4,000, indicating
assets of $1,000. The liabilities are said
to be about the same.
Il have just received large line of
sterling silver fatware, consisting of
cream, gravy and soup ladies', berry
spoons. jelly spoons. preserve spoons.
cold meat forks, beef forks, olive spoons
and forks, etc. I will be pleased to
have you call and examine my entire
stock. J. w. Vincent, Jeweler, Snow
Hill, Nd.
During the recent storm, it is re-
POI ted that an inlet was cut in the
beach about two and fourth miles be-
loY Ocean City. The inlet is said to be
>abbut 200 yards wide, and several feet
asep. We hope the report is true, and
THAI the natural causeway, wrought by
the force of the waves and the wind,
may be preserved and maintained, as it
would mean thousands of dollars to our
oystermen.
If you owe for subscription to the
MESSENGER call at the editors sanctum
during court week and settle. Don't
neglect this matter friends, as we are
anxious to get our subscription books in
better shape than they now are. We
know it is simply forgetfulness on the
part of some of our patrons that their
subscriptions are not paid. This notice
is to remind you if you have forgotten
Call and see us.
Passengers on the steamer Mary
land from Baltimore to Snow Hill last
Friday say it was the toughest storm
they ever experienced on the bay. Cap
tain Howard stood at the wheel all
night long and the boat was not only
well managed but she behaved beauti.
fully. She did not arrive in Snow Hill
until Sunday morning, having been
moored all Saturday night at her wharf
in Pocomoke City.
Wilmington. Del, papers announce
that Mr.. S. L. Mckee. formerly of Snow
Hill, but who has been living at Ashe-
vile, N. G., for year or two. has pur-
chased the business of the leading opti-
clan in Wilmington and will improve
the establishment until it is the finest
store of it's kind in the city of Whining
ton. We wish DIR. Mckee success and
recommend to him the use of the COL
umns of the MESSENGER so that his
many friends in this county will keep
in touch with him in his new place of
business.
Two grand daughters of Isaac N.
Hearne, Esq, were married Wednesday.
at one O'Clock. One was Miss Annie
Lee Short, daughter of ex-sheriff Short
of Georgetown, who married Mr.. Hurry
Elliot, of Delmar, where they will re-.
side; the other was Miss Mollle White,
daughter of Mr.. Eli N. White, of
Whitesville, Delaware, who married
Mr.. Tilghman. of Salisbury. Both
wedding couples took the afternoon
train and met at Harrington, whence
they proceeded in company for jolly
honeymoon in the north.
"A mail agent has been placed on
the night train, and the mail which has
heretofore been brought down on that
train in locked pouch, and carried on to
Franklin City, is left off at the different
stations and distributed by the post
masters, after the arrival of the train.
This will be a great convenience to our
business men, as they will be enabled to
answer important letters the same
night. The Editors of the MESSENGER
have agitated this from time to time,
and in this, as in other matters pertain
ing to the public good. stand ready to
help in whatever way they can.
Miss Bessie Long. daughter of Mr..
E. I. Long, of Philadelphia, and grand
daughter of Stephen E. Mason, Esq, of
Snow Hill. was married Wednesday
evening to Mr.. Herbert Truxis, of Nor
ristown. Pa. The wedding took place
in Philadelphia, at the home of the
brides aunt, Mrs. Myers. A reception
was held after the wedding. They re-
ceived many handsome presents. After
tour in the northern cities they will re-
turn to West Philadelphia. where they
will reside. Mrs. Truxis is we'll known
in Snow Hill, where she has many rela-
tives and friends. Mr.. Walter T. Mason
and Miss lille Mason of Snow HILL