Democratic messenger., 1903-09-12

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is i'll with typhoid fever. but is very
much improved at this :, ing.
Mrs. Thomas Pennewsll dled at her
home in Atkinsons disthift Monday
after a lingering ILLNESS of consumption.
She was about 40 years of akeNand leaves
husband and several children to mourn
| her death.
MFR. s. NJ. Truitt was in Snow Hill
Wednesday and Thursday Mr. Truitt
Is a member of the firm of Brandes Bro.
Philadelphia and is successful sales
man. His old friends here are glad of
his success.
Miss Ella Redden returned this
week from pleasant visit to friend at
Miss Redden also visited friends in
Wachapreague. and other points in
Northampton County.
The State Steamer Governor
Thomas came here Wednesday even
ing to take the family of Governor
Smith 10 the launching of the Maryland
at Newport News. Captain Howard
left with his party Thursday afternoon.
Mr.. w s. Hill. of Baltimore, came
down on the steamer Maryland to-day to
visit at the home of Mr. ]. III. Riley
and will be accompanied back by Miss
Sadie Riley Monday where they will be
.married Tuesday evening September
| 18th.
Mrs. Sidney J. Mumford and child
ren. Charlie w, and Sadie B. Mumford.
of Baltimore, who have spending part
of the summer with friends and rela-
tives in Snow Hill, left Thursday morn
ing on the steamer Maryland for their
home in Baltimore.
Quite large number of our people
witnessed the game of ball last Friday
afternoon between Snow Hill and
Frankford. Both teams were good.
Snow Hill was ahead on the eighth
inning but the Frankford boys made a
squirt and won ont. Score, Q to l6
Rev Jacob Walters. of Ocean View,
Del. and Rev. Claude Jones will eX-
chage pulpits next Sunday. Mr.. Walters
will preach at Snow Hill Christian
Church Sunday morning and at Good
Will in the afternoon at 3 O'Clock. No
evening preaching service that day.
Mr.. Edwin Warfield, candidate for
the Democratic nomination for Cover.
nor of Maryland, will deliver the
principal address at the meeting of past
grand representatives which will be
held during the convention of the
Sovereign Grand Lodge of the Inde-
pendent Order of Odd Fellows in Balti.
more from September 81 to 26.
Rev. Alfred Smith, ID. d., Whining.
ton Conference Temperance Evangelist.
will preach in Whatcoat Mr.. f. Church
on Sunday evening next. DIR. Smith
has served the church as a pastor and
presiding elder for number of years
and is regarded by many as one of the
foremost pulpit orators of the Eastern
Shore.
After a hard baAtla W. T. Hearne
and Walter Hearthvsay succeeded in
capturing one of the Nrgest black snakes
ever killed in this SECTION of the state.
The snake measured 7ft Sin from tip to
tip and 57s in. in circumference. 1t has
been dressed and stuffed, and is now
on exhibition in the window of Perdue' S
repository.
MIR. Shadrach Taylor died at his
home on Watermelon Point road about
three miles from Sno& Hin, after a few
weeks ILLNESS. of paralysis. He was
seventy six years old, apdis survived by
widow and three sopk; William. David
and James. Internrent was made in
the Whatcoat NJ f. Church Cemetery
MIR. Taylor moved to this county from
Wisher's Point, Va, last winter.
William $ Bowen, Esq who has
been identified with the Girdletree Mer
camille Company in the capacity of
Manager, has severed his connection
with that firm, and accepted a similar
one with the firm of Scarborough,
Onley q Co. Mir. Bowen Is "A young
man of good business ability, and Is
very popular with his patrons and
| customers.
On account of the continued i'll
health of my wife, have decided 10 dis
continue housekeeping i'm Snow Hill, OH
October LIST, therefore desire to- sell ar
once az private sale my residence, also
all NV household goods consisting of 1
full chamber suits. parlor suits. | or
gan. stoves. tables, chairs. carpets. book
cases, desks, etc. Possession at once.
]. T. Taylor.
The State Horticultural Society is
arranging for its coming meeting and
desires that people throughout the
State shall make an effort to have the
fruits and vegetables exceed anything
vet shown. Ii is especially desired To
have full exhibit of truck and
vegetables Persons desiring to exhibit
are requested to notify the secretary at
College Park, Maryland.
-Limberger cheese laid in the cup
board will drive away ants, says an
editor. Ii will drive the dogs out of Il
lanyard and drive mule through "a
barbwire fence; il will drive herd of
cattle over a precipice; it will drive a
tramp from hearty meal: it will drive
a negro from a hen roost. or a man into
insanity who stays ten minutes within
five feet of its presence. Yes it will
drive away aunts and uncles. and if we
had any cousins, that il would not drive
away, we would be tempted to disown
them.
Mr. Oregon Milton Dennis, secre-
tary of the Maryland State Game and
Fish Protective Association. st ties that
there is less violation of the ws this
season than there has been during the
entire time. The Association is greatly
aided in the enforcement of the law by
many Of the members of the clubs
along the shore. and Mr.. Dennis says
that he believes tr". che people are now
beginning to realize tnat the laws are
not made TO further the interests of the