Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-02-21

March I'd. All members are requested
to be present.
-Lenten services at All Hallows. be.
ginning on Ash Wednesday Feb 25th,
at 1890 A. NJ Sunday services as usual
and every Wednesday. Thursday and
Friday at 4 As p NJ. Make use of these
quiet hours of prayer.
The Executive Council of the Mary
land State Bar Association has decided
that the eighth annual meeting of the
association shall be held at Ocean City.
if suitable arrangements can be made
The dates selected are Tuesday, Wed.
nesday and Thursday, July Z, and 8.
The Chicago Optical Cos. real and
only Eye Specialist that every came
to Snow Hill will be at DIR Paul Jones
drugstore next Monday and Tuesday.
This Eye Specialist will fit you with
glasses after others have failed to fit
you. Chicago Optical Co.
Mr. and Mrs Zadok Powell left on
the boat Monday for Baltimore Mrs.
Powell who has been i'm poor health re-
Gently, has gone to a hospital for treat
ment We hope that she will be great
~ benefited, and soon enabled to return
TO her home.
The colored school at Taylor Gate,
in the 9Th election district. was burned
Tuesday night. The fire was reported
I'd be of incendiary origin, but a more
pIfbable explanation is that il was
CAUSED by spark during the high gale
width prevailed Tuesday night.
The Chicago Optical Co.'S Eve Spec
ialist will be at DIR Paul Jones' Drug
store Monday and Tuesday. Feb. 23rd
and 24th. two days only. Our Eye Spec.
ialist has fitted seventy. five eyes with
glasses in p d. Cottingham' and DIR.
Jones drugstores in Snow Hill during
the last five years.
i will be in Girdletree Friday after
noon. February eth, for the purpose of
collecting state and county taxes, and
at Stockton for the same purpose. on
Saturday the 2Sth. All persons living
i'm Stockton district will have an oppor-
tunity then to see me and pay their
taxes. Charles M. Peters. Tax Collect.
or.
-Messrs Harper and Taylor, of Sal
isbury. are offering for next week only,
great reductions In the prices of goods
purchased at their store. They offer
special bargains in tea sets. clocks, tables.
jewel cases, silver forks. gold bracelets,
watches, umbrellas, etc. A call at
their store will convince You that this
is the greatest bargain on sale for years.
Mr. o. NJ. Purnell, real estate agent.
has sold for Mr.. Elmer ID. Bailey the
lot on which his storehouse is located at
the corner of Market and Green Streets
in this town. Mr.. Turner NJ Davis was
the purchaser at $1,000. Mr.. Davis will
paint and otherwise improve this prop.
erty and enhance its appearance. and
the value of it and other property in
the neighborhood.
The corpse of William Webb, who
disappeared from Princess Anne jan
harry 10, was found in the Pocomoke
river. at Shelltown last Friday. He
was 10 years old and was the jailer at
Princess Anne until the prison was
burned, when he was thrown out of
employment. Being without work and
having large family, he became great
~ depressed and drowned himself
According to statement made by
brokers of Baltimore. the sale of canned
tomatoes for future delivery is being
seriously retarded by the high price ask
ed by the growers. Last year the grow
er was paid 81 a ton. which was 81 90
more than the preceding year, although
packers are willing to pay last years
rate On this account the sales thus far
in 1903 are about 80 per cent less than
they were during the corresponding
period last year.
As Washington birthday this year
will fall on Sunday the following Mon
day will be observed as legal holiday
1t is provided in Section 10, Article
l3, Public General Laws of Maryland.
for such observance in the following
language: Whenever the first day of
January, the twenty-second day of
February. the fourth day of July or the
twenty. fifth day of December shall
either of them occur on Sunday, the
Monday next following shall be deemed
and shall be treated as public holiday.
A very pretty wedding was solem-
niZed last Thursday evening, at the
home of Mr. and Mrs Frank p. Bailey.
of this town. The contracting parties
were Miss Pearl Edna Bailey and Mr.
William Angelo Harris. who were
married by the Rev Mr. North, pastor
of the Presbyterian Church. After the
ceremony. the guests were invited to
the dining tom. Where cake and ice
cream were Aervfh in abundance. The
bride was thdDkcipient of many useful
and ornamental presents. The editors
of the MEskENSER wish MIR. and Mrs.
Harris long and happy welded life.
Thomas Dixon, Jr., author of THE
Leopard's Spots" has the reputation of
having never missed lecture engage
ment, and is said TO nave lectured before
more people than any other man in
the United States. Recently, because a
train was late. MIR. Dixon missed the
only connection that would enable him
to reach city in time 10 lecture He
telephoned "A division superintendent of
the railway for "A special train, and the
next day applied to the roads president
for refund of the money the train cost
him. The president had read 1.-The
Leopard's Spots and gave the author
check.
The firemen offer the following
prizes which are open to all who JON
in the big parade Monday: For the best
fancy costume, riding saddle; second
best, gentleman gold ring; best comic
costume. box of cigars; second best.
pocket knife. After the parade a festi''
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