Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-10-03

Our opening of millinery goods last
Wednesday and Thursday was we'll at.
tended and we sold many beautiful hats.
We would be pleased to show you
through our stock. Mrs. w. F. Dukes
& 90.
Miss Hattie Bailey. of Baltimore,
has been secured to do our trimming
this season. She is an experienced trim
mer and will please YOU with the very
latest styles of the milliner's art. Mrs.
w. F. Dukes & Co.
Something New-Claude's Oonfes-
sion. 255 pages of rich and rare read
ing. Regular price. SOC. Sent postpaid
to any address for Csc. Agents wanted
everywhere. Mack & Cummings. 526
w. 18th ST., Wilmington, Del.
The third quarterly conference of
Whatcoat M. E. Church will be held Oh
Saturday evening. October 10th, at z
O'Clock. Preaching by Rev. Adam
Stengle, Presiding Elder of Salisbury
District, on Sunday evening, Oct. II. at
7.30,
My fall and winter samples are
ready for inspection. and invite all to
call and examine. have not made a
misfit for the past five seasons, as you
can find out by inquiring of those for
whom I have worked. P. S. Smith.
Tailor.
We are compelled to abreviate and
leave out many communications on
various subjects which came into our
office Thursday and Friday. We can
not do all our work in two days, so our
correspondents will consider that we
have done the best we could for them.
The people of Worcester County
will have an opportunity to see and hear
Hon. Edwin Warfield and the other
candidates on the Democratic State
ticket in Snow Hill on Tuesday. October
9th. 1t will be great day and there
will be plenty of music and speaking.
The many friends of Mr.. John L.
Mock. who was recently appointed
Deputy Clerk in place of John w. Station,
resigned, will now find him in the Clerk 8
office where he is familiarizing himself
with his duties. Mr.. Mock was indicted
into office Thursday morning, and
at once proceeded to work with his &C
customed ease and grace.
Rev. Claude G. Jones has resigned
his position asSpastor of the Christian
Church to resume work in Washington,
and Will preach his last sermon next
Sunday. His appointments for that
day are: III am. preaching at Christ.
ian Church. 4 p. m. preaching service
at Aims House 7.45 p M. farewell
service at Christian Church.
AT the Teachers Institute, held in
Cambridge this week, Miss Mary H.
Scarborough, of Snow Hill, took prom
inent part. Miss Scarborough is con-
nected with the State Normal School.
Baltimore, and is. regarded as one of
the foremost teachers i'll the state. She
is a daughter of William J. Scarborough
of this town, and has many friends
here.
The annual meeting Of the Old
School Baptists will be held next We'd
nesday and Thursday, October 9TH and
Sth., at Indiantown church, Powells-
vile. This annual meeting of the Bap-
fist. is usually largely attended. men,
bers and friends being present from
Delaware, Berlin, Snow Hill, Salisbury,
and various other points in Worcester
and Wicomico counties.
L. L. Dirickson, president of the L.
l.. Dirickson Banking Company. at
Berlin, Md. was in North East, Cecil
county, Tuesday, and met a number of
the citizens in the interest of starting a
national bank in that town. The pro-
iect has been under consideration for
some time, and applications for stock
amounting to nearly SIC, 900 have been
made. 1t is proposed to start the bank
with capital of $4,000, one half or
more of which Mr.. Erickson desires
shall be subscribed by residents of the
town. Over one third of the stock was
subscribed by local people.
One of the large pound fishing boats
capsized in the surf at Ocean City Tues
day, and one of the crew. George Crop
per, lost his life. The other six men
were brought ashore by the crew of
another pound boat. which went to
their assistance. 1t is supposed that
Chopper was struck by something when
the boat was capsized, as he never sank
below the surface of the water. Every
means were used to resuscitate him by
Capt. = Christopher Ludlam, who is
4 noted life saver, and others who We're
near the scene of the accident at the
time Capt Dunton, of Ocean City
Life Saving Station, and Capt. Jones,
of Isle of Wight Station. arrived ON the
scene in a short while and rendered as
sistance. Chopper was about 40 years
of age and leaves a widow, but no
children. His home is near. Williams
Vile, Delaware AT exactly the same
place and same time on Monday a
small fishing skiff was capsized. The
crew of three men reached the shore
III safety.