Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-01-31

GRAY, of Claiborne, have been here this
week. being summoned to the bedsid @
of Mrs. Harry Gray who is critically ill.
The Governor has fixed Friday,
April 3, as the date for the execution of
Lewis ID. Green (colored). Green was
convicted in the Circuit Court for Tai.
bot County of killing his paramour,
Carrie Price.
-Messrs. Clarence Tilghman and
George Phillips. of Whiton, left for
Belle Haven, Va, this week. Mr.. Thigh
is visiting his sister. Mrs. e. CT. Coul-
bourn, and Mr.. Phillips has been en-
gagged to log mill at that place.
On account of poor health will sell
my stock of millinery goods. good will
and fixtures. This is good opportun-
ity for anyone desiring to engage in
business. Apply at once. Mrs. V. S.
Townsend. Snow Hill, Md.
Service at the Christian Church
Sunday morning at II a. m. and 7.3O
p. m, bg the pastor Morning subject,
1.-THE Wicked Husbandmen, Matt 81,
33-45. Evening subject. 1.-The Lost
Sheep and The Lost Coin" Luke Is,
LII.
The Orphans Court was in session
on Tuesday. with Judges Zadok p.
Henry, Alfred Child and Ara p. Bowen
on the bench Asa result of a compe-
titive examination. the scholarship to
Washington College was awarded to
John Birmingham of Girdletree.
Left home Tuesday last and was
seen at Snow Hill depot, large. black,
setter dog, with yellow legs. also a yellow
spot over each eye, answers to the name
of Don. Any one that will return him
or inform Howard NJ. Shockley of his
whereabouts will be suitably rewarded.
-Ex- comptroller of the State Robert
p. Graham. who recently moved from
Salisbury to Baltimore, has purchased
house and lot of the Roland Park
Company, on Ridgewood Road. The
price paid was $4,000, and Mr.. Graham
its completion in the Spring.
When you are wanting first class
groceries, dry goods. shoes and other
merchandise we would be pleased to
have YOU deal at this store. We sell
cheap for cash and pay highest market
prices for country produce. See our adj
vertisement in another column of the
MESSENGER. Walter T. Mason, Snow
Hill, Md.
The L. +. Mumford Banking Co. -,
of Cape Charles. has organized Ma
tional bank at st. Mary's with the fol-
lowing directors: l.. f. Mumford, John
T. Ballenger, +. Oscar Morgan, Francis
V. King. Enoch b. Abel, William F.
Greenwich and Lloyd L. Smith, all
residents of st. Marys county, except
Messrs. Mumford and Ballenger.
Mr. William S. Bowen, the genial
and capable manager of the Girdletree
Mercantile Co., has recently purchased
a lot on Bay Street, in Girdletree, on
which he contemplates erecting house
in the early Spring. The structure will
be a handsome two story building.
equipped with every modern conven-
fence, aud will be an ornament to the
town.
The Rev. ]. Gibson Can't. Rector
of Worcester Parish has been under the
necessity of declining several important
calls to other parishes. One, last au-
.amn, to st. Johns, Waverly, Balti
more. as successor to the Rev. Francis
H. Stubs. another to ST. Thomas. Ham
cock. Washington County, aud last
week a call to All Saints Parish. st.
Mary's county.
-Messrs Swing Brothers extensive
packers of fruits and vegetables at
Ridgely. Md have purchased the can
uluk ldCbDTy Vi Otultl, hODTt N w., III
Snow Hill and will operate the same
this season. They place an advertise
ment i'm another column stating that
J. S. Price & Co., are their representa-
tives and are now ready tn contract
with tomato growers.
Judge Henry Page. of the Court of
| APPEALS, is still confined to his home
with severe attack of grip. He
has been i'll for the past month and the
attack which he has sustained has COM
pletely Frustrated him and will prevent
resumption of his judicial duties at
Annapolis this winter. As soon as he
RECEIVERS sufficiently, acting under the
advice of his physician, he will take
trip South.
We are in receipt of a handsome
calendar from Roger b Adams, Berlin's
hustling hardware dealer Mr. Adams
is doing big business in Berlin because
he patronizes the newspapers and there
by lets the people know he is alive and
up-t date. He is prepared to furnish
the farmers now with the very best