Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-07-04
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immense crowd was present. y. Is.
Hancock and Mrs. Redden, received
great praise. The address of the pastor.
Rev. +. III. Miller. was instructive and
entertaining and was greatly enjoyed.
We are in receipt of the 1902 1908
catalogue of st. Johns College, Annap-
oils. and are pleased to note that Harold
B. Scarborough. of Girdletree. mem
Der of the sophomore class. has received
honorable mention for proficiency in
Mathematics. History. Surveying and
Drawing.
The Baltimore, Chesapeake and At
lantic Railway Company will sell tickets
July 4th between all stations at special
excursion rates of two cents per mile
for number of miles travelled, tickets
good only to return same day. for trains
Nos. &, | and only, good to return on
all trains except Nos. 3, l2 and Z, tex
cept their regular and flag stops.)
Mrs. Susie f. Birch would be
pleased to have the public call and ex-
anime the handsome line of Bibles.
Testaments, The Life of Christ. books
Of poetry. science. music and art.
Winnes' Gems of Song, and some
beautiful books of prose suitable for
birthday presents. She has most any
kind of book in stock that you might
want. at the home of Mr. Elmer Bailey.
on Market Street, opposite the Episcopal
Church. Snow Hill.
Gov. Smith has appointed Edward
Benson. of Poeomoke City, Election Su-
pervisor TO fill the vacancy caused by the
resignation of J. A. Boston Mr.. Ben.
son was i'm Snow Hill. Tuesday. when he
received his comulissiop. and duly enter
ed upon the charge of his duties. Mr..
Benson has been life lopg Democrat.
and we are sure that his appointment
meets with the approval of the Demo
cracy of the county.
Ocean City Ocean City July 18th
A fine opportunity to spend whole day
at the Ocean for everybody from Frank.
lin City, Va. to Berlin, on July 4th.
Passengers coming up on ID. NJ. & V.
Train leaving Franklin City 6 90 a. m.
arriving Berlin 6.56 a. m, can make
connection with special tram arriving at
Ocean City us a. m. Returning spec
ial train will leave Ocean City at Z. 40 p.
m, connecting with d. NJ. & V. train
leaving Berlin S. Oh p. m. arriving Frank.
lin City S.55 p. IN. For rates apply to
agents. A. j. Benjamin. ID. p. A.
The following merchants of Snow
Hill will close their places of business
ON Monday and will celebrate ON that
dav instead of today, as to close on
Saturday would have greatly inconve
nienced the public Hastings & Tim.
mons. w. T. Mason. ]. S. Price & Co.
b. T. Truitt, 7. III. Collins, Mrs. w. +.
Dukes & Co.. J. w. Vincent. VIM. |.
Rownds, G. NJ. Dryden. ID. S. Hudson.
J. j. Hurlock. Horace Payne. Mrs V. S.
Townsend, w. l.. Purnell, ID. II. Lewis.
James ID. Hack, Smith, Moore & Hargis,
w. ID. Corddry & Son. Selby e. Bishop
w. +. Cluff & Go.
On Monday evening a number of
our young men. interested i'm baseball.
called meeting for the purpose of eff
fecting the organization of baseball
team in Snow Hill. This was done by
electing A. ID. Irwin. Jr., Manager;
Earnest Mills, Assistant Manager; and
William Aydelotte, Captain. Suitable
grounds have been secured, and the boys
are now at work having the grass cut,
and the diamond put in order. Our boys
are i'm earnest, and as they have abund-
ant material from which to choose. we
hope to see them develop winning
team.
Quite a number of our people are
sounding the praises of Mr.. Charles l..
Boehm, and the manner i'm which he is
keeping the Ocean View Hotel at Pub
lie Landing. He has improved the
house in every particular. and is supply
ing the table with all the delicacies that
the bay and land produce His terms
are so low that he ought to be crowded
with guests the entire summer, and he
is already receiving inquiries from
many persons i'm Baltimore and other
cities. We wish him success and call
attention to the advertisement of the
Ocean View Hotel, which appears in
another colum.
The stockholders of the Butt err Tray
and Basket Company are much pleased
with their large and roomy factory
building and the new machinery now
being installed therein. The factory
will commence work on brace baskets
in few weeks and it is expected the
whole plant will be i'm full blast by the
first of August. A car load of hoops for
the brace baskets was received on Mon
day Manager Layton has already re-
ceived many applications for employ.
ment all of which will be considered
and it is confidently expected that all
who want to work-men, women and
children will be given ample employ
ment at remunerative wages The fac.
tory is owned equally by Oliver ID.
Collins, Thomas NJ. Purnell. A. ID.
Irwin. J. Edward White, @. l. Vincent,
f. Hance Fooks. John III. Layton and
L. r.. Layton. Mr.. Collins is President.
Mr. Irwin Secretary and Treasurer and
Mr. John II. Layton. General Manager
The owners constitute the Board of
Directors. The company will manufac.
ture butter trays. berry baskets, brace
baskets and all kinds of fruit packages.
He was from Stockton and he own
ed mileage book on the Pennsylvania
Railroad. He figured out that he would
have eight miles left after he had made
a round trip to Snow Hill. He did not
intend to allow soulless corporation
like the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany to get ahead Of George Disharoon,
so he 'phoned to a man in Snow Hill
with whom he had urgent business to
met him at the train last Tuesday noon
The man was there and George in
breathless haste told HIM what he want.
ed with HIM George said he could not
get off at Snow Hill as he had eight