Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1904-12-24
STOCKTON.
Dear .Mr. Edifers:-

Dear Mr. Editers:-
Being hain't saw for
quite spell any news from our town l
come to the conclusion your correspond
er was ded or married, and thinks to
myself I'll write letter myself and
tell you all the news that's on the go. l
never writ fur paper but howsomever.
/ think l can do as we'll as your CORE
sponder does some time. fur all you
see is some body going a visiting. or
coming a visiting and l must say /
| likes to hear some other kind of news
wonce in a while. Now l shant promis
to tell you every thing. fur one lone
body is not supposed to know all that
goes on in town as big as this here
one, unless they have nothing to do but
CAD about all the time. Now Mr.
Editors don't think I'm writing gist at
Xmas times huntington present, fur
that's very fur frum my motives, never
theless if a nice young man was to send
me one | should he very apt to axcept it
and thank him TO. Now if you no
nice young man who is looking for a
nice girl gust tell him to visit the town
of Stockton and l think he can find
wife fur I'm not opposed to marring
myself if l could get suited to nice
young man. Now, speaking of Citing
marred-they say we will have few
here in and around about town this
Xmas, now we have enough widowers,
old maids and bachelors here to make
the preachers pockets hevy if they were
to turn to and git marred.
Well Mr.. Editors we have had quite
cold freezing spell down here, and still
freezing and plenty of snow and the
boys all tuck their best girls out STAY
ing. Fur the, life of me can't tell what
body wants to go out Staying fur,
cause if they want to freez they can go
stand out and freez right. without
having so much trouble over it. One
young man sed love kept him and his
girl warm but don't balieve that same
love will keep 'em frum having to buy
coal after they get married Well. l
don't believe I've told YOU much news
yet. but I'll now precede to tell you
what knows.
Mr.. Jake Besson, of New York. is
home on visit to his parents.
Miss Florence Marshall, of Western
Mary land College. is home for the holi-
days.
Miss Sadie Hammond, who has been
spending several weeks here. returned
| to her home Tuesday.
Mr.. John Wharton, of Tome Institute,
| is home for the Christmas holidays.
DR.. J. L. Parker. who has been quite
sick, is slowly improving.
+ Miss Sue Taylor. who has been in
| Wilmington in charge of the bank there
for several weeks. returned home Sat
urday
Mr. Turner Disharoon. who has been
in the hospital i'll Salisbury since Oct.
18th, is now at his home. but is still un-
able to walk or use his leg.
Messrs Edgar Hayman and Mark
Hudson, of the NJ A. College came
home Friday for the Christmas holidays.
Miss Hattie Colona. who has been in
ill health for sometime. went to Balti-
more for treatment, and returned home
much improved. She is now able to be
at her school duties.
Mrs. Thomas Merritt spent this week
visiting friends in Baltimore.
! Mr.. and Mrs. E. H. Taylor visited
friends in Philadelphia this week.
Mr.. Rufus Mason is visiting his sister
in Crisfield.
Miss Mollie Townsend, of Pocomoke
City, is the guest of her sister. Mrs. W.
H. Marshall.
| Mr.. Homer Mason left last week for
Philadelphia, where he will spend the
winter.
Mr. E. G. Hastings, of Wilmington.
came today Saturday, to visit friends
here duffng the Christmas holidays.
cards are out announcing the mar.
riaeefof Miss Louise Frances Merritt TO
Mr. John Parker Oherrix, to take place
next Thursday evening at the NJ. Z.