Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1904-08-20

Mr. and Mrs Clayton J. Purnell
and daughter. Miss Bessie. have re-
turned from Ocean City. where they
spent several weeks at their cottage.
Miss Natalie Irwin. after spending
several weeks in Ocean CITY. returned
to Snow Hill last Monday, and is II
guest at the home % Mr.. and Mrs. A.
ID. Irwin.
| In the absence of the pastor, Rev.
CT. Anderson, Rev w. B. Guthrie will
preach i'm Whatcoat NJ +. Church to-
morrow morning and evening at the
usual hours.
For the next 30 days will sell for
cash or eggs. any part of my stock of
goods at 10 to 20 per cent less than the
usual price. Lemuel A. Hall, Powell
vile. Maryland.
The Ladies Aid Society of the NJ
+ Church, Franklin City, will hold a
festival Friday and Saturday evening.
August Goth. aud 9th. All cordially
invited to be present.
Miss Margaret Harmonson. of Ber-
lin, and her friend. Miss Katrine
Hoffman. of Morristowu, N. j.. were
the guests of the Misses Townsend
Monday and Tuesday.
The 13O-foot barge. minnie Robin
son." was launched at Tull's ship-yard,
Pocomoke City. Tuesday. We under
stand Mr.. Tull has , contract to build
similar barge 200 feet long.
-Wanted-A white woman or girl
for general Homework. cooking, wash
and ironing. Three adults in family.
$l2 month. Apply to Mrs. J @. Felch.
S04 Gorsuch Ave. Waverly, Md.
Mrs. William c. Powell gave tea
Wednesday afternoon in honor of Miss
Lillian Hazen. of Knoxville. Tennessee.
and Miss Mary Henry. of Cambridge,
who are the guests of Miss Nora Hargis.
The Baltimore, Chesapeake & At.
lantic Railway Company will run ex-
cursions to Ocean City every Thursday
during July and August at special low
rates. For further information call on
Agents.
Rev. J. w. Colona. pastor of Antioch
NJ. + Church. of Princess Anne. has
been granted vacation of two weeks.
He will spend part of that time at Re-
hoboth Beach, Del. and the remainder
at his home in Stockton.
r ". VIM. q. Butler, VIII has been
visiting friends in Prince Georg. aud
Baltimore counties. returned home Wed.
nesday. There will be service i'm All
Hallows church tomorrow Sunday
morning at 1890 O'Clock.
Misses Lola and Helen Moore.
daughters of Senator and Mrs. John p.
morning for Castine. Maine, where
guests of the Misses Waters.
The festival previously announced
by the members of the Christian Church
to take place on Wednesday of this
week was postponed until next Wed
nesday, Aug ust cath. 1t will be held
on the lot &C joining the church.
Nv. Cyrus Smack died at his home
naQr Cedartown Thursday of last week
of Assumption. He was 80 years of
agG AUD leaves a wife and five children.
HIS remains were inferred III Trinity NJ
T. church-yar Friday afternoon.
Y The Trinity NJ. p. Sunday School
| will picnic at the Gordon B. Jones'
Landing next Wednesday afternoon. A
match game of baseball will be one of
the interesting features. This is good
shore for bathing. Everybody invited
to attend Ice cream and cake will be
served.
The Bohemians arrived in town
in large numbers OH the steamer Mary
land Wednesday, and the canning
factory of Roberts Bros. started yester-
day. The new riverside cannery Of
Swing Bros, on the site of the old one
which was recently destroyed by fire. is
nearly completed and will begin
operations next week.
MIR. J. Frank Miles. of MISSIONER,
has lot containing about three-quar-
tiers of an acre planted in South Ameri-
can corn. He left two stalks in the
hill. but it branched until some of the
hills have as many as eight stalks. One
hill in particular has only five stalks
but there are IA ears on the five stalks.
The growth is luxuriant, and Mr.. Miles
expects large yield.
-Hochschild. Kohn & Co, the Balti-
timore dry goods merchants advertise
this week competitive exhibition of
art embroidery and lace work, and in
vite the ladies of Worcester County to
participate in the exhibition. For par
ticulars read the advertisement on edi-
torial page This is an excellent oppor-
tunity for our expert needleworkers to
show their skill aud at the same time
make it remunerative.
-Ely's Liquid Cream Balm is an old
friend in new form. II is prepared
particularly for the benefit If sufferers
from nasal ,tarrh who are used tn an
atomizer in spraying the diseased mem
branes. All the healing and soothing
properties of Cream Balm are retained
in the new preparation. It. does not
dry up the secretions. Price, including
spraying tube, 20 cents. At your drug
gist's or Elv Brothers. SO Warren Street,
New York, will mail it,
Mrs. Abbie Onley. wife of Fl T.
Onley. Jr of Tuckahoe. N. j., died at
her home Thursday morning of last
week Mrs. Onley had been in poor
health fon several months. but her
death cameSs a/great surprise to her
friends and felGtives in this comfy
She was So yeas of age. and leaves a
| husband. but noNchildren. Her funeral