Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1904-08-13

sawango, preaching at 1870. a. III; Trim
ity, Sunday school and class meeting in
the afternoon; Bates Memorial, preach
ing at 500 O'Clock. p. III.
The Womans Christian Temper
ance Union will meet at the home of
the Misses Stevenson next Tuesday af-
ternoon. at four o'clock. This is the
last business meeting before the county
convention, and all members are earn
estly requested to be present.
will Leyburn. record Of O6 trot.
will give AN exhibition mile at POGO
moke Fair track on Friday, August 10th,
against time. A special attraction AT Po-
comoke Fair is king Bill" the only
trained bull in the world. and Mizpah.
the Equine Wonder. is head of HOl-
stems, and 10 head of Guernzies will be
on exhibition.
The ladies of the Christian Church
will hold festival on the lot adjoining
the church, on Wednesday. August 18th.
Ice cream, cake. and other good things
to eat will be served in abundance.
Proceeds for the benefit of the church
debt. If the wea' her should prove un-
favorable Wednesday. the festival will
be held the next day.
The supper and festival held at
Trinity NJ. p. Church, Thursday of last
week. was a success socially and finan-
cially. The attendance was large, and
cannot be said in praise of Judge Ara
p. Bowen, and the members of the
church for their untiring efforts To
IT,.
Mr. Harry Black, a real estate agent
of Philadelphia. has negotiated the lease
of VIM. II. Jones Co. -four mill for
Messrs Sh ckley & Selby, who now
have control of the business, and are
running it in connection with their own
plant. The Farmers and Merchants
Flour Co. The lease is for period of
five years.
The steamer Highland will reverse
order of trips during the Pocomoke
Fair. Instead Of leaving PocOmoke i'm
the morning and returning i'm the even
ing. the steamer will leave Snow Hill
in the morning and return i'm the even
ing. as follows: Leave Snow Hill at
80. a. m; returning. leave Pocomoke
at $50 p. M, daily during the Fair
ter Steamboat Company.
"A very delightful tea was given on
the school house grounds last Saturday
afternoon, from four to six o'clock, by
the ladies, of the West End Tennis club.
A tennis tournament of mixed doubles
had been arranged. and several very
interesting games were played For the
ladies Miss Helen Townsend and Mrs.
Edna s. Whaley carried off highest
honors. while Messrs J Edward White,
John l. Coulbourn, @. S. Rich irdson,
and Beverly North. excelled for the
men. Altogether. it was one of the
most delightful affairs that has been
given in Snow Hill this summer.
Mr.. Charles II. Hancock died at his
home in Snow Hill Monday night at
seven O'Clock. of cancer in the face. from
which he has been a great sufferer for
several years. He was fifty-two years
of age, and leaves widow and nine
children Ito mourn their loss Mr..
Hancockqhad been farmer all his life,
but his Mailing health obliged him to
abandon farming last fall, when he
came TO Snow Hill with his family.
His funeral took place Tuesday after
noof at four O'Clock services being co..
ducfed at his late residence by Rev J
B. North, who officiated in the absence
of his pastor. Rev. G.. T. Anderson
Interment was made in the family
burying ground at Box Iron.
Last week. Mr. Robert O. Saunders,
OF Williamsburg Va. applied t deputy
clerk. John L Mock. FIR a marriage
license to fair damsel of this county,
but as the young man was a minor, the
clerk refused to issue it. Nothing
daunted. the Young. man set out for his
home to procure hH parents consent to
his marriage. This he obtained, aud
returned Thnysday of this week. accom-
panied by the<young lady. Miss Dora
NJ. Jensen. Of near Pocomok City, and
bv the BRIDES father. who witnessed
the ceremony. Without altar or pulpit,
UNATTENDED. and unheralded by the soft
strains of music, but surrounded by
grim cabinets of steel, and musty
records. the young man and woman
were made husband and wife bv Rev j.
B. North. Although of frequent occur
renee in the cities, this is said to be the
first marriage Ceremony that has ever
been performed in the Worcester coun-
ty Court House.
Mrs. Hester A. Waters, widow of
the late Richard Z. Waters, Baltimore,
died ut her cottage in Rehoboth, last
Saturday morning of heart failure AL
though in her eighty third year, Mrs.
Waters had been remarkably well until
last spring when she was quite ill.,
She was removed from Baltimore to Re-
hoboth, and was able to be about the
cottage and veranda, as well as usual,
untilfrhursday when she was stricken
Her body was taken to Baltimore by a
special car. and the funeral services were
conducted at her late residence, 1924 St.
Paul Street, at o'clock Monday after
noon. 1nterment was made in Green
mount cemetery. The pall-bearers were:
Ex-Gov. John Walter Smith, State Sem
ator John p. Moore and Marion r. Har-
gis. Esq, of Snow Hill, and Messrs.
Reuben Foster, Oliver Hoblitzell, III. H.
Dougherty, James Woodside. and l. ID.
Handy, of Baltimore. Mrs. Waters is
is survived by one son, Gen. Francis f.
Waters. one of Baltimore's prominent
business men and three daughters-Miss
Mary Z. Waters, Mrs. Margaret NJ.
DOuQhtv and Mrs = Staiff