Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1904-12-10

every Teduer Oh tne MESSENtER
Mrs j. S. Price was suddenly called
to Wheaton,, Va, on Tuesday to see her
sister, Mrs. Dona Curlett, who acciden-
tally shot herself while polishing
loaded revolver A Richmond dispatch
in the SIM said Mrs. Curlett would die
Mrs. Annie Vincent died at the
home of her sister, Mrs. Ella Whaley,
near Whaleyville. Monday. after ling
ering illness Her brother, Benton
Green.l at the present time in the Hos.
pital at Salisbury.
Now is the time to advertise your
holiday goods. and the MESSENGER is
tine paper to give you the best results
There's nothing like advertising i'll the
peoples paper to keep your name i'll the
mind of the purchasing public.
Mr. Charles Q. Kensey, Jr, has Sc
cured position as conductor with the
Philadelphia Traction Company. He
left for Philadelphia Wednesday morn
ing He is reliable Young man and
will give his EMPLOYERS satisfaction.
Mr.. Charles W. Corddry killed hog
Thursday which weighed $40 lbs. dress
ed. The butchered porker was not re-
markable for it size, being only of mid
ium height. but was one of the latest
that has been seen around here i'll
long time.
After spending several weeks in Bal
timore with her daughter, Mrs. Arthur
ID. Foster Mrs. John Walter Smith re-
turned home Monday night to be pre-
sent at the bazaar and festival which the
ladies of the Presbyterian church held
Tuesday night.
The season for trapping muskrats
and raccoons is on, and although high
tides and stormy weather have interior
ed somewhat, trappers have met with
fairly good success. A trapper III Thor
oughfare Neck, Delaware, is reported to
have trapped 100 rats and 3 raccoons in
two days.
The annual reception and dance of
the MARYLAND Society of New York took
place Wednesday night in the Maryland
apartment of the famous Assembly
Rooms. Mr. George b Covington, son
of Hon. George w. Covington. of Snow
Hill, was member of the reception
committee.
Among the Marylanders awarded
medals for exhibits at the st. Louis Ex-
position three are of Wicomico county.
viz. VIM. F. Allen. Salisbury, seeds,
silver medal; James ElZey. Delmar.
sweet potatoes. bronze medal; George
d. Insley & Son, Bivalve. crab meat.
bronze medal.
Large shipments of poultry from
this county have been made to Balti-
more and Philadelphia during the last
week. The shipments will undoubted-
ly continue until the Christmas holi-
days are over. All kinds of poultry.
especially turkeys, still continue to
bring good prices.
Rabbits and quail have been scare
in our markets the past week. Gunners
are divided in opinions as to the causes
of the scarcity of birds. some attributing
il TO the prevalence of hawks, others to
the warm weather, and still others as
signing the operations of the stock law
as probable cause.
Don't wait until Christmas Day to
have your picture taken. Have it done
at once so you can get them before
Christmas. They are very useful and
special styles for the occasion. Call and
see samples at our studio in Snow Hill
aud Pocomoke. II. ID. Clogg & Co.
1t will pay you to deal with those
who advertise in the MESSENGER A
live, progressive merchant will endeav
or to please you and give the best of sat
isfaction. Read the advertisements,and
you will be greatly assisted i'll making
your Christmas purchases. Next week
we will give these advertisers an attrac-
tive write-up.
Mr.. Harry Rodgers. who was
member of the Snow Hill base ball
team last summer, died at his home in
Baltimore last week of typhoid fever.
Mr.. Rodgers came to Snow Hill about
the first of July, and remained here
more than two months. He was
valued member of the team and, during
his stay here, he made host of friends
who will regret to learn of his untimely
death.
The State Board of Education in
session at Annapolis last week passed a
resolution favoring compulsory educa-
ton, and instructed the State Superin-
tendent of Education to draft a law to
that effect and submit it to theinext Leg
islature. With free schools, free books
and the best possible facilities there is
no excuse for child not receiving pri-
mary education in Maryland. yet very
many parents fail to avail themselves of
the States generosity.
The Southern Convocation of the
Diocese of Easton met Tuesday and
Wednesday. in Christ Church, Gam
bridge. The Rev. +. B. Adkins. is Dean
of the Convocation, and the Rev. VIM.
b. Guion, of St. Mary's Church, POGO
moke City, is the Secretary and Treas
urer. The Convocation is composed of
all the Episcopal Churches in the coun-
ties of Worcester, Somerset. Dorchester
and Wicomico.
But few Worcester countians who
visit Philadelphia and notice the busy
scenes in Broad Street Station have an
idea of the number of trains that arrive
and depart daily from that station. The
Pennsylvania Railroad Company's new
passenger train schedule that went into
effect on Sunday last shows that during
each week day 522 trains arrive and de-
part from Broad Street Station. They
are divided as follows, 25S arriving and
40 \ =