Democratic messenger., 1904-10-01


the Clerks office last Wednesday to
! Alonzo James Henry Shockley and
Martha Emily Anna Lucy Bell Town
send. both colored.
| There will be a meeting of the Off
cial members of Bates Memorial NJ. p.
Church, including the old and new
board of Trustees and Stewards. Mon
day evening at 500 o'clock.
| Sunday afternoon, October 9th. will
be observed as "Rallying Day." in the
Presbyterian Sunday School All teach
ers. scholars and members of the congre-
CATION are requested to be present.
Mr. Harry r. Ayers, of Berlin. paid
us a welcome visit this week. He will
hopes he will live to see a Democratic
President elected the Sth of November
s.. l.. Mckee, the eye specialist. will
be at Cottingham's Drugstore next Tues
day and Wednesday. Don't fail to see
him if vou have any trouble with your
eyes. He Is reliable and will treat you
right
Every Democrat who is not reg
is,ered, or who needs transfer from one
district To another, should attend to il
on Tuesday October 4th, or Tuesday 11th
These are the only two registration days
this year
For Sale One heavy, first class log
wagon. Can be bought cheap as / have
M further use for il. l have also for
sale on reasonable terms one pair of large
young mules. Apply to Thomas J.
Herman, Snow Hill, Md.
Our opening was a grand success
aud the people who have examined our
pattern hats and purchased them are de-
lighted with their selections. We have
plenty more of them. Mrs ". f.
Dukes & 90.
Rev. +. L. Little. d D., President
of the Maryland Annual Conference of
the Methodist Protestant Church. will
preach in Bates Memorial church this
Sunday morning and night, and at Trim
ity in the afternoon.
Every Democrat who is not regis
tered. or who needs transfer from one
district to another, should attend to it
on Tuesday, October 4th, or Tuesday,
October IL. These are the only two reg
istration days this year.
Democrats are prevailed upon to
form Democratic Clubs in every District
in the county. This is the very best
method to get out the vote, and to in
terest the young men to register and
work for the party. Let us have large
Democratic Club in every district in
Worcester county for campaign work.
1t is not necessary for me to say that
1 have the best line of pattern hats this
season that have ever shown. strive
every season to get the best going. and
that is what you will find here now
The hats are very pretty and you will
get satisfaction in style. quality and
price. Mrs. V. s. Townsend.
Another evidence of boasted Repub-
lican prosperity: The immense Pullman
Car Works at Pullman. ILL.,. shut down
Thursday and seven thousand employees
are idle. The workmen were told to
take their tools with them when they
left the works. and from this infer that
a considerable period of idleness con-
fronts them.
Miss Juliet L. Purnell left Thursday
morning for Baltimore, where she will
join party in a trip to the Worlds
Fair at st. Louis. Others in the party
are Mrs. Howard Doughty and Miss
Mary Waters. of Baltimore, and MIR.
and Mrs. Robert Keesey of Philadelphia.
They will leave Baltimore Monday
morning, and will be gone about three
weeks.
A delightful "At Home" was given
by Miss Anna Stevenson at Inglewood
last Friday evening in honor of her neice,
Miss Maud Wooley, upon the eve of her
IL. H., A 1.I~
The evening passed all too swiftly for
the young people, who played games
until the hostess, at ten o'clock, served
dainty and cooling refreshments. Those
present were: Misses Nellie Price,
Annie Peters. Jane McAllen. Mary
Straughn, Carolyn Hargis, Mabel Irwin,
Mollie Coulbourn. Maud Wooley. Grace
Campbell. and Marshall Wilson. Walter
Price, Fred Oorbin, Howard Corddry.
Ben. Richardson and Walter Hastings
Mr.. M. O. Webb died at the home
of Mr.. John II. Shockley in Queponco.
early last Saturday morning. in the nth
year of his ageA Mr. Webb had been
in failing health for several years, and
his enfeebled constitution could not
withstand the severe sickness that at
tackled him two weeks before his death.
Mr.. Webb was one of the old residents
of upper Coulbourn's district, having
lived near Wilton all his life. except a
few years spent in the West. He was a
man of even temper. gentle manners.
and a good and kind disposition. He
was staunch Democrat, and always
took a great interest in the success of
his party His funeral took place Sun
day morning, iuterment being made III
the church yard of Mt Zion NJ. p. church,
near Wilton.
One of the most severe wind and
hail storms that has visited this section
for a number of years passed over parts
of Worcester county last Tuesday after
noon. Mr.. Littleton b. Birch. who lives
near Spence reports that at his farm the
wind blew a gale. and that hail. rang
in size from a marble to large sized wal
nuts. fell in great quantities. Seven
teen window panes were broken out,
while at an adjoining farm eighteen
were broken out. Potatoes vines were
cut by the force of the hail. and even
the potatoes were washed out Of the
fo1l t.o.1