Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1904-08-06

nloTniuR anu evening it tue uSudl HUNTS
and in Gunby Presbyterian Church.
Stockton, at three O'Clock, p. NJ. Rev
j. b. North, pastor.
Capt and Mrs Frank Mason and
two children. Of Winter Quarters Light
Vessel. No Is. have returned To Chinco-
teague after n pleasant visit to Mrs.
Mason's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Littletcn
Davis, near Pocomoke City.
Miss Lulu Covington left Wednes-
day for New York City She will leave
that city in a few days in company
with her brother, George B. Covingiou,
for the Adirondack Mountains. where
they will spend several weeks.
MIR. and Mrs G. l.. Vincent and
daughter. Miss Beulah. and Mr. Marion
r. Hargis and daughter Miss Nora.
have been on their annual fishing trip
to Chincoteague Island this week Trout
are plentiful and big catches are com
mon.
In order to enable the Executor to
close the estate of the late Dr. George
w. Bishop. the books of Selby & Bishop
must first be closed. and are in my hands
for that purpose. All persons indebted
to said finn will please settle at once
John w. Station. ATTORNEY at Law
The largest crowd of people ever
seen at Red Landing assembled there
last Wednesday. coming f om Accomac
and Worcester Counties The crowd
was estimated at five thousand people.
and II is said there ~ ere fifteen hundred
vehicles Of all descriptions at the Land
ing.
The annual distribution of the
state fund for free school books to lii.
schools IT Baltimore city aud the several
counties of the : ate has been male bs
the state comptroller. AZ authorized bv
the acts II 1902. chapter $50 TIL.
amount received by Worcester county
was $3.774 80.
%. ID. Doughty, proprietor of the At
lantic Hotel. Chincoteague. has his no.
tel full of guests most of the time. He
has an enviable reputation as IL hotel
mar and one of the editors of this paper
can testify that he lives up to his repu
tation. The Atlantic is now one of the
best conducted hotels i'm Eastern Vir-
ginia.
Thursday was "big day at Public
Landing" and our over the river friends
took their annual outing tn the bay.
Teams began to come through town at
midnight, many persons having come
from the vicinity of Salisbury The
crowd was quiet and orderly and enjoy
cd itself immensely. with bathing, sail
ing and good eating galore.
Owing to the retirement of Mrs.
Stella Stevens, one of the largest millin-
ers on the Shore. we will add this de-
partment To our storr, and will have on
display the latest New York and Paris
styles early in the season. Competent
department first class in every respect.
w. S. Dickinson & Son, Pocomoke City.
The election for Mayor and CITY
Council of Ocean City was held Mon
day afternoon. Two tickets were in
the field. and the fight was warm but
good natured one, resulting in "a victory
for the regulars who represent the
faction already in power. over the peo-
pies ticketNwhich was headed by VIM.
I. Taber Capt. christopher Ludlam
was re elected\lnaybr and the following
councilmen wdye/also elected: James
2. Powell. RevAdy J. Dennis. Thomas
J. Chopper. JoM ". Showell and John
j.. Johnson. Yhe Mayor and City Coun-
Gil will enteyupon their new terms on
September fst
According to the monthly report of
the Weather Bureau last month was the
coolest July in nine years. The mean
temperature Of the month was AS de-
grees. 6 cooler than for the correspond
ing period in 1908. The maximum tenn
perature was 96 degrees. ON the niue
teenth. and the minimum was so OH the
third. The average humidity was II.
The highest temperature since 1890 was
lob. reached on July 2, 1901. The low
est was 81. OH the twenty first, 1890.
and the ninth. 1861. The warmest
months were those of 1900 and 1901.
The average sunshine was 63 per cent.
and the humidity. 20 per cent.
Dr. John w Purnell, of Guadalaxara.
Mexico. arrived in Snow Hill the first
Of this week on a visit to his mother,
Mrs. Mary J Purnell. and other relatives.
This is the first visit that DIR. Purnell
has made to Snow Hill since the
summer of 1900. when he spent several
Wteks mere. Tie Will remain mere ABOUT
three weeks. at the expiration of which
time he will leave for St Louis, accom-
panied by his wife. who preceded him
to Snow Hill. and who has been visit
ing here for several weeks. DR. Purnell
will represent the state of Jalisco.
Mexico, at the Fourth International
Dental Congress. which convenes in St
Louis from August 2Sth, to Sept. 9Th.
AT a meeting of the trustees of
Snow Hill High School Monday night,
Prof Virgil Il WarG of Salisbury, was
unanimously ehosSh to succeed Prof.
John Ooulbo1Sk resigned, as princi-
pal of Snow HiN High School. Prof.
Ward recently Resigned his position as
vice-principal ST Salisbury High School
to accept thef principalship of the High
School at Marion Station, Somerset
county, which position pays higher
salary than does the Snow Hill High
School. Prof. Ward is well known
socially in Snow Hill. and he comes
well recommended as an educator and
instructor. We congratulate the trustees
on their selection and appointment OF