Democratic messenger., 1905-01-28
Rev. Charles Humphries Iittleton

of Newtown (now Pocomoke) Circuit in
1851. He was one of the best known NJ E.
p. preachers in the State. He was
superanuated at his own request in 1885.
but later returned TO the ministry and
did valiant service in the cause of Christ
Owing to the snow storm the re
vival at the NJ. p Church has closed
until Sunday evening. If the weather
justifies. services will be continued
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
There have been several conversions,
and on the last night of the meeting
eight held up their hands for prayers.
Preaching at Nassawango at 10 30 A. NJ !.
and Trinity at 3 90 p NJ.
Mrs. James r Campbell has issued
cards of invitation TO the marriage of
her daughter. Miss Willie Edna Tim
mons, to Rev. Daniel NJ Austin. of
Spencer, Virginia. The marriage will
be celebrated Wednesday morning Feb
ruary first. at ten o'clock. in the Chris
tian church of this town. Miss Timmons
is one of our most popular young ladies'.
and Mr.. Austin is well known here,
having been pastor of the Christian
church of Snow Hill until his appoint
ment to his present charge i'll Virginia.
Mr. and Mrs. @. A. Davis, of Green
backville, entertained number of
friends at their home last Saturday even
ing. Music. dancing and games afford
ed amusements to the guests. Refresh
meuts were served at late hour, the
dining room being beautifully decorated
with potted plants. Among those
present were Misses Minnie and Pearl
Chatham, of Salisbury, Misses Laura
and BERTHE Bailey. of Georgetown.
Messrs. J. s. Benson, of Keller. G. A.
Fentress. of New York. aud J. 5. Jones.
of Franklin City.
The pine timber on the farm near
Five Mile Branch. belonging To the
heirs of the late James L Davis, was
sold at public sale, in front of the Court
House door. Tuesday afternoon. The
tract is estimated TO contain between
five and six hundred Thousand feet The
timber is of good size, and accessible TO
the railroad. The sale. which was ad-
vertised i'll the MESSENGER, attracted "a
large number of men interested i'll lum-
ber to Snow Hill. Messrs Smith. Moore
Il Co. were the purchasers. their bid of
S2530 being the highest.
The Peninsula Paint and Supply
Company of Worcester County has been
incorporated with capital of $4,000
The incorporators are Calvin b. Taylor,
Henry J. Anderson, Jonn NJ Ryan.
CHARLES ., McCabe, and L. A. Gould.
promfpent business men of Berlin and
vicinitSI The object of the concern is
to deal Al, and buy all kinds of paints.
oils. r6ofings. and building materials of
all descriptions. Berlin is named in the
inc operation papers as the principal
offide of the company. The five incor-
porators named above will also serve as a
board of directors to manage the affairs
of the concern for one year
Two new free rural delivery routes,
both running from Show ell station. have
recently been laid ont by inspector
Mordecai. One runs in westerly direc-
ton. aud will serve the people in the
neignborhood of st. Martins and ada
cent country;the other runs in an easter
ly and south easterly direction. Each
route is about seventeen miles in length
Twelve applicants presented themselves
before postmaster @. w Farrow in
Snow Hill. last Saturday. TO take the
civil service examination for carriers
on the routes. The papers have been
forwarded to the Board of Civil Service
Examiners in Washington. and the re-
suit will be known in about week
"A wreck occurred on the south
bound freight of the ID. NJ s. v Rail-
road near Wesley, about five o'clock
Monday afternoon. Three cars. in
Guiding a car loaded with coal, another
with merchandise, and the caboose,
we're derailed Conductor Bailey and
fiaglpau Hayman, who were in the
cabo6se at the time the accident oc
curredA were hurt. but not seriously.
DIR. Paul. Jones dressed the wounds of
the injured men. The accident is
supposed tc have been caused by the
spreading of the rails, superinduced bv
the heavy weight of the coal car. AS
tn track was blocked it was necessary
10 send to Franklin City for assistance
The track was soon cleared. and the
passenger train which is due here at
S.06 p. M, was delayed only few
minutes.
-Messrs. Balm Dean and Branty
Aaron of Hooper's Island were drowned
in Honga river on Thursday night, and
one of them was probably shot before
tIlo uTOWuiuk DCCuEEcu DDtu young
men were residents of Hooper's Island.
On Thursday night they went cunning
in a small skiff. carrying lights. On
Friday the skiff was found upset off
Bentley's Point. Honga river, with blood
in one end of it. The bodies have not
been recovered. Two explanations have
been advanced. one that the gun of one
of the hunters was discharged, the
load striking the other, causing him to
fall out and the boat to upset. The
other is that the men were fired at from
the shore, with the same result Local
prejudice against cunning with lights
gives color to this theory. Dean left
widow aud four children, Aaron widow
and one child.
"A bulletin, known as No 4. has been
issued by Col John W. Avirett. State
Game Warden, for the use of public
schools in Maryland. 1t contains the
laws for the protection of Maryland song
and game birds and other game. and is
to be read in the public schools of the
State. pursuant to the Arbor Dav pro-
clamation of Governor Warfield on
March "a. 1904. Already Col. Avirett