Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1905-06-10
Last Saturday Mr.. A. C. Holloway.

of Queponco, placed an advertisement
in the MESSENGER offering several
stacks of fodder for sale. Before Mon
day night Mr.. Holloway had disposed
of all the fodder he had to sell and wrote
to us asking us to discontinue the adj
vertisement. In his letter Mr.. Holloway
says: IF any one has anything to sell
would advise him to advertise in your
paper, as that is the way to let people
know it. ! didn't know an advertise
ment would do so much good
The old wooden steps at the Market
Street entrance to All Hallows P. E.
church yard were replaced, during the
present week, by new ones of marble.
The steps were erected by Mr.. James
ID. Hack, Miss S. v. Hack, and Mrs.
Edward l.. Boehm as a memorial ia
their parents, and are inscribed with
the following appropriate inscription;
ITO the Glory of God, and in Loving
Memory of Our Mother, Charlotte J.
Hack. and Our Father, Cave J. Hack. -
Invitations are out for the wedding
of Miss Sadie Davis, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Francis A. Davis, of Baltimore
and Rev. Kingman A. Handy, of New
York. The ceremony will take place
on June l4ih, at Z O'Clock, p. M, in
Eutaw Place Baptist Church, Baltimore
City. Rev. Mr.. Handy is a Baptist
and is a son of Rev. J. H.
Handy, of Pocomoke City. Miss Davis
is sister of Mrs. William F. Johnson,
of Snow Hill. and is well known here,
Rev. and Mrs. Handy will reside at
Yonkers-on-the- Hudson.
-Messrs. Charles w. Corddry and
Geo. Vincent are representing the Snow
Hill Fire Department at the thirteenth
annual Convention in Hagerstown this
week. Hon. William G. Kerbin, presi-
dent of the Association, presided at the
session. Forty-one fire companies from
different parts of the State and cities
and towns in Pennsylvania, Virginia
and other States were in attendance
and prizes aggregating 81, 500 were dis
tributed. The celebration came to close
Friday with contest of fire engines
and other amusements.
While loading lumber in car at
Newark last Monday afternoon, Mr..
Willie o. Dickerson, son of Mr.. J. f.
of Coulbourn, met with a
very painful accident. He had two full
hers piled in the car, and third tier
piled about four feet. These tiers be-
gan to topple, and fell over on Mr..
striking his arm and back
with great force. DIR. Cyrus Erickson,
Of Berlin, was summoned, and attended
to the injured man. We are glad to
state that Mr.. Dickerson's injuries are
not serious, and that he will soon be
able to resume work.
We are in receipt of invitations to
attend the Commencement exercises of
the graduating class of Maryland Agri-
cultural College, June 1lth-l4th. There
are three graduates from Worcester
County this year, and, as usual, they
have captured the principal honors.
First on the roll of honor, we find the
name of Mr.. Glenworth Sturgis, son of
Alexander d. Sturgis, deputy postmas-
ter, of Snow Hill. Mr.. Sturgis grad
lated at the Snow Hill High School in
1902, having completed the three
years course in two years. He kept
up his good work at M. A. c., and has
the distinction of leading his class, and
being named valedictorian. In his
graduating thesis Mr.. Sturgis will tell
Of "The Evolution of American Litera-
ture." The year preceding the one that
Mr.. Sturgis entered the Maryland Agri-
cultural College, two other boys from
Worcester County matriculAted there.
They were, Augustus A. Parker, son
of A. Parker, Esq, of Pocomoke City,
and Edgar T. Hayman, son of E. Hay
man. Esq, of Stockton. Each was a
graduate of the High School in his own
town, and each was a conscientious and
student. Mr.. Parker wins
the second honor of his class at M. A.
c., and has been assigned the pleasant
task of delivering the salutatory. Mr..
Parker's graduating thesis will be
Determination of Phosphoric Acid in
while Mr.. Hayman has
selected 1.-THE Location of Spur Track
from the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
to the Maryland Agricultural College. :"
We congratulate the young gentlemen
from Worcester, and wish them con-
tinued and unqualified success in the
vocations which they elect to follow.
There is more Catarrh in this section
of the country than all other diseases
put together, and until the last few
years was supposed to be incurable. For