Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1905-09-30


part of Delaware buying up walnut
trees for which big prices are offered.
The wood is dressed, and sent To foreign
countries. As high as $50 has been
paid for single tree.
VIM. S. Dickinson & Son, of POGO
moke City, will have their fall and
winter opening of millinery on the lth,
5th and 9Th days of October. An Italian
orchestra from Baltimore will be "a
special feature of this occasion.
"A Catholic Church is being erected
at MISSIONER, Somerset county. Mr..
Augustus Ritzel has charge of the con-
struction. When completed this will
be the first and only church of this de-
nomination in Somerset county.
Persons owing for the MESSENGER
are most respectfully requested to pay
up. If the word respectfully does not
have any wreght. then we will say in
plain English that you are treating us
badly, and we want you to pay up.
There will be services in Mackenzie
Memorial Presbyterian Church to-mor-
row morning and evening at the usual
hours, and in Gunby Presbyterian Church
Stockton, in the afternoon, at 800
O'Clock. Rev. j. b. North, pastor.
There will be services on Snow Hill
charge tomorrow Sunday, as follows:
Bates Memorial. Class at $50. A. Nj:
preaching at 1890. A. NJ; Christian
Endeavor at $50, 7. NJ. Revival SER
vices at Trinity will begin at 100. p.
NJ.
The Epworth league services will
be resumed next Sunday evening at
Whatcoat NJ. +. Church. The exercises
will begin at $50. with a spirited song
service. You will be cordially received.
and your presence and help greatly
appreciated.
Every woman who has worn the
dolly Madison" shoe knows its merits;
every woman who has not worn this
fine shoe should do so, and be con-
vinced of its style, shape and lasting
qualities. Price. $500. For sale by
ID. S. Hudson.
Salisbury is enjoying a building
boom. During the present year more
than hundred new houses have been
erected in the limits of the town.
Many of these are handsome and eX-
pensive residences, while all are com
Portable homes.
Standard and well packed tomatoes
are quoted at from So to 80 cents case,
and standard corn at from so to So
cents at canneries, June peas 62h cents.
The outlook is still higher prices for
tomatoes, as little better than half a
crop is looked for.
We have on exhibition in our office
a sweet potato which was brought to
Snow Hill this week by Mr.. Hillary
Davis. The potato weighs lbs, and
was grown by Mr.. Davis on his farm
near Box Iron. 1t is of the Big Stem
Jersey variety.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Sands, of Balti-
more, visited Mr.. and Mr.. Thomas =.
Wharton, at Stockton, this week. Mrs.
Sands, who was formerly Miss Maude
Farrow, is well known in Snow Hill.
She is now the guest of her aunt, Mrs.
Clayton j. Purnell.
There will be preaching in the
Christian Church tomorrow morning at
IL o'clock, and in the evening at 3
O'Clock, by Rev. ID. A. Nicolls. A bap-
tizing will be held at Dighton's in the
afternoon at O'Clock. The public cor
daily invited to attend these services.
MIR. John Irving Dashiell, eldest
son of Rev. DIR. John Dashiell, of Annap-
oils, died last week in Alexandria, Va,
aged 62 years. Deceased was brother
of Mr.. VIM. II. Dashiell and DIR. X. ID.
Dashiell, of Princess Anne. The late
Judge Irving was an uncle of the de-
ceased.
The Census Bureau in its educa-
tional reports says there is one teach
er for every II pupils in the United
States. The school age, on which the
number of pupils is estimated is from
5 to "a. The proportion of teachers is
greatest in towns of less than $4,000
inhabitants.
-Crisfeld is not only the largest
shipping point for soft crabs in the
United States, but is also the largest
shipping point for hard crabs and crab
meat. On Tuesday of last week one
firm, Messrs. J. J. Tull & Co., shipped
a whole carload Of crab meat to Phila-
delphia, for distribution through the
northern and western cities.
Mr.. Thomas Scott. of Seaford, visit
ed Snow Hill this week. Mr.. Scott was
formerly resident of Snow Hill having
left here about AZ years ago. While
living here he had son drowned in the
Pocomoke river. Herevisited the scene
this week, and spoke feelingly of the
sympathy expressed for him at the
time of the sad accident by the people
of Snow Hill.
Mr.. S. X. Darrell, one of POGO
moke's business men, died Wednesday of
pernicious anemia. MIR. Darrell went
to Pocomoke about IL years ago and
engaged in farming, but found this not
suitedtto him, and bought the business
of Clements Brothers. an old establish
ed mercantile firm of Pocomoke.
His illness is attributed to too close APP
phcation to business. The remains were
taken to New York state for inter
ment.