Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1905-10-28

panied by his wife and daughter, left
Monday for Ridge Summit to attend the
marriage of their son. Prof. Harry +.
Covington, to Miss Priscilla Upshur on
Wednesday.
Invitations have been issued to the
marriage of Miss Edna Earle Hudson
and Mr.. William Thomas Duffy. on
Thursday morning, November 2nd. at
II O'Clock. in Whatcoat NJ. +. Church
Of this town.
Mr.. Green Davis, of Shovel. has ac-
Hepted a position with the Bowen Lum-
bE Company. of East Lake, North
Qafhlina. He has disposed of his house
Hold woods. and left Tuesday for his new
field of labor.
"A Temperance rally will he held in
the Court House next Friday evening.
November Bird. Able speakers will adj
dress the meeting, and music and sing
ing will be furnished for the entertain
ment of the audience.
Layton's store is now ready for fall
trade. Besides our line of staple gro
ceries and notions, we have full stock
of fresh meat, beef. sausage. scrapple.
etc. Telephone your order. We deliver
goods. Just call up No. Z.
Mrs. Mary NJ North left Monday
for Wilmington to attend the Women's
Missionary meeting in that city. From
Wilmington she went to Washington,
d. c., where she will spend some time
with her daughter, Mrs. Mclaughlin.
-Re-opening Services of Nassawango
NJ. r. Church will take place Sunday
afternoon, Nov. 9Th. Rev. F. 7. Little,
d. d., President of the Maryland An
nual Conference, will preach at 2.30 T.
NJ. The public cordially invited to at
tend.
Cards are out announcing the APP
preaching marriage of Miss Lena Alice
Barnes, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Fran
els J. Barnes, to Mr.. Thomas Norman
Tull. The ceremony will take place at
Antioch NJ. +. Church, Princess Anne,
on Tuesday. Oct 3lst.
The usual services will be held in
the Christian Church of Snow Hill by
the pastor, Rev. d. A. Nicoll, tomorrow
as follows : preaching at II O'Clock, a.
m: subject FISHERMAN" preaching at
100 o'clock. p. m: subject, "Predesti-
nation" The public cordially invited
to attend these services.
Wanted "a bright boy to learn the
green house business. Must have some
knowledge of horse. Also wanted,
a young lady u or 25 years of age, to
stand in florist store. and to learn de-
signing and the florist business. Adj
dress, George Carson Boyd. 2li Walnut
Street. Wilmington. Delaware.
Bromley. the fourteen year
on son of George Bromley. who lives
Snow Hill, met with horrible death
Thursday afternoon. While getting in
cornstack, u loaded gun which he was
carrying in his arms. was accidentally
discharged. One side of the unfortunate
youths head was entirely shot away.
Miss Mary Richardson, daughter of
Mrs. +. A. Pontz, formerly of Snow
Hill, has been preparing herself for a
trained nurse at the Church Home. Bal
timore. She graduated recently from
that institution, and has secured po-
sition, in Panama as a trained nurse UNI
der the employ of the us. Government
She will sail for that PARKWAY country
by the first steamer leaving New York.
The General Assembly of Maryland,
1904. was composed rs follows: Senate.
q members: 10 of whom were Demo-
Gratis and were Republicans. House
Of Delegates. l0l members; II Demo
Gratis and 30 Republicans. At the cleo
ton in November next, II new Senators
are to be chosen from eleven counties.
These counties were represented in the
last Senate by Democrats and Re-
publicans.
DIR. and Mrs. James Erickson
Birmingham. of Philadelphia. we'll
known to many residents of this county,
issued invitations last week to the mar
riage of their sister, Anna Louise
Birmingham. to Mr.. Lafayette Johnson.
formerly of Snow Hill, now Of Norfolk,
Va. The ceremony was performed
Wednesday evening of this week at the
home of the brides parents. Il06 Grand
Avenue, Philadelphia.
Mr.. Asher Richardson. former
resident of this town who is now one
of the most prosperous live stock breed
ers of Texas. is here on a visit to his
mother, Mrs. Harriet Richardson. Mr..
Richardson is a strong advocate of the
people of Maryland adopting the negro
DISTINGUISHING amendment. He regrets
that he cannot cast a vote for it. He
is an intelligent. prosperous, business
man, and can see what Maryland needs
better than some of our own people.
The entertainment held in the Old
NJ. p. Church. Thursday night, under
the auspices of the Ladies' Guild of All
Hallows Church, was largely attended,
despite the inclement weather. Rev.
Mr.. Bogert, as Paddy 0'Brien, made
a great hit with the audience, which
was highly entertained by his character
songs and representations. Rev. Mr..
Kirk, who was on the program for two
numbers, also came in for generous
amount of applause. The young ladies'
who participated in the clever parlor
drama, 1.-The Mouse Trap" acquitted
themselves withgreat credit, and clear
" demonstrated that woman's tradi-
tional fear of a mouse is not founded
on fiction, but on fact. The proceeds
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