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

property Sdit, WHICH, VIII ne Hclu w
Berlin next Saturday afternoon at one
o'clock. by John w. Station, Trustee.
The sale will include a fine residence in
Whaleyville. a lot in Whaleyville, con-
tanning about % acres and two farms.
One of these farms contains l4S acres,
more or less, the other about 2SS acres.
Each tract contains valuable timber.
See advertisement on first page.
The Commissioners for Somerset
County last week opened the bids for
the Court House Bonds. There were
eleven bidders. The highest bid was SIP
and twenty-seven one hundreths. This
bid was made by +. G.. Stanwood 4 Co,
of Boston. Mass. and secured the entire
issue, amounting to $4,000. These
bonds pay four and one-half per cent.
The first one will be due in 1925. and
the last in 1884. The premium amount
ed to $4.6Sl.
The Norfolk Landmark of few
days ago contained an account of the
death Of Walter Robertson, son of Mr..
George b. Robertson, of Whaleyville.
He was taken some weeks ago with
after which typhoid fever
set in. The family have been further
afflicted by the illness of their daughter
Mary, who was taken with typhoid
fever while visiting her cousin at Mar
della Springs, and only recovered sufii-
GENTLY to be taken home few days
ago.
Cards are ont announcing the APP
marriage of Miss Bertha
Stengle, daughter Of Rev. Adam Stengle,
Elder of Salisbury District.
Wilmington NJ. +. Conference. to Rev.
James w. Colona, paster of Antioch NJ.
+. Church. Princess Anne. The cere-
mony will take place Wednesday, Octo-
Der 4th. in the Salisbury NJ. +. Church.
at IL o'clock, noon. Rev. Mr.. Colona
is well known in Worcester County. be-
ing son of Mr.. Robert Colona, of
Stockton.
We were in error last week in
stating that Mr.. Walter Hastings
would enter Western Maryland College.
He successfully passed the entrance
examinations, but afterwards decided
not to enter that institution. Accom-
panied by his father, Mr.. Lawrence
Hastings, he left Tuesday for Philadel-
phia. where he entered the De Lancy
School. He will spend one year at this
excellent school, after which he will
take the full four years course at
Princeton.
While st. Paul. in the l4th chapter
Of LIST Corinthians. closes his instructions
by praying. Let all things be done
iecently and in order" we are glad
to believe had he been present at
Class on Sunday morning
last he would have considered the Holy
Confusion in which the meeting closed
perfectly in keeping with his instruc-
tions. 1t was as we sung, indeed good
to be there. Come thou with us. y
Brother X. J. McAllen, leader of Thurs
day night class, will speak to the class to-
Sunday morning at 9.3Oa. m.
Mr.. John II. Layton, manager of
the Snow Hill Butter Dish and Basket
Factory, returned Thursday from a
business trip to Lake kuka. New York
state. Mr.. Layton was accompanied
by Miss Stella Bucher. whose father is
connected with one end of the company's
business in New York State. Miss
Bucher will instruct the employees of
the company in the making of fruit pack
ages. The factory is running full force
now. and will have to use night shift
of workmen in order to complete the
orders that are already booked for
next year.
Rev. S. N. Pilchard. now pastor of
the NJ. f. Church at Crisfield, will be
invited to become pastor of Union NJ.
+. Church. Wilmington, next conference
year. About a month ago Rev. X. II.
Adams, ID. d., the present pastor of
Union Church, notified the official board
that at the next session of conference
he would make application for another
charge, owing to his i'll health. Mr..
Pilchard is well known in Worcester
County. having been born on farm
near Pocomoke City. He was at one
time chaplain in the regular army
but resigned in order to engage in
active pastoral work. He has been
very successful in his ministerial work
in the Wilmington Conference.
The annual field and track meet
under the auspices of the fourth-class
was held at the Naval
Academy. Annapolis, Saturday after
noon. The feature of the meet was
the star individual performances of
Cummins Carey, who got first place in
six events out of ten in which he was
entered. His fine work was responsible
for the third company of the battalion
Of which he is a member. winning the
meet by scoring a total of so points.
Carey alone made 81 of the 80 points.
the lOO-yard dash. time. lis: the
l29-yard high hurdles, time, 20 2-5 S;
the running broad jump. distance, 10 #.
4 in; the 320-yard low hurdles. time, 30
as S; the 220 yard dash. time, 25 l-5 s.
The first and second men in each of the
events will be awarded silver and bronze
medals, respectively. General strength
tests have also been applied by the
medical authorities of the Naval Acad-
envy to the 230 new midshipmen, and
show that Cadet Carey Is the second
strongest member of the class, his
total strength being represented by
|, O54 kilos. only few ikilos below his
competitor. Cadet Carey is
a member of the foot ball squad, and
was a student at the Tome Institute last
year. He is son Of Hon. w. Lee
Carey, of Berlin.