Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1905-11-25

Tuesday and w Wednesday November 18th
and 10Th. He is the leading optician of
and guarantees entire
in his work.
Judge William Eisenbrown and Mr..
John NJ. Burroughs, of Philadelphia,
have been the guests of Mr.. Sidney w.
Burroughs this week. These gentle
men are enthusiastic hunters. and have
been having some fine sport.
DIR. J. Francis Townsend is home
on visit to his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert w. Townsend. DIR. Townsend
has sold out his drugstore at Sharptown,
and will go next week to Smyrna, Della
ware, where he will locate permanently.
Senator and Mrs. John p. Moore.
and John p. Moore, Jr.. have returned
from week $ visit to Baltimore. Misses
Lola and Helen Moore, who remained in
Baltimore as the guests of Miss Flor
ence Stief, will return home tonight.
y The child of John Shockley that was
scaldef last week died Tuesday morning
and was buried at Mt Zion NJ. r.
Church, Wednesday afternoon. Services
weue conducted by Rev. Avery Donovan.
The family and relatives have our SYM
pathy.
Work of removing the headquarters
of the Delaware Railroad from Clayton
to Wilmington has commenced and will
be carried on gradually until all Of the
important officials of the division and
their clerks are in the new Office build
ing in that city.
Union services will be observed on
Thanksgiving Day in the Methodist
Protestant Church. at 1890 o'clock.
Rev. J. b. North, pastor of the Presby-
terrain Church will preach the annual
sermon. Special music has been ar
ranged for the service.
Rev. S. w. Reigart, pastor of Wi
comico Presbyterian Church, Salisbury,
after an absence of six months, has re-
turned to his home in Salisbury. DIR.
Reigart is improving from his mishaps
and hopes to resume his pastoral work
in three or four weeks.
There will be services on Snow Hill
charge tomorrow Sunday as follows: in
town. class $50; preaching 1890 A. NJ.
Christian Endeavor 6.45 p. NJ. Trinity,
2.30 p. NJ. Revival Services begin at
Nassawango 100 p. NJ. and will con-
tinue during the following week.
-Workmen have been engaged in
putting a slate roof on the new building
of the Equitable Building & Loan Assoc
citation this week. Some painting has
also been done on the exterior, and the
interior has been lathed. The building
will be ready for occupancy in few
weeks.
Mr.. Gordon Bowen was given din
ner at the Hotel Purnell one night last
week by some of his friends. Mr..
Bowen has the true instinct of a hunter,
combining sound common sense with
shrewd observation. and he is one OF
the most successful gunners in the
county.
The ladies' and friends of Girdletree
NJ. T.. church will hold a bazaar at Red
Mems Hall in the evening of Thanks
giving Day, November Both. Refresh
ments. consisting of oysters, ice cream
and cake will be served. Everybody
cordially invited to attend. BY order OF
Committee.
William Rhody, the young Philadel.
phian who killed colored man on an
oyster boat in Fishing Bay about a
month ago, has been set at liberty.
Rhody claimed he shot the man in self
a kA tntn fatI In
any evidence to the contrary. The trial
took place at Cambridge.
Every member of Snow Hill Council
No. 1877. Jr. Order United American
Mechanics, is earnestly requested to
meet at their hall on Sunday morning
next. November 26th, at 1920 O'Clock
sharp, for the purpose of attending
divine worship at the Christian Church
in body. Members of sister Lodge:
are also requested to join US. VIM. II
Petit, Recording Secretary.
Don't forget to attend the sale Of
live stock and farm machinery at the
Hearn farm, near Snow Hill, next Wed
nesday, November 10Th. The sale vii
begin promptly at 10 o'clock, and vii
embrace several fine horses. nine milk
cows, 20 hogs. l26 stacks of fodder,
Mccormick Binders, farm machinery
etc. For full particulars see advertise
ment in another column.
1.-THE Peace Conference. a poem
by c. V. White, one of the editors o.
the MESSENGER, has recently been pub
lished at the Gorham Press, Boston
The book is handsomely bound in blu,
cloth, with design stamped in white
and the title in gold. Copies of tn,
book may be had of the publisher
RichardG Badger, 1874 Boylston Street
Boston; p. ID. Cottingham 4 Co., Snow
Hill; or W. j. c. Dulany. Baltimore.
Mr.. Elijah c. Shockley has pur
chased of MIR. Ernest Hearn his tive
valuable farms near Snow Hill. one tn,
late residence of |. 7. Hearn, and tn,
other known Ms the HUT farm. w,
understand the price paid for the tive
was $lS, $50. Mr.. Shockley has secured
two nice properties and as he alread,
owns n fine farm. where he resides il