Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-10-27

tnem 10 wear wei. Mrs. v. >. Town
send.
Miss Viola Bonneville left last Sat
urday for Chicago. where she has gone
to take teachers course in the Uni
versity Elementary School. On her
way west she stopped a few hours with
her sister, Miss Georgia, at West
Chester, Pa
Mr.. Samuel johnson who is con-
stable at Ocean City, was in Snow Hill
this week. While here he made call
at the Messenger office. and paid dol
lar for his subscription. Mr.. johnson
says he could not get along without the
DEMOCRATIC MESSENGER.
Services as follows at Bates Me
mortal Church, Snow Hill, Sunday. Class,
$50 a. m; Sunday school Up. m: Preach
ing p. m; Christian Endeavor $50.
Preaching at Trinity Church, near
Newark. Z p. m. Revival services will
continue during the week.
Calvin b. Taylor. Esq, of Berlin.
was among the visitors to Snow Hill
this week. Mr.. Taylor, who has been
in poor health, has recently returned
from a three months stay in the Adron-
dack Mountains and at Lake George
and Rainbow Lake. New York State.
Mr.. John NJ. Hoffman is doing a
good business now selling Downs steel
posts for fences. These posts are very
cheap and as they will last life time.
our best farmers see that they are muck
cheaper than any fence post they can
use, therefore Mr.. Hoffman is getting
busy.
Mr.. James j. Givans, of Berlin,
has sold his farm near Wilton, known
as the Duncan Farm" to Mr.. John
II. Shockley, of Newark Election Dis
trict. Mr. Givans was in Snow Hill this
week. and placed an advertisement in
the MESSENGER of the sale of some
valuable horses and mules at his stables
in Berlin.
We will make you more pictures
like the ones we made you before for
very small sum. We will make you
pictures on Post Cards from any old
picture at such a low price that you
will want more. This offer is open
three days only, Nov. 5th, 9Th, and 7th.
II. d. Clogg & Co.
In digging the foundation for
steam plant in the rear of the First
National Bank of this town, the past
week, the complete remains of skull
and the arm bones of human skeleton
were unearthed. The arrangement and
division Of the occipital bones indicated
that the skeleton was that of a white
man.
Save your friends the trouble, and
have your photos made before it is too
late. Our studio will open again on
Nov. 9Th, 9th and 18th for three days
only. This is your last chance. Don't
forget that at Christmas nothing suits
better for gift than photo. We
make the kind that makes homely peo-
Pile good looking II. ID. Clogg & Co.
Mr. Samuel Mumford. son Mr.. of
and Mrs. Eugene Mumford. OF Snow
Hill, and Miss McAllen. one Of the
faculty Of Wilmington Conference
Academy. will be married in Dover to-
day. We are informed that Mr.. and
Mrs. Mumford will reside in Florida
and engage in growing oranges as well
as doing some newspaper work.
Quite a number of persons called
this week to pay their subscriptions,
or their neighbor' S, to the DEMOCRATIC
MESSENGER for another year We
wish to thank all those who responded
so promptly, and, also to remind those
who have not paid to call next week
and do so.
After spending n few weeks with
friends in Baltimore, Mrs. William r.
Rayne, of Ocean City, has been joined
by her husband, whom she will accom-
pany to Washington, Philadelphia and
Wilmington for short visits. Mrs.
Rayne, who has lately lost brother,
is in poor health, and, it is hoped by
her friends, that she will be greatly
benefited by the trip.
Mr. Clifford Taylor. of Belmar New
Jersey, was visitor in Snow Hill
Thursday afternoon. Mr.. Taylor ac-
companied by his wife is visiting his
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. John Taylor,
of Stockton, Heis brother of Messrs.
+. II. Taylor and w. A. Taylor. of
Stockton. and is prominent business
man of Belmar, of which town he is
also the mayor.
The following order has been issued
by the Postofiice Department TO post
masters "Postmasters at rural deliv-
cry offices will inform the carriers I'M
der their supervision that while on duty
they are required TO present a neat per
sonal appearance; that the vehicles used
by them must be suited to the purpose,
kept in good order and presentable, and
that the horses used by the carriers
must be fit to work and such as will
not reflect discredit upon the service.
Laxity in these matters by rural car
riers will be Immediately reported to
this office by the postmasters.
The alarm of fire was sounded Tues
day morning about O'Clock, and it
brought Snow Hill people out of their
beds on double quick. The occasion
for the alarm was the explosion of a
coal oil lamp in the bed room of Mrs.
George w. Covington at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Covington at the head of
Church street Mrs. Covington at
tempted to extinguish the blaze by
throwing bed covering upon it. The
Fire Department responded promptly,