Democratic messenger., 1906-10-13

offer YOU new life, fresh courage and
freedom from i'll health in Hollister $
Rocky Mountain Tea. 35 cents. Tea or
Tables. 7. ID. Cottingham 4 Co.
While'engaged in football practice
game last Tuesday on the Washington
College gridiron. Mr.. Harris Corddry.
son of Mayor VIM. ID. Corddry. of Snow
Hill, had his left arm dislocated at the
elbow. He came home Wednesday to
receive surgical attention.
Practically all churches in the Will
mington Conference are desirious that
Baltimore shall he selected as the place
for holding the next General Confer
ence, as it would be near Wilmington
and all the pastors would be able to
attend some of the sessions.
Miss Esther White gave party
Tuesday morning from ten to twelve
O'Clock, in honor of her sixth birthday.
Those present were as follows. Misses
Emily Jones. Elizabeth Mock, Virginia
Howard, Elizabeth Powell. Katherine
Jones and Blanche Bailey.
Rev. DR.. A. S. Mowbray, Presiding
Elder of the Wilmington district of the
Wilmington NJ. f. Conference, has been
invited to become President of the Uni
versity of the Pacific at San Jose, Cal.
at salary of 81. 500 per year. DR..
Mowbray is considering the invitation
Rally Day will be observed by the
Presbyterian Sabbath School Sunday
afternoon at 2.30 O'Clock. II is hoped
that all the scholars will be present,
together with their parents and friends.
A special Offering will be taken for
missionary work in the United States.
The colored Methodists of Snow
Hill will have Harvest Home" cele-
bration at Ebenezer NJ. T.. Church from
Tuesday, October 23d to Monday. Octo-
ber 18th. Quite an elaborate program
has been arranged by the pastor, Rev.
NJ. l.. McKenny. The Reliable brass
band will furnish music.
You cannot build up a town by de-
crying the merits of its citizens. nor by
any kind of fault-fnding. Always
speak good word for the town in
which you live. or else. if you cannot
consistently do SO, move out and look
for town which does conform with
your ideas of what it should be-
Services by Rev. L. A. Bennett
tomorrow as follows: Bates Memorial,
Class Meeting at 9o'clock, a. m. Sun
day School at 2 O'Clock. p. M. Preach
ing at o'clock. p, M. and Christian
Endeavor at 7.30 O'Clock. p. m. Trinity.
preaching at 7 O'Clock p. m. Revival
services will continue every evening
next week at Trinity.
CentreviIle is to have new opera
house. which, when completed, will
have seating capacity of 600 On the
second floor will be an auditorium. which
will be used by the military company of
that town and also for dances, bazaars.
&c The building. when completed,
will cost $50, 900. and is expected to be
ready for occupancy not later than
January lst.
w. b. l.. Bonneville is building "A
skylight. and making other improve
ments to A. Goodman's storehouse
Mr.. Goodman intends to utilize the
second floor of his building for ladies'
department, and is having stairway
built from the middle of the lower floor
up to the second floor. Here he will
keep ladies' coats. wraps. suits. furs,
skirts, ready-to- wear hats. etc.
Mr. William Shockley, son of John
A. Shockley, Esq, of this town, has
been given the position of superintend-
ent of Mr. Walter Millcr's kinding
wood factory here. Mr.. Shockley is an
honest. estimable young man, and we
feel sure his employer has made no
mistake in selecting him for the res
ponsible position to which he has been
appointed.
Cards have been issued by Mr.. and
Mrs. John H. Layton for the marriage
of their daughter. Miss Gertrude Pencil
ope Layton, to Mr.. George Purnell
Hudson. Jr The ceremony will be per-
formed at Frankford, Del. NJ. +.
Church, Wednesday. October twenty
fourth. The father of Miss Layton is
well known in Snow Hill, as former
manager of the Snow Hill Butter Dish
factory.
Laura Anderson. the 31-years-old
daughter of Rev. and Mrs. George T.
Anderson, formerly of Snow Hill. who
is a sufferer from congenital hip trou-
Bile, was taken to the Methodist Episco-
pal Hospital. in Philadelphia, from
their home in New Castle, Delaware,
Tuesday. to undergo the Lorenz treat
ment. An examination of the child
was made recently. but the parents had
not expected that the treatment would
begin at once.
Read the advertising columns of
THE MESSENGER and see if there are
not some things advertised there which
you need. The man or men who are
willing to pay to have their goods
brought to your notice are more entitled
to your patronage than the man or men
who expect you 10 come to them. If a
man does not think sufficiently well OF
your patronage to try and secure it in
business way. he doesn't want it very
badly.
Mr.. Miles B. Thornton and Mrs.
Harriet c. Watson. both of Chinco-
taaona Island were married i'm the HO-