Democratic messenger., 1906-01-13

Mr.. Edward Ambrose Richardson
highly respected farmer of Snow Hill
District. died of pneumonia Monday. af
ter a, brief illness. Mr.. Richardson
remains were brought to Snow Hill
Tuesday afternoon and Inferred in tn,
Methodist Episcopal Cemetery. Mr.
Richardson was a man of sterling in
tegritya and Christian gentleman. Eit
was about 73 years of age and had sur
vived his wife several years. Mr.
Richardson leaves children: Mrs. Jos
Rowley, of Chincoteague Island, anc
Messrs. George. Henry. William ant
John Richardson.
James II. Downing, aged 55 years. q
former resident of Worcester County
died at his home. in Salisbury Sunday
night after weeks illness of pneu-
monia. He was formerly farmer, but
bad recently been engaged in manu-.
featuring brooms. He il survived by q
widow and the following children: Ernest
r. Downing, Salisbury: Virgie Downing,
Philadelphia: Mrs. George Adkins. Par
sonsburg, and w. T.. Downing, Sails.
bury. His mother, Mrs. Sarah G.
Downing, lives at Delmar Mrs. James
G.. Smith is sister and w. j. Downing,
a well-known lumber manufacturer oi
Salisbury, is brother.
Clarence Shockley, son of Uriah +.
Shockley, ESQ.,. died suddenly at his
home in this town, Tuesday. shortly
after midnight. His death was caused
by and overdose of laudanum. He was
80 years of age, and is survived by a
widow and two daughters. He was a
brbther of County Surveyor p. $.
Shockley, of Salisbury; Lieut.. j. j. w.
of the Baltimore Police force;
U. ID. G. Shockley. of Wakefield, Va;
and Mrs. Emma J. Fooks, of Snow Hill.
Funeral services conducted by Rev. A.
Donovan, of this town, were held in
Mt. Olive M. p. Church at ten O'Clock
Friday, after which interement was made
in the adjoining cemetery.
Mr.. T. H. Brittingham. son OF
Worcester, now in the u. S. Marine
service and stationed at League Island
navy yard, is home on furlough
visiting his parents at Ironshire. Mr..
Brittingham is a splendid specimen OF
physical manhood intelligent and affable.
He is credit to the service, and il
Uncle Sans navy is made up of such
men, it can defy the fleets of the world,
beacuse, as a rule, the sailors and ma
rines of foreign countries are an inferior
lot. Mr.. Brittingham has served in the
PHILIPPINES, and his term of enlistment
will soon expire. He thinks of going
to Panama after he has completed his
contract with the Navy Department.
Mr.. Gordon B. Jones. of Newark,
purchased at public sale here last Tues
day, the large tract of timber and saw
mill which were advertised by Mr.. F. T..
Hudson in the MESSENGER. Mr.. Jones
bid was $4,000. Mr.. Hudson says he
is Every much pleased with the MES
sENGER as an advertising medium.
and when he has anything to sell he
will know how to get customers. II
people will only take thought of the
fact that the MESSENGER is read every
week by six thousand people and goes
into 1900 homes they will realize that
we can do more in the way of giving
publicity for a few dollars than any
method to be found in Worcester Coun-
ty.
Mr.. Charles w. Corddry, general
manager and electrician of the Snow
Hill Electric Light and Power Company,
completed the Difficult task of moving
the heavy machinery from the old pow
or house to the new one, which has just
been completed by the company, on
Wednesday of this week The removal
including the dis-connecting Of wires and
Recommending them TO the new line, was
accomplished without any serions inter-
ruption to the service in few hours.
This was avery difficult task, and shows
the progressive and up-to-date spirit
which prevades the management. The
new plant is one of the best on the
Eastern Shore. south of Wilmington.
and is fitted with the latest and most
approved machinery. The building is
6Sx50 feet, and is equipped with two
General Electrical Company's genera
tors. of 45 hilowatts each. The engine
and boiler are capable of generating l36
horse power, Mr.. A. S. Lewis is the
engineer of the new plant, and Mr..
Charles Kensey will be the lineman.