Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-06-13

in order to be present when the State
Road Commissioners are in Snow Hill
All persons having business before the
Board will please come on that date
T.. ii. Taylor. President.
The members and friends of Tay-
lorville Southern NJ +. Church, will
hold festival in the grove adjoining
the churchyard, Tuesday and Wednes-
day evenings, June Is and II. Proceeds
to be used to erect tabernacle for the
purpose of holding an open air revival.
Everybody cordially invited to attend.
Ray Harmon, eighteen years Of
age, while out bathing at Ocean City
last Monday with two other young men,
was drowned in Sinepuxent Bay. The
young men who were with him tried
hard to save him. They hauled seine
for his body and found it after an hour $
work. Harmon was fisherman and
worked with one of the Ocean City fish
crews.
The Berlin Anti-Saloon League has
pettioned the Town Council of Berlin
to pass an ordinance prohibiting intoxi-
Gated persons from showing themselves
on the streets of that town whether
they are disorderly or not. Such per-
sons to be arrested and taken before a
magistrate and fined $40 90 for the first
offense, the fine to be doubled at each
recurring offense.
Governor Crothers has commission
ed Mr.. J. Henry Young, Of Pocomoke
City, a Judge of the Orphans Court
for Worcester County, to fill the va
cancy on the bench occasoned by the
resignation of Judge Willis. The APP
pointment is excellent one and the
people are to be congratulated. Judge
Young has been resident of Pocomoke
City all his life, is sterling Democrat
and man of good judgement.
DR.. II. N. Willis. one Of the Judges
of the Orphans Court. handed in his
resignation on Tuesday to take effect
Immediately. DIR. Willis expects to
move to Wilmington, Del, the first of
July. where he will practice his pro-
fesson. DIR. Willis is recognized as 4
good physician. and a most excellent
official. His many friends in this county
are sorry to have him leave and wish
for him success in his new field of labor.
The lovers of horse racing were
highly entertained at Prospect Park,
Baltimore, on Thursday of last week.
by the performance of Passenger
Charm, = the property of Mr.. B. I.
Truitt, Of this town She won race
easily in 2.l7 and the track was not in
the best of condition either Messrs.
Lee Hearn. L. 7. Hearn. Asher Camp
bell and other Snow Hill horsemen.
We're present TO witness the perform
ance. Mr.. Truitt has valuable mare.
and will likely sell her for big money.
Miss Ina Townsend, of Pocomoke
City, daughter OF Sheriff Townsend,
was taken violently i'll Sunday night and
from the start her family and physician
We're anxious as to her condition She
continued i'll and on Tuesday morning
DR.. Dick. of Salisbury, was called in
consultation with DR.. r. l.. Hall, her
attending physician. The physicians
agreed as to their diagnosis and she was
brought to the Salisbury Hospital Tues
day at noon and during the afternoon
was operated on for appendicitis togeth-
er with other troubles. Since the opera
ton she has been doing nicely and the
chances are now in favor of a speedy
recovery.
On Thursday night of last week.
shortly after midnight, Mr.. p. c. Squires
well known produce buyer, formerly
of Berlin. this county, fell from the
vestibule of one of the cars of the n.
Y. p. & n. K. X. at Salisbury, while
the train was in motion and was so bad
ly injured that both OF his legs had
to be amputated at Salisbury hospital.
Mr.. Squires lives at Niagara Falls,
Last weeks issue of the MESSENGER
was printed before we learned of the
unfortunate accident to Mr.. Squires.
The latest intelligence is that Mr.
Squires is getting along nicely. He had
been on bushes trip in this section
and was returning to his home when
the accident occurred.
Admiral Dewey. one of the most
noted and valuable sires of trotting
horses in the world. dropped dead on
Wednesday last. as he was being led
from the stable of his owner, DR.. j. c.
Mccoy, of Kirkwood. Del No cause
has been assigned for his sudden death.
Only few weeks ago. Dr. Mccoy was
offered $50. 600 for the horse by John
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