Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-08-15


Talbot County. known as Cedar Grove.
Colonel Thompson and family will re-
move to California. The price paid
was between $4,000 and $1,000.
AT an election held in Berlin on
Tuesday last. the citizens declared for
waterworks and electric lights by a
majority of 10 votes. This town is the
last on the shore of its size to have
these improvements. and it speaks well
for its future progress and development
Mr.. and Mrs. C.. L. Dickerson. Of
Smithfeld. N. c.. are home on visit
to his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. j. f..
Dickerson. and other relatives. Mr.
Dickerson is associated with the Cas-
Italia Lumber Company with mills at
Smithfeld and other parts of Johnson
County, N. c.
A new ruling of the Postmaster
General empowers rural letter carriers
to act as notaries public. provided the
functions of that office do not interfere
with his duties as rural letter carrier.
This is big advantage to people living
in the country, who may have use for
a notary public.
During the time the Interdenomi-
national Camp Meeting will be in prog
ress at Ocean City. arrangements have
been made for close railroad connections
at Berlin, on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
atfording the people of this town and
vicinity fine opportunity to attend the
sessions on those days.
At a meeting of the Board of
Directors for the Home for the Aged,
at Salisbury. held last week, it was de-
cided to accept the Dr. Naylor property
on f. Church Street extended. at the
price named Sc. 500 90. and to take over
the property just as soon as the papers
are fixed up. and establish the Home
permanently at that place.
DR.. and Mrs. Ronald Abercrombie
and little son. Master Francis Waters
Abercrombie. of Baltimore, are guests
at the cottage of Senator and Mrs.
John p. Moore at Ocean City. Accom-
panied by Miss Lola Moore. they spent
Monday in Snow Hill as guests at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Marion T. Har-
.gis.
Last week in setting the advertise
ment of the public sale of the personal
property of Mr. Westfall, the printer
got the date wrong. The sale will be
held on August 9th. and you will do
well to attend it, as Mr.. Westfall will
sell some very desirable household and
kitchen furniture, as well as farming
implements, etc.
The Snow Hill Fire Department
will spend their annual outing at Ocean
City on Tuesday, August 25th. Ar
engagements have been made for close
railroad connections at Berlin, both
going and coming. and an excellent OPP
portunity will be afforded, not only for
the firemen, but for the public at large.
to spend day at the seashore.
All members of Nassawango Tribe.
|. o. r. NJ. and of Snow Hill Council
Jr. o. U. A. NJ, are requested to at
tend the basket supper and festival at
Nassawango NJ. P. Church on Wednes-
day, August 10th. Free transportation
will be furnished Wagons leave Odd
Fellows Hall. exactly at o. clock p. m.
August 18th VIM. H. Petit. C. of r..
and r. S.
Mr. Marion T. Hargis. accompanied
by his daughters, Misses Nora and Will
son Hargis, left Tuesday morning for
Baltimore. whence they sailed the same
evening on the steamer Kershaw of
the Merchants and Miners Transpor-
tation Company, for Boston. After re-
naming in Boston and suburbs several
days. they will go by the Fall River
Line to New York. thence home by
easy stages.
Mrs. Mary NJ. North has been APP
pointed state director of the Maryland
Women's Auxiliary of the Francis
Scott Key Memorial Association. The
object of the association is to purchase
and preserve the home of the author
of the national anthem. The Star
Spangled Banner. Francis Scott Key
was Marylander. and all Marylanders.
while proud of that fact, should be
ready to help preserve the home of the
one whom the nation delights to honor.
Nat Briney. one of the negroes inn
plicated in the shooting fray at Stock
ton last spring. was lodged in Jail here
on Monday. He escaped into Virginia
at the time and was there held by the
authorities for court on charge Of
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