Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-10-10
Mr.. Marion Dawosn. State Organ

of organizing Grange in that section.
Considerable interest was manifested,
and Mr.. Dawson will hold similar
meeting in Snow Hill in Odd Fellows
Hall. Snow Hill, Friday evening, Octo-
Der 10th Farmers. ladies and every
body else invited
The new big Baltimore lighthouse.
just erected at the lower end of Craig
hill channel, was lighted for the first
time Thursday night. 1t is a very inn
portant light to navgators of the
Chesapeake Bay. The lantern is So
feet about the water and can be seen
IL. miles by an observer during thick
weather. A bell will be struck double
blow every fifteen seconds by machinery.
The Maryland Sunday School Con
vention will be held in Baltimore. Thurs
day and Friday, October 22d and Odd,
in Brantly Baptist Church. under the
auspices Of the Maryland Sunday School
Association. The program of this meet
ing is most attractive. and we have no
doubt that the convention will be full
of interest for all Sunday School
workers.
Miss Elizabeth Leonhardt. Of Wash
ington, ID. c. sister of Mrs. NJ. NJ. North.
Of this town, recently passed most credi-
table examination for the position Of
nurse in the United States navy. Miss
Leonhardt has not yet been assigned to
duty This examination was held in ac-
cordance with the terms Of law passed
during the last session of Congress
making women eligible to appointment
as nurses in the navy.
The following persons were elected
Trustees of Whatcoat Methodist Episco-
pal Church last weeks. James Blades.
j. f. Holstein, John Henderson and
VIM. d. Corddry. Jr., Sunday, October
18th, will be observed as Old Folks
Day. All persons over 80 are especially
invited. Dr. Prettyman. will preach a
sermon appropriate to the occasion.
Revival services will commence the
second Sunday in November.
Rev f.. T. Liddell writes us from
Friendship that the revival meetings in
that place opened very auspiciously.
The church is packed at each ser
vice to its limit, and the windows
and doors are necessarily left open
To accommodate the outside multitude
who seem anxious to hear the Gospel.
During the first two meetings twelve
adults professed conversion. and the
outlook is good for over two hundred
souls.
Annapolis is preparing for a big
celebration of the two hundredth ami
versary of the granting of its charter
by Queen Anne. November 22d, 1908.
The celebration will begin on Sunday
November 22d. with religious services
in all the churches, particularly in old St
Anne's, and will continue throughout
the week. There will be parades
showing the historical. industrial and
social life of the city, and of the Fire
Department and military.
The volume Of the acts of the Legis-
lature OF Maryland for the session Of
1908 has been issued and is being dis
tributed by the State librarian The
volume is arranged according to the
laws passed at the same session. The
amendments of the public general laws
are placed according to the position of
the article of the code of which they
are amendatory, instead Of being ac-
cording TO the date Of passage Of the
act. The amendments to the public
local laws are placed according TO the
article of the local code that they modi-
fy. The arrangement is the work Of
Horace Whitman. of the Baltimore bar
Willie j. Taylor, of Trappe District
Wicomico County, was taken before
Justice Trader, Of Salisbury, last Mon
day, on the charge of perjury Taylor
eloped with Annie Florence Carey.
granddaughter of Mr.. John Lawrence,
a well-known farmer of Trappe District,
last Saturday night, and when the groom
made application for the marriage
license, Saturday morning. he stated
that the girls age was 10 years. On
Monday morning. Mr. Lawrence went
before States Attorney Joseph l..
Bailey, and swore out warrant for
Taylor, charging him with perjury. the
girl being but a few days over 10 years
Of age. The couple We're found by a
deputy Monday at the home of Mr..
Carroll Hopkins. on the outskirts of
Salisbury, and Mr.. Taylor was arrested.
He was placed under 5000 bail for APP
pearance at the March term of court
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