Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-12-26
MIR. George r. Ronneville. Of Tas.

bonneville was caller at the MESSEN-
GER office. this week.
There will be service in Holy Cross
P. +. Chapel, Stockton, next Sunday
afternoon, at 3 o'clock. The Christmas
Sunday-school festival will be held next
Wednesday afternoon. at 2.30 o'clock.
The members of the Friendship M.
E. Church, of Worcester County, will
hold an oyster supper in the school
building at Friendship. Tuesday and
Wednesday evenings, December 22d.
and 23d.
Mr.. Levin Dsharoon killed hog
last week that weighed 745 pounds.
We do not believe any larger hogs than
this have been killed this season, but
il any one can beat this record we shall
be glad to hear of it.
"A festival will be held at Cedar
town on December 10Th, afternoon and
evening, for the benefit of the Method
ist Episcopal Church. Ii the day
chosen proves unfavorable, it will be
postponed to the following day. We'd
nesday.
MIR. j. Samuel Price arrived home
from his trip to Virginis and North
Carolina Sunday morning. Mr.. Price
spent three days of the week in Nor
folk in the interest of the Castalia
Lumber Company of which J. S. Price,
Charles w. Shockley and James L.
Dickerson. of this county are owners.
Mr.. Ebe West died at the home of
his daughter. Mrs. Asher Layfeld, in
Atkinson's District this week. He had
stroke Of paralysis, from which he
never recovered. He leaves to mourn
his death widow and three daughters,
who are Mrs. Charles Cherix. Mrs.
Luther Cherix and Mrs. Asher Layfield.
Maryland has taken 10 first prizes,
5 second, and 4 third prizes at the NJ
tional Horticultural Exhibition recently
held at Council Bluffs, Iowa. Mr..
Orlando Harrison, of Berlin, is vice.
president of the Society. Maryland
took first prize in sweet potatoes and
nuts. securing cash premiums to the
amount of Sl5l00.
Mackenzie Memorial Presbyterian
Church will give the usual Christmas
entertainment and treat to the Sunday
School next Tuesday evening in the
lecture room There will be an inter-
esting program. including music and
recitations, and all members of the
congregation are cordially invited to be
present.
About O'Clock Saturday night fire
was discovered in the livery stable Of
Paul Young in the rear of w. S. Dick
inson & Sons store, Pocomoke City.
Hard work by the fire department con-
fined the flames to the stable which
was destroyed. together with large
lot of feedstuff. The horses and car
riages were all gotten out without loss.
The origin of the fire is not known.
Mr.. and Mrs. Montgomery Stage,
of near Snow Hill. have issued cards of
invitation to the marriage of their daugh-
ter. Miss Mary Goodwin Stage, to Mr..
George Benjamin Barnes. son of
Clarence Barnes. Esq. of Atkinson's
District. and brother of Mrs. d. Frank
Fooks, of Snow Hill. The ceremony
will be performed in Bates Memorial
M. p Church, this town, at half past
seven o'clock. Wednesday evening, De-
cember thrtieth.
Rev. Joseph B. North preached two
very fine Christmas sermons in the
Presbyterian Church here last Sunday
On each occasion the choir rendered
some specially good anthems. This
choir is composed now of Misses Ethelyn
Wilson, Helen Moore. Nora Hargis.
Martha Burnite. and Messrs. Marion
T. Hargis. DR.. J. Beverly North, Frank
lin Upshur and c. l.. Vincent. Mrs.
John L. Riley is organist.
1T seems from the accounts in the
newspapers that Seaford. Del, has the
worse bunch Of negroes to be found on
the entire Peninsula. Nearly every
Saturday night brings fights, shootings
and generally disgraceful state of af-
fairs. The whole trouble about some
sections of Delaware is that the colored
people have been given too many privi-
leges.
Mr.. Harvey Pruitt, died of appen-
dicitis at the Peninsula General Hospi-
tai, Salisbury. Tuesday. When he ar
rived at the hospital it was at once seen
that his condition was such that there
was no hope of his recovery and the
physicians so stated Mr. Pruitt is sur