Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-07-04

with her daughter. Mrs. George Burton,
at louisville. Va.
Miss Violette NJ. Taylor and Mr..
William j. Hudson were quietly married
June 18th at the brides parents, by
Rev. j. b. North.
Miss Ethel Dix and Miss Lulu King.
two of Pocomoke's fair daughters. have
been the guests of Mrs. d. Frank Fooks
several days this week.
Mr.. Thomas p Selby and son. John,
visited Mercersburg. Pa. last week,
where Mr.. Selby has entered John as
student at Mercersburg Academy.
The rector. Rev. Alexander NJ.
Rich. has called meeting of the YES
try of All Hallows' Parish for Wednes-
day next. 8 z. NJ. at the office of Mr..
Oliver ID. Collins.
The baseball fever is epidemic all
around us. Chincoteague, Greenback-
vile and Berlin have it in severe form
and there is no telling when Snow Hill
NAV become innoculated
Mr.. John w. Station, attorney. adj
vertises bank stock and other securities
of the late DR.. James c. Erickson, in
this paper today Investors will do
well to look into the matter
Rev. l.. A. Bennett has returned
from Somerset County. where he preach.
ed last Sunday in Bennett Memorial NJ.
T. Church founded by him several years
ago, and which is in hourishing condi-
ton.
The High School Grounds will be
the scene of the 4th of July celebration
in Snow Hill Don't fail to be there
and get some of the refreshments which
will be offered for sale by the ladies of
the NJ. p. Church
The Maryland State Teachers AS
ISOLATION, meeting at Ocean City. elect
ed Miss Sarah T.. Richmond. of the
State Normal School. president and
George Briddle. of Elkton. chairman of
the Executive Committee.
Mr.. Harry Dougherty. former
Snow Hill boy. is now manager of the
Plimhimmon Hotel. Ocean City. He is
a pleasant and accommodating gentle
men. and we are confident that the
guests of the Plimhimmon will receive
good service.
The Cumberland Lumber Co.. of
which Francis t. Waters. Senator John
Walter Smith. John p Moore. Marion
T. Hargis and others are incorporators.
has purchased the James River timber
lands of the Tunis Lumber Company
for $63, 10000.
Miss Minnie Moore, of this town.
has leased the Virginia" cottage Ocean
City. for the season. 1t is located near
the Life Saving Station on. the Ocean
front With such nice house and her
experience of last season TO help her,
Miss Moore will run a popular place for
our home people.
Miss Viola Riley, of Baltimore, who
has been spending the past six weeks
in the mountains of Virginia, also as
the guest of relatives in North Carolina,
came today, Saturday accompanied
by her sister, Mrs. ID. w. Hayman, to
visit their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. II.
Riley, of Box Iron.
Many of the truck farmers in the
county are complaining because of the
droughth. There has been no rain for
several days now and things are about
as dry AS they can well be. However,
wheat threshing will soon be over and
then little rain will be just the thing
for tomatoes and other truck.
A partial eclipse of the sun occur
red Sunday and was visible in Snow
Hill between g. 30 in the morning and |
in the afternoon. During that time the
moon cast its shadow across the lower
side of the sun. passing across its face,
but not obscuring more than halSsOf
the sun. During part of the time tsSe
rays of the sun were dimmed to GER
time extent. The weather conditions
were favorable during all the period of
the eclipse and it could be plainly seen
with the aid of smoked glass.
T. w. Wood & Son, seedmen, Rich
mond. Va, have an advertisement in
this issue of the MESSENGER in which
they call special attention to crimson
clover. They claim crimson clover will
increase the productiveness of the land
more than twenty times as much as the
same amount spen. in commercial fer
tilzers Can be sown by itself or at
the last working of corn. cotton or