Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-05-16

Next Tuesday the Committee of
the Snow Hill Presbyterian Church will
sell building lot on Ross Alley to the
highest bidder
Mr.. Carl g. Dryden. of Queponco.
sold his fine driving horse last Saturday
to Mr.. Samuel j. Twilley. of Pocomoke
City. for two hundred dollars.
There will be Sunday School at 10
O'Clock A. NJ. and communion at IL
O'Clock A. NJ. at the Christian Church
next Sunday morning May 18th.
Rev. and Mrs. c. w. Prettyman
returned home today Saturday after
weeks visit to Baltimore, where they
attended the General Conference.
DIR. and Mrs. John S. Aydelotte
left to-day for Richmond, Virginia,
where the Doctor will attend the
Alumni Banquet of the Medical College
Virginia.
A festival will be held at the
Nassawango school Saturday evening.
May 23rd, proceeds for the benefit Of
the school. Everybody invited Ida
A. Maddox. teacher.
All persons expecting to attend the
Alumni Banquet to be held at the Snow
Hill High School May q are requested
to advise committee at once. Arrange
ments will be made for the entertain
ment for only those who report before
May 18th.
Over 80 adults have been converted
at the revival meetings being held by
Rev. Liddell at Ocean City. People
have been attending from Berlin.
Shovel and other sections. Rev. and
Mrs. Liddell returned to their home on
Chincoteague Thursday.
Revival services are in progress at
Bates Memorial NJ. r. Church this week
Services have been attended with much
interest and several persons have been
converted. The meetings will continue
next week and everybody is cordially
invited to all of the services.
Messrs. Washington P. Pusey and
son contracted this week for the cree
ton of the large cement building for
bakery and stores for Joseph Shaffer at
Ocean City Maryland. The cement
blocks are made at Ocean City, the
sand obtained there being especially
well adapted for the purpose.
The Christian Church of Snow Hill
has secured Rev. Biggs of Perryhawkin
to conduct series of meetings at the
church in this town, beginning Wednes-
day, May 9th. Services will commence
at o'clock, and the members of the
church are urgently requested to attend
and thus hold up the hands of this veneer
able man of God
The street sprinkler is necessity
to the business section of Snow Hill
these days, or else there is such cloud
of sand that one does not want to ven
ture on the street The streets around
the business section should be sprinkle
every morning and afternoon in dry
weather. and we are glad to see that
Policeman Bromley is doing it.
Messrs j. q. Harrison & Sons, the
Berlin nurserymen, have presented to
each scholar of our school an apple tree,
peach tree, and bunch of strawberry
plants. to encourage the children to
take an interest in horticulture. The
Harrisons have followed this course in
all the schools. 1t is good thing for
the children and good advertisement
for the nurserymen.
Miss Pauline Miller, of near Snow
Hill. gave birthday party to anumber
of her friends last Saturday evening
Those present were, Mae Hill. Margie
Godfrey. Ella Hill. Beulah Mckee.
Mamie Truitt, Julia Parsons, Gertrude
Truitt, Grover Hill and Willie Dryden.
Refreshments were served at 10 O'Clock
after which all returned home wishing
Miss Pauline many more happy birth
days.
The house of Mr.. Allison S. Dennis,
located about miles from Princess
Anne in West neighborhood. was des-
troyed by fire Saturday afternoon about
o'clock. Mr.. Dennis and his son were
in Princess Anne and no one was home
except Mrs. Dennis. The fire started
from defective flue in the garnet. The
furniture was nearly all saved. There
was insurance of 1925 on house and
furniture.
The alarm of fire was given Mon
day afternoon, and il was soon discover
ed that smoke and fire were issuing