Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-02-01


been sending out bills, and we want it
understood that these bills are not mere
reminders, but they are to let the re-
cipients know that we have earned our
money, have waited for it long enough.
and now we want il.
Winter Quarter light ship. stationed
seven miles south of Chincoteague,
broke away from her anchorage in Ii
fathoms of water. in the gale of last
Friday night and has since been adrft.
The light ship is schooner-rigged
vessel without auxiliary power. The
Old Dominion steamships, from New
York to Norfolk. report that the light
ship is off her station.
-Messrs J. G. Harrison & Sons, Berlin,
have recently met with the misfortune
to lose nine mules and one horse from
cerebro spinal menengitis, and three
more horses and one mule are now
under treatment. The State Veterinary
has visited the Harrisons and given the
benefit of his experience and skill. and
Dover veterinary has also examined
into the matter, but so far no beneficial
results have been observed We sym
pathize with Messrs. Harrison.
The snow and wind storm of Thurs
day and Friday night of last week was
very severe in this locality. Many tele-
phone poles were blown down together
with the wires. Several electric light
wires also were blown down in the town.
In the country. in many places the snow
banked up to such height as to make
i travel impossible. The rura! free de-
livery carriers from the Snow Hill post
office endeavored to cover their routes,
but had to come back.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. II. Fooks and
daughter. Katherine. arrived home last
Saturday morning from few day S
visit to Philadelphia. Mr.. and Mrs.
Fooks left Philadelphia on Friday after
noon, at four o'clock. the train running
nearly on schedule time until it arrived
at Berlin. At that point the snow was
banked to considerable height, causing
delay of several hours. Mr.. and Mrs.
Fooks arrived home about half past foul
O'Clock Saturday morning
Senator John =. Moore, of Wor.
cester County. who has been sick al
the Belvedere Hotel, Baltimore, fol
several weeks, made his appearance ii
the Maryland Senate on Tuesday fol
the first time since the first of the
session. He was congratulated by al
the Senators on his recovery from tht
grip. Senator Moore Immediately got
down to business and introduced a bill
providing for the appropriation of funds
for the carrying on of the work of the
tuberculosis Commission.
The first social function of the
Crothers' administration was held in
the Government House, Annapolis,
Thursday night of last week and was a
brilliant and successful affair. Gov
ernor Crothers was the host and his
guests of honor were United States
Senator William Pinkney Whyte and
United State Senator elect John Walter
Smith. The members of the House of
Delegates and of the State Senate. with
their wives and daughters, and Demo
cratic State and city officials and their
wives and prominent Democrats from
every part of Maryland were there.
We publish on the first and second
pages of the MESSENGER this week an
interesting historical sketch Of Metho-
dism in Snow Hill, which is of interest
to people all over the county, as it deals
with the progress of the Methodist
Church in every section of Worcester.
Mr.. Eben Hearne, who is the author OF
this article, desires that his attention
be called to any inaccuracies in it, in
the next few days. as there is prob
ability of having the article printed in
book form, and it is desired TO correct
any errors before this is done. If you
see any inaccuracies. please inform Mr..
Hearne at once.
Mr.. Reuben CARL Foster, who has
visited Snow Hill several times as the
guest of Governor Smith, died at his
home in Baltimore the first Of the week
MIR. Foster had been i'll with typhoid
fever about six weeks. He was q
brother of Col. Arthur d. Foster, who
married Miss Georgia Smith. daughter
of Governor and Mrs. John Walter
Smith. The deceased was prominent
lawyer of Baltimore and was associated
in the practice of his profession with
his brother, Col. Foster, under the name
of Foster & Foster. Mr.. Samuel X.
Dennis was one of the pail bearers al
the funeral on Wednesday afternoon al