Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-09-26

ly and is getting along nicely. Miss
Sara Bennett, daughter of Rev. l.. A.
Bennett, who was operated upon for
the same trouble, convalescing.
The Young Ladies Bridge Club was
reorganized last Tuesday at the home
of Miss Eleanore Hargis. The mem
bers, are Misses Lola Moore. Lucille
Collins, Eleanore Hargis. Pearl Thorn
ton, Sallie Bishop, Mamie Purnell,
Helen Moore. Wilson Hargis. Dorothy
Bishop, Ethelyn Wilson, Viola Smith
and Mrs 7. Howard Collins.
-Messrs. Pilchard and Furniss. of
Pocomoke. are building large residence
in Talbot County, on the Miles and Wye
rivers, which will cost about $50, 900.
The residence will be brick with marble
trimmings. and the builders expect to
get it under roof in about six weeks. A
part of the building is to be fire proof.
and inside part will be finished with
l.. l.. Erickson, Esq. of Berlin.
was visitor to Snow Hill last Tuesday.
He has just returned home from attend
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States of the Improved Order of Red
Men, which met at Bridgeport, Conn.
Mr.. Erickson was a very prominent
member of the Council having filled one
Of the highest offices of the Order.
Mrs. and Mrs. Agate, Of Washing
ton, have been stopping at the Purneli
for several weeks. They are very
al. ,.,sNk NJ.
Agate is connected with the Washing
ton Post. He has been in poor health
for some time and as consequence has
been assigned to special work on the
Peninsula. Since he came down he has
gained rapidly.
Don't forget the Snow Hill Races.
which will come off next Tuesday. Sep
TENDER %. An interesting feature will
be the Free-for-A Race which has just
been arranged In this race have been
entered Armstrong; Peter q" from
Princess Anne; Black Spider" owned
by Elisha Jones, Princess Anne; L. T.
Hearn's Peter Case, Snow Hill;
Hosting Don Antonio, Whaleyville
The Adams Express Company, and
its agent. Mr.. John I. Taylor, have
made arrangements with Mr.. Walter
T. Mason to receive at his store pack
ages intended to be sent by express
Packages to 20 North on the II. 30 train
and South on the l26 train must be
left with Mr.. Mason before II a. M,
and for the early morning and night
train on or before O'Clock in the after
noon. We now have free delivery
and place to carry packages for for
warding, without having to go to the
depot
Mr.. Marion Dawson, organizer for
the Maryland State Grange, writes us
that he is very anxious to see lodges
instituted at Newark, Snow Hill. Stock
ton and Pocomoke City. There is al
ready iiourishing lodge at Berlin and
st. Martins. Mr. Dawson is on his
way to this county, and he wants the
farmers and others who desire to adj
vance their interests to meet him and
be prepared to take part in this great
and beneficial work. MIR. Dawson asks
the hearty cooperation of all the good
people of Worcester County.
Maryland can look upon its repre-
sentation at the International Tubercu-
losis Congress with pride and gratitica-
ton. Thanks to the devotion of those
physicians and public spirited citizens
who realized the tremendous tribute
this disease levies annually upon the
State and to the generosity of the
inspired largely by the
and the perauasions of form
er Governor John Waite: Smith. and
lastly to public support given the vari
Gus efforts to stay the ravages of the
plague here. Maryland can show results
and warfare under way
upon tuberculosis that many other
States must envy and admire. Bdlh-
more Ns0S.
The MESSENGER calls special atten-
ton to the dates for registration this
year They are Tuesday, September
18th, and Tuesday, October 9Th. Every
voter should make sure that his name
is on the registration books, or having
moved from one district to another,
that he secures his transfer papers in
order to properly register in the district
in which he now resides. Besides this
every voter should endeavor to have
registered all persons WHoH he KNOWS
to be entitled to registration This
years election is an important one and
every citizen possessing the right of
franchise should register and be able
to cast his vote for the candidates of
the party in which he believes.
Herbert Brooks, who say he came
from England, and James Epps. a negro,
were each sentenced to six months in
the House of Correction Monday by JUS
tice Trader, of Salisbury. for violation
Of the liquor laws. The men have been
on the streets of Salisbury with
the paving gang. and through informa-
ton given to the local fellow workmen
Brooks was caught in the act of selling
whiskey on the street. Liquor was
found in his possession at the time of
his arrest. and il was proven at the
trial that he had made a number Of
sales. Epps was convicted on the same
charge. The arrests were made Satur-
day night by Chief of Police Woodland
Disharoon and Deputy Sheriff Frank
Waller
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