Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-03-28

The kind friend. who sent US a list
one day this week of seventeen new
subscribers with check for same. can
rest assured that his efforts and those
of his friends are thoroughly apprc-
ciated.
The bill. introduced by Mr.. Ash, of
Baltimore City. permitting Intoxicating
drinks to be sold in Ocean City for the
three summer months. was unfavOrably
reported by the House Temperance
Committee on Wednesday and the re-
port was adopted
The Wilmington Conference unani-
mously chose Milford, Del. :; as the
meeting place for the conference next
March. The last conference session
there was in 1890. An invitation had
been extended from Salisbury for the
meeting of the next Conference.
There will be many strangers in
our town the coming week. and we
trust that the proper pride will influence
our people to clean up their premises
and put their homes in order. We are
sure that the Mayor and City Council
W tli iiANG eye vi ltC IuObtoi
Mr.. T. Howard Collins, who was
operated on for appendicitis at the
Peninsula General Hospital Salisbury,
is reported to be rapidly recovering and
is expected home to day. He has been
away from business less that two
weeks. His wife, Mrs Nellie Jones
Collins, has been with him.
Maryland day was observed in the
Snow Hill High School on Wednesday
of this week. Appropriate exercises
were selected by the teachers. Recita-
tions were given by the scholars. and
compositions read on Maryland 5 part in
war. and place in history Ii is reported
to have been one of the most enjoyable
and profitable occasions of this character
ever held in the school.
Miss Indiana Wheaton. daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. J. NJ. Wheaton. of
Chincoteague, and a niece of Mr.. ID. j.
Wheaton, of Salisbury, died few days
ago, aged IL years. She was charm
ing and accomplished young lady. After
graduating at Western Maryland Col
lege and taking a course of studies in
California, she returned home and has
been on the sick list ever since up to the
time of her death.
Mr.. c. w. Purnell, manager, writes
us from Chincoteague that the Chinco-
league Baseball Club has been re-
organized for the coming season and it
would like to arrange for games. The
line up is as follows: +. Dawson. 3b:
ID. Evans, ID; j. Holland, 2b; O. Jones.
S. w. Purnell, r.f; X. Laws, eff; II.
Phipps. If; A. Houston. c; +. Jones, y.
and captain. Substitutes j. Rowley,
p; B. Sneed, p; K. Cuff. c; c. Colbourn.
Id; ID. Conant, of; +. Thornton, of.
The Good Roads Bill passed the
Senate Monday without dissenting
vote. after an agreement had been
reached with reference to the provisions
relating to the taxing of railroad fran
chises on turnpikes. The House CON
Cured in all the amendments and the
bill is now a law. This means that the
State of Maryland will take up the inn
provement of our principal thorough
fares in the county, without any addi-
tional cost to the Taxpayers.
The Wilmington Conference elected
the following ministerial and lay dele
gates to the General Conference which
meets in Baltimore next May: Minis
terial Revs. S. NJ. Morgan. Dover Dis
trict; A. S. Mowbray. Wilmington Dis
trict; Adam Stengle. Salisbury District;
and w. +. Rooms. Easton District. Lay
delegates Lieut.. Gov |. Thos. Parker,
Wilmington; ex Congressman w. o.
Hoffecker. Smyrna; John p Holland,
Milford; Hon. Robley ID. Jones. Snow
Hill.