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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-11-20

The young men of the Pocomoke
Brass Band will give an entertainment
in Mason's OperaHouse here on the even
ing of Thursday. November the 25th.
The program will consist of negro min
strel show and another feature of the
entertainment will be sleight of hand
performance and special Juggling feats
by Professor Pruitt who is skilled
gentleman in his special role. The eve
ning's program will conclude with a
one-act farcial comedy entitled, 1.-The
Negro Night School" Keep the date
in mind and secure your seats early.
You will be highly entertained.
The new building Of the Maryland
Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted
Masons was dedicated on North Charles
Street, Baltimore, last Tuesday. Twice
the Masonic temple has been prey to
the flames but like phoenix. each time it
rises from its ashes more beautiful than
ever. The temple dedicated last Tues
day is one of the most handsome lodge
buildings in the country. A dinner was
served typical of Maryland. The bay
gave up its oysters. the marshes of the
upper Chesapeake supplied red headed
ducks, while the same waters furnished
terrapin served in the inimitable Mary
land style. One hundred sat down to
the dinner which was of an informal
nature. General Thomas J. Shryock is
Grand Master Of the Masonic Order of
Maryland.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-11-20
GIRDLETREE.

Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Pruitt and
daughter, Miss Lola, of Stockton, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Merrill, Of Pitts
Creek, were guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Tarr last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Sturgis. of
Franklin City, spent Sunday with Mrs.
Sturgis' sister. Mrs. G. L. Hill.
Miss Ana Griffin spent last week very
pleasantly as the guest of Miss Ollie
Riley at Box Iron.
Miss Gladys Eggs. of Stockton, spent
the weeks end as the welcome guest
of her cousin, Miss Hattie Webb.
Mrs. Walter Hearthway and children.
of Snow Hill, spent last week with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Kitchens.
Messrs. d. C. Callahan and Harold
w. Webb spent last week with rela-
tives in Philadelphia.
Mr.. Virgil Pruitt is visiting friends in
Philadelphia.
Miss Nellie Barnes, of Stockton, was
a welcome visitor in town Sunday. \
Miss Ida B. Wilson spent Saturday
anu outiQal oc tttC kaCos VA fANA AAt@tA&f
Miss Moore, at Box Iron.
Mr.. George L. Barnes, Jr., spent this
week in Philadelphia purchasing his
Christmas goods.
The revival services which are in pro-
gress at the Nj. p. Church are proving
great success.
Capt. ]. r. Gordy, of Green Run
United States Life Saving Station. spent
Sunday and Monday with his family in
town.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. A. Townsend
have returned from two weeks visit
to New York City, Philadelphia and
Georgetown. Del.
Mr.. and Mr.. w. S. Townsend and
little daughter, Louise, spent Saturday
and Sunday at the home Of their par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. Sydney Townsend,
near Pocomoke City.
Mrs. Mary Jones, Of Philadelphia, ID
visitor at the home Of her son, Mr.,
John P. Hancock,
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-11-20
Sued For $4,000, Got $500.

The suit of Miss Agnes Shockley
against the Board of County Commits
sioners of Somerset County for S., 900. 90
damages was tried in the Circuit Court
for Worcester County this week and re-
suited in verdict in favor of Miss
Shockley with damages assessed at
100000. Messrs. Miles & Stanford and
John w. Station were attorneys for
Somerset County and Messrs. Elmer
Walton and John II. Handy represented
Miss Shockley. Mr.. Station, on behalf
Of the defense. took an appeal.
Miss Shockley claimed that she sus-
tanned personal injuries on the night of
October 10th, 1906, by being thrown
from her carriage into Hayward's mill
pond, between Kingston and Marion in
Somerset County, and that she has been
a nervous wreck ever since the night of
the accident. She was driving along
the county road in company with Mr..
Long and had reached what they sup
posed to be the bridge across Hayward's
pond when suddenly they were pre-
cipitated into the water and had a
narrow escape from being drowned.
Mr.. Long on the witness stand said that
he assisted Miss Shockley out of the
pond and to house near by. On the
day of the accident the York Bridge
Company, which had contracted with
the Board of County Commissioners for
Somerset County. had taken up the
bridge preparatory to constructing
across the pond steel framed bridge
with board flooring. The workmen. be-
fore leaving, between five and six o'clock
lin the evening. erected a barricade
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-11-20

AS we went to press last week the
case Of the State versus Charles Niblett
and Clayton Birmingham, indicted for
assault with intent to kill, was being
argued by the States Attorney. The
case was concluded about five o'clock
Friday afternoon. The jury was out
only half an hour and brought in ver-
dict of guilty.
This case attracted great deal of
attention many witnesses were ex-
amined and the Court House was filled
with people throughout the trial. Mr..
Dryden testified that he went to Hol-
lands Church on the 18th day of Octo-
Der last, reaching there between seven
and eight o'clock in the evening ; that
when he arrived at the church Niblett
and Birmingham were standing near
the church-yard gate. Dryden stated
that he passed through the gate to-
gether with some others, and paused
near the church. As he did so Niblett re-
marked that there was preaching inside
the church and there would be preaching
outside the church. at the same time
making some other remarks to attract
the attention of Dryden and if possible
to anger him. Dryden replied, denying
charges Niblett made against him,
whereupon Niblett rushed upon him and
struck him two severe blows upon the
head. Levin Burke then interposed.
opened the church door and threatened
an arrest. The matter then stopped as
between Niblett and Dryden but the
quarrel was next taken up by Britting-
ham, who rushed upon DRYDEN, first
hurting some object at him and striking
Dryden upon the head. These two
parties then clenched in battle and dur
ing the struggle Dryden received severe
cuts and wounds, so severe that some
of them are not yet healed, and which
it was testified by the physician came
very near being fatal. Birmingham
claimed that he was acting in self-de-
Tense and that he saw knife in Dry
denis hands before he himself made the
attempt to cut Dryden. 1t is contended
by Dryden, however, that at no time
had he a knife in his hand or any other
weapon. Mr.. Dryden's face is so Scared
that he will carry the marks to his
grave. In Court the bandages were
removed from Dryden's face and head
in order to make an exhibition to the
Jury of the severe wounds he had re-
ceived. As soon as the verdict was
given, motion was made by the defend
ants for new trial.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-11-20
Rabbit Breaks Up Table

Hagerstown, Md, Nov. A.-Turning
a rabbit loose in the dining-room at his
home. in Williamsport. William II.
Corby, a member of the Town Council
of that place, estimates that the cotton
tail did about $40 damage before it was
recaptured. At the first leap after being
released the rabbit broke its nose against
the wall. and by repeatedly butting its
head against the four sides of the room
the crazed creature smeared the walls
with blood. Just before it was caught
the rabbit jumped over the supper table
and a lighted lamp and landed among
the dishes upon the sideboard, breaking
some OF the glassware,
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-11-20
Local Readers. lOC. a Line

- Big, strong mare for sale cheap.
!. Price $50. J. A. DeMar, Indian Town
Snow Hill.
-Allpersons owing me fertilizer bills.
now due, are requested to make settle
ment. +. ]. Reid, Melbourne, Md.
Q3-2t.)
You can order pure buckwheat
grown on farms near Salisbury, put up
in % and so Id. bags at ID. c. Holloway's.
(23-tf.)
The Pocomoke Band will be at
Mason's Opera House Thanksgiving
evening. You want to be there also.
1t will great night.
Buy your meats and groceries OF
ID. c. Holloway, successor to George
w. Wonnell, at the same old stand.
Everything that's good to eat.
-Upholstering: If you want. your old
hair mattresses, or your furniture made
new, drop me card. See my adver-
tisement on page 4. l.. S. Wilson.
For nice young beef. lamb, and all
kinds of pork and salt meats come to
w. I. Stanford Also a full line OF
RrOCerleS anu every thhiS ioi TIC eaoiS'
For rent for 1910: The Henry farm
and portion of the r. c. Peters farm,
both situate near Berlin. Apply by
letter to NJ. l.. Veasey, Pocomoke City.
Md. Nov. Cat.
Best sirloin and portorhouse steak
at IA cents pound. Round steak IL
cents pound. Good roast at 10 cents.
Good pork sausage Is cents. j. c.
Short & Co.
Would contract with reliable party
to clear twenty-five acres of ground
on the Geddes farm near Girdltree. Plot
is known as the bush lot. near where
Lemuel Onley resides. Apply to f. p.
Timmons, Dock st. Wifi, Philadelphia,
Pa. Q3-2t.).
For Sale-One mare, years old,
good worker and sound, $3.50 90; one
sorrel horse years old, good and sound,
$4,000; one two-horse farm wagon,
good as new, $50. 90; also corn and fod-
der for sale. Thomas P. Selby, Snow
Hill, Md.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-11-20
Arrested On Arson Charge.

AS result of the investigation of the
fire which destroyed the Smyrna cream
cry and the residence of Miss Kate
Riggin, of Church Hill, last week, Ben
jamin F. Hurlock was arrested by State
Fire Marshal and Detective Kratz, and
accused of setting fire to the creamery,
which he was running at the time.
He is said to have confessed starting
the fire with shavings and pine litter
which carpenters had made in making
repairs. This is one of the first arrests
for arson that has occurred in that
county for years,
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-11-20

across the road on each side of the pond,
and one of the witnesses Of the plaintiff
testified that he saw such barricade,
but it seems that some malicious person
removed the barricade that night on the
side of the pond where the accident
occurred to Miss Shockley. The question
before the jury was whether or not
Somerset County has been negligent in
its duty in properly protecting the public
from such an accident as occurred, and
if it was negligent then the county was
liable for damages as prayed. Counsel
for the defense claimed that by the
barricades being erected all necessary
precautions had been taken to warn the
public Of danger in attempting to cross
the stream. The jury was out for an
hour or more and returned the verdict.
as above stated, for the plaintiff for
100000.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-11-20
Shot Wife and Mother in-LaW
Rather Than Be COniured.

Isaac Showell. gentleman of color
who resided until recently near Whaley-
vile, this county, but who since the Goth
of last Jnne has been languishing in
Snow Hill Jail, will go to the Maryland
penitentiary for eight years because he
fired bullet into his wife and two into
her mother, at the home of the latter
few days before his incarceration.
Isaac had heard rumors that his loving
spouse and his affectionate mother-in-
law wanted to get rid of him and had
adopted the popular darby method Of
conjuration as the surest method of his
removal from this mundane sphere, but
Ike had no idea of being conjured; he
would rather be killed some other way;
therefore, while his wife and her mother
were seated in the quiet of the mothers
home, Isaac took his pistol and hied
himself to their abode. Through the
open window he fired two balls at his
wife, both of which took effect. He
then banged away at his mother-in-law.
and caused her to bite the dust. Both
women were badly wounded, but not
fatally. AS soon as Mrs. Showell re-
covered consciousness she grabbed an
axe and sailed forth to do Isaac up in
regular butcher style. She found him
and began work on his cocoanut. She
knocked him out but he came round all
right with very little damage done to
the aforesaid cocoanut. Both women
were carried to a hospital for treat
ment. Isaac was conveyed to Snow
Hill for treatment. Judge Jones treat
ed him to eight years in the penitenti-
airy where he will receive special in
structions on the subject of conjuration.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-11-20

At a meeting held at the Seaside
Hotel. Ocean City, the following gentle
men met to arrange for grand ball
for the Ocean City Volunteer Fire Com
pany, to take place Monday evening,
December 9th Capt. J. C. Smith, Capt.
j. B. Jones, Thomas Chopper, DIR. J. B.
Baggett, Capt. VIM. B. S. Powell,
Capt. Charles Ludlam, Robert CULLEN,
C. F. Coffin, Harry Ayers.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-11-20

Make it a pleasant place of abode by
beng pleasant to everyone you meet.
Don't be so stuck up that you don't
know your fellew townsmen. You may
have little more money and your
opportunities may be greater, but you
have no guarantee that you will not be
the under dog before you shuttle off thi.
mortal coil.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-11-20

Alfred Townsend, who was arrested
early in August charged with selling
liquor to divers persons at Public Land
ing, pied guilty and was fined So. 90 and
costs and committed to Jail for twenty
days. Townsend has already served
four months in Jail and will have to pay
every cent of the costs of the case be-
fore he will be released.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-11-20
LOCALS.

Mrs. James Barnes, of Pocomoke
City, is visiting Mrs. d. Frank Fooks.
Miss Lula Richardson, of Texas, is
= visiting her cousin Miss Viola Smith.
Mrs. John w. Vincent returned this
week from visit to friends in Crisfeld.
Misses Clara and Anna Erickson.
of Berlin, spent Tuesday in Snow Hill.
Miss Annie Station left this week
for visit to Philadelphia and Trenton.
N. J.
Mrs. M. ]. Crouch, of Salisbury, is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. George
Price.
Miss Jane Townsend, of Baltimore,
is visiting her cousin. Miss Mildred
Aydelotte.
-Zadok r. Wharton, Esq, of Stock
ton, was in Snow Hill on business last
Tuesday.
Mr.. 7. Howard Collins is under the
care OF DIR. Paul Jones. He has been
sick for week OF more.
Miss Elodie Jones, of Chincoteague,
spent Saturday and Sunday with her
cousin, Miss Viola Smith.
Miss Goldie Bedsworth, of this town,
and Miss Nora Shockley, of Newark,
spent Saturday in Shovel.
Mrs. d. Frank Fooks entertained at
cards Thursday afternoon in honor of
her guest, Mrs. James Barnes.
Several cases of scarlet fever at
Elkton and North East have been re-
ported to the Cecil County officials.
Dealers have notified holly men to
begin making wreaths. November q
and have first shipments ready by the
26th.
Mr.. Stephen l.. Purnell, who has
been absent month visiting Topsail,
N. c., and Norfolk, Va, has returned
home.
Mrs. Carl Holloway and Mrs. Ara
lanta Powell, of Wilmington, DEL, came
last Friday to visit friends and relatives
here.
Mrs. G. T. Shay and family moved
this week into the residence on Federal
Street recently vacated by Mr.. Edward
Agnew.
Thanksgiving services will be held
in the M. E. Church Thursday morning
at 1890 o'clock. Rev. l.. A. Bennett
will preach.
Mr.. Clayton Pennewell, who is at
tending the Salisbury Business College,
spent Saturday and Sunday with his
parents near Nassawango.
The farmhouse of John Wiltbank,
near Pocomoke City, is being remodeled
after remaining untouched by carpenters
for over one hundred years.
DO you use an atomizer in treating
Nasal Catarrh? II s0you will appreciate
Ely's Liquid Cream balm, the quickest
and surest remedy for this disease In all
curative properties it is Identical with
the solid Cream Balm, which is so famous
and so successful in overcoming Catarrh,
HAY Fever and Cold in the head. There
is relief in the first dash of spray upon
the heated sensitive air-passages. All
druggists 75c.. including spraying tube.
or mailed by Ely Bros, Sc Warren st. !,
New York.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-11-20

The land case of Painter ID. West VS..
Richard G. Pusey and others was tried
on Wednesday and concluded Wednesday
night. Case before Court. Held under
consideration.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-11-20

Wanted: Live agents in every
county in Maryland to sell a popular pric-
ed automobile. General Auto Company.
Baltimore, Md, Nov. 20 4t)
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-11-20
How Dryden Was Cut--Miss ShoCk|e)
Sued For $1,000 And Got $500.
Why Isaac Shot His Wife
And Mother-in-LaW.

Last week the Messenger full of the Highway Robbery
this told the stories of Dydens Cutting Miss Shockeys
Mother has been passed Parks Davis
Nibe jenkins
alleged
badly
Thursday
likely o be in a of
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-11-20

Buy everything you can of our mer-
chants. By helping them you advance
the business interest of the community.
When you send your money to Chicago
catalogue houses you are not doing the
fair thing by the home merchant who is
always ready to buy the products of
your farm, field or garden.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-11-20

Whenever you have job of work to
be done don't send it to the city if you
can get home mechanic to do it. II
you have job of printing you want
done, remember that we spend hundreds
of dollars in Snow Hill and that we are
entitled to received that little job of
yours rather than some drumer who
does nothing but take money away from
here.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-11-20

Sell everything as reasonable as you
can to make living profit. Remember
that a reputation for high prices viii
kill any town.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-11-20

Remember that Snow Hill is beau
tiful town. healthy town.a town with
the best drinking water of any town in
the state, and don't forget to tell others
bout it.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-11-20

-Selby, Burbage & Brimer have put
in telephone, and their number is IS.
Don't forget it.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-11-20

Let every man be committee of one
to secure for Snow Hill another industry
to employ the people here who have
not got steady work. We don't want
them to leave here and go to other towns
for employment.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-11-20

Be liberal with the churches. as the!
are a great benefit to the community
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-11-20

Encourage manufacturers to come
here when ever it is possible for you to
put in a word to that effect. We have
a plenty of people who are willing to
work for reasonable price.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-11-20
The Way To Help Your Town.

Have word for the business men
Don't be kicking them all the time.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-11-20

his hand from his mouth; immediate
lyit was noticed that he could be under
sood without difficulty. The evident
cause of this action on the part of the
witness is nervousness or embarrassment.
The will of the late William Bowen,
of Newark. was admitted to probate
last Monday by Register of Wills
Edward P. Davis, Esq. The estate OF
Mr.. Bowen is valued at S45, 10000. He
left his entire property to his wife dur
ing her lifetime; at her death the real
estate will go to his nephew, Mr.. Lewis
Tull, of Philadelphia, So, 10000 to the
trustees of the Newark M. +. Church.
and 81, 10000 to Trinity NJ. P. Church.
His widow, Mrs. Charlotte +. Bowen.
and his nephew. Mr.. Lewis Tull, are
named as executors without bond.
Mr.. William S. Evans, who has been
in with typhoid fever for many weeks.
is now out of danger and improving
slowly but is still extremely weak and
unable to see any one except his medi-
cal attendant. nurse and the immediate
family. Mr.. Evans kind neighbors, feel
ing great sympathy for him in his dis
tress and unwilling to see his crops suf-
fer by his protracted illness, turned out
in body one day this week and with
out the previous knowledge of Mr.. Evans
or any of his family, gathered his entire
crop of corn and went away as quietly
as they came, thus proving the value OF
friends in time Of need,
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-09-16

Bates County real estate Is
proving to be very attractive
proposition FOR Investors from
Iowa. Illinois and other central
states just now, and almost every
day local agents have parties ont
looking over the country with a
view 10 purchasing tracts adger.
tised. The construction OF The
big drainage ditch has reached
people in other states, who are
making trips there 20 view iilo
lands and a great many of them
are investing. Bates Is one OF
the most productive counties ia
the State, and probably has
more tiilable land than any other
county. IL Is the corn country,
and just now thousands upon
thousands upon thousands OF
acres Of the great staple waving
in the sunlight makes a pretty
picture, and which leaves d
mighty favorable impression on
the visitors from other states.
Kansas City Star.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-09-16
A ssvEHE ORDEAL

$50 You want O position nsa ilgk-
et mieman during this busy aa.
son, said the railway man
"1cs answered the younr man.
WHEAT qualifications 90 SOU tbnl.
you possess
"l'm suw j corld be patient help.
ful and oblicingp
"louug mum, it's plain you tage
had mo e@1psrionre With a crowd 81
impatient eNeuslonists I'd Ike 10
give you work, but it would % a
shame 70 spoil d good disposition.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-09-16
Drowned Herself.


The twenty-five year cid
daughter Of Robert Ray who
lives ~ miles northwest Of Fair
Play committed suicide last Sun
day by drowning herself in a
well on her father premises.
No cause can be assigned for the
act except her statement that
she was tired Of living.
Her father, on returning from
a neighbours, noticed the lid over
the wen had been raised and left
up, and went by close it. When
he reached the well he found a
note she had left telling what she
had done and what disposition to
make Of her property, a horse
and a COW. He secured q pair OF
pot hooks and drew her mp far
enough that he could reach her
with his hands. The water was
about Is feet deep and the SUR
face about four feet below the
curb. Aldrich Record.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-09-16

II would be hard to name the
greatest evil Of the times, sala.
mander. Although merry wild
ow hats, salmon salad, intemper
auee, gossip aud gooseboiry pie
are entitled to serious consider
alton, we are inclined to rate the
Joke habit as the most demoral1
ing thing Of the age We joke
about heaven and joke about hell.
We joke il IL is hot and Joke ii IL
is cool. We joke at success and
j o. about failure-anywhere
everywhere we Joke and josh and
Jolly, knocking a. things we can
not appreciate and making light
OF things that merit respect. 1t
is the ocular age of tie world.
with the cap and bells aud Jest
er's grin holding sway on every
hand Never before was there
50 much nonsense and monkey
business so much levity ia the
pulpit so much lack Of dignity
IN the courts, so much time for
serious thought, It's the para
mount evil ofthe day and should
be remedied. Not that a little
now and then is not en-
worth while, but, rather.
that a plethora Of levlsg is dewor
alizlng, distracting and debasing
quit our josblng Paris
Appeal