Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-04-17


I-Mr. Franklin Maddox, who Is at.
tending Washington College, Chester
town, spent the Easter holidays with
bis parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Edward T.
Maddox.
DIR. William George Black, Of the
Cntaria Veterinary College, Toronto,
Canada, has come to Snow Hill and is
at the home of DR.. A. w. Smith with
whom he is associated in veterinary
work.
Mr.. Henry A. Godfrey, formerly
of Berlin. is now proprietor andmanager
of the Hotel Belleville, Atlantic City,
which has been handsomely refurnished
and generally improved. Mr.. Godfrey
recently opened his hotel for the season.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Morris, of
Dover. Del, spent Thursday in Snow
Hill, going from here to Salisbury. Mr..
Morris is cashier of the Farmers Bank,
Dover, and is making vacation trip
through the towns of the lower PENN
sula.
Mr.. G. Matter Mapp. frequent
visitor to Snow Hill. and prominent
member of the Accomac County, Va,
bar, has been named by Governor Swan
son as one of the delegates to the Nation
al Peace Congress, which meets in
Chicago May third.
We have been informed that the
Governor will proclaim Friday, April
SOth, as Arbor Day. The date is about
two weeks later than usual and is selected
to conform to the wish of the Commits
sion on Country Life, so that the pur-
pose of Arbor Day and Organization
Day may be united into one anniversary.
Lieutenant Joshua J. w. Shockley,
Of the Baltimore police force, and Mr..
P. S. Shockley, of Salisbury, spent
several days in Snow Hill this week,
settling up the estate of their father,
the late Mr.. U. F. Shockley. These
gentlemen are friends of the MEssEN-
GER and we are always glad to see
them.
Rev. L. A. Bennett returned home
Thursday night from the meeting of
Conference in Baltimore. Mr.. Bennett
and his good wife were given splendid
donation on the evening of his arrival
home. We welcome him back to Snow
Hill. Mr.. Bennett will preach here
Sunday morning and evening and at
Trinity in the afternoon.
Service and celebration of the
Holy Communion in Holy Cross Chapel.
Stockton. tomorrow Sunday at 1890 A.
Nj. Service in All Hallows' P. E. Church,
Snow Hill. and celebration of the Holy
Communion at 7.30 A. M. The regular
II o'clock service in Snow Hill will be
omitted. Evening service in All Hal
lows Church at 7.30 o'clock as usual
Mr.. Theodore Allen, of Pocomoke
City. has General Mack, 2.l4i. in fine
shape. Dry Dock, 2.l4i. who is to race
General Mack for $1,000. to take place
July 2lst next, is in fine shape. Both
are undergoing hard training for the
race, which is to come off on the new
Salisbury track. There is great in
terest in this race, and it is expected
that several thousand will witness it.
AT meeting of the directors of the
First National Bank, of Berlin, held in
their banking building in that town last
Monday, William F. johnson, ESQ.,, of
Snow Hill, was elected president and
Messrs. Francis Henry Purnell and w.
Lee Carey directors. Mr.. Purnell was
also elected one of the vice-presidents
of the bank. Both of the new directors
qualified.
On Monday night, at the Methodist
Protestant Conference. in Baltimore.
there was public meeting on the sub
ject of evangelism at which ten minute
addresses were made by number of
pastors. Rev. L. A. Bennett. of Snow
Hill, was one of the ministers assigned
to make an address on this subject, he
having been remarkably successful in
conducting evangelistic services during
his ministerial career.
Snow Hill people will confer favor
upon their protectors, the members of
the Snow Hill Volunteer Fire Depart
ment, If instead Of trying to notify the
Fire Department themselves in case of
fire they will call up the telephone Gen.
trail, stating where the fire is. Central
will Immediately notify the Fire Depart
ment who will know where to go instead
of wasting precious time in making in
quiries as was the case on Monday last.
announcements are contaminated nv