Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-09-18

November. Though it is early in the
season the ladies' are already busy max
ing Christmas gifts and there will be a
tempting display at the fair.
Mrs. Charles Donovan left this week
for her home in Florida. accomanied by
her sister, Mrs. John II. Riley, as far
as Baltimore where they will visit re-
latives. Mrs. Donovan will also stop in
Norfolk, Charleston, S. G., and Jackson
vile before returning TO her home.
1T is said that Rev. w. S. II. Will
liams, on account of an affection of
the throat. will soon retire from active
ministerial work in the Wilmington M.
+. Conference and return to reside on
his farm on the west side of George
town, Del. He is now pastor of Fruit
land Church.
The Epworth League of Whatcoat
M. E. Church will resume the Sunday
evening prayer meetings at Gas O'Clock
on Sunday evening. The topic will be
Opening the Mind" The leader, Miss
Mary A. Townsend, is preparing an in
teresting program. Special music by
the church orchestra will be promi-
nent feature of the evening.
Two of CTR High School graduates,
of the class of 1909. left for college this
week. Mr.. G. Ewell Dryden enters st.
Johns College, Annapolis. and Mr..
Irl C. Riggin goes to Western MARYLAND
College, Westminster. Snow Hill boys
and girls may be depended on to reflect
credit upon their town and upon the
training received at our High School.
We would impress upon our people
to subscribe for and read The Sun every
day during the present campaign. Do
not be misled by the other papers pub
lished in Baltimore both of which are
Republican organs and strictly partisan
in their views. Read The Sun and get
the right idea of the Importance of the
present campaign to every white family
in the state.
The officials have completed the sub
division of the county into districts for
the taking of the thirteenth census and
the report shows that Maryland has been
divided into five districts. First Dis
trict--Counties of Worcester, Wicom-
leo, Talbot, Somerset, Queen Anne's.
Kent, Dorchester, Cecil and Caroline.
The last census showed the population
of this district to be 1890
Rev. ]. b. North will preach IN the
lecture room of the Presbyterian Church
Sunday morning and in the M. f. Church
Sunday evening at 1880 o'clock. The
Presbyterian Church auditorium is now
undergoing repairs which will not be
completed for several weeks. Mr..
North has been invited by both of the
Methodist Churches to occupy their
pulpits while the repairs are going on,
and he has accepted.
Miss Virginia Howard entertained a
number of her little friends last Satur-
day afternoon in honor of the eleventh
birthday of her cousin. Efiie Graham
Berry, of Cape Charles, Va. Those
present were: Misses Elizabeth and
Eleanor Powell, Emily Jones, Esther
White, Elizabeth Mock, Katherine Jones,
Ella Whaley, Masters Oliver Dale Col
Inns, David Straughn, Alfred Dashiell.
Edward White, Jaris Hack and Graham
Corddry.
"A. Goodman's store was closed
Thursday and Friday of this week on
account of celebrating the Hebrew New
Year. The store will be open as usual
on Saturday. Mr.. and Mrs. Goodman
and Miss Sarah Goodman have been
visiting relatives in Baltimore this week.
Mr.. Jesse Goodman is spending his va
cation visiting friends in Baltimore and
elsewhere. The 25th of this month is
the Day of Atonement. another Hebrew
holiday on which Mr.. Goodman's store
will be closed.
Are our merchants prepared to
meet the competition, constantly grow
ing more attractive to the unthinking
of those alluring fall catalogs from
the metropolitan department stores
OF course the bargains at home are
better when you consider that the
home merchant gives you personal at
tention and the chance to return goods
that are not what was represented.
But the public forgets this trade has to
be drummed, and the only efficient
drummer for the home merchant is the
local newspaper.
According to figures taken from the
preliminary report Of the Census Bureau
regarding its investigation of the fish
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