Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-10-09

Mr.. George B. Covington, of New
York City, spent Saturday and Sunday
with his parents, Hon. and Mrs. George
w. Covington.
The ladies of the NJ. Z. Church have
decided to have their annual oyster and
salad supper the last Friday evening in
the month, Oct. 10Th.
Miss Nora Hargis accompanied her
sister, Miss Carolyn. this week to Wash
ington. d. c., where Miss Carolyn en-
tered Miss Smallwood's select school.
Hon. John r. Pattison swore in as
Chief Judge of the First Judicial Circuit
before Clerk Charles Lake of the Circuit
Court for Dorchester County on Monday.
Mrs. William Shovel and daughter,
Mrs. Phillips l.. Goldsborough. of Cam
bridge, have been guests this week at
the home of Hon. and Mrs. George w.
Covington.
Mrs. TX. Wilson has gone to Balti-
more to spend some time with her son.
Mr.. E. X. Wilson, of the legal depart
ment of the American Bonding
Company.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Davis, of
Baltimore. spent this week at Purnell's
Hotel. Mr.. Davis has large circle of
friends in Snow Hill who are always
glad to see him.
Mrs. Joseph G. Morgan, of Balti-
more, spent this week at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas II. Morgan,
leaving today for short visit to her
old home in Pocomoke City.
A. Z. Barnes, real estate agent,
has sold the farm owned by Daniel w.
Erb to Alexander N. Ruddock of Penn
sylvania-Mr. Ruddock expects to take
possession in March, 1910.
Mr.. Prettyman Holland, of Milford.
Del, who is well known in Worcester
County, will marry Miss Agnes Pea
body Downer, of Connecticut, on the
twenty-first of this month.
George Thomas, aged II years. is in
Easton Jail. charged with forging the
name of Mrs. Sarah A. Caulk to thir-
teen checks on the Citizens National
Bank, ranging from So to $40.
MIR. Glen Hack left Monday for
Jacksonville. Florida, where he will en-
gage in business. His family will re-
main in WorcesterC County several months
longer before joining him in the South.
Mrs. A. J. Haubert and sons. DIN
and Andrew, have gone to Wilmington
and Philadelphia for weeks visit.
Miss Matte Haubert left on Thursday
for Baltimore where she expects to
spend some time.
-Messrs. P. Sidney Smith and James
M. Wilson have been commissioned depu-
ty game wardens forSnowHill. 1t is their
intention to keep careful watch on the
gunners with view to preventing the
killing of cartridges out of season.
Mr.. George w. Coulbourn has gone
to Virginia to spend some time with
his sons, who have several mills in that
state. His daughter, Miss Mollie Coul-
bourn, is visiting her brother. Mr.. John
| l. Coulbourn, in Philadelphia.
Rev. G. P. Jones, District Superin-
tendent of Salisbury District, will preach
in the Whatcoat M. E. Church next Fri
day night, October 18th. at 7.S0 o'clock.
He will also hold the Third Quarterly
Conference at the close of the preach
ing service.
Mr.. Carl Holloway, of Wilmington,
DEL, came in to see US last Wednesday.
He spent Tuesday night and Wednesday
with Mr.. Harold Trader. Mr.. Holloway
is an appreciative subscriber of the Mes
sENGER and says he wishes he could
get it every day in the week.
Boats of all classes. from sloops to
six masted schooners, harbored at Toms
Cove, near Chincoteague, during the
late storm and when lighted up at night
made pretty picture of ''city by the
sea-" The sea-going captains say that
| it is the finest natural harbor on the
coast.
Mr.. Charles w. Shockley has had a
cement pavement laid in front of his re-
sidence on Market Street this week.
Cement pavement has also been placed
on the Market Street side of the Metho-
dist Protestant Church, completing an
unbroken line of pavement about this
edifice.
If the signs of our forefathers are
to be relied upon. we will most probably
have n hard winter. From the rural