Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-12-25


Walter S. Hastings, Trl Riggin and
John A. Selby. We wish them pleas
ant vacation.
The Salisbury College of Business
advises that there have been over sixty
students in attendance since September
LIST, and that number of others have
enrolled to enter January LIST. This
institution is one of the best equipped in
the East, and those desiring a business
education can not do better than at the
Salisbury school.
Miss Annie Chatham. daughter of
Thomas Chatham, and teacher of Will
liams School, Worcester County. was
married Friday last to Clarence Bayley,
of Powellville, Md. The ceremony was
performed at the brides home by Rev.
Mr.. Conway. Miss Eva Chatham acted
as maid of honor. Mr.. and Mrs. Bayley
are spending their honeymoon in Balti-
more, Philadelphia and Washington.
Last Sunday was a red-letter day in
Whatcoat M. E. Church. DR.. Kynett,
of Philadelphia. made an address in the
morning on home missions and church
extension which was packed full of in
teresting facts. He preached fine SER
mon at night on 1.-The Golden Age"
putting the Golden Age not in the past
but in the future. The offering for
missions was quite up to expectation.
No commercial advertising will be
changed next week as our printers
will take most of the week for holiday
and we shall take just time enough to
get up the local news for our paper.
All correspondents are requested to have
their letters in by Wednesday. This is
the only season of the year when we
take holiday of any length and we
will thank the public to make it as easy
as possible for US to attain the desired
results.
-Hog-killing time is at hand, and
many of the farmers are reporting the
number and weight of their porkers.
The largest so far is 1884 pounds, by
MIR. Levin Booth. of Accomac County.
The guessing contest over this was won
by Mr.. d. l.. Wimbrough and yielded
S11.30. His guess was 762 pounds.
Another notable report was of seven
month-old hog. killed by Mr.. Richard
w. Ayres, of Accomac, that weighed
800 pounds.
There will be special Christmas
music in Whatcoat NJ. +. Church tomor-
row Sunday. Rev. DR.. Prettyman will
preach in the morning on. 1.-THE quest
of the wise men for the new King"
The Sunday school will render cantata
entitled, "A surprise for Santa Claus, "
Wednesday evening, December 10Th,
which will be followed by the usual
Christmas treat to the school. Special
evangelistic services will commence jan
uary 9th, 1910.
While Charles Legates was crossing
a field known as the Wright place near
Georgetown. he stepped into hollow
filled with leaves. The next moment
the astonished man saw a garter snake,
black snake and field viper. all
rearing their heads in anger and start
ing after him. Legates ran over into
the Hatfield field, nearby, and there.
finding that the snakes still were after
him, turned and shot two of them, beat
ing the third to death with his gunstock.
Rev. j. A. Hopkins, who has been
serving the Christian Church here since
February. has resigned his work here to
go first of the year to Romney, w. Va,
where he will preach and have charge
of the work as secretary for several
counties of w. Va. While he has been
here the greater portion of the debt of
the congregation has been raised. so
that the amount remaining will not be
burden to the church. His successor
has not yet been secured, but will be as
soon as the right man can be located.
In the meantime the pulpit will be sup
piled.
A minstrel show without good sing
ing is like building without founda-
ton. DeRue Bros. make a special fea-
ture of their quintette, making care
full selection of vocalists from all parts
of the country, including such soloists
as the English tenor, Frank w. Chace;
the eminent baritone, Frank Graham;
the San Francisco basso, and the phe-
nomenal Juvenile soprano, Master John
Lambert. altogether making one of the
finest vocal organizations in the singing
department. They will appear in
musical selections during the minstrel
first part at Mason's Opera House on
Thursday evening next.