Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-01-16

number of young ladies at five o'clock
Wednesday afternoon in honor Of Mrs.
John L. Riley. Miss Geiger. Of Phil
adelphia, a guest of the Misses Town
send, was present.
Rev. r. T. Coursey, of Wilmington
M. 4. Conference, who is well and
favorably known in our community,
was last week extended a unanimous
invitation to return for another year to
his present charge at Zion Church,
Cambridge.
There will be service in Mackenzie
Memorial Presbyterian Church on Sum-
day, morning and evening, at the usual
hours, and at Stockton in the afternoon,
at three o'clock. The sacrament of the
Lords Supper will be administered at
the morning service.
Next Saturday, January 23d, A..
Goodman will inaugurate another popu-
lar closing out sale for 10 days. He is
going to clean out ali winter goods at
great reduction. See the next MEssEN-
GER for the big advertisement and look
for posters of this sale.
The friends of Mrs. Thomas H.
Franklin, formerly Miss Mollie Jackson,
of Worcester County, will be grieved
to hear of the death of her only son,
Clifton Franklin, which occurred at his
home in San Antonio. Texas. on Decem-
Der Both, of pneumonia.
Mr.. w. w. Davis has been having
some fine sport riding after the hounds
while on visit to friends here. He
and several others of our town ran
down and killed fox this week on the
Fairfield farm which is situated down
on the bay, near Spence.
AT the session of the 4th. Quarterly
Conference of Snow Hill charge held
on Friday evening of last week in the
Sunday School room of the Whatcoat
M. E. Church, unanimous invitation
was extended to Rev. C. w. Prettyman,
to return to Snow Hill for the fourth
year.
-"Rebecca's Triumph, the play
given by the young ladies of Bates
Memorial M. P. Church last Friday and
Saturday nights, proved a financial
success and was greatly enjoyed by
large and appreciative audiences. The
play was well rendered and the music
| furnished an attractive feature of the
entertainment.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon B. Jones,
who moved to Snow Hill several months
ago in order to place their children in
school, have returned to their home in
Newark after securing boarding
place for their two daughters. Their
son, Randolph. who has been attending
school in Snow Hill for several years,
will enter the Newark school.
There will be a meeting in the
Court House next Tuesday evening, at
eight o'clock, under the auspices of the
Snow Hill Association for the Proven
ton and Relief of tuberculosis. tor the
purpose of making arrangements for
securing district nurse for Snow Hill
and surrounding country. All interest
ed are cordially invited to attend.
For the first time in ten years COM
plete family gathering was held at the
home of Mr.. S. l.. Purnell last Sum
day. The occasion was the annual
birthday dinner given for great many
years by Mr.. Purnell to the members
of his family. This was memorable
occasion as all Mr.. Purnell's children
were present to enjoy the reunion.
William E. Birmingham. prominent
business man, and Denard Bailey, a
carpenter, committed suicide in Sails
bury last Monday, the former by as
phyxiation the latter by pistol shot.
Business worry is the cause given by
Mr.. Birmingham's friends for his act.
Mr.. Bailey has been respondent for
some time but his tragic death was I'M
expected.
The Young Ladies' AID Society of
Whatcoat M. E. Church will hold sup
per popularity know as "A Feast of
Seven Tables" in the old M. p. Church
building on Friday evening, January
22d, beginning at $50 o'clock. Supper
tickets IS cents each. Brick ice cream
and cake will also be OH sale. Music
will be furnished during the evening by
the orchestra. Everybody invited.
Revival services held during the
past week in Bates Memorial M. p.
Church have been most encouraging.
Many people have professed conversion
and so much interest has been manifested
that the pastor. Rev. L. A. Bennett,
has decided to continue the meeting