Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-10-30

We have heard a number of white
Republicans in this county declare they
intend to vote for the Amendment as
they want to get rid of the ignorant
negro vote.
Mr.. J. Roscoe White, one of the
editors of the Salisbury Advertiser.
came over to Snow Hill in his auto
mobile last Tuesday and spent the day
with his brothers, Messrs. J. Edward
White and c. v. White.
AT recent meeting of the Epworth
League of the M. E. Church the Rev.
C. w. Prettyman and MIR. John 7.
Taylor and wife were elected delegates
to the district convention to be held at
Cape Charles, Va. November Sd and 4th.
MIR. II. F. Harmonson, proprietor
Of the Atlantic Hotel, Berlin, is making
great Improvements in that popular
hostelry. The latest change is the in
PRODUCTION of steam heat, and the At
lantic need not fear comparison with
any hotel on the Shore.
Rev. j. M. Sheridan, president of
the M. p. Conference, will preach in the
NJ. Z. Church at Girdletree at O'Clock
tomorrow Sunday afternoon. The
Epworth League, Girdletree. will hold a
halloween social Friday evening, Octo-
Der 18th, at the M. +. Parsonage. Every
body cordially invited.
Bishop Adams will preach and
administer confirmation in All Hallows'
p. Z. Church tomorrow Sunday even
ing at 1880 o'clock. The regular MORN
ing service in All Hallows' Church will
be omitted tomorrow as the rector will
hold service at Holy Cross Chapel,
Stockton, at 1890 A. M.
Mr.. Stephen G. Mason, proprietor
of Mason's opera house, requests US to
say to the public that he regrets exceed
ingly that he was unable to open his
opera house last Tuesday as advertised,
and that he will take pleasure in refund
ing the money to any one who purchased
tickets for the entertainment that night.
DIR. and Mrs. Paul Jones were pleas
antly surprised Monday evening when
number of their friends called unex-
pectedly to see them, the occasion being
the birthday of DIR. Jones. Every one
who came brought fruit or CONNECTIONS,
thus providing an impromptu feast. The
guests were entertained with music and
games and enjoyed a delightful evening
returning to their homes at late hour.
Rochester farm, located near Jones
mill, Snow Hill. has been in the John
son family 1879 years and has been for
many years the property of Thomas z.
johnson, ESQ.,. of this town. Mr.. John
son showed US some large ears of corn
last Tuesday, grown on this farm. In
this world of change it is indeed unusual
for property to remain in the possession
of the same family for two hundred
years. In ITO, King George was on
the throne of Great Britain and Mary
land was thinly settled colony. The
city of Baltimore was not yet laid out.
George Washington was not born un-
til twenty-five years later. and Inde-
pendence Day was sixty-six years in the
distance.
Oliver d. Collins. ESQ.,, Clerk of the
Circuit Court of Worcester County. who
has been i'll with typhoid fever for sew
eral weeks, has sufficiently recovered
to venture out of doors, but is not yet
able to resume the duties Of his Office.
Many inquiries as to his welfare have
been made by his many friends through
out the county, all of whom will be pleas
ed to know that he is out again and will
soon be in his accustomed place. During
the present session of Court. former
Deputy Clerk John l.. Mock, ESQ.,, has
been acting for Mr.. Collins, Deputy
Clerk Pitts not having been in Office
long enough to have experience in the
terms of court.
The young people of the evangelis-
tic churches in this county are inter-
ested just now in the annual convention
of the Maryland Christian Endeavor Un-
ion which is to be held in Northminister
Presbyterian Church, Baltimore, Novem-
Der 9th, 10th and 18th. This is the
Twentieth Annual Convention of the
State organization. Every society in
Maryland, and there are some two hun
dred and fifty of them, is expected to
be represented by. at least, one dele
gate, and the Baltimore committee has
invited as many more as can come.
The county delegates will be given free
entertainment by the city committee.
provided they send their names before
November first. Great preparations
are being made for this gathering.