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

for some time. He expects to leave in
few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. f. Thompson, of
Rochester, N. Y, are visiting Mrs.
Thompson's parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Samuel Johnson, at Wesley. They spent
Tuesday in Snow Hill.
Mr.. George Pennewell, of near
Spence, who has been in the Blue Ridge
Mountains for several months, returned
home on Monday. During his absence
Mr.. Pennewell visited relatives in Ohio.
John w. Vincent the jeweler, has
something to say in his advertisement
this week about watches. If you want
to buy watch you cannot do better
than consult Mr.. Vincent.
Mrs. s. II. Collins, of Brooklyn, n.
Y, has come to spend several weeks
with her daughter. Mrs. Strayer, at
Box Iron. Mrs. Collins and Mrs. Strayer
visited Snow Hill on Thursday.
Misses Lulie Covington and Emily
Upshur returned last Friday from a
month stay at KennybunkDort, Maine.
They were accompanied by Prof. and
Mrs. Harry F. Covington, of Princeton.
N. j.
Mr.. A. Z. Barnes moved Monday of
this week into the house recently vacated
by Mr.. 4. Hance Fooks, on Federal
Street. Mr.. Fooks and family now &C.
cupy their new residence on Church
Street.
The editor of the MESSENGER will
be at the Atlantic Hotel, Berlin, to col
lect subscriptions and other bills owing
this paper, next Saturday. September
18th. Please meet him there If you owe
anything.
The Prohibition party held its con-
vention in Baltimore Tuesday afternoon
and nominated Mr.. Richard A. Harris
for Comptroller of the State. In the
evening he was notified by the notiii-
cation committee.
The battleship Delaware, the big
gest of the American dreadnaughts
afloat and which, when commissioned.
will be one of the most powerful war
ships in the world. will be ready for
trial in October.
The many friends of Mrs. John
Walter Smith are pleased to know that
she has fully recovered from her late
illness and has returned to her home in
Snow Hill, arriving here last week ac-
companied by Senator Smith and little
Arthur Foster.
John w. Station, Esq, advertises at
trustees sale lot of valuable real
estate situated in the Third Election
District of this county, which will be
sold on Saturday, September 18th. For
further particulars see advertisement
on first page Of the MESSENGER.
AT the Christian Church. preaching
at IL A. M. and 7.45 p. NJ. by Rev. j.
A. Hopkins. The morning subject will
be, THE Milf Tree" illustrated. At
night the sermon will be specially for
young women on, Young Women,
Their Faults and Ideals, as Seen by
Young Men," Sunday-school at 10 A.
M. Christian Endeavor at p. NJ.
Rural mail carriers have been in
structed to encourage as far as possible
the use among farmers of the stamp
book. These books contain twelve two
cent stamps and they sell for Is cents
each, remain intact to an indefinite
time, and their use would save the car
rlers much annoyance in making change
when farmer wishes to buy stamp.
One of the most wonderful things
about advertising is the stimulating eff
feet it has on the advertiser. Haven't
you noticed that the merchant who adj
vertises in strong and effective fashion
is the one whose goods are well dis
played in spotless store, whose bust
ness methods are sound, whose mer-
chandise measures up to the highest
standard? Everybody has noticed it.
Believers in the early dawn of the
millennium gathered at Saratoga, N. Y,
from several states for their annual con-
ference, last week. The followers of the
sect believe that in 1914. after times
of great trouble" the world is to be
transformed into a paradise. They pro-
fess to find their foundation for this be-
lief in the study of Scripture prophecies
which formed the principal theme Of
study at the meeting.
Colonel Arthur d. Foster. of Balti.
more, arrived here Tuesday in his hand
some power yacht, Arjo. On board
were Col. Foster, Mrs. Foster'and John
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