Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-10-02

brother, Mr.. Frederick Townsend, at
Glyndon, Md.
Our town is full of teachers this
friday morning, who have come to
attend the meeting of the teachers
association.
Mr.. Thomas H. Morgan and family
returned on Tuesday from Lewes, Del,
where they attended the anniversary
celebration.
Miss Hattie Jones, who has been
visiting her sisters in New York and
Rev. ]. F. and Mrs. Kirk at st. Mich
ael's, came home Tuesday.
Mr.. Z. S. Johnson, of Box Iron,
who is student of medicine at the Uni
versity of Maryland, returned to Balti-
more Friday for his Sophomore year.
Mrs. Albert Conner returned from
visit to Stockton last Monday accom-
panied by her daughter, Mrs. Thomas
Bromley, who spent several days here.
-Whatcoat M. Z. Sunday-school which
has been held in the morning during the
summer months, win now. beginning
with tomorrow, be held at 2.30 o'clock,
p. M.
Miss Lorelle c. Wharton left this
week for Baltimore, where she has ac-
cepted position as instructor of English
literature and latin in one of the sub
urban private schools.
Mr.. Lewis Hancock came from Po-
comoke City Tuesday to get his transfer
certificate giving him the right to vote
in Pocomoke City. His many friends
here were glad to see him.
Our MIR. C. l.. Vincent will be at
the Atlantic Hotel, Berlin, next Satur-
day, October 9th, for the accommodation
of the subscribers of the MESSENGER
in the upper part of the county. Please
meet him there.
-Messrs. William F. Johnson and
Thomas J. Herman recently purchased
the Irving Elliott farm, better known
as the William H. Bratten farm, near
Spence. This farm adjoins the farm of
Johnson and contains 357 acres.
Somerset Republicans are trying to
prevent the Prohibition ticket nominated
in that county from going on the official
ballot. They protest on the ground of
time the nominations were filed. The
Republicans want as few names as pos
sible on the ballot.
The postal authorities at Washing
ton have fixed a penalty of 5000 on per-
sons taking mail out of the postofiice
other than their own and not returning
it at once. This law also includes news
papers. and the excuse that it is the
postmaster's fault "cuts no ice.''
Peter Case, pacing horse, for
merly owned by l.. 7. Hearne of this
town, now the property of D. c. Arm
strong Of Somerset County, is making
fast time on the track this season. He
is now on the Southern circuit:has made
a mile in 2.13i and is making money for
his owner.
On the eighth page of the MEssEN-
GER today is full page advertisement
of w. S. Dickinson & Son, Pocomoke
City. This is an enterprising firm which
has been a patron of the MESSENGER
for over twenty years, and it will pay
our readers to read this advertisement
carefully.
1T has just come to light that the
Congress of 1908 passed a law making
it illegal to issue check on bank for
less than one dollar. Imprisonment or
a fine of $500 can be imposed, and the
MESSENGER hastens to inform its read
ers of the law SO that they may not in
advertently violate the same.
Mrs. Helen Woolley, accompanied
by her son, Mr.. Frederick Woolley, came
last Monday to visit her daughter, Mrs.
IT. r. Corbin. of Corbin's. Mrs. Woolley
and her family lived near Snow Hill for
a number of years. and her old friends
are glad to see her again. She now re-
sides in New York with her daughter,
Mrs. William Blauvelt.
William Matthews. who left his
wife in Neck district, Dorchester Coun-
ty, recently and went to Cambridge,
was taken from a house in that town
by masked men Monday night and
soundly thrashed with an OK whip. He
was told if he did not leave the woman
he was stopping with and do better he
would get worse treatment.
Rev. l.. A. Bennett will preach in
Bates Memorial M. p. Church Sunday
morning and in the evening the pulpit