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

York, spent several days here this week
with his father, Deputy Clerk of the
Court, Pitts.
One hundred business men of Cam
bridge met Monday night and organized
Board of Trade. When will the Snow
Hill business men follow suit?
MIR. Luther Gordy, of Shelbina,
Missouri, is visiting his parents. Mr..
and Mrs. John Gordy. We are glad to
hear that Mr.. Gordy has regained his
health after a serious illness.
Mr.. Clayton Adkins and Miss Pearl
Butler were married at the home of the
brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Lorenzo
Butler, near town, Wednesday evening,
by Rev. l.. A. Bennett.
--Messrs. A. NJ. and II. S. Carmean.
of Eure. N. c.. are spending Christ
mas with their father. MIR. Elijah A..
Carmean. They are with the lumber
firm Of Coulbourn Brothers.
Christmas services will be held in
the M. p. Church Christmas morning
at 6 o'clock. The c. E. Society will
give an entertainment in the Church
next Friday evening. December 3lst.
DIR. c. William Prettyman. of Dick
inson College and Master Lambert
Prettyman, of New York, will spend
Christmas with Rev. DR.. and Mrs. C..
w. Prettyman at the Methodist par
sonage.
Aberdeen railroad station seems to
be an easy mark for burglars as it has
been entered and robbed three times in
as many years. The safe was blown
open and robbed of 92 dollars last Mon
day night.
Mr.. John Rowley. son of Eugene
Rowley. Esq, of Chincoteague Island.
and nephew of Mrs. William d. Straughn
of Snow Hill, was married to Miss
Florence White, of Baltimore, last Sat-
urday. They will reside on Chinco-
league.
Senator John Walter Smith joined
Mrs. Smith here last Saturday and re-
manned until Wednesday noon when he
and Mrs. Smith left for Baltimore where
they will spend the Christmas holidays
with their daughter, Mrs. Arthur d.
Foster.
Mr.. John S. Gordy and family. of
Mappsville, Va, moved Wednesday of
last week into Mrs. J. B. r. Purnell's
house on Federal Street. Mr.. Gordy is
now permanent resident of Maryland,
having recently purchased a fine farm
at Box Iron.
Several of the few Republican men,
bers of the Legislature of 1910 have de-
clared it their purpose to fight for re-
peal of the Wilson Ballot Law. Their
fighting will be in vain and the Wilson
Ballot Law will remain as long as the
conditions demand it.
Monday night was the coolest yet
this winter. The mercury tumbled to
II degrees. and the early morning hours
Tuesday were ear nippers. The POGO
moke River was frozen over from bank
to bank, and the boys and girls were
skating on the mill pond.
Governor Crothers has appointed
Emerson c. Harrington, of Dorchester
county, member of the board of direc-
tors of the House of Correction in place
of John r. Pattison, of the same county,
who resigned to accept the chief judge
ship of the First Judicial Circuit.
Mr.. Richard p Reynolds. of Chin
colleague. and Miss Ida May Day, of
Philadelphia. were united in marriage
on Wednesday at Purnell's Hotel. by
Rev. l.. A. Bennett. The bride was
originally from Chincoteague but for
several years past has made her home
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Having met with considerable oppo-
sition when it was proposed that indi-
vidual drinking cups be given each
pupil in the Milford public schools, the
Board of Education received notice
Saturday from the State Board of
Health that despite opposition. the or
der must be carried out.
Cashier William F. King. of the
Pocomoke City National Bank. had an
attack Of heart trouble last Friday night
which gave. his family fright. but Mr.
King is now able to attend to business
and is making preparations to be in An
napolis at the opening session of the
Legislature, of which he is member
This one comes from Missouri,
where one editor showed" them
why: IAN evangelist asked all the
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