Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-08-07

Mrs. Francis Edward Carey and son,
master Gilbert, of New Jersey, are the
guests of her mother, Mrs. j. j.
Deavereaux, near town.
Miss Beulah Richardson, of Balti-
more, and Miss Thomas, of Kent Island,
are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver T..
Richardson and other relatives.
DIR. William d. Straughn left ON
Thursday to visit his parents at Eliz L
beth City, N. C. He was accompani I'd
by his daughter Margaret, and son,
David.
Mrs. Frank Mumford and daughter,
Florence. who have been ATTENDING
Box Iron camp, are now spending a
week with friends and relatives in Vir-
ginia.
Misses Essie and Lillian Disharoon
accompanied by their cousin, Miss Myra
Carmean, of Camden N. j., spent a
part of this week at the home of Mr..
A. +. Hancock in Girdletree.
The West End Club will exchange
books on Saturday, between three and
five o'clock. Members will kindly note
the hours, also that books should be re-
turned by Friday afternoon.
Salisbury is going to open up its
big. brand new fair grounds to the world
week after next. You are told all
about it in large advertisement on
the editorial page of the MESSENGER
today.
DIR. Ralph Truitt, who is studying
medicine at the University of Maryland,
is home on his summer vacation with
his father, Captain Geoge w. Truitt, at
Box Iron. He recently spent some time
at Ocean City.
The advertisement of II. ID. Clogg
and Co.. on the editorial page speaks
for itself. If you want good portrait
you know Clogg can make it. He will
be in Snow Hill from Tuesday next un-
till Saturday.
The great Pocomoke Fair COM
mences next Tuesday and will continue
until and including Friday. There is
always good sport at the Pocomoke
Fair and this years events promise to
furnish the best Of all.
Mr.. Walter Price has typhoid fever.
There are quite number of cases in the
county, and over in Wicomico the
cases are even more numerous than in
Worcester. The Salisbury Courier says
there are twelve cases now in the Sails
bury Hospital.
Democratic return judges made their
returns Tuesday of the primary election
held throughout the county last Satur-
day. There were no contests and all of
the delegates whose names appeared in
this paper two weeks ago were elected
without opposition.
-Messrs. George S. Payne, Thomas
p. Selby and the Commercial National
Bank, have been placing brick side
walk along their property on Bank
Street. With this work completed,
Bank Street is paved on both sides from
Market to Green Streets.
"A large crowd of farmers and their
families went to Public Landing on
Thursday. Teams were passing through
town from early morn till late at night.
In the morning the stream being
toward the bay, and in the afternoon
and evening in the opposite direction.
On the first page of the MESSENGER
today the Steiff piano people make an
offer OF gift of $3.50 to every pur-
chaser of Stieff or other piano sold by
the firm during the Pocomoke Fair,
where they will have an exhibition and
. representative. Read the advertise
ment.
Mrs. Robert J. Shovel, of Berlin,
and Mrs. Brazure. of Bishopville. were
callers at the MESSENGER office last
Wednesday while they were in Snow
Hill. They came to town to attend an
executive meeting of the Worcester
County w. C. 7. o., which was held at
the home of Miss Rebecca Townsend.
Last Sunday morning early small
tenant house belonging to Mr.. Edward
Agnew and in the rear of his residence
on Federal Street. was burned to the
ground. The house was tenanted by a
colored woman, who was away from
home at the time; and was in light
blaze when the fire was discovered. 1t
was insured for $4,000.
Mr.. C. v. White. of the Southwood
Lumber Company. Topail, N. c., is here
on visit to friends and relatives, and
Mr.. John p. Moore, Jr.. another men,
Der of the firm, is with his father in the
Adirondack mountains. MIR. White is
going to be with us for several weeks,
much to the pleasure of his many friends
in Snow Hill and Worcester County.
The Democratic County Convention
will be held in the Court House in Snow
Hill on Monday next, August 9th.
This convention will be held for the
purpose of electing delegates to the
State convention which will meet in
Baltimore on August 18th, and delegates
to the Judicial convention which will
meet at Ocean City on August 18th.
Ethel Elizabeth Bailey, aged eleven
months, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Elon
A. w. Bailey. of Wilmington. Del,
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