Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-06-19

pltai, baitimOfe, IN spenuihB heE Naca-
ton with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j..
Samuel Price.
Mr.. William j. Scarborough and
daughter, Miss Annie, who spent last
winter in Florida, have returned from
the South and are now boarding in
Washington. d. c.
The Ladies' Aid Society. of the M.
P. Church will celebrate the fourth of
July on the Third in the way of festi-
val. Proceeds for the benefit of Bates
Memorial M. P. Church.
The champion strawberry picker of
Sussex County, Del, is said to be An
drew Watson, small boy of Lincoln
City, who succeeded in picking 1876 quarts
in five hours for which he received the
sum of SOP.
Mrs. Cora Mason Myers announces
the marriage of her daughter, Miss
Lille Burns Myers. to Mr.. William
Henry Gilmour, last Monday, in Tren-
ton, N. j. Mr.. and Mrs. Gilmour will
make their future home in Philadelphia.
Christian Church services tomorrow
Sunday at 10 A. M. and 8 P. M.
Christian Endeavor at TIP. M. Morning
sermon by Rev. J. A. Hopkins; subject,
1.-The Centennial of the Disciples OF
Christ" At night Children's Day ser
vices entitled. 'The Centennial Call. "
When times are dull that is the
time to advertise the most. 1t is the
way to create new business. The Sails
bury merchants are wise to it and re-
Gently they have greatly increased their
spaces in the home papers and made
some outside contracts.
Mrs. w. S. Lewis was taken to the
Peninsula General Hospital, Salisbury,
on Monday, and underwent serious
surgical operation for the removal OF
gall stones. The operation was success.
full and at last accounts Mrs. Lewis was
in a satisfactory condition.
If you owe for the MESSENGER you
will receive our thanks and save us the
trouble of sending you bill very soor
if you will bring or send what you owe.
1t takes great deal of money to run 8
paper these times, and we must have
what is owing us to help turn the
Wheels.
Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin Hayman have
the sympathy of their friends in the
loss of their little son. aged two years.
last Saturday. Funeral services were
conducted Monday afternoon by Rev.
DR.. C. w. Prettyman and the remains
were inferred in the Methodist Episcopal
Cemetery.
Mrs. Julia Hurlock, as Executrix OF
Jonathan j. Hurlock, advertises at pub
lie sale in this newspaper today the
valuable stock of hardware owned by
Mr.. Hurlock at the time of his death.
The sale will come off on Tuesday. June
Goth. Mr.. William G. Kerkin is attor.
nev for Mrs. Hurlock.
Ch;!dren's Day services in What.
coat M. Z. Church did not come off as
stated in last weeks paper but will be
held tomorrow Sunday when the
original program will be carried out
with special sermon by the pastor in
the morning and the Children's Day
exercises in the evening. All are cordi.
ally invited to attend.
We are in receipt of very hand
some invitation program for the com.
mencement exercises eff the Virginia
Military Institute. Mr.. DIN Beal
Barnes. of Snow Hill, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. p. Barnes, is one of the gradu-
ates, and Mrs. Barnes is named as one
of the patronesses. The Virginia
Military Institute ranks next to West
Point as military training school. The
exercises commenced on June 18th and
will last until June 23d.
"A new counterfeit SIS note, so crude
in workmanship that it cannot escape
detection before the eyes of careful
handler of money. has just been discov'
cred and reported to the Secret Service
Bureau. The note purports to be of the
series of 1907 and bears a portrait Of
Andrew Jackson. It is poor photo
mechanical production of single piece
of paper. No attempt was made to i'm
itate the silk threads of the genuine,
and all the fine work is badly blurred.
Mr.. Edward McCready, of Chicago
came on a sightseeing trip from Girls.
field, Nd. to Snow Hill in his S., 900. OF
launch on Saturday afternoon last. He
was accompanied by his wife and her sis.
ter, Miss Pitkin, of Chicago. and his par
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