Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-11-13


Bromley this week.
F. NJ. Soper, on his farm near Dover,
picked seventy baskets of Courthouse
apples from one tree.
Mr.. Levin B. Disharoon has beer
in North Carolina this week looking
after his milling interests.
Miss Leila Vincent, of Georgetown,
DEL, came on Monday to spend few
days with her relations here.
Mr.. Samuel Parsons, of near Snow
Hill, has moved to Chincoteague and
opened general store there.
Mrs. A. P. Barnes left on the
steamer Maryland on Thursday for a
visit to Charlestown, w. Va.
Mrs. Thornton and daughter, Miss
Pearl Thornton, have gone to California,
their former home, to spend some time.
Mr.. j. Samuel Price has greatly
improved his property by beautiful
cement sidewalk. Pusey did the work.
Mr.. Glen Townsend, attorney-at-
law, of Washington, d. c., has been in
Snow Hill this week attending to legal
business.
DIR. w. II. Fisher has resigned as
resident physician at Springfield Hos
pital, Sykesville, and will locate in Gen.
treville.
Mrs. Sidney Davis and children. of
Newark, spent Saturday and Sunday
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Gaylord
Warren.
Convicted of violating the local
option law, Henry Coxin. of Trappe, was
sentenced to three years in the House
of Correction.
Interesting revival services are in
progress at the M. r. Church and will con-
tinue next week. Rev. Reynolds viii
assist the pastor.
Mrs. Glenn Hack and son, who spent
some time with relatives in Snow Hill,
are now visiting Mr.. and Mrs. 7. p.
Selby, at Chincoteague.
The Sharptown Yacht Company was
incorporated few days ago for the
purpose of building fine yachts, with B.
H. Phillips as president.
Rev. j. B. North will preach in the
lecture room of the Presbyterian Church
tomorrow Sunday morning and even
ing, at the usual hours.
Rev j. B. North will preach in the
lecture room of the Presbyterian Church
tomorrow Sunday morning and even
ing at the usual hours.
Judge r. d. Jones accompanied
Mrs. Jones and daughter, Emily,
on short visit to Philadelphia last week.
They returned on Saturday.
From one acre of measured ground
T. Henry Campbell. of Hartford county,
harvested $50 bushels of tomatoes the
past season-the largest yield reported.
Mrs. Edwin Ballard, of Baltimore,
came last week to visit Mr.. and Mrs.
James D. Hack. She was joined by her
husband, DR.. Edwin Ballard. on Thurs
day.
BY the accidental discharge of q
gun which he was handling, Roger Pol
lit, S-year-old son of Calvin Pollitt, was
killed almost instantly near his home at
Loretta.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Ernest Riggin and
little son. Warren, of Anglesea, N. j.,
have spent this week with Mr.. Higgins
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George Handy
Riggin.
Mrs. Thomas P. Wharton gave a
luncheon on Monday at her home in
Stockton to about twenty of her friends,
among whom were included some of our
Snow Hill ladies'.
"A gospel meeting will be held tomor-
row Sunday afternoon at two o'clock,
at Edward Leake's new home, near
Snow Hill on the Girdletree road. All
are cordially invited to attend.
Correspondents are req uested, when
ever possible. to use pen and ink in
writing their letters as lead pencil marks
are trying to the eyes and frequently
cause US. by words being indistinctly
written. to make mistakes.
There will be an eclipse Of the moon
this month. The full moon will pass
into shadow at g. A. M. on November
"a, become total at 3.A A. M. and the
eclipse will end at 5.3S A. M.
"A great may people voted the DEM
ocratic ticket in Worcester County at the
late election who have not heretofore vot-
ed with US. and we are pleased to say that