Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-04-10

Mr.. Thomas p. Selby has received
good news about his son, John, who is
attending Mercersburg Academy. The
President informs him that John is one
of the honor men and will deliver an
honorary Grafton at the coming COM
mencement. He stands eleventh in a
class Of over two hundred. Good boy
The product of Snow Hill High School
usually take first rank wherever they
go.
Citizens of Georgetown, DEL, are
puzzled to account for singular cir
cumstance connected with the death of
Mr. Philip Hastings at midnight, week
ago. Mr.. Hastings was an old and re-
spected member of the NJ. p. Church,
of that place, and ten minutes after his
spirit passed away, it is alleged, the
church bell, swung by unseen hands, be-
gan to toll. The bell was distinctly
heard by people all over the town al
though the church was closed, no one
was there, and the doors were locked.
Mr.. Hastings was one of the most
ardent supporters Of the movement to
get bell some years ago and is said to
have contributed half the money.
"A delayed April-fool joke resulted
in CONSERVATION among the passengers
on New York. Philadelphia and Nor
folk passenger train at Cape Charles on
Sunday, when the train was held up for
more than an hour beyond trestle by
a report that the bridge was burning.
The report was made known to officials
of the road, who Immediately telegraph
ed ahead to have the train stopped be-
fore reaching the danger point. The
perpetrator of the joke is unknown, the
fake information having been given over
the telephone. The same convenient
instrument was used finally to tell the
officials that the joker had had his fun
and that the train might now pass over
the bridge in safety.
The three-act drama, "The Turn of
the Tide" was presented in the High
School Hall here last Friday evening to
an appreciative audience, which would
have been much larger had not the
weather been rather inclement. AS it
was the house was fair one and APP
preciated the excellent presentation of
the play. Those who took part in the
performance were: Mrs. Frank p.
Matthews, the Misses Myrna Stevenson,
Ida Smullen, Louise Seville and Messrs.
Joseph L. Ross, Wilfred Ross, Vernon
Stevenson, Samuel M. Crockett, Edgar
Child and Roger Vincent, all of whom
took their parts like professionals. Es-
pecially can this be said of Mr.. Roger
Vincent. who took the character of
pepper" a colored individual. His
antics kept the audience in state of
laughter whenever he appeared.
Postmaster Asbury c. Riley has
been ordered by the Postofiice Depart
ment at Washington to close the Snow
Hill office at 7.30 o'clock every evening
except Saturday evening. On Saturday
evening the Office will be kept open until
the mail which arrives here shortly after
nine O'Clock can be distributed. Mr..
Riley says he knew nothing of the in
tentions OF tine Postofiice Department
regarding this matter until he received
positive instructions to close his Office
as above stated If our people do not
like this arrangement the proper course
is to petition the United States Post
Office Department, Washington. ID. c.
One thing is very apparent to every
body, and that is the need of more
commodious quarters in the Snow Hill
Postoffice, so that persons who rent
locked boxes can have access to them
at any time. To do this it is necessary
that heavy wire screen be placed from
the top of the case of boxes to the cell
ing so as to prevent dishonest persons
from gaining access to the postmaster's
private Office and the room for dis
tributing the mail. What we want in
Snow Hill is modern, up-to-date Post
Office building and we are sure that
Postmaster Riley would be just as much
pleased with this as the public would be.