Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1910-08-06

who Ia visiting her brother, Mr.. Charles
w. Griffin, of near Newark, was visi-
tor to Snow Hill Tuesday. Miss Griffin
is a trained nurse, and is connected with
the Philadelphia Hospital Training
School.
Mr.. J. Herman Perdue left here the
first Of the week in his handsome REQ
touring car for trip to Baltimore. Pen
Mar, and other points of interest. Ac-
comparing Mr.. Perdue were his wife,
and his brother. Mr.. Harry w. Perdue.
and wife, of Indiantown.
MIR. and Mrs. II. S. Carmean, of
Eure. North Carolina. are home on
visit to his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. +. A.
Carmean. Mr.. and Mrs. Carmean were
married in Eure about three weeks ago,
and have spent the time in travelling
and visiting friends and relatives.
Preaching in the Christian Church
of Snow Hill tomorrow Sunday at
eleven o'clock. and at Spence at three
o'clock in the afternoon. A lecture,
illustrated with stereoptican views, will
be given in the Christian Church Of
Snow Hill Monday night, by Rev. j. A.
Hopkins.
The annual fair at Pocomoke City
will be held next week. The exhibits
this year are said to be larger and finer
than usual, and the races promise to be
fast and exciting. Everybody should
attend this great county fair. 1t is just
the place to meet your friends, and en-
Joy good time together.
The torpedo boat, Rogers. in COM
mand of Lieut.. D. NJ. Tray. Is in Chin
colleague harbor for repairs. The sailors
and soldiers on the boat have given new
life to the town by their athletic sports
base ball, etc. The boat is great
curiosity to the people as well as to
many on the mainland who have gone
over to take look at her.
81 never in my life," says John
Wanamaker. fused such thing as a
poster, dodger or hand bill. My
plan for twenty-five years has been to
buy so much space in newspaper and
fill it up with what | wanted. Iwould
not give an advertisement in a news
paper of four hundred circulation for
five thousand posters and dodgers. y
The friends and members of Wes-
lev NJ. Z. Church at Cedartown will
hold their annual festival in the after
noon and evening of Tuesday, August
9th. II the weather should be unfavor-
able on Tuesday, the festival will be
held on the following day. Proceeds
for the benefit of the church. A cor
dial invitation is extended to all.
Mr.. Charles Z. Hancock and family,
Of New London, Conn, have moved to
Greenbackville. Va, where Mr.. Han
cock is to engage in the mercantile busi-
ness at the store now occupied by Mr..
w. II. Tull. Mr.. and Mrs. Hancock are
stopping with his sister, Mrs. 5. M.
Jones, pending the arrival of their
household goods from New London.
Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin Upshur left
Thursday for Berlin, where they will
reside in the future. Mr.. Upshur has
opened law office in the Odd Fellows
Building of Berlin, while his father, Col.
George NJ. Upshur. will look after this
end of their legal business. Mr.. ant
Mrs. Upshur will be greatly missed il
Snow Hill, and they will be followed t
their new home by the best wishes of .
host of friends.
Col. George NJ. Upshur. of Snow
Hill. has been appointed by Governor
Crothers a delegate to represent the
State of Maryland at the Second Nation
al Conservation Congress, which meets
at st. Paul, Mimi, September 9th Il
9th. Ex-President Theodore Roosevelt
and ex-Chief Forester Clifford Pincho
will make addresses at the meeting
and it is perfectly safe to say that
will be very important occasion.
The improvements on the pier erect
ed at Public Landing by the county !
about completed. They include the re
pairing of the original pier and pavilion
and the extension of the pier to twic
its former length. and another pavilion
built on the end of it. This propert.
belongs to Worcester County. and it af
fords a great deal of pleasure to thu
people Of the central section of the coun
ty. The commissioners went down las
Tuesday to view the work.
The residence of Mr.. II. j. Nelson
on the Manokin river was completed,
destroyed by fire, with most of the fur
niture, last Friday about 6 O'Clock p. m
The fire was discovered on the roof an
spread rapidly as no means were at ham
to fight the flames. Mr.. and Mrs. Mel
4 a. A l..