Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1910-07-23

Miss Wilson Hargis spent the week
end at Ocean City as guest at the
cottage Of Senator and Mrs. John p.
Moore.
MIR. Sewell l.. Jones, of Girdletree,
was a visitor in Snow Hill Tuesday.
While here he paid visit to the MES
sENGER Office.
The Greenbackville Baseball Club is
going to play game with the Bloomer
Girls on Wednesday afternoon, August
Sd. at Red Hills.
The Methodist Protestant Sunday
School. of Snow Hill, will go on their
annual picnic to Public Landing next
Tuesday afternoon.
Miss Ida Clayville is visiting
friends in Denton. She will also visit
her sister, Mrs. +. King Wilson, in
Wilmington before returning home.
There will be services in the Presby-
terrain Church at 1890 a. m. and y. m.
Sabbath School at IL. 30 a. m. Strangers
are welcome. j. u. North, pastor.
The annual supper and festival at
Trinity will be held on Thursday, July
2S. II the weather is inclement, it will
be held the next day. Everybody invited.
Mr.. C. l.. Boehm has purchased of
Mr.. Thomas j. Hudson his house and
lot at Spence. containing twenty acres.
We understand the purchase price was
$3.50.
Mrs. Charles S. Timmons and chill
dren are visiting relatives in Cape
Charles. They were accompanied by
Mrs. Wilson. Mrs. Timmons' grand
mother.
MFR. and Mrs. Columbus Eggs and
little son, Franklin. of Isle of Wight
Life Saving Station. visited at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. John Bromley
this week.
The dance given by Miss Nellie
Price in Mason Opera House last Fri
day evening was very enjoyable af-
fair, and was much appreciated by those
in attendance.
Our old friend John Warren, a ma
tive of Worcester County. has recently
been made manager of the Atlantic
Hotel, Chincoteague Island. We wish
him success.
Our reading matter is cut short this
week because of the full page advertise
ment on the Sth page. Next week we
will run more than the usual amount of
reading matter.
The town library will be open from
four to five O'Clock Saturdays until
further notice. Books may be Kept two
weeks, after that time fee of five
cents week is charged. Members will
please take notice.
-Messrs. Bonneville and Carmean
moved into their new barber shop this
week. With new fixtures and equip
ment the new shop presents a very at
tractive appearance.
Prof. w. l.. Gooding. of Carlisle,
Pa, is the guest of his sister. Mrs. c.
w. Prettyman, at the M. E. Parsonage.
Mr.. Gooding is Professor of Psychology
at Dickinson College.
MIR. Henry F. Ringeling of the Toll
ley A. Bays Company, civil engineers.
is in this county doing some work, and
rs at the Atlantic Hotel. Berlin. where
he will be glad to consult with you.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Smith and
daughter, of Baltimore, are here on a
visit to his parents, DIR. and Mrs. A. w.
Smith. DIR. Smith, who has been i'll for
several weeks. is still in critical con-
dition.
Mrs. Mary Irwin. of Winthrop,
suburb of Boston. and Mrs. William
Bradbeer, of Mt. Vernon. New York.
were guests of Rev. and Mrs. G.. w.
Prettyman at the NJ. +. Parsonage this
week.
Miss Mary A. Townsend left on a
short pleasure trip to Baltimore on the
Steamer Maryland. Thursday morning.
Miss Bessie Straughn and her brother.
Master James Townsend, accompanied
her on the trip.
MIR. Howard Corddry. who has been
doing some special work at Lehigh
University, returned home last week.
and will spend his vacation in Snow Hill
with his parents, Mayor and Mrs.
W lIfidHl ~. 1uIuut9.
The U. S. Government experts re-
port that the country will produce this
year one of the largest crops of corn
ever known, but wheat has fallen way
below a good crop record. In fact there
is less than half crop.
Conductor Fred A. Ross. of Reho-
both, has very remarkable hen. She
laid an egg last Friday with chickens
head protruding from the small end of
the egg, while the yolk of the egg was
perfect. The chickens head lived about
one hour.
MIR. and Mrs. Franklin Upshur left
Wednesday for a visit to Mrs. William
X. Martin, near Easton. Talbot County.
While there they will also attend the
annual regatta at Oxford. which is held
under the auspices Of the Chesapeake
Yacht Club.
A festival will be held on Tuesday
evening, July 26th, at the Pitts Greek
Presbyterian Church, at Beaver Dam.
The public is invited to come and help
in a good cause. If the weather is
stormy on Tuesday evening, the festival