Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1910-01-08

eight o'clock. The public is cordially
invited TO attend.
We have been sending out bills for
advertising and job printing this week
with the expectation Of receiving
promt responses from the same so that
We can settle our accounts. II you re-
ccived one spare US the trouble and ex-
pense of mailing you duplicate.
--Messrs. c. S. Dryden and A. c.
Holloway have received their checks for
prizes won by them at the recent cereal
exhibit in Baltimore. Mr.. Dryden re-
ceived first premium for yellow corn.
$500. Mr.. Holloway was awarded
second premium, $500. for corn and also
for rye.
Mr.. Marion T. Hargis is improving
rapidly from the effects of being oper-
ated upon for appendicitis at the Sails
bury hospital. We expect him home
in a short while. Mr.. Hargis has many
friends who will be glad to see him
back to Snow Hill and in his accustom-
ed place.
Mr.. Harold S. Truitt, son of the
late Ambrose j. Truitt. of Philadelphia.
spent several days here this week on
visit to his aunt, Mrs. William |.
Rownds and other relatives and friends.
It was his first visit to Snow Hill. He
was much pleased with our town and
impressed with the hospitality of the
people.
Mr.. James Wilson, who was carried
to the Salisbury hospital about three
weeks ago to be operated upon for APP
pendicitis. has returned home after I'M
dergoing successful operation. He
was very III and his life was despaired
of for several days, but the skilful
treatment he received at the hospital
pulled him through.
"A very interesting article appears
in the MESSENGER to-day from the pen
of Rev. L. P. Bowen. d. D., of POGO
moke City. 1t is the address made re-
Gently in Berlin by Mr.. Bowen at the
unwilling of the monument erected in
memory Of Col. John Postley. The
address of Mr.. Bowen is full of local
history and is well worth reading.
Clara Mary Pusey, the eight year
old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. N. J.
Pusey. died last Monday, of pneumonia.
Her death was not expected, as she
hae been improving. but she suddenly
succumbed to heart failure. The funeral
was conducted at 0livet Christian
Church by Rev. Cyrus Holt. The pail
bearers were Messrs. Leon Faulkner,
Robert Faulkner. Daniel Hottenstine
and Titus Hottenstine. She was sweet
little girl and all who knew her loved
her.
Mrs. Ebenezer G. Davis, wife of
Hon. Z. G. Davis, died at her home IN
Willard Saturday. She had been i'll for
some time. suffering from kidney trouble
Mrs. Davis was daughter Of Noble
Baker, ESQ.,, and sister of Hon. p.
Taylor Baker, of Pittsburg district.
She leaves five children, besides her
husband. Funeral services were held
at Willard Monday last. Mrs. Davis
was in her 45th year. She was a kind
and estimable woman who did much for
the poor people of her neighborhood
and she will be sadly missed in her COM
munity.
The schooner Lizzie NJ. Parsons,
Capt. b. II. Sharpley. has just dis
charged cargo Of five thousand barrels
of cement at Fernandina, Florida. She
made the run from New York to Fer
nandina in four days, which is wonder
fully good time for sailing vessel and
is nearly equal to the time made by
steamships. Captain Ben. is hustler
and takes every advantage of wind and
tide. He invites us TO come down to
see him, but really. the walking is not
good. and we haven't flyer like the
Parsons.
The executive committee Of the
Peninsula Horticultural Society. the big
congregation of farmers and fruit grow
ers Of three States. supported by legis-
lative appropriations from the States
in the interest of fruit growing and
farming. has completed the program for
the annual three days convention Of
the society. This convention will be
held at Centreville in the Opera House,
the members and visitors Of the con-
vention being quartered at the hotels
and boarding houses. The dates are
January IL, IL and ID.
Saturday night a colored woman who
gave her name as Honest" and who
said she had no other name, appeared
at Purnell's Hotel and asked for ''de
Clerk of de Court" Mr.. Pitts. for