Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1910-05-21

Miss Nora Hargis has returned home
from adelightful visit to friends in Ken
lucky. The many friends Of Miss Hargis
are glad to see her back home.
The o. NJ. Purncll Real Estate
Agency has sold to Mrs. Margaret G.
Hayes, of Lexington. Ohio, the John II.
Mills farm in Colbourn's District.
Stricken while driving TO town.
Benjamin Tucker, an aged resident Of
Greenwood. was found in carriage on
the road to Greenwood, unconscious.
The enjoyment you will get out Of
the play at Mason's Opera House next
Tuesday evening will more than repay
you for the money expended. The tickets
are very reasonable.
Mr.. William I. Duffy is making i'm
provcments TO his residence on Market
Street. When completed the house
will be more comfortable inside and
more imposing outside.
Mrs. John X. Belt, of Baltimore.
sister of Mrs Charles w. Shockley and
Mrs. Cora Baum, of Pittsburg, niece Of
Mrs. Shocklcy, are visiting at her home
adjoining the NJ. p. Church.
MIR. Oliver d. Collins is at Atlantic
City for a week or so for the benfit of
his health. Mr.. Collins was sick in bed
the first of the year, and he has not
fully recovered from the effects Of it.
Mr.. r. Byrd Parsons, of Kinston,
N. c., spent several days here this week
with his father, brother. and sister. II
is Mr.. Parsons first visit to his old home
since the death Of his mother. four
years ago.
AT meeting of All Hallows' vestry
held last week, Mr.. William G. Kcrbin
was elected delegate to the Diocesan
Convention of the Protestant Episcopal
Church. which meets at Salisbury on
June eth.
AS have been disappointed in get
ting to Snow Hill at my regular APP
pointment on account of sickness, |
will be there Sunday week 18th Sunday
at the regular hour. T. M. Poulson.
The gasoline launch has revolution
lied the sail boat business. A large
schooner with launch pushing behind
goes up or down the river regardless Of
wind or tide, when few years ago they
made slow progress with the light winds.
or fioated with the tide.
If the parents of the many little
children who are out on our streets at
play after night do not regret their
leniency later on we will miss our guess.
You do not know what mischief the little
ones are engaged in or what bad in
fiuences are shaping their lives.
On Tuesday of last week Mr.. VIM.
A. Stroud rendered his resignation to
the Mayor and City Council as police
officer of Pocomoke City, said resignation
to take effect the 18th of June. Mr..
Stroud has been connected with the
police for the past fifteen years.
Have you been enumerated? Has
the census man been to see you and
gotten the names yourself and family :?
II he has not and you have any reason to
believe that you have not been enumer-
ated. send your name and address TO
Isaac II. White. Supervisor of the Gen.
sus, Salisbury, Md.
Senator John Walter Smith, who
has been i'll at Atlantic City for several
weeks, has sufficiently recovered to re-
turn to the home of his daughter, Mrs.
Arthur Foster, in Baltimore. The
Senator has had quite seige Of it and
was not strong enough TO attempt to
leave Atlantic City until Wednesday.
Mr.. Sidney Pusey lost about forty
young chicks by being stung TO death
by swarm of bees which had been re-
leased from their hives and which
swarmed near where the chicks were
feeding. As soon as they spied the bees
they went for them. with the result
that nearly all Of the flock was stung to
death.
Rev. George Hines, the new Metho-
dist Protestant Minister, called at our
office the first of the week and made
himself known. He is a very pleasant
gentleman and we hope he will meet
with success in in our town. Mr.. and
Mrs. Hines will find Snow Hill people
very companionable and will do all in
their power to make their stay in our
town pleasant one.
Don't put of ordering your printing
till you want it. We are very prompt.
and rarely ever keep customer waiting,
but il is not good TO wait until you are
out Of printing with the expectation of
getting instantaneous service. as some
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