Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1910-01-29
Mrs. Thomas M. Purnell has re-

mfb. lUOf0tS M. IuFnei HAS TC-
turned from a visit to relatives in Sails
bury. On Thursday afternoon Of last
week tea was given in her honor by
Mrs. A. A. ellis. Mrs. Harry C. Tull
and Mrs. Fred A. Grier. Mrs. Purnell
assisted her hostess in receiving the
guests in the drawing-room. Others
in the receiving party, who are all well
known in Snow Hill were: Mrs. Charles
r. Disharoon. Miss Ora Disharoon and
Mrs. Ida G.. Williams.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Rggin. ac-
companied by Mrs. Glen Hack, left
Tuesday morning for Philadelphia, where
Mr.. Riggin, who has been i'll for several
weeks, will be placed under the care of
a specialist. Should the state Of his
health permit, it is the intention Of Mr..
Riggin and wife to spend the remainder
Of the winter and early spring in Florida.
Mrs. Hack returned home this week.
and will leave in short while for Florida
where her husband is established in
business.
"A force of surveyors has been at
work for the last ten days, making "A
survey for the proposed stone road be-
tween Snow Hill and Pocomoke City
The work is being carried on under the
direction of the State Roads Commits
sion, and the survey has been completed,
levels taken and grades computed as
far as VIM. C. Tarr's mill We under
stand that work will begin on this road
in the spring as soon as the plans and
specifications are received by the Coun-
ty Commissioners from the State Road
Commission.
The President sent to the Senate
Monday the names of Charles G. Num-
ford as postmaster at Berlin, and H.
Clay Powell as postmaster at Pocomoke
City. These are two new appointments,
succeeding the two former incumbents
at these two points. Both of the new
appointees had the endorsement of for
mer Congressman William II. Jackson.
who is political referee for the First
District. Messrs. Mumford and Powell
are well-known Republicans. and both
are competent to fill the offices to which
the President has named them.
The Post Office Department has
issued an order that after February 18th
rural letter carriers are not to take
pennies from boxes for mailing letters
or mail matters. The Government
has provided postage stamps for the
public and it expects the public to pro-
vide itself with them. 1t means that
our friends must get some postage
stamps and whenever they have letters
to mail they must stamp them and de-
post them in the mail box ready for
the rural carriers to forward to their
destination without further trouble.
When Mr.. David Hickman went
after the furniture left him by his uncle,
the late William X. Scarborough. he
came across something that he did not
expect to find. Hewas looking through
a handsome walnut wardrobe which Mr.
Scarborough had built himself, and he
found carefully packed away in secret
drawer over one thousand dollars in $50
gold pieces, two hundred dollars in other
gold and silver pieces. and several hun
bred dollars in paper. Mr.. Hickman
Immediately carried the money to the
bank and reported his find to the0rphans
Court. The total amount was over 1880.
Mr.. Thomas T. Upshur, noted
genealogist, who spent several weeks
in Snow Hill two years ago, died at the
home of son in Sumter, S. c., recent
ly. As genealogist he had clientele
throughout the United States and
Europe. His home was at Nassawadox,
Northampton County, Va. He had been
in poor health for some time and some
weeks prior to his death had been
patient at the Johns Hopkins Hospital,
in Baltimore. He had gone South in
hope Of benefit from the change. His
body was brought to his home at Browns
vile, near Nassawadox, and buried in
the family lot. Mir. Upshur was son
of the late Justice Thomas I. Upshur
and was brother of the late Mrs. Levin
T. H. Irving. He attended the Virginia
Military Institute and at the breaking
out of the Civil War entered the Con-
federate Army and served TO the close
of the war. For some years he was en-
gagged in business in Sumter. S. c.,
where he married Miss Carrie Blanding,
daughter of Colonel Blanding. promi-
nent lawyer Of that place He subse-
quently moved to Texas and remained
there number Of years and then re-
turned to his native county and since
lived on the Brownsville estate. He is
survived by his widow and the following
children Mrs. 7. p. Robinson and
Thomas Upshur. of Philadelphia Will