Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1910-06-04

Opera House Tuesday night. Mrs. John
l.. Riley, Mr.. Franklin Upshur and Mr..
BraxtonRichardso favored the audience
with vocal solos. Instrumental music
was furnished by the Snow Hill Or
chestra, also by Mrs. William T. Duffy
and Misses Martha Burnite and Julia
Purnell. The attendance was good con-
sidering the inclemcnt weather.
John S. McMaster, Esq, of Jersey
City. was in Snow Hill Friday morning.
en-route to Chincoteague Island, where
he delivered an address to the graduates
Of the High School at night. Mr.. Nc
Master is an able jurist and an eloquent
speaker. He is regarded as an authority
on Eastern Shore customs, and has the
distinction of giving to this section the
nomenclature of 1.-THE Land of the
Evergreen, while in Snow Hill Mr..
McMaster was the guest of his friend,
Mr.. Eben Hearne.
On Wednesday evening of last
week, Rev. w. ]. Mccullough was in
stalled as a Pastor, of Pitts Creek
Presbyterian Church, of Pocomoke City.
The ceremony was very impressive
one and large audience was present.
Rev. b. J. Brinkema, of Northeast,
acted as Moderator and propounded the
constitutional questions. Rev l.. X.
Watson, of Princess Anne, preached
the sermon. The charge to the Pastor
was delivered by Rev. J. B. North, ID.
D., of Snow Hill, while the Rev. w. II.
Bancroft, Of Berlin, made the charge
to the congregation.
The Snow Hill Fire Department is
preparing to send delegation to the
Maryland State Firemens' Convention
which meets in Baltimore June $40. In
the parade on June 9th it is estimated
that 10000 firemen from Maryland.
Pennsylvania and Virginia will be in
line and that over rs, 900 people will be
attracted to Baltimore by the conven-
ton and the prize contests. More than
40 companies will take part, including
the outsiders from Chambersburg,
Boyerstown and Hanover, Pa. and
from Winchester, Va, and Martinsburg.
w. Va.
We have sent out bills this week to
all our county subscribers who are in
arrears. We ask for prompt settlement.
Subscriptions are due in advance. If
you desire to subscribe for city paper
you must send the money when you
order the paper, and that's the kind Of
business we propose to do in the future.
We have been lenient with our old sub
scribers, and now is the time for them
to show their appreciation by promptly
settling with US. We have few yet
who owe for several years; these we
shall be compelled to place in the hands
of collection agency, unless settlement
is made.
Mr.. ]. Samuel Price. superinten-
dent of Snow Hill Presbyterian Sunday
School, was given a surprise last Mon
day night by the teachers and older
scholars of the school when they went
to his home, and presented him hand
some scarf pin in behalf of the school.
1t was Mr.. Prices birthday. He had
had several birthdays before this one,
and was not thinking about any celebra-
ton of the event. therefore was not
aware of the intent of the visitors, I'M
til Mr.. William Z. Bratten made a little
Grafton in behalf of the Sunday School.
Refreshments were served and it was
late hour when the visitors left for
their homes. wishing Mr.. Price many
more birthdays.
Western Maryland College re-appears
in our columns this week soliciting the
patronage Of our people. This College
has established reputation in the 43
years of its existence as safe, thorough
and earnest school. Its young people
are doing it credit and its work has
been felt all over the state. From its
recent catalogue it appears to have 232
students and 81 teachers. II has
graduated 1852. The courses of study
cover the usual subjects in the best
Colleges, and we have no reason to
think they are not well covered. We
are interested especially in the course
in Pedagogy which is offered to gradu-
ates. by which they are prepared to
teach in the Public Schools, and are
given a certificate to teach by the
State Board of Education without ex-
animation. We have heard nothing but
good reports of this institution, and we
commend it to our readers.
The Board of Election Supervisors
met in their office in the Court House
last Tuesday. The two Democratic MEM
bers, Messrs. J. Samuel Price and John
II. Blades were present. Mr.. Price was
elected president Mr.. A. C. Hill, clerk
and Mr.. Franklin Upshur, counsel. We
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