Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-09-16

little sister, Blanche, of Whitesville,
DEL, visited at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Archer c. Holloway, in Queponco,
last Saturday and Sunday. Mr.. and Mrs.
Holloway have a delightful home and
are generous entertainers.
Mr.. Walter S. Hastings left We'd
nesday morning for Union College,
Schenectady, New York, where he has
been appointed to a professorship in
the department of French. Mr.. Has
tings has prepared himself for his work
in French by a course of Study at
Princeton University, and by special
study in Paris.
Mr.. and Mrs. John |. Coulbourn
left Monday in his automobile for their
home in Philadelphia. after visit to
his father, Mr.. George w. Coulbourn,
and sister. Miss Mollie Coulbourn. They
were accompanied by their little daugh-
ter and by Mrs. Heller. Mr.. Oscar Ellis
also made the trip. and assisted Mr..
Coulbourn in running the car.
The N. Y. P. & N. X. r. Co. has
put in a new system Of water works at
Kings Creek. some 10 wells being dug,
which they connected up last week and
are pumping water to the tanks. Two
tanks hold $4,000 gallons to supply the
railroad engines along the line. There
are three water plugs, two on the main
line and one on the Crisfield branch.
Interest in religious circles is CEN
tering largely upon the approaching
Ecumenical Conference of all branches
Of Methodism, to be held in Toronto,
Canada, from October 4 to II. Dele
gates will be present at this conference
from America. Canada, England, Ire
land and Australia, representing men,
bership Of between IL, 900, 900 and A.
900, 900 of people.
"A party left here Wednesday morn
ing on the steamer Mabel for an all
days cruise on the Pocomoke River.
They went as far as Williams Point at
the mouth of the river, and returned
late at night. Mrs. Margaret M. Will
son chaperoned the party, which was
composed of the following young ladies'
and gentlemen Miss Rice, of Balti-
more, Misses Nora. Wilson and Carolyn
Hargis, Misses Eva and Jessie Town
send, Miss Bessie Purnell, Mr.. Horace
Winter, of Washington. MIR. Charles b.
Bishop, of Baltimore, Messrs. Edward
Dashiell, Marshall Wilson, Harris and
Howard Corddry, and Captains Wilson
and Winder.
Backward, turn backward, o time,
in your fight. and give us a maiden
dressed proper and right. We are so
weary of switches and rats, Billie Burke
clusters and peach-basket hats. Wads
of jute hair in horrible pile. stacked
on their heads to the height of a mile.
Something Is wrong with the maidens,
we fear; give us the girls as they used
to appear. Give US the girls as we
once knew of yore, whose curls didn't
come from hair dressing store. Maid
ems who dressed with sensible view,
and just as Dame Nature intended them
to. Give us girl with figure her own
and fashioned divinely by nature alone.
Feminine styles getting fiercer each
year--oh, give us the girls as they used
to appear.
The Cole & Rice German-American
Railroad Shows are coming to Snow
Hill on Monday next, September 18th.
On that day and date acres of snow
white sun and water proofed tents will
cover the baseball field on Martin Street
where several free open air exhibitions
will be given at II a. m, and Z p. m,
as forerunner of the many high-class
feature acts to be viewed beneath the
huge canvas domes. AS amusement
purveyors, Messrs. Cole & Rice have for
many years occupied front place among
representative showmen for the reasons
that they always present all and more
than is advertised in advance, they never
disappoint, they do not tolerate games
of chance or any Objectionable charac-
tiers and they employ only the worlds
best, newest, most sensational and high
est salaried artists. Promptly at and
Z p. m. the doors to the main tent will
be open to afford patrons ample oppor-
tunity to reach their seats and enjoy the
symphony concert by Prof. Domonick's
Royal Coronation band. The first act
will enter the arena at exactly 2 and Z
O'Clock and during the ensuing two hours
acts will follow acts in rapid succession.
There will be thrilling numbers by fear
less aerialsts, gymnasts. leapers. tum-
blers and wire artists, marvellous con-
tortionists. wonderfully educated ele-
plants. horses, ponies, goats and dom
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