Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-04-08

"A short notice in The Messenger
caused a large turnout at the meeting
of the Jr. Order United American Me-
chanics, last Monday evening.
Mrs. II. C. Onley, of Girdletree,
was visitor in Snow Hill Thursday
afternoon. She was accompanied by
her daughters. Misses Dorothy and
Asenath.
Mrs. G. Walter Mapp. of Accomac,
came last week to stay with her mother,
Mrs. John S. Aydelotte. while she is re-
covering from the effects Of fall on
Thursday of last week.
Mrs. c. c. Pilchard of Stockton,
accompanied by Mrs. Goodhand. wife Of
Rev. A. w. Goodhand, Of st. Peters.
Somerset County, were callers at the
Messenger Office on Monday.
Mrs. Benjamin w. Hearthway and
daughters. Misses Myrtle and Lille.
after spending several days with friends
and relatives at Greenbackville and
Chincoteague, have rcturnd home.
Prof. Henry ID. Adams, of Berlin,
who has been travelling through the
South with his show, and for several
weeks has been in South Carolina, has
been quite i'll. but is now on the road to
recovery.
DIR. and Mrs. C. w. Prettyman will
entertain house party next week con-
sisting of their son, Prof. e. w. Pretty
man, DR.. Karskey, of Germany; Mrs.
Virgil Prettyman and two children, and
Mr.. James Russell.
Freight is unusually heavy on the
Pocomoke river this spring. On the
last trip out from Baltimore the steamer
Maryland brought to Snow Hill over
1000 bags of fertilizer and carried away
over 1000 bags of potatoes.
Mrs. Littleton, who has been visit
ing her daughter, Mrs. Emma ]. Lewis,
left for her home in Pocomoke City.
Monday, accompanied by her grand
daughter, Mrs. William l.. Purnell, who
returned home Wednesday.
Mr.. Charles Bishop, of Bishopville,
was caller last Tuesday. Charley was
in such bad shape physically year or
more ago that his friends were much
concerned about him, but he seems to
be in better health now than he has
been for years.
There will be services in Mackenzie
Memorial Presbyterian Church of Snow
Hill Sunday morning at II O'Clock. and
in the evening at 7.45 o'clock. Services
in Gunby Presbyterian Church, Stock
ton, at {, o'clock in the afternoon. Rev.
J. B. North, Pastor.
Members of the Maryland Society
of the Sons of the American Revolution
will on May 18th dedicate the monument
recently erected by that organization
to Governor William Paca, one of the
four Maryland signers of the Decla-
ration of independence.
Levin F. Nelson, ESQ.,, prominent
lawyer of Wilmington. was in Snow Hill
Monday and Tuesday on legal business
in connection with the estate of his
father, the late Ezekiel Nelson, whose
will was filed for probate in the Or
phans' Court this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Elmer Godfrey
have issued invitations to the marriage
of their cousin, Miss Ethe, d. Sturgis,
to Mr.. Luther q. Parsons. The cere
mony will be performed at Bates Me-
mortal NJ. p. Church, Snow Hill. Tues
day evening. April 18th. at O'Clock.
SLinemen have completed the run
ming of two strings of copper wires from
Cape Charles to Delmar. This wire will
be used by the Railroad company for the
purpose of running trains by telephone
after May LIST. The system will be SIM
liar to that employed on the Delaware
division.
1t is conservatively estimated that
the N. Y, p. & N. II. X. Company has
spent over 100000 in Cape Charles
within the past year. The new shops
now practically completed cost about
$3.50, 600; the new ward over $500, 900;
coaling pier and overhead bridge about
$25. 900.
Rev. George Hines left for Federals-
burg to attend the sessions of the Metho-
dist Protestant Conference. On account
of the absence of the pastor there will be
no preaching in Bates Memorial NJ. p.
Church on Sunday. but Sunday School
will be held as usual at two O'Clock in
the afternoon.
We have received the nineteenth an
nual report of the Bureau Of Statistics