Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-05-06

and Mrs. w. d. johnson. Of Box Iron.
Judge Robley d. Jones and Messrs.
William +. johnson and John w. Station
were honorary pallbearers at the funer-
al Of Judge Holland in Salisbury Thurs
day afternoon.
-Messrs. George II. Corddry and
George W. Vincent represented the
Snow Hill Lodge at the State Con-
vention of the Royal Arcanum in Balti-
more last week.
Cement pavement has been laid this
week in front of the building on Green
Street occupied by Mr.. Frank Duer. and
on Pearl Street from the barber shop to
the postoffice building.
The Ladies Aid Society of the NJ.
p. Church was entertained last Monday
evening by Rev. and Mrs. George Hines,
at the parsonage. Many were present
and all report most enjoyable evening.
There will be services in Mackenzie
Memorial Presbyterian Church of Snow
Hill Sunday morning and evening at the
usual hours, and in Gunby Presbyterian
Church, Stockton, in the afternoon at
three o'clock. Rev. J. b. North. pastor.
MIR. Frank Clarke. of Modestown.
wants to deny that it was the Modes
town boys who were defeated by the
Snow Hill ball team. He says the team
was composed of four Modestown boys
and five Box Iron. and they played as
the Box Iron Club.
The people of Snow Hill very much
regret the removal from this town of
Mr.. S. E. Brimer and his family, who
went to Stockton to live this week. Mr..
Brimer will occupy the storehouse re-
Gently vacated by Mr.. Peter Mason near
Stockton. Sam is a good citizen and a
good Democrat.
The Postmaster General has given
orders to Postmasters to count and cIas-
sify all the mail matter received and
dispatched from Offices during the month
of May. This will require considerable
time, and the patrons Of the Snow Hill
Office are requested not to become inn
patient for slight delay in the delivery
of the mails.
--Messrs. VIM. j. Holloway and VIM.
II. Dashiell, county school superintend-
ents of Wicomico and Somerset coun-
ties. respectively, were entertained at the
home of Mr.. Z. w. McMaster, superin-
tendent of Worcester county. last week.
The object of the gathering was to ar
range the details of the Tri- County In
stitute to be held at Ocean City. Aug.
Both to Sept. 7th.
Rev. l.. A. Bennett. formerly pas
tor of Bates Memorial Church Of Snow
Hill,is meeting with unprecedented sue
cess in the work at Milford. During
the past few months he has built up
membership of more than 500, and now
he announces for his congregation that
it would at once begin work on $40, 900
concrete church. In two hours $1,000
of the amount was subscribed.
Great Prophet William A. McAllen.
and George w. Vincent, member of
the State Board of Appeals. attended
the State Convention of Red Men, which
met in Frederick last week. Mr..
Edward Cooper also attended as dele
gate from Nassawango Tribe of Snow
Hill. The convention was brought to a
close with banquet. at which more than
four hundred were seated.
"A game of baseball was played in
Snow Hill last Friday morning between
teams representing the Snow Hill and
Pocomoke City High Schools. The game
was close and evenly contested until the
ninth inning, when the score was tie.
each team having three runs. After
the visitors had been blanked in their
half of the ninth inning. the Snow Hill
boys came to bat. They succeeded in
getting two men on bases, and the next
man up brought them home with clean
hit. The Pocomoke boys claimed
that the hit was a foul, and a dispute
arose over the umpife's decision. The
game was finally declared forfeited and
awarded to Snow Hill. In the afternoon
a mixed team played the Greenback-
vile boys, ten innings being required to
decide the contest, which was won by
the visitors by the score Of 6 to 4.
Mr.. O. M. Purnell. real estate agent,
has sold for Mr.. James b. Robins part
Of the Fairfield" farm. one of the best
bayside farms in Worcester County, to
Mr.. Harry Fry, who has already moved
his family and taken possession of his
property. Mr.. Robins retains more than
two hundred acres of woodland. which
is heavily timbered. Mr.. Fry comes
from Riverside, one Of the most beauti-