Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-08-26

visitor in Snow Hill Tuesday. He was
accompanied by his son, Mr.. Alfred ID.
Child, of Wilmington, Del.
William +. johnson. ESQ.,, will sell
a tract of land in Colbourne's district at
trustees sale next Tuesday afternoon
at two o'clock. See advertisement on
LIST page of The Messenger.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Hickman. of
Virginia. spent few DAYS this week
also entertained her sister, Mrs. VIM.
Agnew, of Salisbury, this week.
have returned home from Frostburg.
and are staying at the Purnell Hotel,
pending the adjustment of the fire in
surance on her house and furniture.
Every Democrat in Worcester
County will go to the election next Tues
day August 18th. and cast his ballot for
the nomination of Democratic candidates
for Governor, Comptroller and Judge.
Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Station left
last Saturday for Hartford County, where
Mrs. Station will spend some time with
her father, DIR. K. X. Robinson. Mr..
Station returned home Tuesday of this
week.
Miss Bernice Butler. of Nassawango.
has returned home from visit to friends
and relatives at Box Iron, Chincoteague
and Franklin City. She was accompan-
led home by her friend, Miss Winnie
Scott.
Mrs. Mary +. Hancock. of Salisbury.
is the guest of her daughter. Mrs. John
II. Petit. in Snow Hill. She will also
visit her daughter. Mrs. Robt. I. Shock
ley, whoresides near this town. before
she returns home.
The Snow Hill baseball team went
to Selbyville on Friday of last week. and
were defeated by the latter team by the
score of Z to 2. The Selbyville team is
playing game here this friday after
noon. while we are going to press, and
on Saturday morning the two teams will
meet again at $50 O'Clock.
The Messenger expects to support
the nominees of the Democratic party.
OF course we have our preference as to
ton of German, Harrington and Stan
ford. We have nothing to say against
the other candidates. They are all
Democrats and will support the sue
cessful nominees.
The corner stone of the new Metho-
dist Protestant Church at Newark. will
be laid with appropriate ceremonies on
Sunday, August 9th. Services will be
held in the Methodist Episcopal Church
at 2.30. All the members, and former
members and friends are cordially in
vited to be present. There will be
special music by the choir.
Mrs. f. w. McMaster entertained
at her beautiful home on the Pocomoke
River Thursday afternoon. The steamer
Frolic conveyed party from Snow Hill.
those in attendances being as follows:
Mrs. +. S. Dashiell, Mrs. Margaret NJ.
Wilson, Mrs. Marion T. Hargis, Mrs.
Ella Riggin. Mrs. Edna S. Whaley and
Miss Annie NJ, Station.
The services of Prof. A. C. Hum
phreys, principal of Snow Hill High
School, are very much in demand, but
Mr.. Humphreys has decided to remain
in Snow Hill. He has been offered
three schools in the state with larger
salaries than he is receiving here, but he
says he likes the people of Snow Hill
and the increase in salary does not tempt
him to leave.
Don't fail to attend the primary
election at the polling place in your dis
trict next Tuesday. August 10Th. 1t is
most important and we hope to see Wor-
cester County roll up big majority for
GORMAN, HARRINGTON and STAN
/ FORD. Be sure to vote against Lees
costly and unsatisfactory Primary Elec-
ton Law. 1t is an unnecessary burden
on the taxpayers.
Mrs. Charles Satterfield and daugh-
ter, of Baltimore. are the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. +. C. Shockley at their home
near Snow Hill. On Sunday Mr.. and
Mrs. Shockley entertained the following
relatives in their honor: Mr.. and Mrs.
John +. Shockley and family, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ernest l.. Shockley and family.
and Mrs. Leonard Hancock and two
daughters. All report very pleasant
time.
The large three-masted schooner
Reedville, built at Tull & Co.'S. ship
yards, Pocomoke City, was completed
last week and Saturday evening was
towed to the mouth of the river by the
gasoline tug Phyllis. Capt. James I.
Young. Capt. Marshall, who will COM
mand the Reedville. brought his crew
with him, and she will go into commits
sion at once as an oil freighter between
Reedville and Baltimore.
Mr.. J. B. Dawson. of Kinston. N.
c., has been in Snow Hill this week ex-
aiming some old deeds and records in
the court house. Mr.. Dawson's grand
mother. Huldah Truitt Smock, went
from Worcester County to Edgecombe
County. N. c.. about 1850. travelling by
stage and on horseback. She married
into the Daniel family Of Virginia. Mr..
Dawson's researches lead him to believe
that the name Smack" was originally
"Smock" as all the court records show
the latter form of spelling.