Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-07-01

The First National Bank of Snow
Hill has declared n semi-annual dividend
of 8 per cent. and placed large sum to
undivided profits. The directors meeting
was held last Tuesday, and Hon. John
Walter Smith, the president, was here
to attend the meeting.
John w. Station, ESQ.,, as trustee,
will sell the WalterT Mason storehouse
and lot in Snow Hill at peremptory sale
this afternoon .(Saturday) at half after
two o'clock. The sale will take place
in front Of the Court House. The
advertisement will be found on the first
page of the Messenger.
Prof. Thomas Humphreys Spence,
vice-president of Maryland Agricultural
College. College Park, Maryland, visited
Snow Hill this week, and was warmly
greeted by his many friends. Prof.
Spence is ct pater ct mater familias
this summer, as his wife is abroad with
her mother, Mrs. Calvert.
DIR. John w. PurneIl, of Guadalajara,
Mexico, is here on visit to his BROTH
ers, Oscar M. Purnell and Stephen l..
Purnell. DR.. Purnell says that the war
in Mexico paralyzed business for sever
al months, and as he was not well he
closed up his Office and came to the
United States to recuperate.
%. M. Purnell, real estate agent,
has sold the Sid Long or Hall farm at
whitesburg to Mrs. Mary E. Hamilton,
of Bloomington, ILL.,, through her BROTH
er, +. b. Jones, of Long Island. New
York. Mr.. Jones will make consider
able improvements on it before he and
his sister occupy the property.
Among the teachers of Snow Hill
High School who will attend summer
schools are: Professor Humphreys, Miss
Nellie Price and Miss Mary Powell, who
will go to Johns Hopkins; Miss Lille
Howard to ChatauQua. Miss Mary
Parsons and Miss Margaret Vincent.
left two weeks ago for Knoxville, Tenn.
Mr.. Herman Lewis is making things
hum at his shirt factory. He has plenty
of work and the people for whom he is
manufacturing overalls have written
that they are much pleased with the
work he is turning out. He can use
more operators at his factory. II is a
good thing for the town, and we wish
him success.
Golden Quarter" the Harry r.
Ayers homestead on the Sinepuxent
Bay, will be sold at public sale today
Saturday by Messrs. Calvin B. Taylor
and John w. Station. trustees. The sale
will be held in front of the Atlantic
Hotel. Berlin. at ten o'clock in the
morning. See advertisement on first
page of the Messenger.
The annual Convention of the State
Bar Association was held at Cape May
on Thursday, Friday and Saturday of
this week. The Annual banquet will
be held tonight at which Repre-
sentative j. Harry Covignton will pre-
side as POSTMASTER. Among the speak
ers will be Hon. Champ Clark, William
Shepard Bryan and others.
Mrs. Mary A. Kollock, of George
town, Delaware, with her daughter,
Miss Anna. celebrated her S9th birthday
at the home of Mrs. John T. Taylor on
Washington street in this town on We'd
nesday. She was the recipient of a
large number of birthday cards in addi-
ton to her presents. Her only grand
son, Mr.. Clarence M. Taylor, and family
were with her.
Mr.. J. W. Hempfer has sold his
farm near Nassawango to Mr.. Henry
w. Disharoon, of Salisbury, for $4,000.
The farm contains about 100 acres, and
is desirably located. Mr.. Hempfer and
family will return to Minnesota. from
which state they moved here few
years ago. We understand that Mr..
Disharoon and family will shortly take
possession of their new purchase.
The Children's Day services held
at Trinity NJ. p. Church last Sunday
night. were largely attended. Notwith-
standing the storm every seat was filled.
and standing room was packed. The
program consisted of thirty seven num-
bers, and they were all well rendered,
rejecting great credit on Mrs. Brasure,
who trained the school. Some pronounced
the service the best ever.
-Messrs. w. Z. Tull and Charles II.
Jones, of Stockton, are taking up their
oysters in the bay at Georges Island
Landing. and conveying them by vessel
to Cape May, where they will be replant-
ed, with the expectation of selling them
at Cape May and other New Jersey
resorts during the summer months.
They will move more than two thousand
bushels, two vessel loads already having
been shipped.
The first good, soaking rain this Sec
ton has had for two months fell last
Sunday night. 1t commenced to rain
about 1880 O'Clock and continued the
most of the night. Since then the coun-
ty has been visited by several good show
ers and the drouth is well over, although
the effects of it will be felt for year,
as many farmers in the county will not
raise enough corn to fatten their hogs,
let alone having any to sell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney j. Mumford
and little son. of New York, are visit
ing his aunt, Mrs. Samuel II. Townsend.
in Snow Hill. and his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Eugene Mumford. at Cedartown.
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