Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-08-19

Church will enjoy an all day picnic al
Public Landing next Tuesday, August
22d. The cornerstone of the new church
will be laid on Sunday, August 9th,
full particulars of which will be given
in the Messenger next week.
Mr.. II. F. Rowley. of Pittsburg,
has been spending this week in Snow
Hill, and with friends and relatives in
Girdletree and Stockton. He will re-
turn to Pittsburg next week, accom-
panied by his mother, Mrs. Curtis Row.
ley, who will make her home with him.
Mr.. Leslie Good, of Cape Charles,
has been at the home of his wife's par
ents since Wednesday of last week.
threatened with appendicitis. He is
much improved and will soon be out
again. His father visited him the latter
part of last week.
DO not forget the date, and do not
fail to attend the Primaries on Tuesday,
August goth, between the hours of 8 a.
m. and 6 p. M. and by your vote assert
your preference for State and local can
didates of your party, including your
candidate for judge.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Carmean and
family. of Eure, N. c.. Mr.. and Mrs.
Harvey Carmean and daughter. of Trot-
vile, N. c., and Mrs. John N. Gordy
and son, of Philadelphia, have returned
to their homes, after spending a few
weeks with their parents, MIR. and Mrs.
L. A. Carmean.
The congregations of Mt. Olive and
Mt. Zion M. P. Churches will unite and
hold joint festival at Acquango Branch
next Wednesday afternoon and evening,
August 23rd. Ice cream, cake, lemo-
made. confectionery. ETC.. will be on
sale. If the weather is unfavorable on
Wednesday, the festival will be held
the following day.
County Treasurer Harrington, of
Talbot County, has turned over to the
School Board check for $500. 90, being
balance left over from the dog tax. which
has been in operation year. Under the
law what money is left from dog taxes
after repaying residents for sheep and
poultry killed by dogs, goes to the School
Board.
DIR. Bennett, representing the Ben
nett Medicine Company of Norfolk, has
been giving. free open air concerts and
minstrel shows in Snow Hill this week.
Large crowds have been attending.
and all seem to enjoy the entertainment.
Saturday night will be the last night in
Snow Hill, the doctor and company
going to Berlin next week.
The fourth annual campmeeting at
Willard opened Friday of this week and
will continue until the 9th of August.
The camp promises to be the best in its
history. Two noted evangelists, Rev.
E. T. Liddell, of Philadelphia. and Rev.
John NJ. Baker, of Baltimore. will have
the evangelistic work of the camp in
charge. The singing of Miss Nellie Ba-
ker will be one of the features.
The game of baseball last Friday
afternoon between the Snow Hill and
Powellsville teams. resulted in an easy
victory for the former by the score OF
2S to 10. The visitors were unable to
hit the Snow Hill pitchers for safeties,
and contrary to expectations, the game
was too slow and one sided to be inter-
esting. The Powellsville boys had been
boosted as a strong amateur team, and
they have many friends and admirers
here who feel that they are capable of
playing better game than they did last
Friday.
Mr.. Stansbury Short. of Salisbury,
was seriously injured Monday by an
elevator accident at the wholesale gro
Gerry store of Turner Brothers Company.
He was at work in the basement clean
ing away trash, and when in STOPPING
position directly under the elevatorshaft.
one of the employees lowered the eleva-
tor from the first floor loaded with ton
of cod fish. The unfortunate man was
crushed to the floor and when extricated
it was found that four ribs were broken
and his back injured. He was at once
given surgical attention and the physi-
clans do not expect serious results
from the accident. although it will be
several weeks before he will be able to
work again. No blame is attached to
the man who lowered the elevator as he
did not know that Mr.. Short was work.
ing in the basement.
The Evangelistic campmeeting at
Public Landing closed last Sunday after
a run of two weeks. Taking every
thing into consideration it was success.
Rev. Mr.. West, the promoter of this