Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-09-30

If Snow Hill hasn't fewer dogs IN
another month it will be because there
are some terribly bad shots in town.
Nearly every night the bang of the shot
gun is heard and the yelp Of dog fol-
lows. There are about as many worth
less ours here as in any other place on
earth.
Mr.. Daniel Warren. who has been
employed during vacation in the drug
store of 2. ID. Cottingham & Co., left
this week to attend the department Of
pharmacy in the University of Mary
land, Baltimore. He is hard worker
and will complete the three years course
in this his second year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Goodman and daugh-
ter, Miss Sarah, have been in Baltimore
this week attending the celebration Of
the Jewish New Year. While away
Mr.. and Mrs. Goodman also purchased
new line of fall and winter goods for
both their millinery and their gents
furnishing goods department.
Mr.. James Il. Truitt, one of our
best farmers, has grown some very fine
corn this year. In the show window of
Smith, Moore & Hargis are three ears
which are the product of Mr.. Truths
bayside farm. The average size of the
three years on exhibition is 81 inches in
diameter by l0i inches in length.
Mr.. Henry Johnson, who has been
on visit to his parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Samuel X. Johnson, returned to his
home in Philadelphia Monday. Mr..
Johnson is a husting young man, and
his friends are pleased at his success in
Philadelphia. He was accompanied by
his mother, who will make him visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Station,
accompanied by Misses Nora and Wilson
Hargis left Monday morning on the
steamer Maryland for mid-week visit
to Mrs. Stations father and brother in
Hartford County. Miss Margaret Rice,
who has been visiting Miss Carolyn
Hargis, also made one of the party to
Baltimore.
Mr.. Oscar Lewis has engaged the
Otterbein Male Quartet to give an enter
tainment in Mason's Opera House,
Tuesday night, October, 10th. These
gentlemen give fine entertainment of
song, story, impersonation and bell
ringing such as you never heard before.
Don't fail to have your seats reserved
early next week.
Mr.. Charles w. Tingle has purchas-
ed the stock and planning mill of Thomas
J. Whaley, Berlin. and makes an an
nouncement to that effect in an adver-
tisement in The Messenger to-day. You
will find this announcement on the edi-
torial page and you will find Mr.. Tingle
doing some advertising every week
hereafter. Watch his space. and give
him a part of your patronage.
The body of the little daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. George Johnson. of Colds
boro, Md, was brought to Snow Hill for
burial Tuesday afternoon. in the NJ. Z.
Cemetery. The child was year and
ten days old, and died of typhoid fever.
Mr.. Johnson himself has just recovered
from typhoid fever, and he has another
child at home i'll with the same disease.
Mr.. johnson and his brother-in-law. Mr..
Charles Clayville, accompanied the
remains of the little one to Snow Hill
The directors of the Baltimore,
Chesapeake & Atlantic Railway Com
pany have declared a dividend of three
per cent. on the preferred stock of the
company, payable in October. This win
make five per cent on the preferred
stock for the year. two per cent. having
been paid six months ago. 1t is under
stood the company will build a new
steamer for the Choptank trade. which
will cost about $685. 900. This steamer
will be used from Cambridge, where the
travel is heavy and where the present
boats will not accommodate the travel
ing public, especially in the summer
time. II is expected the new boat will
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