Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-11-16

Bowman Farmers Institute will be
in Snow Hill during February. Notice
Of this meeting will be given in this
paper.
About five hundred persons. COM
posed of men, women and children, Wis
tied the gypsy camp on the Virginia
road, near town, last Sunday afternoon.
Judging from the crowd It must have
been busy day for the fortune tellers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wm.T. A. Townsend,
after visiting friends and relatives in
Girdletree, spent the first Of the week
here with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac
w. Townsend. on Federal Street. Mr..
Townsend is agent of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company at Easton, Md
The Democrats of Box Iron will
give an oyster roast next Friday after
noon, November 22d. in honor Of the
election of Wilson, Marshall and Cow
lngton. II is expected that quite a num-
Der Of Snow Hill people will be there.
The roast will be given at Brimer's
Oyster House.
Mr.. George w. r. Mckee and fam
lily moved Wednesday to Salisbury, where
he has permanent employment. Last
week Mr.. Mckee sold his home, located
near the depot, where he has resided
for the past twenty wears or more. to
Mrs. Streeter. Of Michigan, who came
here few days ago.
ALI over the country Democrats are
holding celebrations North. East,
South and West. All over the country
the people are turning to the Democra-
tic party as the one they will support
in the future. The Democrats here
will celebrate on Tuesday next. You
are invited to be in it.
Mr.. j. r. Lentell, of independence,
Mo-, will begin series of meetings in
the Christian Church of this place Mon
day evening November 18th and continue
each evening thereafter for a time.
Services at 1880 o'clock. Mr.. Lentell is
not member Of the Christian Church
but says he will preach the Bible.
On Tuesday night after the fire.
works, the Snow Hill Band will give a
dance in Mason's Opera House. Mr..
Mason has donated the Opera House for
ttlC OtNabiVit anu All tit DtDUtC WIN
dance are requested to attend and help
along the band boys who desire to buy
some new instruments with the money
they realize.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Shortt gave
dance Tuesday night in honor of his
sister. Miss Elsie Kitchens. of Sussex
County, Del. Among those present
were: Misses Elsie Kitchens. Virgie and
Mollie Tubbs. Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Tubbs. Thomas Tubbs, Jr., jefferson
Grey, William Grey. Tames Taylor, Paul
Taylor. Archie Trader Denard Johnson.
and Neal Smack.
Don't put it off when you have some
thing to go in the paper, remembering
that the printers cannot do everything
at the end Of the week. Many times
we simply cannot do the things that are
piled upon US on Thursday. We do not
change commercial advertising after
Wednesday, We take 1t at rate which is
SO reasonable that customers must com
ply with the rule, which after all, is made
in their interest.
Miss Emily Upshur went to Balti-
more the first of the week. leaving
there later in the week for Princeton,
New Jersey. where she will visit her
sister. Mrs. Harry +. Covington. She
will witness the Yale-Princeton football
game on Saturday, and on next Tuesday
she will be guest at the reception to
be given by Miss Esther Cleveland.
the eldest daughter of Mrs. Grover
Cleveland.
Mrs. Emily Corbin Field, widow of
the late DIR. John w. Field. died at the
home of her daughter Mrs w. NJ. Bur-
well. at Chincoteague. Tuesday morn
ing age 6S years. Mrs. Field was the
daughter Of Edward Corbin. of Acco-
mac County. She is survived by two
sons, John and Samuel Field. of Balti-
more. and one daughter, the wife of
DIR. w. NJ. Burwell, of Chincoteague
Interment was made in Lorraine ceme-
terry, Baltimore.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
will run an agricultural exhibit train
down the Peninsula during the week Of
December 2nd. This train will be in
Snow Hill, Wednesday night. Decem-
her 4th. The train will reach here about
5. 30 in the evening. Several good lec-
turers will be on the train and will go to
Mason's Opera House in the evening at
z 30 o'clock TO lecture to farmers and
those interested in farming. On the
train will be an EXHIBIT OF farm pro-
ducts, fruit. live stock.
"A report is current that a number
of ladies' in this county are the victims
of magazine subscription swindler,
who has secured their subscriptions for
one or two prominent magazines at a
very small price and as an inducement
to gain their subscriptions and their
money in advance. he gave them pre-
MUM. When one of these agents goes
to see you it is best TO demand TO see
his authority from the magazines for
which he is soliciting. Otherwise you
may never receive the magazine for
which you have paid.
The bridge across the Pocomoke
River at Snow Hill has been in bad
state of repair for some time and the
Commissioners have decided to take il
up and put it in state of repair next
Wednesday. November 9th. 1t will