Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-02-17

tanned Messrs. Charles A. Spencer. o.
II. Payne. and Sorin p. Pruitt last Sun
day. at his home near Virginia Crossing.
= Mrs. Thomas p. Selby returned
home Thursday night from Philadelphia.
where she has been undergoing treat
ment. Her many friends wish her
speedy and complete recovery.
The Woman's Missionary Society Of
the Presbyterian Church will meet
Wednesday afternoon in the Lecture
Room at 3 o'clock. All contributions
should be brought in at this meeting as
it closes the fiscal year.
BY advertisement on the first page
of the Messenger Upshur & Upshur.
solicitors. advertise a desirable house
and lot in the Third Election District at
Trustees sale. The sale will be held
in Berlin on SATURDAY.. March 9th.
Mr.. George II. Ellis, of Greenback-
vile. has gone 10 the Union Protestant
Infirmary. Baltimore. for an operation
by Dr. Finney. He was accompanied
by his physician, DR.. John ID. Dickerson.
of Stockton. The many friends of Mr..
Ellis hope he will soon be able TO return
home.
Letters testamentary were granted
by the Orphans Court Tuesday to the
executors on the personal estate of the
late John G. Collins. and letters of adj
ministration to the administrators on
the personal estates of the late Zadok
p. Wharton and John P. Pruitt.
1t is reported that during the recent
ice embargo between Franklin City and
Chincoteaguc. the oystermen of the lat
ter place sent to New York for a
steamear to convey their oysters to
that port. A shipment Of 1900 barrels
is said TO have been made by steamer
one day this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Stansbury r. Ritchfe
left Monday for Cape Charles. where
they attended the wedding Of their
cousin. Miss Elsie. daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. James Stevens, to Mr.. Marion
Henderson. on Wednesday evening, Feb.
l4th. Before returning. Mr.. and Mrs.
Richie will visit Rev. l.. A. Bennett
and family. at Milford.
The Maryland High School Teach
ers Association will meet in Baltimore
on March LIST and End. The sessions
will be held in Mccoy Hall. Johns Hop
kins University. An interesting and
instructive program has been arranged.
and prominent educators of the state will
discuss problems pertaining to the pro-
fession. All high school teachers are
expected to be in attendance.
A little son of William Collins. a
farmer near Pocomoke City was burned
to death last Sunday. The parents went
to Pocomoke, leaving 3 children in care
of their grandmother. The grandmother
sent the boy out 10 gather chips for the
fire while she went to the barn to gather
eggs. The boy with his apron full of
chips. emptied them into the stove.
The flame caught his apron and at once
enveloped him.
There will be services at Nassa-
wango NJ. p. Church Sunday as follows:
Sunday School at .. SOC clock. and preach
ing at 1890 o'clock, a. m. Subject.
1.-The Efficient Church. The last Quar-
terly Conference OF this charge will be
held on Saturday afternoon. Feb. oath.
at 2.3O o'clock. at Friendship Church.
Union Temperance services will be held
in Olivet Baptist Church Sunday even
ing. Feb. 18th. Nazareth Church cooper
ating. Rev. II. +. Norris. Pastor.
The barn. carriage house and stable.
with 500 bushels of corn. on the Jack
Cochran farm, a mile from Galena,
were burned Monday night. entailing
loss of $1,000. The circumstances call
for an investigation. The colored serv-
ant had gone to church and upon return
ing at II o'clock found the barn ablaze.
He awakened Mr.. Cochran and released
10 horses. This property adjoins that
of Andrew Van SAINT. which was burned
last Tuesday night. Suspicion points to
an incendary in the person of we'll
known burglar recently in that section.
"A very successful revival meeting
is in progress in whatcoat NJ. +. Church.
The church has been crowded every
evening. and much interest has been
manifested in the services. The Mes
sicks. who have charge of the singing.
have been doing fine work. The pastor.
Rev. C. w. Prettyman. has been his
own revivalist. Up to the middle of the
week there had been fourteen CONVEX
sions. Revival services will be held all