Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-08-10

ton, and Mr.. William G. Hancock, son
of X. w. Hancock, Of near Pocomoke.
were married at the M. +. Parsonage
in Pocomoke City by Rev. w. l.. Muir
ray, on Wednesday evening, July 3lst.
Several Oakland automobiles have
been sold here recently. Those who
purchased were: Judge r. ID. Jones,
William Handy Jones and II. G. Bur-
bage. MIR. Ohio Wilson has the agency
for this excellent car. See what Will
son offers you in automobiles in his adj
vertisement.
Mrs. Edith Pusey. wife of Austin
Pusey, Salisbury, drowned herself in the
river at Salisbury on Thursday night Of
last week. She had been respondent
for some time. Mrs. Pusey was the
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hay
man. at West Postoflice. who, with her
husband and one child survive her.
The annual joint picnic of Queen
Anne's and Kent County oranges today,
promises to be big affair. Governor
Phillips Lee Goldsborough is expected
to be the principal speaker of the &C.
casion. The picnic will be held in Kline
felter's woods, near Chester bridge.
Chestertown.
Worcester County mothers should
bear this in mind: George, 5-year-old
son, of MIR. and Mrs. Clarence Roach, Of
fredericksburg, died from the effects of
drinking quantity of concentrated lye.
The boys mother had left the I've on
the dinning-room table and he mistook
it for milk
The financial report of the Treasurer
of Ocean City appears elsewhere in this
paper today. II gives in detail the
amount of money received from various
sources during the year. August list.
1911, to August LIST. 1912. Also all the
expenditures during the year. 1t is a
very complete statement.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jefferson Coulbourn
arrived home from North Carolina the
latter part of last week, and will spend
the month Of August with his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Coulbourn. near
Snow Hill. and with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Fassett. near Ironshire. They
were accompanied by their daughter
and little son.
Mrs. Silas Taylor, of near Berlin,
and daughter, Mrs. S. 4. Leith, of New
York. were visitors at the home of DIR.
and Mrs. John S. Aydelotte this week.
On Tuesday DR.. Aydelotte accompanied
Mrs. Leith to Pocomoke City to meet
his daughter, Mrs. G. Walter Mapp,
who returned home with them, remain
ing here until Thursday.
Mr.. Thomas p. Wharton. of Stock
| ton, was in Snow Hill Wednesday in
connection with the settlement Of the
estate of his father, the late Zadok +.
Wharton. Mr.. Wharton is one of the
administrators on the estate. He has
purchased the interest Of the other. heirs
in the mercantile business~of Z.
Wharton & Son, and~is conduc ing it
under the same firm name.
mir. Benjamin Adkins. formerly of
Betlin, flied at the Salisbury General
HoSpiAl on Friday of last week of a
complication Of diseases. He had reach
ed khe advanced age of seventy-two
ye6rA John B. Adkins, of Coulbourn's
district, is a brother. and one son and
two daughters also survive him. The
funeral was held at Ocean City last Sun
day, and interment was made in Ever
green Cemetery at Berlin.
Odd Fellows of the Peninsula will
meet at Ocean City on Friday. August
Both. The B. c. & A. Railroad Com
pany has agreed to furnish transporta-
ton at the regular Thursday excursion
rate. 1t is expected this will be the
biggest turn out at Ocean City ever wit
messed There are thousands of Odd
Fellows on this Peninsula, and it is a
pretty good guess that most of them
will go to Ocean City on August Both.
This will be great rally and reunion.
Pleasure seekers visiting Red Hills
next Wednesday. August l4th. viii have
an opportunity Of witnessing what
should be very interesting Motor Boat
race, between the Motor Boat, Royal"
owned by Conant Brothers. of Chinco-
league. and the ARROW" owned by
w. w. Walker & Bro, Of Northamp-
ton County. Both of these boats are
very speedy, and this contest will be for
the championship of the two Virginia
Counties.
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Layfield.
Of Salisbury. celebrated their fiftieth
wedding anniversary July 30th. Their
cniiufen anu BranucniiuTen were All
present. They received messages Of
congratulation from friends in Philadel-
phia and Baltimore and many valuable
presents, the most substantial being 500
in gold from their son. C. j Layfield.
who is treasurer of Kolb's Baking Com
pany. Philadelphia.
--Messrs. Perdue 4 Corddry have been
up against il this season in not being
able to get hold of the celebrated REQ
cars. They have had numerous orders.
but the demand has been so great for
the REQ that it was impossible for the
Eastern agents TO secure them: very
few having been sold south of Whining
ton. Perdue & Corddry intend to have
a stock Of REQ cars for another season.
They have now the well-known +. NJ. F.,
and the Mitchell. both standard and
popular cars.
Quite a big crowd of farmers and
others went to Public Landing last
Wednesday in accord with the announ-
raynanf made in thia nanar fun xpaaL ago