Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-09-07

day morning Of this week, after SPEND
ing a months vacation at home with
his family. He was accompanied by
his wife and two sons, Frank and War
rem, who will spend some time in Balti-
more and Wilmington before returning.
Mr.. T. M. Purnell. one of the Di-
rectors of the Maryland House of Cor
rection, attended a very important
meeting of the Board this week. Mr..
Purnell is one of the committee to
superintend the improvements to be
made in the buildings at the Cut. and
upon him falls considerable Of the finan-
ciering of the institution.
On Sunday last there were more
people at Ocean City than was ever seen
there before. The board, walk from end
to end, was so crowded at times that it
was necessary for persons to walk very
slowly to get through the crowd. OF
the number the N. Y.,P. & N. Railroad
Company was represented by over one
thousand of its employees and their
families.
Prof. Thomas II. Spence and wife,
of College Park. spent Thursday after
noon and evening in Snow Hill. They
came TO Snow Hill from Ocean City,
where Prof. Spence was one of the in
structors at the Tri-County Teachers
Institute. Prof. Spence is acting pres
ident of Maryland Agricultural College,
and one of the foremost instructors in
the State.
The full tide of the summer pack
Of tomatoes is on this week in Worcester
County. The canneries are all as busy
as they can be, and some of them are
running day and night. They employ
a large force Of men and women,
and it is no trouble for Industrious peo-
pie who really want to work to get it
from now until the closing of the can
ming season.
| -Messrs. Harvey l.. Cooper and John
w. Funk. of Denton, and Milton l..
veasey, of Pocomoke City. have pur-
chased from MIR. j. Frank Booth his
dairy farm Of 176 acres acoss the Chop
tank river from Denton. II is under
stood the consideration was S2i,000
For number of years this farm was
owned by Mr.. Harry A. Roe. now State
Automobile Commissioner, who gave it
his personal attention and brought it to
a high state Of cultivation.
United States Senator John Walter
Smith and his daughter. Mrs. Arthur d.
Foster, and children, arrived in town
Tuesday night and will occupy their
home here for some weeks. Senator
Smith has been very closely confined in
the Senate for nearly year now and
this is his first real vacation for some
time. He is looking well and is happy
in the prospects of the election of a
Democratic President. He says that
there is no doubt that Wilson will be
elected.
DIR. Paul Jones, Judge Jones and o.
NJ. Purnell made a run from Snow Hill
to Cape Charles this week, leaving here
in their cars Wednesday afternoon.
spending the night at Wachapreague,
and continuing to Cape Charles Thurs
day. Miss Bessie Purnell went with
Mr.. and Mrs. Purnell and Miss Julia:
Mr.. and Mrs. 7. Spence Smith went
with DIR. and Mrs. Jones; Judge Jones
and his family with Mr. Kensey as
chaffeur, occupied the Judges car. They
had delightful trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hillary W. Davis.
formerly of near Snow Hill, gave a
musical at their home in Salisbury,
Wednesday evening of last week. in
honor of their son, Luther A. Davis and
his friend, Mr.. William E. Pierce. Of
Baltimore. The music was fine and
we'll selected. and was rendered by Pro-
lessor Hopkins and his accomplished
daughter, Miss Frances Hopkins, and
Mr.. William Pierce. At 10 o'clock the
guests were invited out to the dining
room where refreshments were served
in abundance.
The congregation of Mackenzie
Memorial Presbyterian Church. Snow
Hill, was greatly surprised last Sabbath
morning when Rev. Joseph b. North.
their pastor for the past fourteen years,
announced that he had resigned his pas
torate. Mr.. North is an able preacher,
an affable gentleman, and the entire
community wishes him well. Mr.. North
came here from Washington, where he
was pastor Of the Garden Memorial
Presbyterian Church. Anacostia. which
church he was the founder of. He has
been rendered the pastorate of a num-
Der Of large churches since he has been
in Snow Hill. He has not made known
his future work.