Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-12-14

| Wesioy Mheb, Cuiuious va ovhchoce
County. was hanged at Princess Anne
last Friday for criminally assaulting a
white girl Of Somerset County several
months ago. Before he paid the penal
ty of his crime he confessed that he was
guilty. Rev. John Nutter was with
Miles when he was swung into eternity.
| You will find much interesting read
ing on the extra pages of The Messen-
ger to-day as well as a splendid array OF
Christmas advertisements. In fact,
every page of The Messenger to-day
will appeal to you. Read il carefully. it
will be time well spent. The stories
and special holiday articles for grown
people and children are interesting read
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Laws and little
child spent the week end at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Matthew Purncll near
Public Landing. and also visited at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Perdue
before returning to their home in Sails
bury. Mr.. Laws is the cousin of Mrs.
Purnell. and Mrs. Laws is the sister Of
Mrs. Perdue.
"A portable church. the first Of its
kind in Delaware. and so far as known.
the first in the United States used for
religious services will be erected at
Magnolia. II is made of galvanized
steel and will have no wood about it ex-
cept the floors and pulpit. which will be
supplied with the building. 1t will have
seating capacity of 800. Chairs will be
nsed for the seating accomidations.
Mr. S. f. Shockley, of Wilton
! butchered six hogs this week. their
weight aggregating 1886 lbs, or an
average of 56iA lbs. per head. +. NJ
Bethards and Frank Adkins. both of the
same neighborhood, also butchered their
hogs this week. Mr. Bethards killing
four, whose average weight was 1891
lbs. and Mr. Adkins killing five for an
average of few pounds less. The com
bined weight of the six hogs that Mr..
Shockley killed is the best that has
been reported to US this year.
Mrs. William r. Bullock. of Char
lotte. North Carolina. is here on a visit
to friends While here she will also
superintend the packing and shipping
of her furniture from Lansdowne to
North Carolina Mrs. Bullock is the
sister of Prof. Thomas ii. Spence. the
acting president of Maryland Agricul-
tural College. and she is well known in |
Snow Hill She was married in Wash
ington to Mr.. Bullock little more than |
year ago. and this is her first visit to
Snow Hill since her marriage
Mrs. John W. Rattigan, who has
been spending the last three weeks at
the home of Mrs. William d. Straughn,
left on Friday of this week for her
home in Pittsburgh. Pa. Mrs. Ratti-
gan is the daughter of the late Michael
Mason, who left Stockton in 1856. and |
went to Hannibal. No., where he located
This is the first visit Mrs. Rattigan
has made to Worcester County in thirty |
years. She is a cousin of Mrs. Straughn's |
mother. Mrs. William II. Rowley, who
is her only living relative.
Rev. Lewis Shelhorn. an evangelist
of national reputation, will assist Rev.
George Hines in a series OF evangeistic
services in Bates Memorial Methodist |
Protestant Church beginning Sunday.
Dec. 10Th. Mr. Shelhorn assisted Mr.. |
Hines in the revival services in Trinity |
Methodist Protestant Church, Newark. |
and delighted and impressed everybody |
with his forceful preaching, and with
his sane and original methods in con-
Quoting the meetings
Next Thursday evening. December |
18th, the Primary Schools will give in
Stockton High School Assembly Hall
unique entertainment. consisting Of a
beautiful tom Thumb Wedding. a
comical drill, The Brownies Flirta-
ton, and a play showing SANDY Hill
School" in olden times. beside other
features. As the children taking part
are small. the entertainment will begin
promptly at 100 o'clock. No one will
be permitted to enter during the we'd
ding ceremony. so every one should be
on time. The price of admission to
every one will be % cents. Should
Thursday evening be very stormy the
entertainment will be given on Friday
evening.