Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-01-27

| Mrs. Lucy n. Richardson, mothel
Of United States Senator Harry A. Rich
ardson. Of Delaware. died at the Sena.
tors home in Dover Tuesday. She was
SO years old.
Mr.. b. w. Hearthway. who visited
his son, Mr.. VIM. v. Hearthway at Del
mar. and the Rev. Avery Donoway. at
Laurel. last week. returned home last
Monday.
The revival service in Whatcoat M.
Z. Church will begin Sunday evening.
February 4th. The well known Messick
singers will conduct the song service
for two weeks.
The many friends Of Mrs. Ida l..
Mills will be glad to learn that she re-
turned home from the Maryland General
Hospital, Salisbury. last Thursday. much
improved in health.
In raid upon alleged whiskey sell
lers at Crisfield, Sheriff Tull lodged in
Jail at Princess Anne. Fred Dorman.
Edward Green. Peter Derickson and
George Harris, all negroes.
Mrs. Myrtle Good. who had been
sick for sometime at the home of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. B. w. Hearth
way. has recovered sufficiently to return
TO her home in Cape Charles.
Mr.. Langrell. representing Roberts
Bros. of Baltimore, has been in Snow
Hill this week. placing contracts with
farmers for growing tomatoes. Mr..
Hancock, of Snow Hill Canning Com
pany. has also been busy.
Thirteen steamers of fleet Of six
teen vessels Of the Baltimore. Chesa-
peake and Atlantic Railway Company
and the Maryland. Delaware and Virginia
Railroad Company were tied up at their
wharves in Baltimore last week.
--Messrs. Raughley & TwilIey, Of Po-
comoke City. advertise carload of
horses and mules at public sale on Sat
urday, February Bird. The sale will be
held at the Fair grounds, and will begin
promptly at 100 o'clock. P. NJ.
Mr.. Charles H. Hancock has return
ed to Snow Hill and resumed work with
the Diamond State Telephone Company.
He has charge of the telephone lines In
this district, succeeding Mr.. Barton, who
has removed to Wilmington Del.
Il. H. Merrill Company. of POGO
moke City. advertise their annual re-
duction sale of mems boys and child
ren's suits and overcoats in this issue
of the Messenger. It will pay you to
read their advertisement.
1t is stated that Mr.. d. c. Arm
strong, of Princess Anne. has been Of
fered six thousand dollars for his famous
two-year old trotter. "Dock c." which
last season equaled the worlds two-year-
old trotting record. The offer. it is
stated. was made by New York horse
men.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. C. Pilchard. Of
near Stockton, were in Snow Hill Tues
day. Mr.. Pilchard is one of the admin
istrators Of the estate Of his father, the
late Major W. Pilchard. and he was
before the Orphans Court in connection
with the settlement of the affairs Of
the estate.
Senator Gore, of Oklahoma, will adj
vocate an annual Federal appropriation
of from $4,000. 900 to $l2. 600 for
10 years. to be expended upon roads. To
derive benefit from such funds States
would have to appropriate double or
treble the amounts received from the
Government. He is preparing bill for
this purpose.
The directors of the First National
Bank of Snow Hill held special meet
ing Tuesday afternoon. and passed
resolutions Of respect on the death of
Mr.. Zadok P. Wharton. one Of the d.
rectors. and member of the examining
committee Of that institution. These
resolutions are published on the first
page of the Messenger today.
Rev. 7. H. Lewis, L. l.. D.. presi-
dent of Western Maryland College.
preached in the Methodist Protestant
Church Sunday night. DR.. Lewis is the
president of the General Conference Of
the Methodist Protestant Church. and
one of the leading pulpit orators Of
America. DIR. Lewis represented the
State Board Of Education at the funeral
Of Mr.. z. r. Wharton.
Mr.. Sidney c. Townsend. of Acco-
mac County. and Miss Susie Mckee, of
Box Iron. were married at the NJ. E.
Parsonage Wednesday night at half past
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