Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-03-22

The Peninsula Motor Company. oil
Salisbury, of which Mr.. Glen Perdue is
the manager, advertises in this issue of
the Messenger, "The Little Four. "
which the advertisement says, is the
classiest of all roadsters for two pass
engers. See advertisement on another
page.
Many Of the young ladies and gen
tlemen who are away attending school
came home this week to spend the Eas-
ter holidays with their parents, among
the number being the following: Mr..
James b. Whaley. from the law depart
ment Of Maryland University; Mr..
Newell Corddry, from Washington Col
lege: Mr.. Ewell Dryden, from st. Johns
College, Annapolis; Mr.. Clifton Mock.
and Misses Nellie Shockley and Nellie
Parsons, from Salisbury Business Col
lege.
Rural mail carriers in Worcester
County are discussing with much inter-
est the likelihood of an early increase
in pay. In his annual report, recently
issued, the Postmaster General adopt
ed the recommendation of the Assist
ant Postmaster General, that the aggre-
gate salaries of rural carriers be in
creased from 81. 100 to 81, 200 per annum.
If adopted by Congress this increase
will raise carriers on standard routes to
81, 200 year and increase pro rata the
pay of all carriers serving on routes of
less than "a miles.
Special Easter Services will be held
in Bates Memorial Methodist Protes-
tant Church tomorrow. At the morn
ing service the pastor will preach on the
subject: "The Living Hope of the
Resurrection. and the choir will sing.
awake Glad Soul, and Praise to Our
Risen King" At the evening service
the subject will be: THE Open Door
and Efrectual" The choir will sing
The Light Of Easter Morning, and
Lift Your Glad Voices" The public
is cordially invited to all these services.
George Hines, Pastor.
Mrs. Mary j. Hancock died at her
home in Baltimore early Thursday
morning. after short illness of pneu-
monia with tubercular complications.
Mrs. Hancock formerly lived in Snow
Hill, and is well known here. She is
survived by several children. Mrs.
James Dryden. of Snow Hill, is a
daughter, and Mr.. Lewis Hancock, OF
Pocomoke City, and John and Royce
Hancock, of Delmar, and Charles Han
cock are sons of the deceased. Mrs.
Hancock's body was brought to Snow
Hill Friday afternoon, and laid to rest
in the NJ. Z. Cemetery.
State Fire Marshall G. Edward
Myrescaused the arrest on Wednesday
the 18th of Everett Bevans, of Pocomoke
City, on the charge of arson. Mr..
Myers was summoned to Pocomoke City
to investigate fire which partly de-
stroyed building belonging to William
G. Landlord at that place on February
10Th The investigation developed ale
cations that Bevans had been seen to
run from the building Immediately be-
fore the fire broke out, and after per-
sons in the neighborhood had seen the
flare of match beside the building.
Bevans gave $1,000 bail pending the
action of the Worcester County grand
jury.
The question of the validity of the
election held in Pocomoke City in 1912
to authorize "A bond issue of S35, 900 for
street improvements will be decided by
the Court of Appeals. Some months
ago Thomas b. Walters and several
other taxpayers of Pocomoke City OBJ
tanned from the Circuit Court tempo
rary injunction restraining the bond
issue on the ground of alleged irregu-
larities in the published notice of the
special election. After a hearing be-
fore Chief Judge Pattison and Associate
Judges Robley d. Jones and Henry l..
Stanford the INDUCTION was dissolved.
The record has been transmitted to the
Court of Appeals and the case will be
heard at the April term.
Rev. J. W. Colona. who is now the
pastor of the NJ. E. Church at George
town, where he has served two years. has
been invited to succeed Rev Charles A.
Hill. d. D.. for seven years the pastor
of St. Pauls NJ. E. Church of Whining
ton. The call was extended at spec
ial meeting Of the trustees of thatchurch.
Mr.. Colona is one of the younger and
very successful ministers of this con-
ference. He is graduate of the Dick
inson College and Drew Theological Sem
mary. and is son-in-law OF Rev. Adam
Stengle Of Wilmington. He was admit
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