Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-12-13

of Mr.. Robert Clifton, whose death oc.
Cured at his home in FELTON, Saturday
night The funeral took place at l.30
O'Clock Monday afternoon, with services
at the house. and interment at the
Barratt's Chapel burial grounds.
But one iron bar. an inch in diameter.
stood between Fora Lewis. negro SEN
fenced to life Imprisonment. and white
convict. of Sussex County. when Sheriff
Bennett, found them early Sunday.
making an effort to saw their way out
of the county Jail at Georgetown. Both
men were hurried to the penitentiary.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dewitt West enter
tanned few of their friends last Friday
evening in honor of their guest. Miss
Mary Williams. Those present were:
Misses Clara and Mildred Sturgis. Julia
Trutt, virgie, Laura. and Myrtle West.
Cletus Dryden. Walter West. Glen
Carmean, James Gordy. Zadok Sturgis.
and Mr.. and Mrs. Sylvester Shockley.
Mr. Charles J. Nc Kee advertises a
sale of personal property at the farm
where he now resides on Monday, De-
cember 22nd, commencing at ten o'clock.
a. m. The list to be sold includes two
year old colt, young Jersey COW, a
riding cultivator, a two-horse walking
pillow. several stacks of fodder. honse-
hold and kitchen furniture. etc. The
advertisement will be found on the first
page of the Messenger today.
MIR. and Mrs. Sylvester Shockley.
entertained few of their friends re-
Gently in honor of Misses Lola and
Ethel Williams. Those present were:
Misses Miriam Taylor. virgie. Laura.
and Myrtle West, Ethel Pussy. Lola
Phillips, Dorace Shockley. Helen West,
Clarence Williams, Marion Pussy. Her
man Sirman, Walter West. Mr.. and
} Mrs. Purnell West. and Mr.. and Mrs.
: Oscar Phillips.
Owing to the expansion of its bust
ness The Worcester Fertilizer Company
is putting up another warehouse paral.
telling the first building. which contains
the machinery for operating. and the
mixing apparatus. The dimensions OF
the new warehouse are i4xl20 feet. anc
it will be used for storing both raw ma
terill and the finished product. The
Corddry Company are hustling 10 finish
the job on contract time.
The Public Service Commission OF
Maryland gives notice in this issue OF
the Messenger that Friday, December
. 10Th, has been set for hearing of the
. application of the Stockton Electric
, Light Company for permission to extend
thier lines and to connect with line OF
lines to be constructed by the petition.
ers into the State of Virginia. John W.
Station. Esq, attorney-at-law, Of Snow
Hill, will represent the petitioners at
the hearing.
Mr.. King Agnew has been in Snow
Hill this week on visit to his mother,
Mrs. John w. Agnew. While here he
was engaged to put new top on the
stand pipe. and to replace the weather
vane which had been off sometime.
King is an expert steeple jack. and no
tower or smoke stack is to high for him
to climb. He came to Snow Hill from
Somerset County. where he had painted
several smoke stacks in Crisfield and
Paramount. He left Friday for his
home in Baltimore.
MIR. Montgomery Stagg. of Indian
town. will sell his live stock, farm ma
chinery. ETC., at public sale next We'd
nesday. December nth, beginning at
10 o'clock, a. m. His advertisement will
be found on the first page of The Mes
senger. and it will pay you to read it.
Mr. Stagg will shortly take up his resi-
dence in Snow hill, in the Barnes prop
erty he recently purchased on Market
Street, and as he will discontinue farm.
ing. he will dispose Of some desirable
stock and improved farm machinery.
Several sales of valuable real estate
are advertised in The Messenger at pub.
lie auction. Those. TO which attention
have not already been called. are the
following: Tract of land in the Third
Election District, by Samuel II. Towns.
end. attorney-at-law; cottage at Ocean
City, by Oscar M. Purnell. attorney-at-
law; and tract of land in the Sixth
Election District by ]. Edward White.
attorney-at-l These advertisements
will be found on the first page of The
| Messenger.
School children and teachers alike
will be delighted to learn that the pub
lie schools of Worcester County will
close for the Christmas holidays on Fri
day. December 10Th. and will not reopen
until Monday. January 9Th. Ii is con.