Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-10-25

call at the Messenger office.
Rev. George Hines will hold SER
vice next Tuesday evening, October 18th,
at Scarboro Switch Sunday School at
Z. 20 O'Clock. Eerybody cordially invited.
MIR Warren Easley, who is attend
ing lectures at Jefferson Medical School,
Philadelphia. spent the week end home
with his parents. Rev. and Mrs. j. w.
Easley.
DIR. Victor Hammond. of Washing
ton, d. c., spent the week end in Snow
Hill as the guest Of his cousins, Mr..
Sidney Burroughs and Mrs. William j.
Fowler.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest A. Hearne and
little daughter. of Salisbury. spent the
week end in Snow Hill as guests of his
brother. Mr.. William T. Hearne. and
family.
Rev. Phillip A. Easley. of High
land Mills. New York. is here on a
visit to his parents, Rev. and Mrs. J.
W. Easley. He is accompanied by his
wife and child.
Miss Annie NJ. Station left Monday
on visit to her sister, Mrs. MILFORD
Lawshe, in Trenton, New Jersey. She
will also visit in New York before re-
turning home.
The friends of Mr.. and Mrs. George
l. Purnell, of Wilmington, Del, will
be interested to know of the arrival of
l.. Il enr sat THAR hnt,aa fThaarg-
day, October 18th.
Mrs. Thomas V. Hammond and
daughter, Miss Alkaline Hammond. who
are spending some time at their home
in Berlin, were guests this week at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Marion T. Har
gis.
The gypsies. who been encamped
in the woods near Virginia Crossing.
have pulled up their stakes and moved
TO another locality to ply their trade.
and prey upon the credulous and super
stitious.
DIR. Wisehart motored to Accomac.
Virginia. last Friday afternoon. and
spent the night with DR.. Ross He
was accompanied by the Misses Mary
and Eva Townsend. and Nora Hargis,
who spent the night with Mrs. &. Wal
ter Mapp.
We are indebted to Mr.. John
Devereaux for 80 pound pumpkin.
Mr.. Devereaux brought two to Snow
Hill last Saturday. one of which weigh
ed 81 pounds and the other 80 pounds.
Some pumpkin, eh Who can beat
them?
Mrs. J. B. Hickman, of Snow Hill.
by her sister. Mrs. Jane
Evans, of Roxanna. Del. will leave to-
day for ten days visit to Mrs Hick-
mans daughter, Mrs. Goldie Trader, in
Wilmington, Del. They will also visit
in Philadelphia before returning home.
Extensive improvements have been
made in the store of I. II. Collins &
Son, and this enterprising firm has now
a most attractive and up-to-date store.
Mr.. 7. II. Collins has recently been to
the city, where he purchased large
line of fall and winter goods.
The Corn Exchange Bank. of Phila-
delphia, has arranged for corn show
to be held early in December. The corn
show will comprise the entries for ST.
$50 offered in prizes to farmers in Mary
land. Delaware. Pennsylvania, and New
Jersey by the Corn Exchange National
Bank last February.
Mr.. X. J. Nc Allen. of Bridgeville.
Del. was operated on recently at the
Peninsula General Hospital. Salisbury,
for gall stones, twentyfour being re-
moved Mr.. Nc Allen formerly resid-
ed in Snow Hill. and his friends here
will be glad to learn that he will soon
be able to leave the hospital.
Charley 0nley tells us that he had
a splendid new crop Of strawberries for
supper last Saturday night, grown by
Fred Dukes. Well that's good, we
want him to know that we had new
crop raspberries the same night. grown
by our friend George c. Dukes. Old
Worcester fruit growers are certainly
getting gay
Mr.. J. S Conner has opened a
second hand store in SnCw Hill. in the
building formerly occupied by J. j.
Collins. He is offering good bargains
in mems clothing, ladies suits and
coats, as well rs a large assortment Of
other goods. including boots and shoes.
See his advertisement on another page.
The mayor and Council of Laurel
have formulated new dog ordinance
which requires license to be taken
out by all owners or harborers of dogs
within the town limits. Ii is being
rigidly enforced and is rapidly diminish