Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-01-11

Of shucks last Saturday and dislocated
his shoulder blade. He came to town
and received medical attention, and is
now getting along all right.
The strong southwest wind which
prevailed in this section the latter part
of last week. caused very high tides in
the Pocomoke River, the water being
within two feet of.the town bridge.
Rev. John McElmoyle. d. D., pas
tor of the Elkton Presbyterian Church
will preach in Snow Hill Presbyterian
Church tomorrow morning and evening.
You are cordially invited to hear him.
Mr.. Edward c. Wimbrow. son of
Justic James f. Wimbrow, visited his
parents in Snow Hill this week. Ned
is a clever gentleman and we are glad
to know he is prospecting in Baltimore.
Mr.. George l.. Barnes. Jr.. was in
Snow Hill for short while last Tues
day. He left an order for printing at
The Messenger Office. George is hus-
tier and is popular with all our people.
Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Colburn, 269
North Heights Avenue. Youngstown.
Ohio. announce the engagement of their
daughter. Katherine Augusta. to Wal
lace M.Quinn, son of Mayor L. c. Quinn,
of Crisfield. The wedding will take
place in February.
Mrs. Mary Curtis Rowley, mother
of Mrs. William d. Straughn, and who
is staying with DIR. and Mrs. Straughn.
while coming down the stairs one day
last week, fell and broke the bones in
her left hand. She has suffered great
pain because Of the accident.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert II. Dryden, of
Westover. announce the approaching
marriage of their daughter. Miss Rosa
Pearl to Mr.. Arthur Elwood Mcdaniel,
of Pocomoke City. The ceremony will
be performed at the home of MIR. and
Mrs. Dryden, at Westover. on the even
ing Of January 18th. at s o'clock.
Mr.. Selby T. Jones, of Franklin
City, writes US as follows: Last week
had hen that layed an egg weighing
81 ounces; and the egg measured "a
inches in circumference one way and
81 inches the other. 1t is the largest
hen egg ever saw. When broke the
shell found il contained regular sized
egg"
j. Enos Ray, who was the Speaker
Of the House of Delegates of the Legis-
lature of 1908. was elected State Audi
tor by the Board of Public Works We'd
nesday. This ends long-drawn- out
fight between the two Democratic MEM
bers of the board as to who should be
given the place. 1t has been vacant for
year.
We have a letter from Mr.. William
T. Burbagc, member of the life saving
crew of Pope's Island Station. saving
that fire had destroyed his house on
Green Run Tuesday Of last week. All
the furniture in the house. the clothing
of Mr.. Burbage and family and all the
money he had was burned up. There
was no insurance.
We are in receipt of handsome and
artistic calendars from the First Nation
al Bank. of Snow Hill. the Corddry
Company, Snow Hill. J. II. Perdue,
Snow Hill. Coulbourn Bros. Philadel-
phia, Charles W. Tingle. Berlin. The
Charlotte Drug Company. Charlotte, N.
c., and the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Company, Wilmington, N. C.
What is believed to be new time
record for reading the Bible has been
established by the Rev. Fred Rousch. a
retired Evangelical minister. of South
Bend, Ind. He completed the reading
of the Scriptures in sixty-seven hours
and SIX minutes. Members of MIR.
Rousch's Sunday School class. consist
ing Of twenty young women. instituted
the contest, and Mr.. Rousch was the
first to finish.
An old fashioned South West India
Bread Breaking" and farewell service
will be held Friday evening in Bates
Memorial NJ. =. Church. conducted by
Evangelist L. Shelhorn. Mr.. Shelhorn
will leave this Saturday morning for
Chestertown to assist DIR. w. X. Ora
ham. Mr.. Shelhorn has made many
friends during his short stay here. who
are sorry to see him leave. The revival
meeting continues with increasing in
terests. and there have been more than
twenty conversions. The meetings will
continue all next week, Rev. J. M.
Holmes. ID. d., of Harrington. Della
ware. will preach every night.