Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-08-30

cousin, Miss Lottie Bevans, at Green
backville.
Nelson Cook & Co. and Baker.
Watts. & Co. jointly have been awarded
an issue of SS5. 600 Caroline County
bonds.
Next Monday being Labor Day,and
national holiday. the banks Of Snow
Hill. and throughout the county, will be
closed.
MIR. Clarence NJ. Taylor spent the
week end at home with his family. re-
turning to his duties in Washington on
Tuesday.
Miss Lola Taylor is spending her
vacation with her brother in Philadel-
phia. She left last Monday and will be
gone two weeks.
Mr.. j. T. Taylor is spending his va
cation at Ocean Grove. New Jersey. He
is accompanied By his wife and her sis
ter. Miss Kollock.
Mrs. GilIey Bunting has returned
to her home in Atlantic. Va, from a
visit to her cousin. Mrs. John Holland
and other relatives.
MIR. and Mrs. William +. Clufr re-
turned the first Of the week from a
pleasant visit of ten days to Ocean City,
where Mr.. Cluif was greatly benefited.
Miss Nora Hargis left Monday morn
ing on a visit Of several weeks to the
family of Gen. Francis +. Waters at
their cottage in Castine. Maine.
MIR. and Mrs. John w White and
Mrs. Villa A. Selby motored to Ocean
City Tuesday with Mr. William II. Jones
and spent delightful day at the sea-
shore.
Read the big advertisement of sell
ing goods at cost by Mrs. j. Cannon
Shortt on the sth page of The Messen
ger The sale commences next Thurs
day. September 18th.
Mrs. Clayton J. Purnell and daugh-
ter. Miss Bessie. have returned home
from "A visit to Stockton. where they
were guests Of Mrs. Purnell's daughter.
Mrs Thomas +. Wharton.
The Ladies' Aid Society of Nassa-
wango NJ. p. Church will hold fruit
social at the home of Mrs. J. 7. Dick
erson on Saturday evening. September
9Th. Everybody welcome.
MIR. Charles NJ. Peters. of Salisbury.
who has recently returned from trip
TO California. was visitor in Snow
Hill Wednesday. He has many friends
here who are always glad to see.
Mr.. Charles Williams. of the Thigh
man Fertilizer Company. Salisbury, was
in town several days this week assist
ing the Worcester Fertilizer Company
in getting their plant in operation.
Miss Florence Covington, Of POGO
moke. Misses Helen and Marjorie Mat
thews. of New Church. and Miss Sallie
Slocomb. OF Horntown, visited Misses
Margaret and Ethel Northam this week.
Miss Ethelyn Riley who has been
travelling in Virginia the last month
with her sister. Mrs. ID. w. Hayman,
was called home this week by the illness
of her mother, Mrs John Henry Riley.
Miss Blanche Nelson has returned
home from visit TO friends at New
Church. She was accompanied home
by Miss Pauline Taylor. who will make
her home with her cousin. Mrs. John
Holland.
Hog Cholera has broken out again
in this county. We trust that il will
not be so general or so devastating as it
was last year. when hundreds of hogs
died, entailing a loss of thousands Of dol
lars TO our farmers.
Captain George w. Tull. while en-
gagged in unloading a car Friday, near
the New York and Pennsylvania Rail-
road depot. in Pocomoke City. was
struck by passing freight train and
was seriously injured.
Joe Boy. the horse which won the
free for-all race at Salisbury last week.
best time 2.l2l. also won the race at
Easton, but in much slower time. LA.
Joe Boy holds the track record at Eas-
ton. .. II. made last year.
Miss Annie Herman. after spend
ing her vacation. which lasted about
three weeks. with her mother and sis
tiers. left Monday to resume her duties
as trained nurse in the Peninsula Gen
eral Hospital in Salisbury.
-Twenty.iive carloads Of produce,
consisting of watermelons. cantaloupes.
-. A Touchdown mara chipnad from, DaI.