Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-12-20


this paper next week must be in by
Tuesday. Correspondents are also re-
quested to send their letters in on Tues
day. All this is done for the benefit of
our employees who are entitled to enjoy
the Christmas holidays.
The Department OF Agriculture at
Washington. ID. c., has issud a bulletin
of considerable length telling How to
Kill and Dress a Turkey" Supplement
tary to this it would seem well to us il
another bulletin be issued telling "How
to Get the Turkey"
Mr.. Paul Jones fell backwards down
the cellar way in the drug store of DR..
Paul Jones last Saturday, and was rem
dered unconscious by the fall. DIR Paul
Jones witnessed the mishap. and through
his ministrations. Mr.. Jones was soon
restored TO consciousness.
The proposed increase of Is cents
ton in the freight rates on stone from
various points on the Pennsylvania Rail-
road to destinations in Delaware and
Mary land. amounting in the aggregate
to serveral hundreds of dollars annually.
was suspended on Saturday by the Inter-
state Commerce Commission until April
II.
MIR. and Mrs. Lorenzo Butler have
issued invitations to the marriage of
their daughter, Miss Bernice Odell. to
MIR. Luther Purnell Johnson, on We'd
nesday evening. December twenty
fourth. The marriage will be solemnized
at half-after seven o'clock, in Conner's
NJ. +. Church.
Rev. George Hines will hold SER
vices in the Scarboro Switch Sunday
School next Tuesday evening, Decem.
Der 23rd. As this will be the last SER
vice he will hold until after the close of
his revival meetings, il is earnestly de-
sired that full attendance will be pres
ent at Tuesday evenings service.
The Board of County Commissioners
Of Somerset County at its session last
Friday. unanimously reelected Mr.. l..
N. Whitcraft. Roads Engineer. for a
term of one year. Hon. Joshua W.
Miles rendered his resignation as coun-
sci to the Board. to take effect Deem
Der 3lst. His successor has not yet
been named.
II Mr. and Mrs. A. ID Irwin and daugh-
tiers, Misses Mabel and Rose Irwin. re-
turned home last Saturday night from
visit to relatives in Philadelphia.
Miss Irwin had been away several weeks.
during which she had visited in Balti-
more and Philadelphia, where's he had
been entertained at numerous social
functions.
Great improvements are going to
be made to the home place of the late
Levi A. Purnell. Esq. on the corner of
Market and Church Streets. in Snow
Hill. The house is being moved back on
line with that of DIR. Paul Jones resi-
dence. and an addition will be built to
the front. making it very commodious
and imposing looking residence.
Elder Coulter. of Philadelphia,
preached in the Old School Baptist
Meeting House of Snow Hill last Sunday
morning. He was accompanied by his
wife, and while in this vicinity they
were entertained by Mr.. and Mrs. Louis
Tull. of Newark. Mr.. and Mrs. A. C.
Holloway, of Queponco. and Mr.. and
Mrs. John H. Truitt. of lndiantown.
MIR. and Mrs. Willis Wimbrow NOV.
ed last week to their house on Burroughs
Lane. which they recently purchased of
Mr.. Stephen L. Purnell. Sr. MIR. Pur-
nell has gone to Laurel, where he will
spend most of the winter with his chill
dren. His son, Mr.. Stephen l.. Purnel.
Jr., is occupying the house on Market
Street. where Mr.. Horace Payne resi-
ded number of years.
MIR. George Powell is recovering
from three weeks illness. and is re-
ported to be able to sit up. George was
threatened with typhoid fever. and also
suffered from bronchial trouble. His
brother. Jacob Powell. the accommoda-
ting express driver. is now sick at his
home. and is said to be threatened with
typhoid fever The friends OF both the
young men wish them speedy recovery.
DIR. Gillian will preach in the Snow
Hill Presbyterian Church this Sunday
morning at $50 o'clock and in the even
ing at 1880 o'clock. He rs a splendid
preacher and always has an interesting
and instructive sermon ready. As
moderator of the session Of this church
he will hold Congregational meeting
in the Lecture Room on Monday evening.
at o'clock.