Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1915-12-25

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Mr. Charles Burg. who repairs the
telephone lines for the Coast Guard
Service. has been given an assistant to/
be stationed at Ocean City, Md Mr.
Burg's district viii now bc from Cape
Charles, Va, to Chincoteague.
rrappers in the locality Of Seaford
find their marshes one Of the best pay
ing ends Of their farm this year accord
my to present Indications Muskrats
are said to he plentiful. and the market
prices are higher than IN many years
Schooner WilliamJ Matthews, with
Cnpt Daniel j. Lewis. of Chincoteaguc.
in charge has recently made a record
for consecutive trips from Chincoteaguc
to Norfolk He has in the last 81 days
made IL tips or round trip every six
days.
Mr. Harry Esham. OF Wilmington
will join his wife today at the home of
her parents, MIR. and Mrs Bruce Car
mean The pressure Of business in the
car shops where he ls employed, viii
nccessitate his returning to Wilmington
Sunday
Mr. Thomas corddry arrived home
Wednesday from Washington College
and Mr.. William Howard Cordlry, of
the Baltimore Sewerage Commission,
came Christmas Eve 20 spend the holi
days with their parents Mr. and Mrs
William D. Corddry
Misses Mabel and Rose Irwin have
returned home. Miss Irwin from a
four weeks vi-i, torelatiyes and friends
in Philadelphia. Baltimore, and Wash
ngton and Miss Rosc Irwin from Il ten
days visit to her brother. Mr.. y. y.
Irwin. lr.. in Philadelphia
There will be shooting match at
Brimers Store, BoN Iron. Oh Monday
morning next, December 9TH. The
prizes will be turkeys. geese. ducks
chickens. II YOU want TO have some
good sport and Join Jolly crowd, be on
hand about 10 clock Everybody in
vlted
Misses Gertrude and Mamie Truitt
of Salisbury, will spend the holidays at
the home of their parents. Mr. and Mrs
James Il. Truitt. Of Mt Ephraim Farm
Miss Ruth. who is a trained nurse, will
be- unable to join the family circle, on
account of being assigned to case she
cannot leave
Mr. Frank W Trutt came home
the first of the week from Hartford
, County. and DR. Ralph T, Truitt, of
Jackson La. and Prof Reginald v
Truitt. OF Sudersville. Md, arrived
later in the week to spend the holidays
at the home Of their father, Capt
George ". Truitt
on Wednesday night Of next week
the great photo-drama Julius Caesar
will be shown at Mason's Opera House
There are %, 600 people in the cast audit
cost nearly a million dollars to make the
films. No one in Snow Hill can afford
to miss this great production. Adult
tickets are only zoe children. Zoe.
Christmas Day and New Years
Day. both being legal holidays, will beg
observed by the banks Of Snow Hill, aDd
all the banking institutions Of the tom
will be closed on those days Patrons
OF the banks should take note of this
fact. and transact their banking bust
ness before Saturday on each week
All OF the stores OF Snow Hill will
be closed Christmas Day Saturday so
as to give the proprietors and clerks
the benefit Of the pleasures OF the day.
Everyone should do their dealing on or
before Friday Snow Hill stores are
full Of good Christmas goods. They
have sold stacks Of goods, tut still have
beautiful wares for belated buyers.
Miss Julia Jones left last week to
enter the Hospital of the University
ofNennyylvania to prepare herself for
trAntd nurse Her sister Miss Eta
Jone5Ns graduate OF the University
and hasyradually risen in the profes
sion until now she occupies the respons
Gc position Of secretary 10 the prcsi
dent Of the hospital
Fred CherriN. who was operated on
recently for appendicitis at the PENN
~ula General Hospital Salisbury, is so
much improved that he was able 10
come home this week Ills father.
Mr. L. A. CherriN of near Scarboro,