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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1919-06-21
SHERIFF PURNELL
WAS HELD UP
But He Bagged Two COlOred Men
Who Held Up The Wrong
Automobile

Last Sunday morning about l.30
o'clock Sheriff Purncli. accompanied
by Mcssrs. konetzka and Pope,
brought TO Snow Hill Jail for incar-
ceration, George Ayers. colored. of
Berlin, who wa, committed for dis
turbng the public peace.
On his return home when about one
mile from town. three negroes stepped
out in the middle of the road and with
vile oath> demanded ride Sheriff
Purnell and his companions jumped
out OF the automobile and the Sheriff
landed oRone of the men blow which
dazed him for an instant. but they all
escaped Sheriff Purnel went to look
for the men later in the day and ar
rested John Wright and Jesse Purnell,
who admitted they were of the trio
who held up the Sheriff. They claim
ed. and it is believed. that they were
on the lookout for a colored friend Of
theirs in an automobile and they
thought the Shcrifr's automobile was
the one they were expecting; this was
the story told before Magistrate Nc
Allen on Monday. and the men were
made to pay a fine and costs. amount
ing to $4,000 for Jesse Purnell and
$500 for John Wright
They are lucky to have escaped as
easy as they did.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1919-06-21
AT WORK ON
BANK BUILDING
Ground Broke And Foundation
Started On Addition To De-
pOsit & Savings Bank

Ground was broken this week for
the annex TO the Deposit and Savings
Bank of Snow Hill. The addition will
he made to the old building on the
Pearl Street side. and will be two
stories. with a basement for a heating
plant Tho buildings will be thrown
together by removing the partition
wall, the plans calling for complete
rcmodeling Of the interior.
The cashiers window will remain in
relatively the same position a. a.
present, but the corridor will be mad"
wider. and will extend around the
front and side of the annex The
directors room and ladies waiting
room will be in the annex. also the
free circulating library. The second
story will be in one large room. with
a seating capacity Of l50 persons. the
auditorium extending over the rear of
the old building. The vault will be
elevated, so that persons having de-
post or safe boxes may take them out
from the second story. and examine
their papers in privacy and at their
leisure.
In removing the dirt for the base
ment. brick floor was uncarthed. but
no coins or valuable, were found. The
bricks formed the basement floor OF
the old National Hotel. which stood
on the site and which was bull, after
the fire in 1891.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1919-06-21
MISS PUSEY TO
RURAL TEACHERS
Advises Them by All Means To
Attend Summer School.
Some Good Advice

Miss Mary Il. Puscy, supervisor OF
Rural Schools in Worcester County.
very strongly advocates the rural
teacher to attend the summer School.
She concludes lengthy article bear
ing on that inexhaustibc subject
cducation-w the following inter
rogation
"Does the rural teacher need the
help and inspiration Of the summer
school," 81 was talking to a teacher
Of one of our rural schools during the
past school year relative to attending
a summer school and she said during
our conversation. "If | were going to
change my position for High School
work or any specific subject for which
would need a special course Of train
ing. would certainly attend sum
mcr school but for my work (shc is
teaching Il rural school Of seen
grades | really do not feel the need
of il. have taught this school soy
cral years and feel by this time per-
fectly familiar with the work and
general school conditions Of the local
ity" This was not said with any
spirit of cgotism at all. She simply
did not realize what help and inspir-
alton such course would have been
in her work II is an interesting fact
that the demand for professional
training made itself felt first of all in
the elementary schools and partic-
uarlv among primary teachers. One
of the first discoveries was that the
business of teaching littlc children
the instruments OF learning and
grounding them in the fundamentals
Of an education is by no means sim
pie merely because the subject mat
ter of inst truction j. rudimentary. To
do this work we'll requires high de-
gree Of skill and certainly requires
careful and theoretical training.
There the indispensable and invalu
able foundations are laid;small enough
they look. but we'll laid are great
enough to our minds; greater and more
imposing in their simplicity and
necessity than all the superstructure
that may rise upon them.
The ever increasing demands made
upon the teacher, The desirability OF
keeping in touch with all that Is neH
c>t and best in the teaching pgofcs-
sion as we'll Us raising the standard Of
her own mental culture are some Of
the reason, a teacher needs the SIM
uus Of the summer course Since
then the need is so apparen, ami 50
widely recognized. thn agoncic, for
improvement. 30 many and capable.
shall we not awake from our cduca-
tionll somnolencc and avail ourselves
of these opportunities
\ number Of Worcester County
teacher, have already signficd their
intention Of attending summer school
this year and it is earnestly hoped
that others will decide TO do so. Let
Us sock TO gain all the knowledge and
inspiration possible from our courses
and come home resolved to teach dur
ing the coming school year with zeal
and knowledge superior to any pre-
vious year and with the aim to make
Worcester County public schools sec
ond to none in tho state.
MARY =. ri SEY.
SunprViSor
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1919-06-21

the Newark Garage. Thirteen of the
eighteen Newark soldiers were pre-
sent: Fred Parker Robins Bowcn.W
II. Holloway Otho Dennis. Frank
Mitchell. Richard Harmon. Carlisle
Mumford. Carlton Dryden. Sidney
Cropper, Wilmer Bowen, Ralph Brit
tingham and MoXlcy Gray. The absent
ones were: Clarence Griffin. f.. +.
Coates, Leon Smack, and George Brit
tingham. Only one i, away. George
Richardson. who is still with the army
in Germany.
The celebration was a great event
for the Newark people, and the thor
oughncss of it could well be emulated
by other towns in the county.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1919-06-21

ORDER NISI.
Cecilia ". Houston. e. al.
vs.

Cecilia W. houston, ct al.
vs..
Henrietta NJ Houston, ct al.
In the Circuit Court for Worcester
County In Equity No. 27Sl.
May Term. 1919. To wit: June 10.
1919.
ORDERED that the sale made and
reported by William r. johnson, Trus-
tee. FOR the sale Of the real estate in
the above cause described be ratified
and confirmed unless cause 70 the con-
trary thereof be shown on or before
thc -th day Of July. next. provided a
copy of this order BE- inserted in sorc
newspaper printed in Worcester
County once in each Of three success
si,c weeks before the 30th day OF June
in the year nineteen hundr"d and
nineteen.
The report state, the amount Of
sale, to he Sil0O.0I.
OLIVER D. COLLINS, Clerk.
True Copy. Test:
OLIVER d. COLLINS, Clrrl.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1919-06-21
PROPOSALS
FOR
| ,unicipal Bonds

Bf.t, will be- received on o. before
July /. 1919. by the Mayor and Coun-
Gil Of Snow Hill. Maryland, for tcntl0)
One Hundred Dollar Coupon Retire
mcnt Extension Water Bonds of the
town of Snow Hill, dated July /, 1919.
and maturing July |, 1899. bearing
interest at five per cent. per annum
payable January /. and July !, each
year. These bonds are exempt from
county and municipal taxes.
All bids for these bonds should be
addressed to the Mayor and Council OF
Snow Hill. Snow Hill Maryland. The
Council reserves the right to reject
any or all bids.
". :. PARSONS,
Mayor Of SNOW Hill.
CHARLES A. CLARKE.
Secretary Of Mayor and Council Of
Snow Hill. Maryland,
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1919-06-21
Boole l. Mi A Gond Cure.

(FrOm the Ames Iowa lntcligcncerO
When a man comes to you all dou-
BLEED up with pain and declares he will
die in your presence unless you pro-
cure him drink Of whiskey, send him
to "A doctor or else give him dose of
Chambcrlain's Collie and D!arrhoea
Remedy. There is a mistaken notion
among a whole lot of people that
booze is ,the best remedy for collie and
stomach ache.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1919-06-21
REPUBLICANS
IN CONFERENCE

Quite a number OF Republicans,
representing every section of Worces-
ter County, met here last Tuesday to
discus, political matters of interest to
the Republicans of Worcester County.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1919-06-21
SOLDIERS ASKED TO
REGISTER BY JULY 81

All returned Soldiers who have not
already done so, will please register
by July 3lst, either at the Local Board
Room. Snow Hill. or at the appointed
place in their respective towns. This
registration is for Home Service pur-
poses.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1919-06-21
TO THE PUBLIC:

All persons desiring 20 travel 20
distant points, or to be carried 20 the
different trains at any time, day or
night am here 70 serve YOU IN a
prompt and efficient manner, at rca-
sonabIe rates. \ call for telephone
No. i3. or No. 100. SNOW Hill, will
bring me to your service AT once.
Remember my Bu, meets all trains.
Thanking you for your past patron
age, and asking you for your con
tinued patronage. | am
Yours Respectfully,
LLOYD BRITTINGHAM.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1919-06-21
FREE LIBRARY
AT THE
Deposit G. Savings Bank

i nov opcn to the public, and the use
Of fiye hundred volume. Of good read
ing matter is free 20 everybody. All
that /, necessary TO secure the use of
any ono Of these five hundred books is
that you ask for what you want.
Don't hesitate to call Cor the book You
want to read. If its not here. wc will
endeavor to get il for you. We want
everyone TO fell free to ask for the
book of their choice, and We want
everyone 30 read everyone of the five
hundred books on our library shelves.
Remember the use OF these book is
free. Read them and t.y our
SERVICE THAT SATISFIES
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1919-06-21

"Somc time in 1909 when had an
attack of indigestion and everything
looked gloomy to me. received free
ample of Chamberlain Tablets by
mail. gave them a trial and they
were such a help to me that ! bought
a package. and can truthfully say
that have not had n similar attack
since" writes VIM. 3. Wisler, Doug
lassville, Pa
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1919-06-21
Treasurer's Report
Armenian Relief

Mr.. Francis d. Young, of Poeomoke
City. Treasurer of the Armenian
Syrian Relief Fund. of which Mr.. l..
Paul Ewell, Of Pocomokc City is the
District Chairman. makes the follow
ing report of the money raised through
individual subscriptions and through
the various churches:
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1919-06-21
NOTICE
To Owners of
DOGS

Notice is hereby given that all own
crs Of Dogs must obtain license for
same on or before July lst. next. Fail
urc 70 comply with thi. law i, made a
misdemeanor and punishable by fine
or imprisonment. or both. License
may be obtained AT the Office of the
COUNTY Treasurer. or from any jus
ticc Of the Peace in the county By
order of
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS or
WORCESTER cot NTY, MD.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1919-06-21
Shropshire Sheep
NOTICE

NOTICE i hereby given that after
June Is. 1879. the contract now exist
ing between the Ocean City Bridge
Company. Corporation, and the
County Commissioners of Worcester
County. Maryland. by which provision
was made for the use of said bridge
by the travelling public. will cease.
The new bridge constructed by the
State Roads Commission is now open
to the public
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
WORCESTER COUNTY, MD.
j. A. BOSTON. President.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1919-06-21

President Wilson will
arrive home from Paris
about July I'd, and will
Immediately start on a
speaking tour of the big
cities of the L. S. in eX-
PLANTATION of the work of
the Peace Conference.
Something is going to
happen that will awaken
the people to the need
of the Leagueof Nations
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1919-06-21
SPENCE BAPTIST CHURCH,

200 p. M. Sunday School,
300 p. M. Preaching.
$50 p. M. Children's Day program
GOODWILL BAPTIST CHURCH
1890 a. M. Sunday School.
No Preaching.
REV. II. NJ. NICHOLS, Pastor.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1919-06-21
CHANGING COLOR.

What's the matter with the Rec
Terror there in Russia?
II seems to be in a blue funk.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1919-06-21

The daylight saving
law has been repealed
by Congress to go into
effect next October.
The American farmers
realizing that the war
measure is no longer
needed demanded its re-
peal. The city people
were in favor of the law
now in force.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1919-06-21
Important Notice to
Taxpayers

For the convenience of the tax
payer, in the variou, part> Of the
County representative Of the County
Trca~urcr'S Office will be Al the fol
lowing places on the dates here given,
commencing June ! ith. 1919, and CON
tinung a follows,
Ito Collect 1913 Taxes Only
POCoMoKE SATURDAY June
ith. 2lst. and 2Sth
OCEAN CITY Monday. June 10Th.
BERLIN-Sa Saturday, June Dist.
ATKINSON'S DISTRICT-WedncS-
day. June 25th. County Voting House.
STOCKTON Saturday, June 2sth.
BISHOPVILLE ~ Saturday June
18th
H. 3. PELCHARD,
County Treasurer.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1919-06-21

The quota for the county was $500,
and the amount raised was only
s257.45 short, which is Q very good
showing
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-07-19
WHY DO MEN DRINK?

This is fact, mark you. The only
reason a man drinks-and | don't care
whether it is wine he drinks or beer
is to get alcohol into his system.
There is an immense amount of n.y.
pocrisy about this wine-drinking BUSH
ness. You will hear pompous old men
talking about rare vintages'' and wag-
ging their heads over the bouquet"
The fact remains that they drink it
for the sake of the alcohol; it is the
pleasantest way they know of get
ting alcohol into them. That is the
plain truth; the rest is mere hypoc-
risy. The wine drinker, downing his
eight or ten or fifteen per cent of al
cohol, is only a few laps behind the
brandy drinker, who goes in for forty
or fifty per cent of the same thing. It
is all relative. Your wine drinker is
in the first grade. Your brandy drink
er has his A. B.
The wine drinker who tells you he
does not drink his wine for the alco-
hol that is in it is merely fooling you;
it is for the sake of the alcohol he is
drinking it, no matter what excuse he
offers.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-07-19
ANTI CATHOLIC BOOKS
FEDERATED CATHOLIC CLUB
START CRUSADE AGAINST TEXT
BOOKS UN FAIR TO THE
CHURCH.

A crusade against noxious, obscene
and anti-Catholic books, pamphlets
and literature in general that is at
present being used not infreuuently
in the larger non-sectarian UNIVERSE
ties and colleges throughout the
United States was prominent among
the several important actions taken by
the delegates who attended the fourth
annual convention of the Federated
College Catholic Clubs, which was
held at Cliff Haven, n. Y, the first
week of July in connection with the
Catholic Summer School.
The proposition of having a salaried
organizing secretary to further the
Catholic student movement among the
universities of the East was unani-
mously adopted by the Federation
Other notable features of the conven-
ton were the addresses of encourage
ment to the delegates by prelates
from all sections of the country and
the splendid progress" report made
by the University of Pennsylvania
delegation, headed by the Rev. John
w. Keogh of Philadelphia
The protest against the anti-Cath-
Ole literary attitude taken by some
collegiate textbook writer's was intro
duced into the convention by Miss
Marie Muhlfeld from Barnard College,
New York city. 1t was maintained by
her that on various occasions during
the last year the Catholic students at
her university were confronted by the
question of what books were and were
not on the index. Her efforts to rem
edy the situation were futile, she said,
because of the fact she could not To-
cate any definite place to go for in
formation. To remedy this and to
further protect the interests of Cath
Ollie student, Professor A. l. Du Point
York, the president of the Federation,
appointed a committee consisting of
the Rev. John ]. McGarry, D. D., of
Boston, chairman; Miss Merits Don
nelly of Toronto University; Charles
Doucette of Massachusetts Agricul-
Cul oil oOIISSc, clllu V1lSS JdllS MIC dS uS
of Hunter College. The findings of
the above committee resulted in the
recommending that the various New
man clubs use their influence in elimi-
mating anti-Catholic matter from the
libraries and courses of the UNIVERSE
ties. This could be accomplished, the
committee claimed, by securing sub
stitutes for the banned matter. 1t was
also suggested that books explaining
the Catholic attitude by the many
prominent Catholic writer's, along with
church histories and similar works,
be placed in collegiate libraries, with
the intention of destroying the bigoted
attitude of many uniformed nom Cath
Ollie pedagogues and students. That
all Newman clubs be amply, supplied
with the latest indexes issued from
the Vatican was agreed upon by the
delegates.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-07-19
PETA|N HONORS K. c. HERO

A year ago this time, it was; and
midsummer moon flooded the muddy
fields of France in brilliant light. Up
in the front line in the Fond du Lac
woods near Pont a Mousson, the
boche "Minnies" were ripping big
holes in the Sind Division positions,
and the 325th regiment was cut off
from supplies.
In the clear moonlight it was suicide
to rush supplies to the upper trenches,
and none tried it, Then to the amaze
ment of the Americans, a Casey" a
tremendous big fellow he was, climbed
over the parapet, and dragging hugh
burlap bag after him, crawled through
the CRIME to bring his boys, smokes,
chocolate, and doughnuts. Within a
few yards of the communication
trench, the exploding shells closed
nearer and nearer to the big fellow
and he lay fiat and still in the shadow
of shell hole. A terrific explosion
the boche had found the range, and
they picked up Casey his leg blown
to bits, but smiling:
Il got few smokes for you, kids
That was the way it happened, and
on July s Joseph Patrick. Grove, the
fearless X. of c., received word in his
home in Binghamton, N. Y, that Gen
eral Petain, Commander of the French
Armies, has awarded him the Croi1
de Guerre with gold star. The cita
ton was issued May 5, and he was
then praised for his bravery in the
Argonne when he was wounded
again.
Shortly after the United States
went into the war, Joe" Grove tried
to enlist in the Army, but was toe
old. AS a Casey" under fire, Major
Castle of the SIND Division says Grove
was man clear through"
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-07-19
TO PROTESTANTIZE FRANCE

The missionary program of the
Methodist Church and Of the Y.
NJ. G.. A, whereby evangelical
Christianity is to be introduced
into the Catholic countries of
Europe, reminds one Of the adage,
Carrying Goals to Newcastle. -
1t is beyond comprehension what
these organizations hope to ac-
complish by striving to introduce
a fragmentary Christianity into
countries which for centuries have
enjoyed the fulness of Catholic
teaching. Millions Of money, if
necessary, is to be expended in
this work of proselytizing and the
program calls for the putting
forth Of every ounce of energy
behind the money to make it a
success.
At the recent meeting Of Cath
olics held in New York for the
organizing of a committee to col
lect funds to restore the ruined
churches Of France it was stated
that the Protestant Episcopal
Church was allied with the Metho.
dist in this program, that it was
raising twenty millions of dollars
to cooperate in this work Of pros
estantizing Catholic countries
The assertion drew a reply from
Bishop Lloyd, President Of the
Board of Missions Of that Church
in which he denied that the Prot
estant Episcopal Church had any
such intention. In a letter tt
Archbishop Hayes of New York
he says: ut goes without sayins
that we should rejoice to hell
France and the Church in France
but if we were able to do this on,
work would be a mission of hell
and not to proselytize, as is tn
case with all the work that tn
American Church is doing in an,
country where the national churcl
is Roman. Indeed, it would b
going in the face of the Church
tradition if she were to pursue an.
other course. I think
speak for the whole Church whel
| say that it would give me JOY i
we could make generous gifts t
help France at this time, but sue
help would be to reestablish tn
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-07-19

ure-With consciousness that some
thing was radically wrong somewhere,
if l could but lay my hands upon it
and call it by it's proper name.
never failed to realize that the soul
to which l strove so earnestly to min
lister was really sealed book to me;
and that l could never under any cir
cumstances be sure whether | had in
my ministrations, said and done the
right thing.
1T is hardly necessary to consider
seriously the claim made by some
High Church clergymen that they are
now reverting to Catholic practices,
and that they are thus supplying the
needs of sin-burdened souls. No &C
curately informed mind, acquainted
with the origin and history of Protes-
tantism, will be tempted to recognize
the validity of the claim and apply for
relief to a clergyman who is mas
querading as a Catholic priest, but
who is nevertheless a Protestant min.
lister.
by this very circumstance he has
neither valid orders nor lawful au.
thority to administer the Catholic
Sacrament of Penance; nor has he the
knowledge requisite for so delicate
and complex a work. He is in the
position of an amateur practitioner
who has no qualification, and who is
neither capable of rightly diagnosing
the weakness of his patient nor au
| thorized to prescribe the remedy"
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-07-19
IN PRESENCE OF DEATH
HELPLESSNESS OF NON-CATHO,
Lie MINISTER'S AT THE Bed
SIDE OF THE DYING.

J. Godfrey Raupert, K. S. G., who
prior to his conversion, was an An
glican clergyman in one of the largest
districts of London, writes of the ut
ter helplessness he felt, when called
upon to minister to the spiritual needs
of his dying parishioners.
well | remember" he writes, how
frequently and strikingly this defect
came home to me in the course OF
my life and ministratiOns as an An
glican clergyman. My first appoint
ment upon my ordination was large
and busy parish in an Eastern suburb
of London, where | had opportunities
of studying the practical working OF
the Protestant system of thought I'M
der what | still regard as exception,
ally favorable conditions. Our staff
consisted of the rector and three GU
rates; | think l may say that we were
all men of sincere faith and desper
ately in earnest-ready, night and day
to minister to our people, and to bring
them all that the Gospel of Jesus
Christ, as we understood it, has tc
offer to shipwrecked humanity.
II had a large and thickly popu
lated district assigned to me, and
did all | could to aid, to the best Of
my ability, those who desired my aid
relieved their material and tenn
poral needs according to the means al
my disposal, and | endeavored to as
sist them in the time of sickness ant
of DEATH 1t was at such times, how
ever, when they were smitten by dis
ease and nearing death, that | mos
frequently became conscious of my
utter helplessness and of the made
quacy of the means of spiritual ait
provided by the Protestant system.
again and again did | stand b,
the bed of the sick and dying or come
away from deathbed with a pain
full sense of complete and utter fail