Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-12-16

Mr.. ana MIS-. Virgil ffultl nave
been in Baltimore this week.
The Messenger is ready to sup
ply you with all kinds of printed
stationery at low prices.
Walden Richardson is home from
Mercersburg Academy, Mercersburg,
Pa, on account of sickness. He will
not return to McrcerSburg until after
the Christmas holidays.
The monthly meeting of the
Newark Farmers Club will be held
Monday evening, December 18th, at
100 o'clock
Invitations have been issued
for the annual dance given during
Christmas week by the people of
Snow Hill. 1t will be held at the
Opera House on Wednesday evening,
December 9th. This is a subscrip-
ton dance, and cards of admission
have been sent with the invitations.
The Christmas Sunday School
entertainment of Whatcoat NJ. +.
Church will be held in the Sunday
School room on Thursday evening,
December 2Sth. After program,
which will be given by the various
departments Of the school, Santa
Claus will come with his usual pack
of goodies" and distribute them
among the girls and boys in the
school.
MIR. John Marshall Wilson, for
merry of Snow Hill, will be ordained
priest at the Cathedral of the Protes-
tant Episcopal Church in Easton, Md,
next Thursday, December Dist. The
ordination services will be conducted
by Bishop Davenport, of the Diocese
of Easton. Mr.. Wilson was ordained
a deacon about year ago. He had
previously studied at st. Stephens
College, Annandale-o n-tle-Hudson,
and at the General Theological Sem
mary. New York. Since his ordina-
ton as deacon. Mr.. Wilson has had
charge of st. Mary's Church at North
East, Maryland, and will return to
that charge as rector after the ordi-
nation services at Easton next week.
Mr. Wilson is the son of Mrs. NJ. NJ.
Wilson, of Snow Hill.
Rev. and Mrs. Elwood w. Jones,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Charles w. Cord
dry attended the reception given by
Rev. and Mrs. Vaughn S. Collins.
Superintendent of the Salisbury Dis
trict Of the Wilmington NJ. f. Con-
ference, at Salisbury Thursday eve
ming, December It'll The reception
was rendered to the district stewards
and their wives, and the out of town
pastors and their wives.
The Empty Stocking Club held a
meeting Monday afternoon, and or
ganized for the Christmas campaign.
Every year the members visit fam
lilies, where the children have scant
Christmas cheer, and bring gladness
to the little ones by distributing aiti-
Giles of wearing apparel. wholesome
things to eat, and in many cases toys
and playthings. The members of the
Empty Stocking Club are: Mrs. Wal
ter W. Price, Miss Lucy Stage, Miss
Mabel T. Irwin, Mrs. Harris S. Cord
dry. Mrs. James b. Whaley, Mrs.
Edward J. Dashiell, Miss Carolyn
G. Hargis, and Miss Elizabeth Mock.
Subscriptions are voluntary, and any
one desiring to aid this worry cause
may do so by giving, or sending their
contribution to any of the above
named members.
Mr. Sewell T. Riley, of near Snow
Hill, has butchered two hogs, that
weighed over 1000 lbs, but the prize
hog this season was butchered this
week by Roy Ball, of Box Iron, the
big porker weighing 1902 lbs. He
also killed another weighing 454 lbs.
The larger one was years old, and
the other II months.
In an editorial today The Mes
senger gives some good advice to
those who "take water" from the
town. Look out, or you will have to
pay more than you now do.