Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1896-06-20
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MESSENGER true likeness of Rich
ara I. Waters, Esq, Of Baltimore,
for many years resident of Snow
Hill and still identified with her citi-
zens in business enterprises. Mr..
Waters is IS years of age and is the
oldest member of Ocean Lodge, No.
81, Independent Order of Odd Eel
lows of Snow Hill and was one of its
charter members. He left Snow Hill
in 1865 to take up his abode in Bal
timore and engage in the lumber
business more extensively than he had
been in Snow Hill. Here he had as
partners in the milling and lumber
business the late Iittleton X. Purnell
and William S. Moore and they did
good safe business, so that when Mr..
Waters took up his home in Baltimore
he had experience and fair start in
the business out of which he has since
amassed comfortable fortune. Mr..
Waters happy family is composed of
himself, wife, and four children, these
are Miss Mary f. Waters, Mrs. Mar.
garet NJ. Doughty, Mrs. Frederick
Steiff and Francis I. Waters, Esq.
The lumber firm of X. I. Waters Il
Son probably conduct the largest lum-
Der commission business OF any firm in
Baltimore and their New York Office
also handles big trade. Mr.. Waters
is also member Of the Surray Lum-
Der Co, the largest manufacturers
of lumber in the South He has
cottage at Rehohoth beach, Delaware,
where he has been spending the sum
mer for a number of years. He is
subscriber OF the MESSENGER and will
no doubt he greatly surprised to see a
likeness of himself and this sketch in
the MESSENGER to-day, rs it is the
work OF the editors of this paper with
out the knowledge of himself or any
members OF his family
The Hon John W. Crisfeld. who
was stricken with a partial stroke of
paralysis two years ago, but rallied
and has since been able TO 90 around
and attend 10 some business. was very
much indiSposed OH Wednesday and
Thursday last, and his family was
somewhat alarmed about him. The
latter part OF the week he was much
improved and apparently as well as
for some weeks past. Mr.. Crisfield is
one Of the oldest lawyers in this State.
He was born on the 9th OF November
1908, and AT his last birthday was 81
years OF age lie is an ex-member of
Congress and widely known. His
home is at Edge Hill, nice country
seat, just outside the corporate limits
of Princess Anne. Somerset HeruM.
The Kent county assessors, in order
to secure maximum and minimum
scale of values for different classes of
property TO be assessed, have arranged
printed schedule, which fixes the
value of property as follows /: First
grade, $40 per acre second grade,
S35; third grade, $50 fourth grade,
s25; fifth grade, $40 sixth grade,
SD; seventh grade, Sl2; eighth
grade, $40; ninth grade, 81 tenth
grade, So; eleventh grade, 50 80.
Lands adjacent TO towns and villages
for purposes other than agricultural,
from SIS to $500 per acre. Horses
and mules, common farm animals, from
one year up, s25. Licensed stations
and race horses, from 800 to $500
Cows, from $40 to $40. Young cattle,
sl2; hogs, 81 +; sheep. 50.
"Wednesday was big day at the
Maryland Agricultural College. II
being the occasion of the Annual Com
mencement Exercises. As usual,
wherever one is found, Worcester
boy has walked off with one of the first
prizes. In addition to having the
degree of Bachelor of Science conferred
upon him, Capt. Cyrus W. Dirckson
was awarded handsome sword for the
proficiency of his Company in competi.
tive drill. He is the Captain OF Go.
b., of the College military force.
Captain Dirickson is the son of DIR. f.
j. Dirckson Of Berlin and the grand
son of the late Cyrus w. Williams, for
whom he was named The MEssEN.
GER feels proud that Worcester boy
has again carried of the honors and
the editors extend to him their heartiest
congratulations.
The people Of Snow Hill, POGO
moke, and several other sections of the
county remember the little girls from
the Fresh Air Society, entertained by
them weel; or so last summer. and
how delighted these young people were
10 breath the country air and eat the
wholesome food they were given here
1t i, always Il pleasure TO write about
the work Of the Childrens Fresh Air
Society. This beautiful charity has
now been III operation in Baltimore
lily five wears and the work Is growing
marveouSly each year During these
five wears many neglected little ones"
have been taken from poverty stricken
homes, where vice abOunds and where
breath OF fresh air is almost unobtain-
able luxury, and have been transport
Ell 10 the midst of green fields to be
ministered To by kind and loving
friends. Another year the Fresh Air
Society Of Baltimore appeals to those
living in the country to take these
children into their homes for two
weeks, where they can have fresh mir
Tor their little lungs, good country
milk for their hungry little bodies,
new ideals Of living for their ready
little minds to see and perhaps try To
initiate, and love and kindness To make
+ happy memories in lives that have all
too few bright days The society pre-
fers to send the children in parties of
ten to sixty or more. Every expense
is paid by the society, the children are
provided with suitable clothing and
are pronounced free from contagious
diseases. No salaries are paid in the
Fresh Air work. Further informa
ton may be had by addressing the
Children's Fresh Air Society. III
! North Charles Street, Baltimore, Md.