Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-12-27

OF merchandise Dy the nrst DAY OF Jan
nary, 1908. A great many articles ]
have put at cost, others below cost.
Those desiring to purchase bargains
better come at once. My stock con.
sists of clothing, shoes. hats, dry goods,
harness. etc. If you haven't the cash
1 will take corn. poultry or eggs. or
bring me good note and it will be o.
K.-L. A. Hall. Powellville. Md.
Mr.. l.. L. Dirickson, one of the
leading financiers of the Peninsula,
president of the Commercial National
Bank, Snow Hill: The Parksley Nation
al Bank, The L. l.. Erickson Banking
Co., Chincoteague; The l.. l.. Dirick-
son Bank. Berlin. and organizer of the
North East National Bank, and ether
commercial enterprises. entertained the
cashiers of the banks with which he is
connected on Christmas day. On ac'
count of the quarantine Mr.. William f.
Bratten of the Commercial National
could not attend.
MIR. George T. Mapp. of Keller. in
Lower Accomac. (Va..) on Tuesday
killed two hogs whose aggregate dressed
weight. perhaps, has never been
eaualed in America. The two, 3-year.
old hogs, weighed nearly 1000 pounds
They are the progeny of a swamp rootel
and Poland China. One, known as the
marrow hog" was feet 3 inches
long, feet 3 inches in circumference
and weighed ,065 pounds and 3 ounces
The one known as the "broad hog
was Z feet 6 inches long. Z feet 6 inches
in circumference and weighed oil
pounds and 3 ounces.
An effort is being made to have the
historic sites in the Naval Academy
suitably marked. Among these places
are the camp of General Lafayette; the
site of the burning Of the Peggy Stew.
art the home of Daniel Dulany. the
man who is believed to have given Pitt
his arguments to defend America in
1865 on the repeal of the first Stamp
Act the official residence of Thomas
Johnson, who nominated General Wash
ington to be commander of the cont.
mental armies. and the site of revolu.
tionary Notifications. with other inter
esting historic places.
Among the young ladies and gen.
tlemen who have been attending school
at various colleges and Institutes and
who are spending their Christmas holt
days with their parents in Snow Hill,
are the following Misses Nora Hargis
from Washington. ID. O. Martha Powell
from Washington College. Mary Town
send, Business School. Wilmington. A.
d. Irwin, Jr., and John P. Moore, Jr.,
from Pennsylvania Military College,
Chester. Pa, Glen Sturgis. NJ. A. G.
College Park. Stephen Mason, Business
School Wilmington, William J. Ayde-
lotte, of Western Maryland College,
Miss Lulu Price, st. Mary's Seminary.
The New Hampshire Constitutional
Convention has adopted an amendment
providing that no one who is not now
voter shall in future vote or hold
office in that State unless he is able to
read and write in the English language.
There was no howl from New England
because of this act of disfranchisement
on the part of New Hampshire, but
when the Southern States amend their
constitutions in order to disfranchise a
lot of ignorant colored voters. who know
nothing whatever, and care less. about
our institutions and their administra
ton, then the New England press raise
a universal howl. If it is wrong for the
Southern States to enact such franchise
provisions. it is also wrong for the New
England States.
Here is information that will prove
very interesting to farmers and house
holders in town and county. The Mary
land Bureau of Statistics, IL St. Paul
street, Baltimore. of which Mr.. Thomas
A. Smith is chief. is doing an important
work for the farmers and householders
of this State by supplying help through
the free employment agency. which is
in successful operation. All needed to
be done is to write to the Bureau, giving
full details as to wages to be paid work
to be done, and other information which
should properly be given to an employee
Mr.. Smith furnishes blanks. and by
using them the possibility of mistake is
avoided. No fee is accepted from the
employer or employee. 1t is believed
that the Bureau will IN few years be
awaited of by hundreds of people who
are not now acquainted with its work
ings, and that it will in great measure
solve the very important labor problem.
which for years has vexed farmers and
others.
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