Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-07-05


August the Rev Mr. CAN'T will hold a
service in st. Paul by the-Sea. each
Wednesday night at s o'clock. and
Zach Sunday morning at IL O'Clock.
These services are always very brief.
The Rector rarely exceeding fifteen
minutes in his sermons and addresses.
The services at St Paul's. Berlin. dur.
ing the months will be. morning prayer
and sermon at $50 O'Clock. Evening
prayer and sermon at o'clock. On
Sunday. July 9Th. another service will
be held at Old St Martins Church at
3. 80 p. m
One of the best public school teach
ers in the State is Prof. Charles +. Dry
den of this town, who has been the
principal of the Annapolis High School
for "a year or so. At meeting of the
State BOARD of Education presided over
by Governor Smith at Ocean City last
Tuesday MIR dryden was elected Vice
Principal III the State Normal School
No 2, at Fybstburg. with Mr. Edmund
d. Murdaf ghN s Principal The SIM
says the Annapolis High School under
the direction of Mr.. Dryden is one of
the best schools in the state.
Most of the Worcester lawyers are
attending the meeting of the State Bar
Association now in session at Ocean
City. Wicomico. Worcester. Somerset
and Dorchester, on the Eastern Shore.
are well represented, and among the
most distinguished visitors are: Judges
McSherry, Page. Pearce. and other
members of the Court of Appeals. Ocean
City certainly has been delightful
place for Maryland's legal talent this
week, and many of those in attendance
at the meetings of the Association de-
clared they were more favorably inn
pressed with this charming seaside re.
sort than ever.
Postmaster Farrow has employed
Miss Hazel Wilson to assist him and
Deputy Sturgis in the postoffice. This
is move in thy right direction. as the
Office has needed more force for some
time. Now. M. Farrow. see if you can.
not arrange 20 have the mail which
arrives herg every evening at s.35
opened an9 distributed. SO business
man may Nave an opportunity to send
an answer to correspondents by the
next morning mail. We are sure the
public will appreciate this service. and
in the end it will cause more business
to be done at this office and result i'm
the Postmaster's salary being increas.
ed. The more mails town has the
more progressive the town and the
more letters are written and received.
Capt. Edward p. Tyler, of Crisfield,
makes the following statement: Thou
sands of bushels of oysters are caught
every summer by the crabbers. There
are at least 1900 boats employed in
catching crabs. and these boats will
take one-half bushel of oysters per day
Allowing four working days to the
week and three months to the Grabbing
season. $4,000 bushels of oysters will be
taken. At an average of 30 cents per
bushel. these oysters can be valued at
$4,000. 1t is impossible for the State
fishery force to catch the violaters of
the law. as the oysters which are kept
in boxes, are thrown overheard ON the
approach of the police In consequence
of these depredations the oysters have
almost entirely disappeared from the
fats. where few years ago tongers
could maket good living all through
the winter. The catch of crabs. how
ever. OH these bottoms yield much
greater revenue to the boatmen. The
same number of boats through the crab.
bling season will make about $5OO,O0O.