Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-04-05
The report of the State Board of Ed


ucation through its secretary. Prof. +.
b. Prettyman, presents some figures of
interest in relation tn the public schools
of Maryland. OF children between five
and twenty years the census of 1900
showed that there were $40, 1872, and this
report states that 22i ,O04 of these were
pupils in 2535 schools in Baltimore or
counties. In the city. where there were
1905 minors of school age, there were
-, 659 pupils; in the counties. l44.345.
This total. however. does not compare
so favorable with the average daily at
tendance. "a .i03 in Baltimore and 81 l2
III the counties-135.5l5 in all-and
Prof NJ. Bates Stephens, State Super
intendent OF Public Education. discuss.
es the discrepancy in his annual report
contained in the volume. and favors q
compulsory educational law.
-Gunby Presbyterian church. Stock
ton, has recently been improved, until
it looks like new edifice. Metal CELL
ing and walls. with pale blue and old
rose tints, add materially to the attract,
iveness, while the window at the back
of the pulpit, which is a memorial to
the former pastor. Rev. VIM. Swan, is
indeed thing of beauty. The new pews
were put in place last week They are
of dark oak with "a fine polish. and are
deep seated, with comfortable back,
so the worshiper can sit at ease while
taking part i'll the service. The outside
of the church has not been neglected
and is respondent in new coat of
paint-hght drab with white trimmings
which harmonizes with the surround
ings of green trees. The work of reno
waiting was done at cost of about fif.
teen hundred dollars The ladies of the
church have furnished handsome car.
pet, which covers the entire floor The
pastor, Rev. Joseph B. North, feels justly
proud of the efforts which his people
have put forth in behalf of the church
Captain William +. Rownds COM
mander of the schooner Minnie War
field arrived here with his vessel Sun
day. The boat was loaded with lumber
for Smith, Moore & Co.. and did not
get to her wharf until Monday morning.
Captain Rownds reports that he saw an
immense whale in Pocomoke sound last
Friday. The whale was first sighted
opposite Watts Island about 1 o'clock
Friday afternoon. and the Captain says
when he first saw it, he thought it was
a large vessel bottom side up. but the
whale began TO spout and he at once
recognized that he was in sight of a
whale of large size, from 40 to 30 feet i'll
length. The Warfield was within a
hundred yards of the mammoth fish and
Captain Rownds and his crew saw it
come up to spout five times within an
hour. The crew. composed of colored
men. were very much frightened for
fear the whale would come up under
the vessel and throw them all into the
sea. Captain Rownds is "a reliable. sober
man. and does not see sea serpents. he
has been in the Chesapeake bay trade
for % years. and says he has seen sew.
eral whales in the bay, but never one in
Pocomoke sound before the one he saw
last Friday. Whales seen in the bay
never get higher up than Wolf Trap
Light, about % miles above the Capes.
while tins one in the sound was over 10
miles above the Capes aud was going in
that direction.