Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-07-19

Monday. Mr.. Butler was good Chris
tan and was honest and upright in all
his actions. His remains were taken to
Baltimore for interment.
From bulletin issued by the United
States Census on the canning industry
in the country i'll 1900. it appears that
in the canning of oysters and vege
tables. Maryland easily leads all others.
while in the canning of fruit she is sec.
ond only to California. The number OF
her residents nployed in the packing
houses is larger than that of any other
State.
On account of the scarcity of hay a
number of farmers of Queen Anne S
County, Md, are sowing black cow
peas. These are said to yield abund-
antly, and hores and cattle thrive
splendidly upon the yield. which is both
hay and grain. In some parts of Dor.
chester county the farmers depend al
most entirely upon the peas for their
provender.
Tomato packers in Worcester are
getting ready to put their canneries in
operation, and expect busy season
The acreage in tomatoes is the largest
for several years. A few of the pack
ers have sold their output for this sea
son at prices raging from - to 81 cents
a dozen. but the majority have not sold
for future delivery, believing that
prices will be higher next year.
-Tilghmau, the photographer. is now
in Snow Hill located in Selby's gallery
for this month only, where he is pre-.
pared to make pictures in all sizes and
styles. true to life and artistic in finish.
at all prices from 2S pictures for % cts
to $500 per dozen. Life size crayons
nicely framed, complete only 81 IS each.
Give me a call and | will guarantee to
please you in all cases or no pay.
A party of young ladies, chareroned
by Miss Elizabeth Richardson. went to
the bay in Campbell's wagon Tuesday
afternoon and had a very enjoyable
time. returning home about 1890 in
the evening. The party was composed
of Misses Viola Smith, Lula Price, Edna
Mclaughlin. Eloise Purnell. Helen
Clark. Beulah Vincent. Nora Hargis,
Whsle Hargis. and Ada Purnell.
The movement which was started
about two years ago for the various
Methodist Episcopal Churches in this,
the Wilmington NJ. +. Conference,
to raise $27 900. with which to pay off
the debt on the Conference Academy at
Dover, Del, has been quite successful
The debt has been reduced to $4,000.
and during the present conference year
is expected to be still further reduced.
in inclement weather the man who
exposes himself bids for severe cold in
the head, and usually gets it. And the
cold neglected or improperly treated
becomes nasal catarrh, disease as OBJ
stinate as il Is offensive. Don't waste
time with medicines" that dry and ir.
ritate the membranes, but cure yourself
speedily withEly Cream Balm, the recog-
nized specific for catarrh. Price 30 cts
Sold by druggists and by Ely Brothers,
56 Warren st, n. Y.
William Hughes, colored, was ar.
rested in Pocomoke City last Saturday
for stealing three watches and pair of
pants. X would probably have gotten
away with his J-,,,tr ...'-h,uts hl4ng De
tected, but Moses Finkelstein, from
whose store h stole the articles, was
such ali easy mark for William, that he
TO make another haul, when
he was caught in the act and was turn
ed over to Constable Hearthway for
safe keeping until Court.
Adj. Gen. John S. Saunders has de.
to send the First Maryland
Regiment into camp at Queenstown
again this year. The date of the en-
has not yet been fixed. The
First Regiment consists of nine COM
panies, averaging about fifty men each.
The companies are scattered in towns
throughout the State, and they never
get together at the biennial brigade Ell.
The members of Co. l, of
are looking forward with
much pleasure to their visit TO Queens.
town. lIiconico .Nc,rs.
Monday evening the young people
gave an informal dance in Collins Hall
in honor of the visitors of our town. AS
the evening was pleasant, the affair was
a most ENJOYABLE one, dancing being in
iulged in till late hour. Among the
visitors were the following: Misses
Sadie Davis. Helen Clark, Katie Frank.
lin and Ethel Elmer, of Baltimore; Lou
Use Reynolds. Middletown. Del Miss
Hannibal. Mo-; Miss Bessie
Long and Miss Softer, Philadelphia: Miss
Edelen. Washington, d. O., and Mr..
J. Perry Wood, Pennsylvania.
Mrs. Martha G. Timmons died at
her home in Snow Hill last Monday
night. Mrs Timmons has been failing
in health for several years, and since
the death, Of her husband. the late Capt
w. L. TiIhmons, i'll March of the pres
snt year, Nher decline has been very
rapid. Mrs Timmons was the eldest
daughter of the late James Collins, and
Mrs. Margaret ID. Collins. who survives
her. She was also sister of j. j. Col
Inns, Thos. III. Collins, Oliver ID. Collins
and Mrs. John d. White Funeral serv
ces were conducted at All Hallows p.
Z. Church, by Rev. Mr.. Butler, at )
J'clock Wednesday afternoon.
Maryland now occupies the second
place among the peach-producing
states. Maryland. Delaware, New Jer-
sey and Georgia, was the order of pre-
cedence 10 years ago. At that time
Kent alone had 100000 trees and re-
luired 20 boats daily to market the
peach crop. The yellows and San Jose
scale have combined To rob this section
Of its former glory in the matter of
peach production Georgia has Largely
increased its number of peach trees.
while in the other States there has
been a decrease, the figures reported
last year being: Georgia, 1860. 900
Maryland, 4,0l5, 900; New Jersey, ,, 100,-
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