Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-10-17
NEWS NOTES.
Good Outlook for Oysters
The Shortage in the Pear
Crop Causes a Brisk De-
mand and Good Prices.

TIC OlOI tdSC III lhS Soi
Crop Causes a Brisk De-
mand and Good Prices.
The Asbury shirt factory at Law
sonia, Somerset county. was destroyed
by fire last Saturday night. The loss is
SIS, 900, IN which there is an insurance
of $1,000. The factory had been run.
ming regularly for the past five years
and gave employment to many persons.
Some Virginia oystermen have been
visiting the Texas oyster grounds. The
railroads have been booming this inter
est. Those gentlemen investigated the
possibility of the oyster culture in this
locality, but. as the laws are very lax in
protecting the planters. decided that
the time had not yet come for the de.
velopment of the industry in those
parts.
Thomas w. Prettyman. who resides
in South Milford, can claim the dis.
tinction of being the best pumpkin
grower in the State. He has three vines
that have yielded this season 10 pump
kins. weighing from 25 to IS lbs. each
1t is believed that this is the largest
yield known in the State.
The Fishing Gazette, doubtless the
best authority on the fishing industry
and the culture of oysters, informs us
that the outlook for successful season
is now more assured than ever. Reports
from all over the oyster area shows the
stock to be the best and the market very
promising. At Chincoteague, the oys
tiers do not market so soon in the season.
Our turn will come later, and we hope
to furnish a salt oyster that cannot be
excelled. when in good condition. Oul
shocking houses are getting in shape
Mr.. Charles Babbitt has made extensive
improvements, and has in many respects
the finest plant along the Peninsula
The Oysterman.
Harold Dennis, - years old, son OF
Henry Dennis, of Crisfield, while riding
down Main street on bicycle Saturday
night ran into the shaft of small hand
cart. which was standing opposite the
Diamond State Telephone office, the
shaft piercing his stomach to depth Of
five inches. DR.. E. Collins, was sum
moned, and thinks he will recover.
Secretary Wesley Webb, of the State
Board of Agriculture and Bureau Of
immigration, has received $4,000 de.
scriptive maps of Delaware, of which
1000 are printed in German. These will
be distributed in Germany, and it is
hoped by the Board that large number
of German immigrants will come to
Delaware. Ten thousand maps are
printed in English. They will be dis
tributed throughout the United States
and Canada.
Many buyers are now in Kent and
Queen Anne counties hunting fol
Keiffer pears, and they are paying
good for them. Charles w. Kibler, w
H. Lambert, Jr., Stewart & Co., AND
Marcus Ascher are buying up the fruit
by the orchard. One farmer neal
Ohestertown cleared twenty seven cents
per basket from the pears he picked
from the ground, while those gathered
from the trees cleared him thirty five
cents. The highest price yet offered TO,
the whole orchard was twenty five
cents per basket, tine buyer to take all
little and big. These high prices fol-
pears are owing to the fact that the
crop is almost failure. Heretofore the
Keiffer pear crop has Melted farmers
thousands of dollars, being close com.
petitor of the peach, and last year far
SURPRISING 1t as proflt-maker.
Cha mberlain's Cough Remedy
No one who is acquainted with its
good qualities can be surprised at the
great popularity of Chamberlain s
Cough Remedy. 1t not only cures colds
and grip effectually and permanently
but prevents these diseases from result.
ing in pneumonia. 1t is also a certain
cure for Group. Whooping cough is no,
dangerous when this remedy is given
1t contains no opium or other harmful
substance and may be given as confident
ly to baby as to an adult. 1t is also
pleasant to take. When all of these
facts are taken into consideration it is
not surprising that people of foreign
lands, as well as at home, esteem this
remedy very highly and very few are
willing to take any other after having
once used it, For sale by P. D. Getting.
ham & Co.
Out of a total of 200 sheep recently
purchased by Kent County dealer
from Western States, 100 have died