Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1905-02-04

Tru1t. grapes, apples ana oranges are
produced without sedan W. I'll. Skill
man. president of the New Jersey Hor
ticultural Society, has declared that the
time is not far distant when seedless
fruits will be common.
Read every page of the MESSENGER
this week. You will find interesting
matter on all of them. Remember, that
every page of the MESSENGER is all home
print and there is no stereotyped method
of make up. You are as apt to find the
best article on one page as another. Read
them all and you will not miss anything
that you should know.
BY the timely discovery of fire in
his summer kitchen. Sunday afternoon,
Mr.. l.. Hastings prevented what might
have been a serious confiagration. Some
smouldering coal ashes that had been
placed in a barrel the day before, had
ignited. and when discovered by Mr..
Hastings. were blazing at fierce rate.
Mr.. Hastings extinguished the flames
with a few bucketfuls of water.
Snow Hill people have been enjoy
ing the best sleiging this week they
have had for years Quite a number of
made their appearance. The boulevard
Snow Hill has several miles of such
streets she will be in the foremost rank
of county towns as far as the matter of
good streets is concerned.
Miss Hettie A. West and Mr. Ernest
c. West were married Wednesday after
noon ut five O'Clock at the residence of
theNbride's brother. Mr.. Frank West. in
Coulhourn's district. by Rev. Avery
Dahovau of Snow HILL The bride is
daughter of Mrs Burton West, aud the
groom is a son of Mr.. John West Mr..
and Mrs. West will reside at the George
Gordy place in Coulbourn's district.
The funeral of Mr.. Henry Balch
Henderson took place Sunday afternoon
at his late residence. 40 West Lafayette
Avenue, Baltimore. Mr.. Henderson was
aNnative of Pocomoke CITY, having been
born there 20 years ago. For number
of years he was engaged in mercantile
pursuits in Pocomke City, but retired
from active business life in 1887. aud
moved TO Baltimore. Messrs E. S. Har-
gis. 5 j. Twilley and Thomas Steven.
son. of Pocomoke City, married nieces
of the deceased.
John William Fariow. ex-Sheriff of
Wicomico county. of Parsons Election
District, died suddenly at his home Sun
day afternoon. of Bright's disease, aged
80 years. He was elected Sheriff of
Wicomico county IN 1898. and served as
Sheriff and Collector of Taxes for the
entire county for two years. He leaves
widow and five children. Mr. Farlow
was brother of the late Mrs Stephen
l.. Purnell, of Snow HILL He leaves an
estate valued at about S20.000. He had
always been a prominent Democratic
worker.
Mrs Edna Station Whaley, Misses
Ida Clayville, Lizzie Richardson,
Helen Townsend, Mamie Parsons. Lille
Howard, and Professors Ward and Kelly
gave Miss Julia Bratten, their fellow
teacher In the Snow Hill High School,
surprise party last Saturday evening
Armed with chatting dish and all the in
gradients for Welsh rarebit, and with
bundles of other good things to eat, the
visitors made their appearance at the
home of Miss Bratten about o'clock,
marched right in and took charge of the
place. 1t is needless to say. they spent
an enjoyable evening.
Thursday was grounding day, and
according to an old tradition the little
fellow. after being in winter quarters
all the winter. was to emerge, and if he
saw his shadow he would return and
remain for six weeks, as he would know
that there would be six weeks more of
winter weather; but if he did not see
his shadow he would remain ont, which
would indicate that the back bone of
winter was broken. and better weather
might be looked for. The general i'm
preston was that the hog would leave
his burrow at noon, and if he came out
at l2 o'clock he probably saw his
shadow. as the sun was shining bright
~ at that time.
Mr.. Gordon b. Jones has had bad
luck with his advertised sale of live
stock and farming utensils. The sale
was to have been held last week, but p
big snow storm prevented. Then il
was set for Wednesday of this week,
but another snow storm made it neces-
sary to postpone the sale again. Mr..
Jones has set next Wednesday February
ctu, lOt ttiC tituC, IL iiC 10 ilOt dSdll COu-
fronted with impossible conditions.
This, as has been stated before in these
columns. is the biggest sale held in
Worcester county for many years, and
many persons desire to attend it. Mr..
Jones desires to have them present, and
it is useless for him to attempt to sell
the immense amount of stuff he has ad-
vertised. on a bad day. Don't forget
the day-next Wednesday-if the
weather permits. II the weather is bad
the sale will again be postponed until
the following Wednesday.
"A number of the friends of Mr.. and
Mrs. }. Edward White gathered at their
home Tuesday night. January 3lst, to
celebrate. in an informal manner. their
tenth wedding anniversary. The ladi 5
arrived early in the evening, carrying
with them a varied assortment of gifts
in TIM They also presented beautiful
India Ghina punch bowl to their hostess.
The gentlemen arrived shortly after
nine o'clock. aud were in time for some
of the fun. Those present were, Mr..
and Mrs. Marion T. Hargis. DIR. and
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