Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1905-08-26

! Herbert Mills, young farmer living
near P0comoke City. died "Wednesday
Ti1orning in the Salisbury Hospital. about
eight. hours after AN operation had been
performed on him for appendicitis. lie
was first taken i'll Saturday night, and
the advanced state of the disease be-
fore the operation was made is given as
the primary cause of his death. He was
taken from Pocomoke City to Salisbury
on the train Tuesday night, and never
rallied after the operation. He leaves
widow and two children.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Appleton Hoi,
fecker, Of Smyrna, and Mr.. and Mrs
II. G. Moore, of Philadelphia, sper
several days of this week in Snow II .
at the Hotel Purnell. The ladies', whosn
maiden name was Waters, are formel
residents Of Worcester County, having
resided on what is known as the ''Old
Clayville Farm" over the river for a
number of years. This is their first
visit to Snow Hill for more than twenty
years. and the entire party expressed
themselves as delighted with Snow Hill
and the surrounding country.
DR.. Thomas Parramore, of Hamp-
ton, Virginia. has been in Snow Hill this
week on visit to his old friends. DIR.
Parramore practiced dentistry in Snow
Hill more than twenty five years ago,
and this is his first visit here in fifteen
years. He notes many changes in the
old town, but finds the citizens the same
hospitable and friendly people they were
thirty years ago. He spent Wednes-
day night with DIR. Paul Jones, and the
two doctors, who had been cronies in
their young days, INDUCED in pleasant
"reminiscences until two O'Clock in the
morning.
The County Commissioners in re-
gular session Tuesday were prepared to
receive bids for the construction Of two
miles of stone road, under the provis-
ions of the Shoemaker Road Law, pass
cd by the last Legislature. Several
parties figured on the plans and specif-
cations with the intention of submitting
bids, but their figures were so high that
they did not submit them to- the Com
missioners. The plans and specifica-
tons, as made out by the Highway
Division. were on more elaborate
and expensive scale than the Commits
sioners felt justified in expanding on a
mile road, consequently no action was
taken by them.
-Oystermen at Franklin City consider
the oyster prospect poor for the coming
season. 1t is freely asserted there that
the clammers are making more clear
money than the oystermen. as they are
under comparatively no expense and
can pick up one Thousand or more clans
per man any good day. II is said one
''crack "clammer on Chincoteague makes
as high as ten or twelve dollars day.
Every fair day this summer has found
the shoals of Chincoteague bay fairly
alive with small boats, a clammer wading
alongside of every one of them feeling
out the clans on the bottom with his
bare feet as he wades around in water
up to his breast, and submerging him
self every time he strikes nest of
clans. Sometimes he comes up with
only single clam; again he will strike
a pocket of them and gather in a dozen
or two dozen. To stranger it looks
like funny business" but it's awfully
tiresome, and rather damp work for a
and he certainly earns his
money no matter if il is ten plunks a
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. l.. Venable, Mr..
Charles Venable and Mr.. Grover VIII
liams. of washington. ID. c.. and Mr..
and Mrs. G. T.. Vincent and daughter.
Miss Beulah. spent the better part of
the past two weeks at the Franklin
CITY Hotel. where Mr.. and Mrs. Chap
man catered to them very satisfactorily.
The party was on the bay fishing every
week day. and under the guidance of