Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1905-09-23

SeTNlCtS Nv the Cilon.
The party Of young people who
have been entertained by Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas p. Wharton, of Stockton, at
Ocean City at the cottage of Clayton j.
Purnell, ESQ, returned home Thursday.
Those in the party were Miss Sallie
Bishop, Misses Nora and Wilson Hargis,
Miss Bessie Purnell, and Mr.. T.. X.
Wilson, of Snow Hill. and Mr.. +. NJ.
Wharton. of Stockton.
Summer is about to leave us, but
autumn has its charms, winter its fun
and frolic, and gentle spring, with its
bursting buds and sweet flowers will
come again in good time. Buckwheat
cakes and sausage will soon appear on
the breakfast table, and the incentive
to rise early will be enhanced. We
should be thankful that every season
brings new inducements to live.
DIR. Paul Jones attended the semi
annual meeting of the Medical and
Chirurgical Faculty which was held at
Deer Park, this week. DIR. Jones is
member of the House of Delegates re-
presenting the Medical Society of Wor-
cester county, and also one of the Coun-
cilmen of that body, having been elected
to the same by the physicians of the
state at the last meeting in Baltimore.
Mr.. Bennum II. Sharpley, of Stock
ton, captain of the four masted schooner
Li:.ie ". Parsons, was in Snow Hill
Tuesday on business matters. This is
Capt. Sharpley's first visit to Snow Hill
since last April, since which time he
has made several trips between the
Florida coast and New York. The
Li::n ". Pdrsons is owned by a syndi-
cate composed of Worcester county
capitalists.
~ Messrs. w. =. Pusey and Son. of
Snow Hill and Princess Anne, who have
the contract to build the new Court
House at Princess Anne, are going
ahead rapidly with the work. The col
umns for the p0rtico, upon which stone
masons have been at work for several
weeks, are about ready to be placed IN
position. The carpenters have nearly
completed their work. very little being
left to be done besides hanging doors
and sash. The building is credit to
the contractors and the commission who
have had charge of its construction.
The County Commissioners of Caro-
line County have decided to build two
miles of permanent road with the assis-
lance of State aid. The first mile will
begin at Greensboro's town limits and
extend toward Oakland. The second
mile will begin at fredericksburg and ex-
tend toward Houston's Branch. The
roads will be nine feet wide and of shell
construction. the shells to be not less
than one foot deep. Road Engineer
Uhler will make the survey and the
State Board will prepare the speciIica-
tons at once.
Although it is true that the farmers
of this Peninsula have had few peaches
this year, yet the fact remains that the
people of the Peninsula are the best fed
people in the world. No other country in
the world can furnish its own crabs. fish,
oysters, CLAIMS for break fast and its corn,
beans. and meats for dinner, as well rs
its many different fruits for supper, to
say nothing of watermelons, canta-
l0upes. ETC., for desserts. We may not
be the richest people on earth, but we
live the most sumptuously.
Mr.. James w. Gordy, who lives
over the river in lndiantown. has a
turkey hen which is establishing great
record as layer. In the spring this
turkey laid nineteen eggs, from which
nineteen turkeys were Matched. The
turkey began to lay again early in July.
since which time she has laid sixty six
eggs, and is still laying. BY the time
this weeks paper is in the hands of our
subscribers the sum total of the num-
Der of eggs laid should exceed seventy.
as this turkey story was told to us on
Monday.
Almost every week we receive
complaints from subscribers in the
county stating that they do not receive
their MESSENGER promptly. Some do
not receive it at all. while it reaches
other places three or four days after
the day Of publication. We wish to
state to these subscribers that the
DEMOCRATIC MESSENGER is mailed to
each subscriber every Friday afternoon.
and that every package is securely tied.
and plainly marked with printed
address. Whenever a package of pa
pers is not received promptly at post
office in the county. the delay has been
caused in transmission. and not on ac-
count of any dereliction in the MEssfS-,
GER office.
Col. and Mrs. Arthur ID. Foster.
of Baltimore, arrived Friday night jim
Snow Hill where they are guests at
the home of her parents. Ex-Gov. ;and
Mrs. John Walter Smith. Mrs. Foster
has been absent from Maryland since
the middle of April. the greater part
of which time has been spent in the
Adirondack Mountains in New York
state. The last six weeks. however,
Col and Mrs. Foster spent in Canada,
where they were guests at club house
situated on a hunting reservation of
rs. 900 acres in thesProvince of Quebec.
belonging to the Canadian Government.
They were accorded special favors and
privileges, and spent very enjoyable
six weeks in hunting, fishing and other
out door amusements and recreatlons.