Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1905-08-12

The directors of the Peninsula
General Hospital. at Salisbury, are con
sldering the question of building al
annex for nurses at cost of $1,000. /
is stated that building TO accommodate
ID nurses is necessary. In connection
with the institution is a training schoo
for nurses.
Among the attractions at the POGO
moke Fair this year will be an exhibit
of fifteen ostriches: and two Of thes,
will be driven to four wheel vehicl,
upon the track. To see these rare bird
and their performance in harness vii
be worth the price to the fair. and ma,
be the only opportunity you will evel
have to see them.
We were agreeably surprised a
the increased attendance at class meet
ing on Sunday morning last. II wa!
truly good to be there. Our subject foi
tomorrow Sunday. will be prayer,
and the talk will be by brother Eaton
Come out and hear what prayer hai
done for others. and tell us what il ha.
done for you. j. 7. Taylor. Leader.
To facilitate more accurate hand
ling of mail by rural free delivery car.
riers the Postofiice Department is ar
ranging for the numbering of rura
boxes. The delivering Of ordinary mai
matter of all classes addressed to boxe.
by number alone will be authorized the
same as is now permitted in the case OF
postoffice boxes, so long as an improper
"a M nj fftt htse 70 f.aI
Mr. Arthur Carmean, of near thi,
place, and Miss Addie Johnson. o.
Smithfeld, North Carolina, were mar.
ried at her home last Wednesday morn
ing, Aug End. at $50 o'clock. The,
Immediately boarded the north bount
travelling they arrived in Snow Hill. an,
are now spending few days with tn,
groom's parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Elijal
Carmean.
The official copy of the two propos
ed amendments to the State Constitu
ton. embodied in the proclamation o.
Governor Wariield advertising thei
provisions for the instruction of voters
will appear in every issue of the DEMO
CRATIC MESSENGER before election
The first embraces what is known as the
Franchise Amendment. and the other i.
known AS the Road Amendment. Rea,
their provisions carefully.
Persons having valuable horses
should be particularly careful at this
time of the year to feed new grain spar.
ingly, or mixed with old. New grain
is sure to produce digestive trouble il
fed in quantity. Some experienced
horsemen claim that they get no bad re
suits il bran is mixed with each feed oil
new grain. Hard worked animals ar,
even apt to go wrong with these pre-.
cautions taken.
Our thanks are due Messrs. J. G.
Harrison 4 Sons, of Berlin, for sample
of their celebrated Ray peach. The
Ray, which is of recent introduction. is
very handsome peach. good yielder.
and an excellent shipper. The peach
is of good size and has delicious flavor.
Notwithstanding the fact that the peach
crop was failure on the peninsula this
year, the Ray showed sufficient hard
mess of bud to produce some few
peaches, where others were killed.
The Worcester Steamboat Compan,
will run daily excursions between Snow
Hill and Pocomoke City next week. or
account of the Pocomoke Fair. The
steamer Mabel will leave Snow Hill al
: O'Clock. a. M, and returning vii
leave Pocomoke City at $50 o'clock, p.
m. Fare for round trip, IS cents. Ar.
engagements have been made whereby
we can carry safely and comfortably
$50 passengers. There will be plenty
of room for all. Worcester Steamboat
Company.
Ned Harrington, the popular bag.
gage-master of the ID. NJ. & V. X. R., be,
tween Harrington and Franklin City. is
the possess or of a most extraordinary
rooster. serving in the capacity of alarm
clock as well as pnfer .fdmiIids. IT.
main spring never gets out of order and
it is self winder. Ned has "a sigma
code by which he informs Mr.. Rooster
as to the time he desires to get up il
the morning. If he hangs one black
sock out the back window at night be-
fore retiring, Mr.. Rooster sets up q
lusty Growing at five o'clock sharp: il
Ned is off duty and does not wish to b.
aroused until Z o'clock. he hangs out
two black socks and promptly at sever
his rooster sounds the alarm. Wher
Ned hangs out white undershirt tn,
rooster understands that his master ha.
been up all night giving the baby pare
goric and is not to be disturbed until Il
o'clock a. M, just so he can go OF
duty in time to make the noon train
Mine host Chapman. however, of tn,
Franklin City Hotel. has a rooster which
makes Ned's look like three cents, wher
il comes to volume Of sound.