Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1905-07-29

There is a good crop of peaches in
Western Maryland. but the product of
the Eastern Shore and Delaware will be
very slight indeed. There were few
peaches on some of the trees on the
peninsula, but the June drop took many
of them off. Peaches in car lots will
not be seen hereabout this season.
Will Hudson, colored, was run over
by wagon partially loaded with lum-
Der Tuesday morning at the mill of Mr..
William Truitt in Indiantown neighbor-
hood. The wheel passed over his body,
breaking the seventh and eighth ribs.
Hudson was brought to Snow Hill where
his wounds were dressed by DIR. John
L. Riley.
Eight years ago the Maryiander and
the Somerset Herald, two newspapers
published in Princess Anne, were con-
solidated and have since been published
as the Mdryidnder and Herald. The
consolidation was a good move and the
Ndryidnder and Herald is good news
paper-one of our best exchanges. We
congratulate the owners, Fontaine &
Dashield, on their success and wish
them many more prosperous years.
A volunteer fire brigade has been
organized at Ocean City by Mr.. David
Moore, of Washington, now staying at
the Atlantic Hotel Mr.. Moore has
been elected chief. Mr.. Moore says he
will establish three stations along the
boardwalk. Last Wednesday the COM
pany which has 30 enrolled volunteers.
gave its first drill in their new uniforms
and with the small engine which has re-
Gently been purchased. Last week a
small fire on the lower boardwalk was
effectively extinguished by the brigade
with buckets.
DIR. w. X. Elliott, graduate of the
College of Physicians and Surgeons,
for the practice of his profession, and
has his Office for the present in the Odd
Fellows Building, pending the repairing
of the room under the MESSENGER office
formerly used for the Post Office. DIR.
Elliott and wife are boarding at the re-
sidence of James r. Purnell, ESQ.,, DIR.
Elliott, who is a native of Baltimore.
comes here from Vienna, Dorchester
County. where he has been practicing
for two years.
"A mortgage for $500, 900 has been
left at the Office of recorder of deeds,
for Kent County, DEL, to be placed on
record. 1t is given by President Harry
A. Richardson of the Diamond State
Telephone Company, and Secretary
Winfield S. Piersal, of the same Com
pany to the West End Trust Company, of
Philadelphia. The mortgage is the
company's fulfillment of a covenant of
merger made with the Bell Telephone
interests just before President Richard
sons departure for his vacation in Cana
da. The mortgage covers all the poles.
wire, instruments and equipment of the
local company. which will now operate
more extensively as part of the Bell
system.
The midsummer season at Ocean
City is now on. A large number of
permanent guests and cottagers are at
the seashore, and every Saturday brings
crowds who remain over Sunday.
Thursdays are the large excursion days,
and every one so far has outdone the
proceeding one. From the general in
dications this season promises to be one
of the best in the history of Ocean City.
There are plenty of diversions for the
young people. Dancing is most popular
now, and every night the Plimhimmon
and Atlantic have their bathrooms well
filled with the happy old folks as well
as the young. Sailing parties are much
in vogue. Fishing on the bay will soon
start Several fiocks of birds have
been seen, but cunning will not be good
for week or two yet.
The Wilmington Business School,
of Wilmington. Delaware, is making
preparation for the new term to begin
September 4th. The staff, organiza-
ton, equipment. and grade of the work
of this school place it among the fore
most business training schools in the
country. Mr.. w. H. Beacon. the prin-
cipal and founder, has national repu-
tation as business educator, and it has
been his pride and pleasure to make
this school model one in every respect.
It's home reputation. together with the
wide patronage it has attracted, the
prestige enjoyed by its graduates, and
the success which they are attaining
prove that this is no ordinary school.
A number of our young people are
graduates of the Wilmington Business
School, and several more from this
vicinity expect to enter the coming fall.