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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1905-12-23
Bon IRON.

Mr.. Charles Loughran. visited friends
and relatives in Pittsburg last week.
The members of the Ladies Aid. were
entertained at the home of Mrs. +. d.
Truitt. last Tuesday evening.
The teachers of our Public School are
preparing to hold an entertainment con-
sisting Of recitations dialogues. panto-
mines and music, in Corners NJ. +.
Church next Wednesday evening. Dee.
q. All are cordially invited to be pres
ent. The entertainment will be follow
ed by treat for the children. Should
the weather be unfavorable on Wednes-
day evening. it will be held the following
evening.
Mr.. Adolphus Short. of Millsboro. was
a visitor to our little village last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. +. Brimer visited
Spence last Sunday.
Miss Alice Short, of Georgetown.
who has been visiting Miss Estelle
Truitt. returned to her home last Sat
urday.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1905-12-23
CEDARTOWN.

Special meetings, which have been in
progress at our Church for several
weeks, have closed. Much good was
accomplished. The earnest appeals of
the pastor here borne abundant fruit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sydney Townsend, of
Pocomoke City, spent few days here
last week with Mrs. Townsend's broth
er, Mr.. Thomas Trader.
Mr.. II. l.. Hastings. of Delmar, Del. /.
who has been buying holly here, shipped
several car loads last week to Canada.
Mrs. George Mount and little son.
Randolph, who have been visiting rela-
tives in Pocomoke, have returned home.
Miss Leora Lekirtts, of Snow Hill.
spent several days with friends here
during the revival meetings.
Mr.. c. C. Ellis has improved his resi-
dence bv new coat of paint.
Mr.. George w. Mount, of Cape
Charles, Va, spent last Sunday at the
home Of Mrs. Stephen Gray.
Mrs. Eugene Mumford. of Snow Hill.
was the welcome guest of her son, Mr..
William Mumford. last week.
Mrs. f. J. Driscoll. of Wilmington.
stopped with friends in town a few
days on her way to Norfolk.
Our sportsmen are anticipating lots of
fun during the holiday foxs hunting.
Mr.. William Powell visited Ironshire
last Sunday.
There will be preaching here next
Sunday afternoon christmas Eve) at
$50 O'Clock by the pastor, Rev. l.. X.
Janney. All are cordially invited to at
tend these services.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1905-12-23
STOCKTON.

Rev. Mr.. Nutter spent part of this
week with friends in Hurlock.
Miss Florence Marshall, who has
been attending the Peabody Institute,
in Baltimore, returned Thursday to
spend the Christmas holidays with her
parents.
The ladies of the Presbyterian Church
held bazaar and festival Tuesday
evening and made over $50 for their
church fund.
Mrs. North. of Snow Hill. was a
visitor at the home of Capt. l.. j.
Houston this week.
Mr.. John Wharton came home this
week for the holidays.
Rev. NJ. Nutter and family received
severe pounding on Wednesday even
ing. Results were not serious except
to the Parsonage tables.
Mr.. Harold Cherix and sister, Miss
Mary. of Cape Charles. arrived to-day
to spend Christmas at home.
Messrs. Elwood Paradise, of Wash
ington College. and Mr.. Mark Hudson,
of Maryland Agricultural College, re-
turned this week for the Christmas
mondays. MS Weeh DTuuBHI TIC ihSt
of our boys and girls home that have
been away to school and now Stockton
is more home like.
Mr.. Henry White moved in town this
week into the house owned by Mr.. Silas
Chapman. We are glad to welcome
Mr.. White and family to our town.
Quite large number of members of
PRESBYTERIAN Church and friends of
Rev. Mr.. North. assembled at the home
of Mrs. l.. j. Houston Thursday even
ing and expressed their love and affection
for him by leaving little package.
Mr.. William Thompson. came Satur-
day to spend Sunday and Christmas
Day with his friends.
Miss Annie Colona, who is attending
the State Normal School. returned home
for the holidays Thursday.
Misses Barnes, Bonneville and Bennett.
our popular school marms have gone to
their respective homes for the holidays.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1905-12-23
Election Of Officers.

Alta regular meeting of Snow Hill
Councik No{ l67. Jr. o. U. A. NJ, on
Monday evening last. the following
officers Wee elected;
Jr. P. Councillor Elijah Lank.
CouncilS orb Edward Boehm.
Vice Councillor VIM. V. Hearthway.
Recording Secretary VIM. II. Petit.
Assistant X. S.-John X. Taylor.
Finahcial Secretary John II. Han
cock.
Treasurer Thomas c. Dunlap.
Conductor Oscar Pusey.
Warden Stephen l.. Purnell.
Inside Sentinel Thomas Lewis.
Outside Sentinel John II. Petit.
Chaplain Joseph A. j. Stanford.
Trustees VIM. I. Hales, John X.
Taylor. Stephen l.. Purnell.
Representatives l.. Edward Boehm.
Alternate VIM. 7. Hales.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1905-12-23
GIRDLETREE.

Misses. Lena and Nina Scarborough
spent part of last week with relatives
on Chincoteague and in Franklin City.
Miss Eva Hudson, of New London,
Conn, is expected home this week, to
spend some time with her parents and
other friends.
Mrs. Bayard Dukes and daughter.
Miss Bessie, left Friday for Philadelphia
where they will visit Mrs. Dukes daugh-
ter, MRS. Fern and Mrs. Bonneville.
Mr. and Mrs. c. 7. Richardson's home
was, made brighter last week by the APP
peaysnce of a nice little boy. The
yoyhg\man has our best wishes for a
hYppy future.
Miss Maude Townsend. of Washing
Fbn College. is spending the holidays
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. 7.
A. Townsend.
DR.. and Mrs. C. II. Bennum spent
Wednesday in Pocomoke City.
Miss Ethel Gordy is visiting relatives
in Salisbury.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S Bowen have
moved TO their new home, recently pur-
chased in Pocomoke City. and Mr.. and
Mrs. Aaron Hudson, have moved in
their new home occupied by Mr.. Bowen,
but now owned by them. We congra-
tulate Mr.. and Mrs. Hudson on having
such a handsome home.
Mr.. George l.. Barnes Jr., of Tome
Institute. is home to spend the Christ
mas holidays with his parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. G. l.. Barnes.
Mrs. Gilbert Westfall and Mrs. Geo.
Westfall made a short trip to Stockton
Wednesday.
Mrs. A. w. Webb and Mrs. l.. V.
Allen visited Snow Hill Wednesday.
Mrs. Fame Murray and Mrs. John
Truitt spent Wednesday at Pocomoke
City.
Miss Hattie Scarborough left Friday
to spend the holidays with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Scarborough, at
Frankton. She was accompanied by
her cousin, Miss Nina Scarborough, of
Texas.
Messrs. Thomas Onley. and Walter
Onley, visited Pocomoke City Wednes-
day.
Mrs Ida Bennum spent last week in
Philadelphia.
Mr.. Thomas Rowley gave the young
people an oyster roast Monday evening
which was greatly enjoyed and appre-
ciated. Those present were, Misses.
Hattie, Mary, Nellie, Lena Scarborough,
Annie Price. Dora Stump, Minnie Sooy.
Hattie Webb, Miss Nina Scarborough
of Texas and Miss Lillian Stump of
Indiana; Messrs. Thos Rowley Walter
Onley, Paul Scarborough, Burt Stump,
and Mr.. and Mrs. George Westfall
The party was chaproned by their old
friend Mr.. Gilbert Westfall, whose eff
forts made the evening more pleasant
for all.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1905-12-23

Mrs. W. Tickers after few days
visit to her daughter. Mrs. Ebe Holland.
left Monday for Frank ford.
Master Conwell Dirickson, who has
been attending school at Port Deposit,
came home Tuesday evening to spend
his Christmas holidays with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Levin Dirickson.
Miss Mary Jarvis, of Philadelphia.
will be here tonight To visit her aunt,
Mrs. Mary +. Taylor.
The Ncighborhood Young Peoples
Meeting will celebrate Christmas by
special service next Sunday evening at
Z o. clock
Miss Byrd Hagey, who has been with
several weeks. left Thursday for her
home in Philadelphia. We are glad to
report Mrs. Baynum much better, and
able to be out again.
Mr.. Daniel Massey left last week for
California to visit his daughter. Mrs
Alfred Timmons.
We are glad to hear that Mr.. James
Dirickson, who has been so very i'll in
Washington, returned home last Satur-
day night. We hope he will soon be
strong enough to be out with his old
friends.
DIR. Grice was in town this week
Hammond.
Mr. William Hammond. of Philadel-
phia. came home Thursday night to
spend his Christmas vacation with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Ham
mond.
Mr.. Levin Erickson, who has been
to New York on a business trip, re-
turned home Tuesday.
Mr.. John l.. Purnell. and family
moved this week from Mill st. to
Powelton Avenue. in the house vacated
by Mr.. John Rogers, Mr.. Rogers has
moved in the country.
Mrs. Harry Murray. who has been
making her mother, Mrs. J. NJ. Carey,
a visit, left Friday for her home in
Cape Charles.
Mr. Edward Richardson moves next
week out on the farm of Mr.. AL.
Harrison. and Mr. Harrison comes in
Berlin to the house he bought of Mrs.
Jane Powell.
Mrs. f. S. Furbush and son. Howard,
leave next Monday for Philadelphia to
visit Captain Charles Walkers family
and other friends.
Mr. Will Bratten and sister, Miss
Annie. will be down tonight to spend
Christmas with their mother. Mrs. Ann
Bratten.
The services at the assembly room
tomorrow will be in keeping with the
Christmas season. The sermon at 10. As
a. M, by Rev. VIM. A. Bancroft will
be from the theme, '1n the Manger.
The choir will render "Sing o Heavens.
by l.. o. Emerson. At 7.30 in the
evening, the young peoples meeting
will be combined with the regular even
ing service, conducted by Miss Mary
Herman which will consist of reci-
tations, readings and singing. by young
people and children. the choir will rem
der Fear Not" by Gabriel and THE
Angels Song: the pastor will make an
address. All are most cordially invited
to attend both the morning and the
evening services.
Mr.. James Bethards and Mis- Chlorie
Timmons We're married in the Liberty
town Church. by the pastor. Rev. VIM.
HA Branfroft, on Wednesday evening.
at Z, Is O'clock. The bride was bocom-
ingly~ attired in light blue mohair. and
was Attended by the Misses Leila Jack
son, EWma Rayne and 0levia Timmons
togethck with. Messrs Oscar Timmons.
Clarence Baker and Frank Dennis. The
Church was beautifully decorated with
evergreen and holly. the bridal party
standing within an arch formed of these.
We wish them much joy in their we'd
ded life.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1905-12-23
A Liquid Cold Cure.

Group, Coughs. Colds. Whooping-
Cough, etc, have no terrors for child
rem or adults who evacuate the bowels
with Kennedy's Laxative Honey and
Tar-the Original Laxative Cough Sy-
rup and Liquid Cold Cure. This remedy
expels all cold from the system and
strengthens the throat, lungs and bron-
chial tubes. The mothers favorite and
chidren's safeguard. Sold by Paul
Joues. Snow Hill; Lloyd & Blaine, Po-
comoke.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1905-12-23
d. R" Dead.

-. r., the famAuf trotter belong
ing to Mr.. l.. T. He3fne of Hotel Cal
vert Snow Hill. diydNhis week. For
several years this Morse has come out
ahead in the Leading races on the East
ern Shore. some III which were on the
Snow Hill Driving Park. Eleven years
ago -. r." received a mhrk of 2.i9i
at the Gentlemen's Driving Park. Balti-
more.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1905-12-23

Mrs. Mamie Henderson and Miss jamie
Payne. of Pocomokc. were visitors ut
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Tur-
lington Sunday.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1905-12-23

Struck by a falling tree Charles
Brown was killed near Brownsville
while cutting wood. He was 80 years
old.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-11-02
A Trial by Telephone.

Robert Willard, farmer living near
Elkhart, in Logan county, Illinois, up
on being arrested by Constable Petit
On a charge of intoxication and dis
orderly conduct, pleaded guilty by tele-
phone. When he was informed Of the
S14 fine by the justice in Lincoln, he
agreed to send the amount by mail.
The case is unique in central Illinois
Jurisprudence.
The constable found Willard busily
engaged in corn1ield and read the
warrant to him. Willard agreed that
it was all right, but pointed to the
work that he was doing and declared
that he could not possibly lose a day
or two by driving to Lincoln and wait.
ing for trial. He suggested the use Of
the telephone, and when the constable
somewhat obviously acquiesced, the
two repaired to the farmhouse. Fl
naiiy they got connection with Justice
Rudolph, in Lincoln, and over the wire
the unique trial was held. The Justice
received q letter later with the I'm,
enclosed..
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-11-02
Everything Vas the Same.

A young Oxford student one day re.
ceiyed an unexpected visit from his
pretty sister, and was very indignant
that she came without a chaperon.
Look here" said the young man, II
will not have any of the fellows see
you in my rooms, so If anyone knocks
at the door you just get behind that
screen"
In a few minutes a knock was
heard, and the girl ran behind the
screen as her brother went TO open the
door. An old gentleman stood on the
threshold. who, after profusely apollo
yizing for his intrusion, said: II am
Just home from Australia, and many
rears ago l occupied these rooms;
would you allow me. sir. to look at
hem once again?' Certainly" said
the student, "come in" "Ah," ex
'laimed the old man, everything Is
INST the same. Same old table, same
I'D fireplace. same old screen" Then,
catching sight of the girl; by Jove,
same old dodge" "Sir," exclaimed the
student. "that is my sister, Cad,
cir" was the rejoinder, same old
story"
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-11-02
4 Few 4GcrthOughts.

The Chinese women are being wean-
ed from the old custom of binding
their feet. and it is stated that the
practice now obtains only among the
American women.
There is no authority for the state
ment that the railroad companies
would seriously object if Congress
spends the entire session discussing
the tariff and reciprocity.
II reflect with sorrow over the
justification of the claim you make
of having lent me your constant sup
port" says Lord Curzon, the yiceroy
of India, recently deposcd at the
instance of Premier BalfOur. If the
Premier understood just what Lord
CurZon indicated, and had the nerve,
he probably called back, your anoth-
er"
| The customs officials are alarmed
Mt the apparent fact that there are
than is warranted by the imports OF
Havana tobacco. They have proba
bly, omitted to calculate to include the
hickory and cabbage-leaf crop.
The King of Spain is again touring
the European courts, looking for some
body who will accept him.
The idea that the scarcity of ser
want girls is due to their all having
become writer's Of novels, is probably
suggested by the quality of current
fiction.
Germany and France have reached
IN agreement over Morocco that II
| "pntjrply SatiSfa Glory IN both M rtias ,
How about the feelings of the THIRD
party?
Helen Bertram has been up befor,
| New York magistrate for failure
70 pay her debts. At the same time
her husband is playing in 1.-THE Prod
igal Son."
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-11-02

PHOTOGRAPH OF .sEEDLEss~ APPLES
SOLD TO MESSRS. SHEARN FOR so
SHlLLINGS APIECE.
trees are being grown in New York,
Iowa. Utah and Colorado.
IL Is questionable whether the Fraud
Order Office of the Postofice Depart
ment will be able to bar the use of the
mails to the company owing to the
skillful preparation OF its literature,
though such action, 1t is stated. would
be sustained by all reputable fruit men
and nurserymen.
The wonder of the whole story is
that in the face of such lamentable
failures where the promoters have con-
scented to exhibit their apples the work
still goes forward of successfully fool
ing the people. 1t is not denied that
there is an apple which may be called
seedless and with an imperfectly de-
veloped core; but it is freak and
worthless, and, moreover. is thousands
OF years old. Wherever the Spencer
apple has been exhibited II has been a
fizzle. One claim made by the company
is because the apple Is bloomless it
offers no opportunity for the codling
moth to lay its eggs, that, therefore,
the apple cannot be wormy. One Of the
apples reluctantly submitted by the
Spencer people to Colonel Bracket, the
Pomologist of the Department, con-
tanned, when cut, good, fat codlng
moth worm, while all the apples sub
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-11-02
Pickles and Babies.

An exchange made an unfortunate
error in It's Answers 10 Correspond
ents" recently.
Fond Mother" wrote In to find out
what she should do for her children
who had the whooping cough. In the
make up the compositor got some
items transposed and the answer read
IF not too young. skin them
thoroughly; immense in scalding
water, sprinkle plentifully with salt
and leave for week in strong
brine" Horrors! He misplaced the
answer to Anxious Housekeepers'
query for picked onion recipe.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-11-02

Germ which this tremendous advertis-
ing is causing our principal competi.
tors in the export apple trade. The
Tasmanian government council has In
stituted an official inquiry whether this
new development is likely to so revolu-
tionize the character OF the fruit which
We export to Europe, and which
is in competition with them, as to ne
cessItate their securing and growing
this seedless variety.
Colonel Bracket states that thus far
no tree or scion Of this alleged remark
able apple has been placed in the hands
of any disinterested experinenter. and
1t is significant that there are not as
yet any trees or scions for sale. al.
though il is stated tina. several million
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-11-02
The Seedless Apple Fraud
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE DEN0UNCES
SCHEME AS HUMBUG

GUY ELLIOTT MITCHELL.

either paper stock or nursery stock. in
New York State.
The attractive plan proposed by the
parent Spencer company, as learned At
the Department of Agriculture. is that
these subsidiary or local seedless apple
companies may be formed in the varI-
Gus States. The local company is TO
pay a cash bonus to the mother COM
pany and also issue it 81 per cent. Of
its stock-a controlling interest. The
public is to be let in on the remainder,
80 per cent. To facilitate the sale Of
this stock Assistant Pomologist W.
a. Taylor says that the company some
time ago issued a statement to the ef.
feet that the retail price of trees will
be held up TO SO each, while the cost to
the local company will not exceed so
cents, and it is estimated that on q
local investment of $1,000, 100000
could be quickly rounded up.
1T seems" said Mr.. Taylor, who in
speaking Of the matter appeared to be
entirely convinced of the shadyness OF
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-11-02
Plans for Sinking Money.

papers. but in magazines and scientific
journals.
Plans for Sinking Money.
1t now turns out that the Spencer
seedlesS apple, so far as its being a
new and valuable production is con-
cerned, is an entire fake, and it would
appear that the plan is more of stock
and bond selling proposition than a
nursery stock raising one. The seed
less and coreless apple is almost as old
as history. Pliny, the Roman natural
list, described it two thousand years
ago Hundreds Of references appear in
the books of horticulturists about this
freak, the whole story having been de-
scribed by Professor Bailey of Cornell
about fifteen years ago. The bad faith
Of the Spencer apple people Is shown
in their circulating a partial quotation
from Professor Bailey written about
the sesdless apple years ago, and hay
ing no reference to the so-called Spen-
Ger seedless apple.
The reason now appears for the care
full educational work done among the
newspapers last year. The Spencer
Seedless Apple Company Of New York
has been organized with alleged nur-
series in Niagara County. has issued d
magnificent catalogue with full COL
ored Autograph Of the Spencer seed
less apple" and also showing cross Sec
lions of the apple with no semblance Of
core or seed.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-11-02
Newspapers Which Bit.

This catalogue contains. numerous ex-
tracts from papers all over the country
lauding the Spencer seedless apple al
most to the skies. The truth is, tina.
some Of the most conservative papers
were successfully roped in and uncon-
sciously published articles specially
written for them by the propagandists
themselves, and these very papers are
now quoted In the catalogues distrib-
uted by the company. Such eminent
names appear as the New York Times,
the Buffalo Inquirer, both of which
had enthusiastic editorials, the Ameri-
can Inventor, the New York Farmer.
the Scientific American, the Buffalo
Commercial, the New York Herald, the
National Nurseryman, the Denver
Times and score Of others.
The Public to Pay the Profits
This New York apple company Is but
one Of the subsi liary companies. with
apparently the light TO sell stock,
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-11-02
Must Make the Fakirs Smile.

A somewhat amusing feature, as re-
lated by Colonel Bracket, is the con-
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-11-02
Farm Bulletins.

The great demand upon the Depart
ment of Agriculture for some of the
Farmers Bulletins, which are distrib-
uted free, has necessitated the reprint
ing of quite list Of these valuable lit
tie pamphlets. Among others of gen
eral interest when are available are:
(No. Az Fowls; Their Care and
Feeding.
(No. 44) Commercial Fertilizers;
Their Composition and Use.
(No. 63) Care of Milk on the Farm
mo. GAY Ducks and Geese; Standard
81 reeds and Management.
(No. 113) The Apple and How to
Grow Ii,
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-11-02

Endorsement of the Fruit Division of
The Department of Agriculture. The
apple men of the Department were eX-
tremely doubtful of the claims made
by Mir, Spencer that he had evolved a
seedless apple which would revolu-
tionize the apple industry Of the coun-
try, and they were wise in refusing to
give it Endorsement Colonel Bracket,
the PomolOgist of the Department,
now states that the sCedless' and core
less apple propaganda is apparently one
of the most carefully considered and
intelligcnty worked out schemes for
fooling anG dcfrauding the public
which has ever been attempted along
agricultural lines. Taking advantage
of the remarkable results Of fruit and
plant improvement made by Luther
Burbank and other wizards of plant
science, the statement was sprung upon
an unsuspecting newspaper press and
public that wonderful secdless and
corelcss apple had been discovered.
Hundreds Of columns OF newspaper de-
scriptions of this fruit have since ap-
peared in not only the daily and weekly
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-11-02

mo. 1917 Beans, Peas and 0thel
Legumes as Food.
mo. S2) Silos and Silage.
mo. 154l The Home Fruit Garden;
Preparation and Care.
mo. S3) Peach Growing for Market
mo. 34) Meats; Composition anI
Cooking.
mo. 1922 BaInyerd Manure.
mo. 200) Turkeys; Standard Varie
ties and Management
mo. 214) Beneficial Bacteria for
LeGumlnous Crops.