Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-03-10

Don't Chase Street Car Another
will be along in minute but its differ
ent with Oehm's Half Price Clearing
Sale Another won't come along for
twelve months. If you want to buy
your next Winter Suit or 0vercoat for
about soc on the dollar. this is the time!
50 now for so grade. $40 for $50 grade.
and so on throughout the entire stock
of Winter wear. BY all means write to.
or visit Oehm's onc-half price sale Ii
West Lexington ST.. near Charles.
Baltimore.
News was received here Thursday
of the death in Philadelphia of Mrs
Ernest Esham after an illness of about
three weeks of typhoid fever. Her re-
mains will be brought to Snow Hill to-
day friday on the one O'Clock train,
after which services will be conducted
in Mt. Olive NJ. 7. Church. Her body
will be Inferred in the adjoining church
yard. Mrs Esham was about thirty
years of age. and the daughter of Mr..
IL. r. Shockley. Mr. and Mrs. Esham
had been living in Philadelphia only II
few months.
When c. l.. Vincent was Fish
Commissioner he planted several mil
lion yellow perch in the st. Martins
River. Mr.. William Whaley writes
him that these fish are increasing fast
in the st. Martins, and encloses bill
from a New York Commission house
showing where Walter j. Hudson ship
ped 81 lbs of yellow perch on February
q. and received l2l cents per pound
for them. No yellow perch were ever
caught in the ST. Martins until the
Maryland Fish Commissioner planted
them there. and the value of the work
is now proven without question.
In recent issue we stated il was
likely that Sunday trains would be put
in operation on the New York. Phila-
delphia & Norfolk and Delaware Rail
roads March |. The information comes
To us, however. from reliable source.
that the change will be made the latter
part of May. when the spring schedule
goes into effect. The matter has been
under consideration for some time, and
was agitated several years ago but moth
ing came of the agitation. Last week
il was stated that the matter had been
favorably considered. and that the
change would be made with the change
of the schedule.
The fire alarm was sounded We'd
nesday morning about nine O'Clock.
caused bV an oil stove in the law office
of A. =. Barnes. Esq Mr. Barnes
went out of the office and left the wick
of the stove turned well down. When
he returned the room was full of smoke.
the stove was ablaze, and the room was
in fair way to be Quilted. but prompt
work of citizens put out the fire in a
few minutes. The office adjOins the
MESSENGER building. and for few
minutes cold chills ran up and down our
spine, as we pictured the destruction
Of another printing office and the great
amount of work that would be incurred
in replacing the MESSENGER plant.
Happily for US the fire was small one.
The Fire Department responded prompt
~, but its services were not needed.
In accordance with the custom for
some years past. il is expected that
Maryland Day, March %, will be oh
served in the schools of this town and
county in fitting manner. The day is
the anniversary of the landing of the
Maryland Pilgrims, when the two little
vessels, the Ark and the Dove. after a
voyage that had lasted over many
months. and which had included many
hardshps, landed with their cargo Of
first Marylanders at St Clements Isle.
This year the event comes upon Sun
day, so il is probable that any programme
which may be arranged will be given
H..
upon Monday. These exercises usually
take the form of an essay upon some
subject of historical interest to Mary
landers and patriotic songs.
The directors of the Greater Balti-
more Jubilee and Exposition Associa-
ton have organized by the election of
the following officers: President. Frank
n. Hoen: vice president. Mayer T.. Clay
Timanus: secretary. Samuel X. Dennis.
treasurer Bernard y. Baker; executive
committee. Col William A. Boykin,
John X. Bland. Frederick II. Gottlieb,
Bernard n. Baker and jerome II. Joyce.
The elections were unanimous. 1t was
decided to meet every Tuesday after
noon, at 2:30 o'clock, in the Mayors
reception room, at the City Hall. Sec
rotary Dennis was the private secretary
to Gov. John Walter Smith and is a res
ident of Worcester County. He is a
member of the Worcester bar and also
of the Baltimore City bar. There were
several applications. for the secretary
ship to the association, but il was
thought by the directors that it would
be better to select a young lawyer for
the place.