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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-10-27
Worcester County Medical
Society.

The Worcester County Medical So.
ciety held its semi-annual meeting in
the Odd Fellows Hall Tuesday afternoon
The meeting was a very interesting one
the members engaging in a lively dis
cussion of pertinent subjects. The so.
ciety is in a flourishing condition,
nearly every physician in the county
either being member. or having ap,
piled for membership
The old officers were reelected as
follows
DIR. John S. Aydelotte, president
DR.. S. S. Quinn, president; DR.
Paul Jones. treasurer; DIR. K. Lee Hall.
secretary.
DIR. Paul Jones was elected to rep
resent the society in the House of Dele
gates of the State Association: DIR. f.
j. Dirickson was elected counselor. and
DR. John l.. Riley. censor.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-10-27
Killed By Train.

The body of Mr.. James Griffin, near
Newark, was found early Wednesday
morning near the rail road track, at
what is known as, Basket Switch. 1t
is supposed that the unfortunate man
had either been walking the tract, or
had sat down omit and fallen asleep.
and had been struck by the south bound
passenger train, whichpasses that point
a few minutes of eight o'clock, p. m.
The body had been hurled several feet
from the tract. The skull had been
fractured, and the right arm and left
leg badly crushed. A jury was empan-
eled and rendered verdict of acciden-
tai death.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-10-27
Mr.. Leroy Smith Married.

The Baltimore Nc,rS of October oath
contained the following account Of the
marriage of Mr. Leroy Smith, formerly
of this town ::
The friends of Miss Helen A. Rich.
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas l..
Rich, of Rock Hall, Kent county. Md,
and Mr. lie Roy Smith. son of DR.. and
Mrs. A. w. Smith, of Snow Hill, Md.
will be surprised TO learn of their mar
riage on July 3h last, in Ellicott City.
Mr.. Smith isfan employee of the Bal
timore Postofiice. and also a member of
the senior class in the Law Department
Of the Maryland University. They
were to have kept the secret until Mr..
Smith had finished his three year course
at the University. but one of the trust
ed friends gave the secret away today.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-10-27
Presbyterian Church

Services will be held in the Presby-
terrain Church. by Rev. j. b. North.
pastor. as follows
Oct. y Morning and evening in Snow
Hill. Afternoon in Stockton.
Nov. 4 Morning and evening in Snow
Hill.
Nov. II Morning and evening in Stock
ton.
Nov. Is Morning and evening in
Snow Hill
Nov. 25- Morning and evening il
Snow Hill - Afternoon in Stockton.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-10-27
Big SALE OF REAL ESTATE
Largest Ever Held In Worcester County
Over $4,000 Realized From Land
And Timber OF Richardson. Smith
Moore & Co.

The largest sale Of real estate which
has ever taken place in Worcester Coun-
/ ty was held in front of the Court House,
in Snow Hill. last Tuesday afternoon,
when the surviving partners of Richard
son. Moore & Smith, Richardson Moore.
| Smith & Company, Richardson. Smith.
Moore & Company No. !. and Richard
son. Smith, Moore 4 Company No. 2.
sold their holdings. consisting Of sever
al million feet Of timber, nearly three
thousand acres Of land, and valuable
town property. The sale attracted a
large number of people to Snow Hill.
and in the crowd that congregated in
| front Of the Court House door there
were many prospective purchasers. as
well as many curious and disinterested
persons The sale was a very active
one. the bidding being spirited from the
start The first item of sale was the
timber on the tract Of land called Scot
land. This contains very large
quantity of merchantable pine and oak
timber. and was knocked off TO Mr..
John c. Townsend, of Selbyvlle, Del
aware, for $23, 800. The land. which
was in each instance sold separately.
was also knocked off to Mr. Townsend
for 81 300 We understand that Messrs.
Thomas II. Tilghman, of Newark, and
Francis Henry Purnell Clerk of the
Court. are interested with Mr.. Town
send in the purchase. This is probably
the largest sum that has ever been paid
for a single tract of timber in Worces-
ter County. The remaining items Of
the sale were purchased by the surviv-
Il. f..li,.,stvt,
Burnt House Tract. in the 2nd Dis
trict. containing 364 acres, timber.
$l4. 100; land 81 $50.
Rice Tract, in Coulbourn 5 District
containing Is acres, timber, $1,000;
land $50.
"Kentuck, " in Newark District, con
tanning 300 acres. timber, 81 600; land,
81. $50
"Porter's Choice. in Atkinson's Dis
trict, containing 300 acres, timber,
"a, 500; land. -, 500.
Burton Shockley Farm, in Coul-
bourn S District containing 300 acres.
timber. 81 800: land. 81, 100.
Petit Farm, near Wesley Station.
containing 100 acres, timber, Sl,s00;
land. $3.50
Fleming Land. " in Atkinson's Dis
trlct. containing 23lt acres, timber,
$3.50; land, $3.50.
susan White Farm. in Snow Hill
District, containing 25S acres timber.
81. 700: land, 81, 200.
Bear Swamp. in Newark District.
containing 100 acres, timber, s., 800:
land. 1850.
"Iucretia McAllen Land. in Atkin-
son District. containing 225 acres.
timber. $l75: land $500
"Hales 5 Discovery. in Snow Hill
District. 70 acres. timber. $50; land,
500
All the Snow Hill property was pur
chased by Smith. Moore q Co., the sur
viving partners. with the exception Of
what is known as the Rail Road Lot, :
and the wharf property occupied by
Smith, Moore a. Co. as planning mill
and box factory. including all buildings
thereon, and all machinery connected
Herewith, which was voluntarily with
drawn because the bid which they
placed on it. and which was the only
one received, was considered Inadequate.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-10-27
Old Maids Conference.

The Old Maids Conference, which
was announced in last weeks paper,
will be given by the ladies of the NJ.
T.. Church next Thursday and Friday
evenings. Nov. LIST and End. at the High
School Hall. This entertainment con-
tains plenty of mirth and music, and
an evening of fun will be enjoyed by
all who attend. All seats reserved at
35cts. Tickets now on sale at Z. ID.
Cottingham's Drug Store.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-10-27
Worcester Parish.

Services by Rev. II. G. England, Ph.
D.. on Sunday, October 2Sth. Saint
Simon's and Saint Jude's Day, as fol-
lows:
Holy Communion at 100 o'clock, a.
m; Sunday school at 9. Is o'clock morn
ing prayer and sermon at 10. 30 o'clock;
evening prayer and sermon at 7.3O
o'clock.
Tuesday, service at Ocean City at
7.30 o'clock. p. m.
Wednesday. evening prayer and Bible
study in Berlin at Z. 30 o'clock.
Thursday. All Saints Day, Holy
Communion at 10 o'clock. a. m.
Seats free. You are cordially invited
to attend.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-10-27
Real Estate Transfers.

Solomon Warner from J. Frank Thor
| lington and Nancy 7. Thorington, his
wife, house and lot known as the ''kel-
pin Property situated on Cedar Street,
in Pocomoke City. Consideration, S737.-
80.
Josephine Hastings from Kendall c.
Hastings, lot and parcel of ground, "
ing and being situated on Sinepuxent
Bay. Consideration, $3.50
Columbus Adams from Frederick Lapp
and Amelia L.app, his wife, all those
tracts and parcels of land living and be
ing situate near Pocomoke City. Con
sideration, $3l25
George K. Bunting from Columbus
Adams and Rebecca +. Adams his wife,
all those tracts or parcels of lands, ly-
ing and being situate near Pocomoke
City, in the First Election District.
Consideration. So. 225.
Joshua 7. Powell from AfFria Fooks
and Annie Fooks, his wife. part of
the Josiah Causey Land. containing
30 acres. more or less. situated in At
kinson's District. Consideration, 500
Levin 2. Bounds from Treasey f..
Bounds, all that tract or parcel Of land
called higgins Addition" containing
5lb acres, more or less, lying and being
in the Seventh Election District. Con
sideration. s. and parental affection.
Francis NJ. Wilson from Alice R.
I Young. all that tract of land known as the
Rachel Blades Farm. situated in the
First Election District and lying on both
sides Of the county road leading from
Pocomoke City to Boston 5 School-house.
Consideration. 81 and other considera-
tions.
John l.. johnson and William o. Me
Cutcheon from Oscar NJ. Purnell,
Emma J. Purnell. his wife. Charles W.
Shockley and Georgianna Shockley. his
wife. all that farm. tract and parcel of
land. known as the Thomas n CULLEN
Farm" containing $50 acres more or
less, lying and being situate in East
Berlin District. Consideration, $1,000.
George X. Evans from William f.
Kitchens and Carrie t. Kitchens. his
wife, all that lot or parcel of land. con
tanning one acre, more or less. with the
| improvements thereon lying on the East
side of the =. b. 4 W. Rail Road near
Girdletree. Consideration. $500.
William f. Landlord from John J.
Nelly. all that lot or parcel of land call
ed Peterborough. situated in Worees-
ter County on each side of the ~ Y 7.
| 4 Norfolk Railroad and adjoining lands
Of James Lockerman and others. Con-
sideration. 81 and other good and valu.
able consideration.
MANY men give lavishly of gold.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-10-27
NJ. {. Church Notice.

Glass Meeting at $50. A. NJ, led by
John I. Taylor; Preaching at lO.30;
Sunday School at $50 O'Clock, p. m;
Epworth League at Gas, Z. NJ; Preach
ing at 7.30. p. NJ. Prayer meeting,
Wednesday evening at 7.3O. Glass
meeting. Friday evening at 7.3O. led by
X. j. McAllen.
REV. CORNELIUS w. PRETTYMAN,
Pastor.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-10-27

Many men give lavishly Of gold,
To build bridges and castles and towers
of old
II you want everlasting fame, bene-
factor be.
Give the poor and needy Rocky
Mountain Tea. 7. ID. Cottingham
4 Co.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-10-27
Obituary Notice.

John NJ. Dale. died at his home in
Whaleyville, July 3lst, 1906. He was
the son of Milborn Dale. and was born
in 1881. After many years OF loving
toll and labor, for himself and his. he
was forced to abandon his labors. being
stricken with paralysis on the l4th OF
April. 1896 From this time until the
day Of his death he suffered much in
the flesh. Mr. Dale was an active
member Of the Methodist Protestant
Church, having Joined in the year 1865.
He was known among his brethren in
all the years of his manhood as a most
devout man. He was sincere and
straightforward in his dealings with
men, and fervent and Jealous in his de
votion to the Lord and His cause He
was painstaking and true in business,
and in his home life He was every
where and nj all times polished in man
ner and style. behtting a Christian. He
was good father. and a thoughtful,
loving companion. as is evidenced by
his last words To his wife. you have
been faithful. His widow, and two
sons and one sister, survive him: name.
~ in order, Elizabeth Hearn. John L..
Dale. James =. Dale. and Mrs. Levin
Nelson. The funeral services were con-
Quoted at Whaleyville Methodist Prot
estant Church. Many friends were
present to honor his memory.
% how Sweet will il b. in that beautiful land.
So free from all sorrow and pain.
With songs on our lips and with harps in our hands
To meet one another again
Foley's Honey and Tar cures the
most obstinate coughs and expels the
cold from the system as il is mildly
laxative. II is guaranteed. Do not
risk taking any but the genuine in the
yellow package. ?. d. Cottingham &
Co. Snow Hill, Md. Lloyd & Blaine,
Pocomoke City, Md.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-11-24
1ARNYARDs TOO LARGE.
Best Plan 10 to Make the Yard q
Small as. Possible.

Small as. Possible.
From an economic standpoint,
most barnyards are too large, and no
where Is this more true than IN the
south. The loss of fertility Is far
greater in a large tnan a small one.
This loss Is not so noticeable In new
ly-settled fertile sections OF the coun-
try, as in the southern states east OF
the Mississippi river, where the once
fertile land has been robbed OF Its
organic matter. Thousands OF farm
ers lose every year in keeping their
stock in large yards during the feed
ing season enough fertility to equal In
value a ton or more of the most ex-
pensive fertilizer. II the yard is large
with aigh, dry place at one side. the
stock will congregate there and the
richest droppings ares lost by being
trampled in and mixed with the soil,
unless the surface soil Is all hauled to
the field, which it would often pay to
do. Many yards extend to a creek or
are located on hillside, from which
tne loss is very neavy, unless the
washings extend over pasture or
cultivated tiek. The better plan Is to
make the yard as small as possible,
consistent with convenience, and also
have it protected with roof to a
great extent. The saving Of fertilizer
and promotion of the comfort OF the
animals will pay large annual in.
foroct m tho Investment
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-11-24
Shredded Fodder.

Several years ago said that corn
stalk shredders were grand inven-
ton for farmers, and that their use
would increase until they were as
common as threshing-machines. Also
that shredded fodder would, In time,
be more largely used on the farm than
hay, especially for feeding cattle and
sheep. l was laughed at and called a
crank. To-day the men who laughed
the loudest and poked the most fun at
me- are shredding corn fodder, and
are as careful of it as of the best hay.
When the shredder first came men
stacked the shredded fodder like straw
from a threshing machine and let the
stock run to it like straw. OF course 1t
got wet, heated and spoiled. Shredd1ng
was voted q miserable failure. But
careful farmers shredded the fodder
when it was dry and ran it into their
haymows where it would keep dry and
they decided that shredded fodder was
as good as timothy hay for feed.-Fred
Grundy, in Farm and Fireside.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-11-24

Northern men who locate in the
South are not inclined to favor cotton
culture, yet there Is no farm crop, ac-
coriing to results attained at the Ok
pertinent stations and by practical
farmers in every State, in which more
money can be made. No crop fits In
better, rotating with corn, winter oats,
wheat and cowpeas and forage crops
as soil improver. It Is well
established fact that cotton draws
lightly upon the fertility of the land.
as compared with tobacco, and far less
thar corn and wheat In the North and
West. The old idea that cotton can
not be produced by white labor has
gone down before the march OF ex.
perienc, as the fleecy product Is now
being profitably grown by Northern as
well as Southern white men In every
Southern State.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-11-24
FARMER AND PLANTER
KEEPING IRISH. POTATOES.
4 Ncrth Carolina Farmer Describes
His Successful Plan.

We rarely put Irish potatoes in eel
lars in this section, but bank out il
opeE ground, very much as we do
sweet potatoes. writes l.. Lone, of
Grover Courts. N. c., in Progressive
t'aruer.
Our plan-and 1t hardly ever falls
-is to put in long bank about five
or six feet wide at base, pi1irg as
high as they can be made to say, the
sharper the better, as the mound
sheds water better when sharp.
Put six or eight inches thick OF
pine straw under them, and when piled
up, cover with straw foot thick, press
down and cover about six inches thick
with dirt, covering up complete. Press
the dirt to keep 1t from being too porous
and II kept dry, there Is no danger
from rot. A few put cover OF boards
over to keep off water some nail two
ten or twelve inch boards together at
right angles, and put hollow down on
top OF the straw which effectually
makes water shed. Then cover as
before, plank and all.
We keep from ten to a hundred
bushels in this way in one pile, max
ing it long according to the quantity to
| be put in. Dirt should not be as thick
as for sweet potatoes, for the Irish
potatoes will stand much more cold
than the sweet potatoes will.
We usually take down our banks
last Of February, but II not taken
down as soon as warm weather ap-
proaches, they will begin to sprout, and
IL much moisture has gotten into them,
will sprout seriously. It is best to pull
| the dirt off the straw as SOON as 1t
gets warm.
l have kept potatoes in banks rs
| above described for more than thirty
years and never lost any except few
cases where hogs rooted into bark ana
| caused heat or freeze.
AS pine straw is plentiful with us,
IS it generally used, but hay or wheat
| straw will keep them, though we have
not found hay quite as good as pine
straw and the dryer the better. Where
shelter is convenient it 10 perhaps
safer.
have a neighbor who keeps his
generally in barrels In warm house
where he can keep the temperature
from falling below 80 degrees, and
the Irish potato is safe in a barrel In
room where the temperature does
not get below 80 or above GO degrees
l omitted to state that unless the
ground is high, 1t is not best to put
the potatoes below ground level II
| banking.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-11-24
Frosted Peavjnes.

If the peas are nearly ripe, or nearly
ripe enough to cut for hay, the frost
will probably do them but little, II
any, harm. There is probably some
breaking down and loss Of the food
elements, but the farther advanced to-
wards maturity the less will this be
the case. Peavines that are real green
when frozen will be almost worthless
as feed. It is almost, IL not impossible,
to cure them, and decomposing green
vines are probably dangerous II fed In
that condition.
The whole question seems to hinge
on the one of the degree OF maturity.
II this is sufficiently advanced so that
the peas may be cut and cured into hay
there will probably be little loss In
feeding value except as there will be a
greater tendency to . loss OF the
leaves.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-11-24
Catherine the Crops.

All crops should be looked after and
gathered as soon as ripe or in suit
able condition to gather. Cotton, es'
pecially, should be picked as fast a.
open. To allow It to remain unpicked
II TO take chance OF having It rafned
on, or blown out by the winds, and It's
market value lessened. Il 10 not nee
essary to have 1t ginned as fast as
picked, but be sure to have the fields
picked over as often as possible 50 %
to get the cotton under cover. This
method will be found to prevent
l0os.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-11-24
skINNERa.
Den. Let a Few Ounces es Butter
Waste Every Time Ycu ChurE.

I would like to whisper in your ear.
It is the cream you get that makes
you rich. So take your pail OF milk
into the house as soon as you can after
milking before the cream begins to
rise, and you leave a lot OF 1t on the
strainer.
You cant afford to let few ounces
If butter run out of the churn with the
buttermilk every time you churn. Get
a little strainer to hsng over the hole
In the churn when you draw off the
buttermilk You can get one cheap,
and it will soon pay for itself, and
more too.
Unless you are richer than most OF
us. you haven't any money to spend on
cows that put in their whole time try
ing to smouge living out OF you, and
never half pay back what you give
them. What would you think of a
man that would do that? Wouldn't
YOU give him his walking papers just
about as quick as you could? Oi
course you would. Why not do so with
the COWS.
Seems as If everybody must know
by this time that you have got to
wash things clean If you make good
butter. Still, hundreds do not do It
They do things with lick and da1
and call them done. Nothing IS done
till it is done right. Think OF this
when you wash milk dishes. Take your
- srh will
You ought to have the very bes'
packages you can get to store you1
butter In. The best butter In the
world will soon spoil If put into pool
packages. The handsomest womal
you ever saw would look like sixty II
a ragged, dirty dress.-E. l.. vincent
N. Y.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-11-24
And Lastly, Your Insect Enemies.

And Lastly, Your Insect Enemies.
Some one has wisely said "that con-
stant dripping would wear away stone,
and eternal warfare on the mites In
the hen house and on lice on chickens,
will effectually rid your enemy OF the
pests. Give the house once a week q
good dose of kerosene oil with little
carbolic acid added. This must be
done every week as the red mites
hatch out or breed about every eight
days. The winter time Is the best to
commence, and then keep 1t up fifty
two weeks in the year. Saturday after.
noon is q good time. Dust the hens
every ten days with some good insect
powder or on warmer days dip them
in same solution that you use on the
henhouse. Do 1t on the day when the
sun is hot, so that the chicken will be
dry before roosting time.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-11-24
South carolina's Cotton Crop.

South carolina's Cotton Crop.
Cotton is being gathered very rapid
", but the producers are not showing
q great deal of anxiety about getting
It on the market. The sales up to
this time are very much less than up
to this time last year. As poor as is
the average condition OF the cotton
crop in the lower part Of the state, it
is not nearly SO poor as in other To-
calities. People who have travelled
pretty generally over the state say
that In some sections the average
yield Of cotton viii hardly be more
than one bale 70 ten acres.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-11-24
THE STORY.

IN some way the rumor had gone
/ abroad through the camp of Israel
that Moses was to leave them.
Whether 1t was his manner, for the
people knew that the Lord. had spoken
some new and startling message to
him, or his letting slip some word
about the future leadership Of the
people, certain 1t is that the report
that God had called Moses and that a
new leader was to be named to lead
them into the Promised Land spread
like wflddre among the people, and
sadly yet wonderingly they watched
the aged leader leave the borders OF
the camp and go solitary and alone
up Mount Abarim And when he had
disappeared from view the silence
which had brooded over the people
was broken, and they fell to discuss
ing this new matter.
Prospective change always brings
ambition, worthy or otherwise, to the
hearts OF some that they may occupy
the place left vacant, and such was
the case in Israel at this time when
the report that Moses was to leave
them and q new leader was to take
his place at the head Of the people.
Instinctively the people felt that It
could be none other than Joshua, who
had so faithfully served at the side
OF Moses for many years, but among
the princes who ruled over the tribes
there were several who secretly COW
eted tho high place. OF these was
Gaddiel, of the tribe Of Zebulun, who
was son Of that Gaddiel who was
among the spies who perished before
the Lord when they had brought up
IN evil report OF the land.
.sWhy should the prince over a tribe
OF only $500 be chosen to lead Is
rael?" he demanded. angrily. Of some
OF his intimate friends who had gath
arAd around him and were discussing
the new developments.
"But he has been through the
Promised Land and knows the way.
one Of the number ventured to sug'
gest.
"Yes, but Caleb has. too, been
through the land, and he is at the
head OF the largest tribe in Israel,
for according to Moses reckoning
when he took the recent poll OF the
| people there were 76,500 persons In
| the tribe OF Judah. Why should NOT
Caleb be chosen?"
Later In the day found Gaddiel in
the tent OF Caleb, talking earnestly
with that individual, but It could be
seen from the frown upon his face as
he left that he had not gained his
point.
We'll II you viii not ! will. Surely
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-11-24
Winter oats.

Every southern farmer should SOW
winter oats. This crop pays well for
Ill trouble and expense. Winter-sown
oats in the south are more prolific
than spring oats. Sow bushel and
4 half to the acre and put the seed
down into the sell inches, covering
about Q inches. The Agriculturist
wants to accent the word d.e2-it
means much to the farmer.