Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-12-26

sociatiOn, OF Baltimore, nave PROVIDED
for survey to be made from the Balti-
more County shore of the Chesapeake
to the Kent shore with the idea Of
constructing bridge across the bay
The presentation of medals to Off
GERS and men of the Maryland National
Guard for prowess and proficiency in
the use of the rifle and pistol during
the past season will take place in Balti-
NOSE at the Fifth Regiment Armory on
the night of Wednesday, December 30,
and presentation will be by Governor
Crothers. The number of men who
won distinction this year is larger than
ever before. there having been in the
neighborhood of 1900, who qualified in
one or more of the classes, among them
being several of Company /, of Sails
bury.
Capt. Edward Schleigh, who was
recently designated by Governor Croth-
ers to make an investigation into the
alleged violations of the ducking law
on the Susquehanna flats and other
parts of the Chesapeake Bay. has re-
turned to Baltimore and is reported as
having said that the violations of the
game law were not as serious as had
been reported, or at least he did not
find it so. He said, however, that he
heard few complaints of the use Of
power boats. and that he had every
reason to believe that the slaughter of
ducks and swans was very much ex-
aggerated
Mr.. F. c. Warrener. assistant en-
gineer of the War Department. writes
to Mr.. Orlando Harrison, president of
the Sinepuxent Salt Water Inlet Com
pany, that he is glad to hear such good
progress is being made with the Sine
puxent inlet. He will be glad to hear
at any time of the success of the enter
prise as he is particularly interested in
that kind of work. He has already
given his opinion that it will be sue
cess. The stockholders of the Sinepux-
ent Salt Water Inlet Company and the
citizens of Worcester County will re-
member that Mr.. Warrener is the e.
gineer who came to Ocean City on a
special train to view the inlet some
time ago.
Worcester County comes to the
front again as one of the first counties
in the state in the production of corn,
and our neighbors at Queponco again
carry off the prizes in corn contest.
This contest was held in Baltimore De-
cember first and third, under the aus
pices of the Maryland Cereal and For
age Crop Breeders Association. Mr..
A. c. Holloway won the first prize for
corn and received reward of $40 90
therefor. Mr.. c. S. Dryden, of the
same section. won the third prize, re-
ceiving check for $500. 1t gives us
great pleasure to make this announce
ment and we are glad to see the in
terest our farmers manifest in these
events, and. above all, that they are
enabled to carry off the prizes.
Mr.. J. H. Perdue, of this town,
came here only few years ago, but he
has already built up nice business in
the sale of carriages and wagons. He
is a hustler, and might be termed a
Give wire" Mr.. Perdue has used the
columns of the MESSENGER literally ever
since he came to Snow Hill, and we are
proud to believe that the intelligent
way he has used this space has done
much toward bringing him success. Adj
vertising cannot do it all, however.
The advertiser must have some induce
ment to offer the public. Mr.. Perdue' S
inducement is good service, good car
r:ages, wagons and good. honest bust
ness methods up-to-date goods and up
to-the-minute way of doing business.
He has demonstrated his usefulness as
citizen and business man. and we
hope he will sell more vehicles in 1909
than he has ever before sold in a year.
A cute little game has been played
on several merchants in Queen Anne's
and Caroline Counties the last week.
and the reason that more notoriety has
not been given to the bunco game is
supposed to be that the merchants did
not much relish the fun which the pub
lie might give them. The game seem
ed to be worked something like this; 1t
seems that carriage would stop at a
country store with two occupants, one
a man and the other women. and their
arrival would always be at night. The
accommodating merchant would come to
the carriage to see what the supposed
customer would want, and the lady
would apologize for not being able to go
in the store as her husband had a very