Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-02-15

Wclmty are reque. IN Sh'"
Hill on next Tuesday February 18th.
at 3 o'clock, p. m, to hear an address
on "How to Grow Sweet Potatoes, by
Mr.. +. +. Mock Of ocean View farm
near Stockton Mr. Mock is a success
full grower of sweet potatoes. and his
address should be of great interest and
benefit to farmers and growers. After
Mr.. Mock s address the members of the
Produce Exchange will hold a meeting
All farmers and others interested are
| invited to attend the meeting.
The report of the Peninsula Gener-
al Hospital for the year ending Decem-
Der |. 1907 being the tenth annual re-
port makes most gratifying exhibit.
1t shows that during the year I65 pa
tients were admitted to the Hospital;
of these 32S were white and 1877 cOlored.
OF these DDS were free patients. The
citizenship of patients was as follows ::
Wicomico county. l3;Worcester county,
SO: Somerset county, 81; Dorchester
county, II: Talbot county. /; Caroline
county. 2; Baltimore city, 2; Virginia,
81; Delaware, 45; Pennsylvania, l. n.
Carolina, /, and Florida /.
A year ago oysters which are now
bringing only about 30 or 80 cents per
bushel were bringing so to 80 cents.
The decrease in price is due to the BUSH
ness depression which exists all over
the country as result of Republican
national administration. Speaking of
hard times, how do the Republicans
account for the present panic; the
closing down of thousands of factories;
the laying off of hundreds of men by
the railroads; the closing up of bank
after bank? In 1893 it was the Demo-
cratic party and the tariff. This time
it comes under Republican admins
tration. under the highest kind of pro-
lection, and shows up the fallacy of
the protective system. = IIicoptico Mars.
One of the most important matters
TO come before the coming session of
the Wilmington Methodist Episcopal
Conference, which convenes in Whining
ton on March Is, will be a change TO
give the &ymen equal representation
and equal voice with the clergymen in
the annual conferences of the Methodist
Episcopal Church. The first step in
this movement was taken the other
night in the form of a resolution. adopt
ed at the fourth quarterly conference of
Washington Heights NJ. +. Church,
near Wilmington. This resolution will
be presented to the Ministerial and lay
conferences, to be held in Wilmington
and will ask the district conference To
memorabilia the next conference at Bal
timore, in May, to act upon the request
An important bill. designed to en-
courage manufacturing industries in
Maryland. was offered in the Senate
Thursday by Senator Campbell of Bal
timore City. The object is to legalize
the exemption Of manufacturing plants
from taxation. The bill proposes and
amendment to article Is of the declar-
alton of rights of the State Constitu-
ton This amendment is to be submit
ted to the people at the next general
election. and win give the Legislature
authority to provide for the classiica-
ton of property for the purpose of taxa
ton. The amendment provides that
1.-The General Assembly shall by uni
form rules provide for separate CLASH
fication of land. improvements on land
and personal property, with power to
sub-classify improvements and personal
property AZ it may deem proper. "