Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-10-23

the State is Mr.. Franklin Maddox OF
this county, who played right tackle in
the line up between the Georgetown
College and Washington College teams
last Saturday. Maddox is considered
first class all-around athlete. He is one
of the main-stays of the Washington
College foot ball team.
Mr.. George C. Townsend celebrated
his ninety-first birthday on Thursday by
a dinner party to which only immediate
relatives were invited. Among the out
of-town guests were Mrs. Jane Quigg
and daughter, Miss Grace Quigg, Of
Wilmington, DEL, sister and niece Of
Mr.. Townsend. During the day num-
Der of friends extended congratulations
to MIR. Townsend on having passed
another milestone in his long life.
"A Democratic Mass Meeting will be
held at Whitesburg. in Shockley's store,
next Monday night at 1880 o'clock. The
meeting will be addressed by Mr.. Will
liam F. King, Of Pocomoke City, and
other well known speakers. Mr.. King
is one of the nominees of the Demo-
cratic party for the Legislature, and he
is an able, earnest and convincing
speaker. The voters of Atkinson's Dis
trict should not miss the opportunity of
hearing him discuss the issues Of the
campaign.
Mayor William d. Corddry, accom-
panied by his wife, spent the latter part
of last week with their son, Howard,
who is a student at Lehigh University.
From South Bethlehem they made ex-
cursions to Bethlehem. Easton and
Allentown, greatly enjoying the beauti-
full natural scenery and viewing many
interesting historical buildings. In Allen
town they were shown the old church in
which the Liberty Bell" was concealed
at the time of the threatened invasion
of Philadelphia by the British in TIT.
If properly handled, cowpeas make
hay equal to alfalfa in nutritive value,
but stock will not eat cowpea hay quite
SO readily as alfalfa. One bushel of seed
per acre should be sown. A combina-
ton of one-fourth cowpeas to three
fourths corn makes better silage than
corn silage alone, being more nearly
balanced. AS pasture for hogs and
sheep cowpeas can hardly be excelled,
especially when little corn is fed. As
cattle pasturage they are good, but care
must be exercised when cattle and sheep
are first turned on the peas, or there will
be loss from bloat.
Mr.. Ernest w. Givans has pur-
chased the stock and good will of Messrs.
Lingo & Donaway, proprietors of the
Purnell livery stables, and has taken
charge of the same. Messrs. Lingo &
Donaway came here from Delaware
last July and have made many friends
since they came to our town. Mr.. Givans
recently purchased the stables of Mr..
A. w. Smith and with his new purchase
has somewhat the inside track on the
livery business in Snow Hill. We wish
him success in his enterprise.
The alarm of fire which was given
Thursday night was occasioned by a
short circuit in the electric wires in the
rear of Mr.. A. d. Irwin's barn. A
strong wind was blowing the sparks in
all directions. and when first discovered
it was thought by those who gave the
alarm, that the barns of both Mr. Irwin
and Gov. Smith were on fire. Mr.. Hamp
vickers, the engineer of the electric
light plant, was summoned. and after
ascertaining at a glance the cause of
trouble, he cut the electric wire, thus
quickly relieving the tension, and dis
persing the large crowd which had as
sembled.
Last Friday evening, Mr.. Oscar
Lewis gave very enjoyable oyster
roast at the brick kiln to a number of
his friends. 1t was merry party, the
oysters were delicious, and the event will
be long remembered. Those present were
Mr.. and Mrs. John L. Mock, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. Edward White, Mr.. and Mrs.
T. Howard Collins, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
lin Upshur, Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar M.
Purnell, Mr.. and Mrs. John p. Moore,
Jr.. DIR. and..Mrs. Paul Jones. DR.. and
Mrs. John L. Riley Misses Lola and
Helen Moore, Eleanora and Wilson
Hargis. Bessie Purnell, Jennie Hyde.
Mabel Irwin, Martha Burnite, Lille
Howard, Julia Jones, Eva Townsend.
Mildred Aydelotte; Messrs. C. v. White.
Frank Peters, Charles Bishop, Edward
Dashiell, Harris Corddry and James
Robins.
Miss BERTHE Purnell, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. L. Purnell, cele-
brated her ninth birthday Monday even
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