Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-06-26

the Government should clean out the
Pocomoke River above Snow Hill with
the idea of draining the swamp lands
along the river. This work would be OF
great value to many of our people.
While swimming in the Pocomoke
River at Snow Hill Thursday at noon
Alonzo Quinn, young colored man
was drowned. He was subject to fits
and it is thought he had one when he
was drowned. Several others were in
the water with him and saw him 20
down.
The continued rains of late have
caused many thousand barrels of Irish
potatoes in Accomac County, Va, to
rot in the ground with loss to the
growers so great that it cannot be esti-
mated-some say s25O,OOO or more.
Many farmers have lost their entire
crop and most of them part of same.
The sweet potato crop has also been
damaged.
Worcester farmers are in their
wheat this week working with might and
main to harvest it before any bad
weather comes upon them. The crop
will be short one, in some places there
will not be more than half crop and
the straw is light. The wet weather
which continued here for about two
months has injured the corn crop.
We have just completed an adver-
Using contract for the Bobbitt Chemical
Co., Baltimore, Md. This company
manufactures Rheumacide, which is
said to possess unusual merit, and make
permanent cures Of that dread disease,
rheumatism, which is very common,
painful and dangerous disease. Our
business dealings with the company
have been pleasant and entirely salts
factory in every respect.
Mr.. J. w. Hirons, Manager of the
Salisbury College of Business, has been
in town in the interest of the College.
He informs US that qnite number of
Young people from this vicinity expect
to avail themselves of the opportunity
afforded them by this College to secure
a business education near homo. The
Salisbury institution is a branch of the
Wilmington Business School. which Is
well and favorably known throughout
this community.
The chances of DR.. George w. Mar
shall, of Milford. former State Insurance
Commissioner, for the District Of Mary
land. appear to his friends to be very
good, as he has the backing of the
entire Delegation in Congress. The APP
pointment if made, is expected to come
in October, upon the expiration of the
present bonding term of Collector Colds
borough of Maryland. DR.. Marshall's
friends say they have every reason to
believe that he will receive the appoint
ment unless the President decides to re-
tain the head of the district in Mary
land.
| --Messrs. James and Levin Upshur
and Henry Franklin came to Snow Hill
Tuesday on the Josephine, the hand
some yacht of Mr.. j. S. Johnson, Of
Baltimore. The Josephine is IS feet
long and is handsomely furnished and a
good, speedy boat. The gentlemen say
that they had very enjoyable trip
from Baltimore to Snow Hill although
they had good deal of wind the first
part of their trip and encountered very
heavy seas. The Josephine returned
to Baltimore with her passengers Fri
day morning. Mr.. John l.. Mock and
Master Clifton met them at Pocomoke
City on their way to Snow Hill and &C.
companied them to this town.
Mr.. William j. Pitts. of Berlin, has
been appointed Deputy Clerk of the
Circuit Court to fill vacancy caused
by the resignation of Mr.. John l.. Mock,
who leaves to become manager of the
Luray Manufacturing Co., of this town,
as stated in the MESSENGER last week.
Mr. Pitts has had considerable experience
with the records of the Clerk Office and
is therefore well qualified to fill the
position to which he has been appointed
He is a good pensman, mathematician
and all-around Office man. He will n.
doubt prove a valuable assistant to
Clerk Collins. The position is a respon
sible and exacting one audit was harder
than most people would suppose to Sc
cure well-qualified man for it.
In today's issue Of the MEssENGEF
the Democratic State Central Com
mittee issues call for the Democratic
primary election and county convention
The primaries will be held in this county
on Saturday. July 3lst. for the purpose
of electing delegates to county con
vention which. will meet in Snow Hill