Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-11-13


County, writes us that he recently
dug II potatoes that heaped up bushel
measure and that he sold the potatoes
for bushel.
Rev. J. A. Hopkins is attending
the State Christian Endeavor conven-
ton which met in Baltimore on Thursday
of this week. Mr.. Hopkins represents
the Christian Endeavor Society of the
Christian Church here.
Rev. E. H. Miller, former pastor
of the M. Z. Church in this county and
in Virginia, was entertained this week
by Mr.. and Mrs. w. d. Corddry and
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Parsons. Mr.. Miller
is now located at Sharptown. Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Covington left
last Monday for New York where they
will spend the winter and spring months.
Miss Lulie Covington left several weeks
ago for visit to friends in Baltimore
and Princeton, N. j., and will join
her parents in New York.
In the presence of the chief execu-
tives of the State and City and thous-
ands Of persons the monument in honor
of the Union soldiers and sailors of
Maryland. at the inner Mount Royal en-
trance to Druid Hill Park, Baltimore.
was dedicated Saturday afternoon.
Within ballot voted in Dorchester
county last week was found clipping
from local paper containing the ac-
count of the Republican mass-meeting
at the Auditorium in Cambridge the
previous Friday night. 1t is assumed
that the voter was too lazy to mark his
complicated ballot and simply enclosed
his sentiments.
Mr.. w. B. L. Bonneville is at work
on the new Postoffice building, which
will be completed in time for occupancy
on January 1st Mr.. o. d. Collins, owner
of the building, will also have the room
formerly occupied by the MESSENGER
plant divided into five Offices which will
be comfortably arranged and all of them
heated by steam.
Mrs. Charles Bowen met with a
serious accident one day last week.
While standing on box she slipped
and fell. throwing all her weight on one
foot and dislocating one of the bones
in the heel. Mrs. Bowen's sufferings
have been great but she is now inn
proving and her friends hope to see
her out again soon.
-Balmy autumn weather has brought
strawberry festivals into fashion again
and strawberry shortcake is a common
dessert among the folks who have gar
dens of their own in Freehold, N. j.
The fruit common to June has made its
second appearance there for the year.
Not strawberry bed for miles around
but has a crop. The berries have
reached the market in such numbers
that they are selling for 10 cents a
quart.
Mrs. Harriet Elizabeth Richardson
has issued cards for the wedding of her
granddaughter, Miss Viola Elizabeth
Smith, to Mr.. Harold Dennis Boehni.
The ceremony will be solemnized in All
Hallows' P. E. Church, Snow Hill, We'd
nesday evening, November oath. Mrs.
Eugene Riggin entertained about forty
young ladies at an afternoon tea on
Wednesday, the occasion being Linen
shower" given to the bride-elect. The
gifts of linen. exquisitely embroidered,
made beautiful display.
The peanut crop IN Virginia and
North Carolina will show big decrease
in yield this year, according to reports
from different sections of both States.
The average yield Of these two States
in previous years has been about 2,0O0,-
600 bags of four bushels each of Virginia
and 500, 900 bags of Spanish nuts. 1t is
estimated that the crop of Virginia this
year will be about 70 per cent. while the
yield of Spanish viii be slightly below
70 per cent. The decreased acreage is
due to prolonged spell Of wet weather
during the planting season and drouth
at later date affected the seed planting.
Postmaster General Hitchcock has
approved the issue of 12-cent postage
stamp. With the increase Of the regis
try fee to 10 cents such stamp is said
to be needed to cover the registration
and single rate Of letter postage. The
new stamp will bear profile portrait
of Washington, from Hudson's cele-
brated bust. The background and bor-
der design are the same as on the re-
naming stamp of the new series, the
head anpearinr within an ellipse on end,