Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-02-13
--Next Sunday win be the RETURN day

NeAt sunday Will De the return DAY
for the benevolent envelopes Of the
year with their contributions, at the
Methodist Episcopal Church. The
young peoples class will observe its
second anniversary next Monday even
ing. An interesting program has been
prepared and all who have ever been con-
nected with the class are especially in
vited to be present.
The Commission on Fish and Game
laws, appointed by Governor Crothers.
met this week in his office in Baltimore
in order to frame for presentation to
the General Assembly a uniform fish
and game law which shall apply as
nearly as possible to the entire State.
1t is expected that the State will pro-
vide system of revenue from licenses
which will be used to make the law eff
fective in the protection of game and
fish.
1T will cost the state of Maryland
close to $4,000 to pay for the cattle
taken in stamping out the foot and
mouth disease. and in addition the
Commonwealth will have to meet
charges for property destroyed about
cattle pens and barnyards. Last week s
action of the Appropriation Committee
makes $780, available. Of this, $685.
900 will be returned to the State Treas
ury to replace funds taken by the State
Live Stock Board in emergency work.
Practically all of the rest of the $780,
600 will be expended among the farm
ers of the State.
Hon. Lemuel Malone, founder of
the Salisbury Advertiser. and the first
senator from Wicomico County, died at
Sykesville, one day this week. He had
attained ripe old age and had been in
feeble condition for year or more.
Mr. Malone was a man of considerable
ability in his younger days and served
his county and community with faith
fulness and zeal. His wife died several
years ago. The remains of Mr.. Malone
were taken to Salisbury this week and
laid to rest beside his wife in Parsons
Cemetery. The deceased was native
of Wicomico County and attended the
public schools of that section.
An extremely delicate operation
was performed last week at the Mary
land homeopathic Hospital of Balti-
more, on little six-year-old boy from
Aberdeen, Md. the object being to
graft an ear on the child's head. Hav-
ing been born with only small ex-
crescence without an orifice where an
ear should have grown, the surgeon
aims to develop an ear. During an OPP
Grafton which lasted an hour, skin was
removed from his body, nodded into
the shape of an ear, and fastened to
the left side of his head by means of
bandages, which will be kept there for
about two weeks. After the ear has
been properly formed an orifice will
probably be made through which sound
may be conveyed.
During the past week State Ento-
mologist Prof. T. B. Symons and his
assistant, Mr.. l.. M. Pears. have found
the Brown Tail Moth in shipments of
nursery stock imported from France.
The gypsy and brown tail moths are
insects to be dreaded and it is costing
Massachusetts alone $225,000 annually
in fighting them. The insect winters
in the larvae stage in large silken cases
in which condition they were found in
this State. All such nests found must
be burned at once as well as the pack
ing in which the stock was shipped. 1t
is urged that all persons cooperate
with the State authorities in their eff
forts to prevent this insect being es-
tablshed in the State.
-Washington's Birthday. Monday,
February 22d, will be celebrated by the
Snow Hill fremen with their annual pa
rade and supper. There will also be APP
propriate exercises at the new munich.
pal building in connection with turning
over to the fremen a part of that
building. The judges Of the parade will
be Revs. North. Rich, Bennett and Pref
lyman. The prizes will be as follows:
a riding saddle for the most comical cos
tune; a gold ring for the finest costume;
gold stick pin for the best all-round
make up. The parade will start at one
O'Clock, forming at Burroughs Lane.
Music will be furnished by the POGO
moke band. A supper consisting Of
oysters, chicken salad and other delica-
cies, will be served in the old NJ. p.
Church, beginning at o'clock. Sup
per tickets 35 cents; ice cream and
cake extra.
-"At the Ferry" the entertainment
Uivan in tho Hiuh School Hall last Fri