Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-03-06

| the oyster market has greatly improved.
On Friday Of last week one firm shipped
500 barrels of oysters and 468 sacks of
clans. and the following Monday about
/ 300 packages in all.
AT meeting of the Ladies Aid
Society of the Presbyterian Church,
March LIST. a unanimous vote Of thanks
was rendered the Snow Hill Fire De-
partment and other citizens, who SO
nobly fought the fire in the Presbyterian
Church last Thursday.
Mrs. William +. Cuff is in Sails
bury this week. She was a member Of
the reception committee at the enter
tainment given by her cousins. Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles X. Disharoon, Friday
evening, in honor of the twenty-fifth
anniversary of their marriage.
The first of March, acritical period,
was reached without any apparent dam
age to the peach crop. The weather
has been moderate, but not warm long
enough at one time to force the buds.
Wheat, however, has had remarkable
impetus, and in some fields in the central
and lower peninsula wheat is one foot
high.
AT meeting of the Board of Di-
rectors of the Peninsula Produce Ex-
change of Maryland on Thursday, Feb
ruary 18th, Mr.. F. E. Konetzka was
elected General Inspector Mr.. A. II.
Hardesty Assistant Secretary-Treas-
urer; Mr.. VIM. Dryden Assistant to
the Sales Manager appointments ef-
fective March /, 1909.
| The Northampton Times says !:
"Mr. George Parramore brought to this
office Thursday one of the greatest
freaks in an oyster we ever saw. The
bivalve had caught on beer bottle of
Norfolk firm, and clear impression
of the letters FOLK, Va, and Brew"
were on both shells, inside and out.
Mr.. Parramore has forwarded the oyster
to the Smithsonian Institute.
The State Game Warden publishes
an advertisement in the MESSENGER to-
day headed warning To Fishermen. ="
He is not required to do this, but he de-
sires to give full information to the
fishermen of the things unlawful for
them to do, so that they will not I'M
knowingly violate the laws and get into
trouble. Every person engaged in fish
ing should read this warning carefully,
and abide by it.
Tomorrow Sunday Rev. l.. A.
Bennett will preach at Nassawango at
1890 A. M. and at Bates Memorial
Church at 7.30 p. M. Other services as
follows: Wednesday evening prayer
meeting at 7.30 o'clock. Jr. c. E.
meeting Saturday at 3 P. NJ. Expert
ence meeting at 7.3O P. M. Experience
meeting Sunday at $50 A. M. Sunday
school at p. M. Christian Endeavor
meeting Sunday at $50 P. NJ.
COL Geo. NJ. Upshur entertained at
bridge at his residence on Federal
Street, on Friday evening of this week.
His guests were: Mrs. Howard Swartz,
of Baltimore, formerly Miss Louise
Wilson, of Snow HILL Misses Ethelyn
Wilson, Wilson Hargis. Nellie Payne
and Pearl Thornton, Mr.. and Mrs. j.
Edward White, Mr.. and Mrs. John w.
Station, and Messrs. M. T. Hargis and
Franklin Upshur.
The services being held at the
Christian Church are growing in attend
ance and interest. Services are held
at 7.30 P. M. each evening, including
Saturday. J. A. Hopkins is preaching
the gospel in an earnest, simple manner.
and is being ably assisted by ID. N.
Middlekauff. On Sunday the services
will begin at 10 A. NJ. the first part
being the Sunday-school service, and
this will be followed by rally and roll
call of the church. 1t is desired that
every member of the church be present.
The meetings will probably continue all
next week.
Mrs. Mary NJ. North, on behalf of
a patriotic organization. has offered a
gold pin to the Snow Hill High School
for the best essay on The Flag and
the School," by either boy or girl.
The essay is limited to three hundred
words, and the time limit for preparing
and handing in essays is June first. No
essay is to be signed with the name of
the writer, but the name of the contest
ant and the title of the essay must be
in sealed envelope which is to be
given to Prof. Humphreys who will
hand it to the following-named commit
tee of award: Messrs. o. d. Collins.
w. +. Johnson and Franklin Upshur.
A gentleman from Worcester Coun-