Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1910-05-21

THE White Shawl" farce-com-
edy. will be given in Mason's Opera
House next Tuesday evening in connec-
ton with the "class night" exercises of
the graduating class Of Snow Hill High
School. The characters of the play
will be taken by Misses Nellie Bonnie
vile, Pearl Layton. Elizabeth II. Jones.
and Messrs. James Whalcy, Newell
Corddry and Braxton B. Richardson.
Mrs. Mary NJ. North, one of the Of
ficers of the Woman's Relief Corps, G..
A. r. left here on Tuesday for Ander-
sonville. Ga, as representative of the
Relief Corps in turning over Anderson
vile Park to the national government.
The Park was founded by the Relief
Corps and the government has accepted
it with the idea of making IL sight
seeing attraction for visitors TO the
historic prison spot.
With commcndablc enterprise Mr..
w. o. ShockIey has determined TO start
shipping Strawberries by refrigerator
cars from Snow Hill next Monday. He
has engaged car and made arrange
ments.with the Snow Hill Ice Plant to ice
it. He buys the berries right at the
platform and there is no middle man be-
tween him and the grower. Get your
berries in on Monday. Bring them TO
Snow Hill.
The semi-annual meeting of the
Worcester County Medical Society was
held in Snow Hill last Tuesday and was
very well attended. DIR. N. +. Sartorius,
of Pocomoke City, read very interest
ing paper. which was freely discussed
by those present. Important business
matters were brought before the society
but owing to some of the members being
absent, action on them was postponed
until the fall meeting.
Daniel Z. Lombard and his son,
Benjamin 0. Lombard. of Pandora,
Ohio. have bought big farm near
Berlin on tributary of the Sinepuxent
Bay. having located here for good. and
they say there are quite number of
Ohia people coming here in the near
future looking for farms. They are
well pleased with their new home, which
is very delightful one. and the location
being near the bay and ocean makes it
doubly attractive.
With the view of booming the agri-
cultural interests of Maryland and max
ing it one of the leading farm produc-
ing States in the country, Governor
Crothcrs will in few days appoint a
special commission of successful far
mers and farming experts to teach
the best and most scientific methods OF
cultivating their crops. The movement
will be inaugurated in every section of
the State, but at the beginning special
attention will be paid to the Southern
Maryland counties.
We were misinformed about the
date of the Snow Hill High School Com
mencement. 1t will be held in Mason S
Opera House on Wednesday evening,
May 25th. The class night and play will
be held on Tuesday evening. the oath, at
the same place. The play will be an en-
joyable affair, and well worth the price
of admission. As the proceeds will go
toward defraying the cost of the ''com-
mencement," the people of Snow Hill
should give it their unstinted patronage.
Rev. X. T. Coursey will address the
graduates on Commencement" night.
The congregation and the official
board of Whatcoat NJ. +. Church. Snow
Hill, have invited the Wilmington Con-
ference of the NJ. f. Church to hold its
next SESSION in Snow Hill. II is under
stood that there is no doubt about the
Conference being held here. and ar
rangemcnts are now being made to that
end. 1t has been many years since a
session of Conference was held in Snow
Hill, and as the Methodists have a
beautiful church and large member
ship. there is every assurance that Snow
Hill will do the right thing by the Mem
bers of Wilmington NJ. L. Conference.
AT the call of the Mayor and Coun-
ell, meeting of the citizens of POGO
moke was held in the Opera House to
consider bond issue of $25, 900 for paw
ing the streets of the town. Mayor |.
7. Costen presided. with John w. Ennis
as secretary. A committee composed
of ex- Mayor L. James Tull, Alfred Child,
Charles 0. Melvin, Riley M. Stevenson
and Thomas b. Walters. was appointed
to look into the matter and to gather
data of the various methods of improv-
ing streets. the cost per mile, the ex-
tent of streets to be improved and all
necessary information. and report at a
subsequent meeting to be called at an
early date.
The first meeting. and the organi-
cation Of the new City Council, occurred
last Monday night. Mr.. Fowler was
elected secretary and treasurer and Mr..
John w. Station, attorney. After adj
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