Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1910-02-12
--Mr. and M. William G. Kerbin

Mr.. and Mrs. Wllliam ". herDin
left Wednesday on visit to his relatives
in Dover. Delaware. and New York
City.
There will be services in the Pres
byterian Church of Snow Hill Sunday
morning at the usual hours by the pas
tor, Rev. j. Il. North, If the weather
permits.
Misses Eva Townsend and Edna
Jones went to Pocomoke City Saturday.
remaining until the latter part of this
week as the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. j..
Harry Young.
County Superintendent T.. w. Nc
Master mailed checks this week to the
teachers Of Worcester County for their
salaries for the midwinter term which
ended January 3ist.
Capt. |. II. White. of Salisbury. cen
sus supervisor for the First Maryland
District, has received his commission
from President Taft, the Senate having
confirmed the appointment of Captain
White.
Mr.. l.. j. Kelley has placed floor
of hardwood thing in the show window
of his store in the Mason building. We
congratulate Mr.. Kelley on the highly
ornamental and artistic result he has
accomplished.
During the past week five men who
are running saw mill near Glendale.
have caught and eaten IS 'possums and
have sold the skins for SOC. each. The
beef trust has no terrors for these five
men. Postum and sweet taters Yum,
yum.
The Board of County Commissioners
and the Orphans Court were in session
Tuesday, full membership of each
board being present. A number of peo-
Pile from all sections Of the county were
in town, and considerable business was
transacted before each body.
A stone dwelling has just been COM
pleted by the Lighthouse department
on Assateague for the third assistant
keeper at the cost of $1,000. The Gov
eminent will renovate the old dwelling
this spring with new weather boarding,
painting, and put it in thorough repair.
"A great many persons thought the
steamer Maryland would be unable to
get away from her wharf here last Mon
day because of the ice in the river !;
but Capt. Dick" doesn't stop for ordi-
nary things, so the Maryland left here
and got down the river as far as She'll
town when, because of the heavy ice
foes, she ran aground and was delayed
there all day.
AS an evidence of the assertion that
the Eastern Shore is land flowing
with milk and honey, we submit the
following A young son of Mayor Har-
rison, of Berlin, extinguished an in
cipient blaze in his fathers house with
a pail of milk. There's the milk. all
right. The honey application comes in
on the brave little Honey Boy" as
fine as silk, who put out a fire with a
pail of milk.
The coolest weather of the season
in Snow Hill and surrounding country
was experienced last Sunday night and
Monday morning. Early Monday
morning temperature of six degrees
above zero was recorded. On February
18th. eleven years ago, the minimum
temperature for this section in the last
twenty years was reached. the Their
mometer registering as low as six de-
grees below zero.
MIR. John Salcedo has severed his
connection with the Snow Hill post
office, and is making his home at Box
Iron, where he will devote his time to
farming and poultry-raising. Mr.. Sal
cedo made an efficient assistant to the
postmaster. and his obliging, courteous
manners were appreciated By the pa
irons of the office. He retires to pri-
vate life attended by the best wishes of
a large circle of friends.
1t is reported that the Pennsylvania
Railroad, into whose hands the New
York. Philadelphia and Norfolk Rail-
road has fallen, will locate at Cape
Charles, Va. car shops and locomotive
works. The deed for the land was re-
corded in the County Clerk office last
week, and il is expected in few months
the works will be under operation. The
site is about 20 acres Of land fronting
on the county road leading out of Cape
Charles.
We got mixed in our dates last
issue for the meeting Of the Board of
Trade. The time of the meeting will
be Monday night next at eight o'clock.
II is expected that the Committee on
R,, .,,ys will fhan ranOrt and the organ