Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1910-06-11

cises of Western Maryland College
Westminster, will begin this week, June
10th, and continue until June 18th. Chin.
colleague Island is represented in the
list Of graduates by Clarence William
Wheaton, and Onancock by Cecille Mar
celine Parks.
AT a meeting of the School Commits
sioners, Of Somerset County. last week
the contract for building the new Girls
field High School was awarded to Mcssrs.
Pilchard & Furniss, of Pocomoke City.
for the sum of $22, 1856, which includes
plumbing and heating. The new build
ing will be of brick and its dimensions
S0x70 feet.
The Young Ladies Aid Society OF
the M. E. Church will present the King /
Carnival in Mason's Opera House. or
Monday and Tuesday nights, June 2Otf
and 2lst. This delightful entertainment
will be given under the direction of Miss
Mann, of Pennsylvania. 1t has beer
given in Salisbury. Pocomoke and Other
Eastern Shore towns with satisfaction.
Luther Burbank, the "Plant Wiz.
ard" of Santa Rosa, announces the per.
lection Of two flowers new to the world
a poppy, scientifically designated Demo
thera Burbankii, and a white evening
primrose. His new creations will be
extensively reproduced, he says, at q
ranch at Lompoe, Santa Barbara Coun.
ty.
The election of Town Commissioners
for Princess Anne took place Monday.
There was but one ticket that nomi-
mated by the citizens two weeks ago
The proposition to bond the town in the
sum Of SIS, 900 for the improvement OF
the waterworks and to install sewer
system for the town was defeated by q
vote of 95 to %.
William G. Kerbin, ESQ.,. attended
the forty-second convention of the
Diocese of Easton, which convened in
Salisbury this week, as delegate Of
All Hallows Parish. Rt. Rev. w. Forbes
Adams presided at the sessions. Oliver
d. Collins, Esq, of Snow Hill, was
elected an alternate lay delegate to the
general convention, which meets in Gin
cinnati.
Mr.. Edgar H. Bratten, formerly
connected with the Chincoteague Drug
Company, has been engaged by DR..
Paul Jones as manager of his drug store
in this town Heis the son Of Mr.. w. c.
Bratten and has many friends here
who are glad to welcome him back te
his old home. We understand that Mr.
Bratten will shortly move his family te
Snow Hill.
One of the graduates of the Mary
land University Medical College this
year was DIR. Ralph Truitt. son of Cap.
tain George w. Truitt. Of Box Iron. He
is bright young man and we wish him
well in the practice Of his profession
Captain Truitt and Mr.. Stephen L. Pur.
nell attended the graduating exercises.
Mr.. Purnell came home on the steamer
Maryland on Wednesday.
Rev. C. w. Prettyman and Judge
Robley d. Jones visited Dickinson Col.
lege, Carlisle, Pa. this week. Judge
Jones has recently been appointed 9
trustee of Dickinson College. His in,
stallation took place at this visit, anC
he sat for the first time with the officia
board. Judge Jones is a broad-minded
and liberal man. and deep thinker, anc
will prove to be a wise counselor to the
institution.
We want the news. If you have
visitors let us know it. II you are go
ing away on visit to friends in neigh.
boring town or city, let us know it. II
you know OF a reception, a marriage, or
death, let us know it. If you spent
Sunday with neighbor or drive out in
the country we do not consider that Of
enough Importance to make an item of
We want all the news and we will thanh
you to tell US such as comes under YOU
observation.
The strawberry season is practical
" ended in this section. and it has beer
very profitable one to all concerned
The season came earlier than usual anC
has continued longer. While there has
not been such an abundance of fruit the
prices have been exceptionally good fol
such long season. The continued COO
weather proved to be great advantage
as Il did not allow the berries to ripper
too fast and enabled the stock to reacf
market in the very best of condition.
MIR. and Mrs. Jacob Myers and Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Lederly. Of Ardmore
Pa, Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Wilson
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Longcope. Of
Lansdowh, Pa. came to Snow Hill OF