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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1910-02-19

Announcement was made Tuesday
that by April LIST, the State Roads Com
mission would have ready for the begin
ming of construction 1874 miles of new
roads throughout the State. The sec
tons to be built in Worcester County
include the road from Queponco to Ber-
lin, a distance of about 647 miles.
Plans and specifications for continuing
the road from Snow Hill to Queponco
have already been approved by the
commission.
Master Irwin Jones entertained a
large number of boys and girls at a
Valentine" party Monday evening, at
the home of his parents, DIR. and Mrs.
Paul Jones. Nearly forty guests were
present, and the fun and merry-making
INDUCED in by the young people will be
remembered by them for long time.
Refreshments, consisting of ice cream
and cake. sailed peanuts. candy and
fruits were served, and everybody went
home happy.
Stockholders of the Delaware Rail
road Company, in special session atDover
Tuesday. decided to lease the road for
80 years to the Philadelphia. Baltimore
and Washington Railroad Company, for
many years its lessee. The Philadel-
phia, Baltimore and Washington road is
controlled by the Pennsylvania Railroad.
The stockholders of the Philadelphia,
Baltimore and Washington have been
called in a special meeting in Whining
ton on Monday to act on the lease. 1t
is said there will be no opposition.
We are in receipt of copy of a
recent issue of the Detroit News, which
contains an item of news that will be
read with interest by the people of
Snow Hill. The article in question
states that Mr.. Charles II. Stevenson,
formerly Of Snow Hill. has recently
purchased an apartment house in a
desirable quarter of Detroit, the pur-
chase price being $4,000. Mr.. Steven
son will enlarge and otherwise improve
his property. This is the fifth apart
ment house purchased by Mr.. Steven
son in the last four months.
AS slayer of chicken hawks Will
mer Moore. farmer of near Centre
vile, holds the record. lie has just
killed the hundredth in year. His
latest exploit was when he captured and
slew huge hawk by jumping on it..
The invader had pounced upon turkey,
which had rushed under a brush pile
with its captor clinging on. Moore hasten
ed to the spot without his gun. So intent
was the hawk upon securing its prey
that it did not try to escape. With a
spring the Infatuated farmer landed up
on the marauder with both feet and abb
ruptly ended its career.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1910-02-19
Local Readers. lOC. a Line
- Send your laundry to Kelley.


Rev. J. Il. North.
2 car loads of horses and mules for
sale by j. I. Taylor. Jr., Princess Anne,
Md.
All persons owing book account
will please call and settle the same ut
once. Mrs. John G. Shortt.
For sale 40 horses and mules
Young and well broke, fine size. j. I.
Taylor, Jr., Princess Anne, Md.
Wait for me, or drop me card. |
have a special fertilizer to offer. and a
low price on it, L. j. Reid, Melbourne,
Md.
Kelley represents Turner Bros.
laundry, that did such nice work for
Walter T. Mason. Give your laundry
to Kelley.
Just received beautiful line of
new white goods, embroideries and
laces. Come early and see them. Mrs.
John c. Short.
All persons indebted to me on book
account will please come forward and
settle same within 60 days. l.. F.Strayer
Box Iron, Md.
Buy your meats and groceries of
ID. G. Holloway. successor to George
w. Wonnell, at the same old stand.
Everything that's good to eat.
Twenty per cent. discount on all
plush robes and horse blankets. Supply
is limited. Look them over at once if
you want bargain. j. II. Perdue.
For nice young beef, lamb. and all
kinds of pork and salt meats come to
w. L. Stanford. Also a full line of
groceries and every thing for the table.
For sale: As have decided to dis
continue fox hunting, offer for sale four
extra good young hounds. Apply to the
undersigned. w. G. Lang, Greenback-
vile, Virginia.
For Sale or Trade for Horse-l
have for sale a No. 5 Horse Power Case
line Mill, all equipped on wheels. Will
saw IL cords of wood day. /. e..
Kellam, 0nancock, Va.
Estate Of WalterT. Mason All per-
sons indebted to Walter I. Mason are
requested to make immediate settle
ment. Books are at the Office of the
undersigned. Itemized bills are in the
hands Of James b. Whaley. John w.
Station, Receiver.
II have just returned this week from
the city, where purchased the largest
and finest stock of clothing and gents
furnishing goods eve. brought to Snow
Hill. They will arrive and be in stock.
on or before March lst. will be
pleased to have my customers call and
examine them before buying elsewhere.
A. Goodman, Snow Hill, Md.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1910-02-19
IRONSIIIRE.

Preaching Sunday afternoon at $50
o. clock, by the pastor, Rev. Joshua
Gray. Everybody cordially invited.
Messrs. John and Arlie Fassitt visited
Snow Hill Wednesday. While there
they purchased fine new carriage.
Mr.. A. J. Birmingham is very i'll.
Mrs. Addie Risley and grandson,
James Shepard. are visiting at the home
Mr.. William Scott.
Mrs. Henry Fassitt and two sons visit
ed her daughter, Mr.. William Coffin,
last Sunday.
Miss Edna Bradford visited Miss
Mamie Birmingham this week.
Mrs. Riley Dennis and children. Of
Salisbury. visited her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. John Smack, last week.
Miss Viola Bassitt is visiting her sis
ter. Mrs. Ella Sharpley, in Camden. n.
J.
Miss Pearl Willis visited her uncle.
Mr.. jenkins Willis, Sunday.
Mr.. James Wooten has purchased a
fine horse and new carriage.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1910-02-19
COULBOURNE.

Mr.. j. w. Dryden returned home last
Saturday, after having spent few days
with his daughters. Mrs. Julia Morris,
and Mrs. Lily Morris. of Crisfield. On
his way home he visited his son, Mr..
Station Dryden.i in Parksley.
Rev. and Mrs. Simmons and Miss
Simmons and Miss Virginia Carmean
were entertained recently at the home
Of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. r. Parsons.
Mr.. Charles Shockley. of Snow Hill,
spent Wednesday with his sister, Mrs.
j. l.. Dickerson.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hayman, Of Pow
ellsville. spent Saturday and Sunday
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Minus
Ruark.
Miss Mary Gordy and Mrs. James
Gordy spent last Sunday with Miss
Blanch Perdue.
Mrs. J. W. Dryden and son. Milton.
spent Tuesday at the home of Mr.. Elmer
Godfrey.
Mrs. John Mills entertained MIR. and
Mrs. Charles Clark. of Wilton, Sunday.
Masters Reuben and Herman Hales
spent Saturday and Sunday with their
sister.
Mr.. William Mills spent Sunday with
his brother, Mr.. Paul Mills.
Mrs. T. A. Carmean and Mrs. j. p.
Dickerson spent Wednesday with Mr..
and Mrs. Ernest Shoekley in Indian
town.
Mr.. Ernest Shockley, of Salisbury.
was visitor to his old home this week.
Mr.. Elmer Godfrey and children.
Mary and Maud. spent Sunday with MIR.
and Mrs. ]. +. Dickerson.
Miss Ella ID. Bowen, OF near Salisbury.
has returned home after a visit to her
sister, Mrs. Wilmer Phillips.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1910-02-19
STOCKTON.

Mr.. and Mrs. +. ii. Taylor spent this
week with friends in Baltimore.
Rev. and Mrs. Goodhand, of Frank
ford, Del. are visiting friends here.
Mr.. Burton Hill made business trip
to Baltimore this week.
Mrs. Thomas Pruitt came from Phil
adelphia this week to pack and ship her
furniture to Philadelphia, where she
will make her home.
Mr.. H. F. Shockley spent the week s
end with friends in Philadelphia.
The many friends of Miss Lucille Tay-
lor surprised her Monday evening by
giving her a birthday party. An in
formal and jolly affair it was, as it was
both st. Valentines day, and Miss
Lucille's birthday.
Mr.. Frank Taylor. who was married
to Miss Emma Holland last week. is
making his home with Mr.. Taylor 5
mother in town.
Miss Hattie CoIona spent the week s
end with friends in Pocomoke City.
Mr.. George Sharpley. of Salisbury,
came TO see his father. Capt. Sharpley,
who is quite i'll.
Miss Emma Sheppard left last week
for her work in Philadelphia.
Mr.. Phil. Evans left last week for
Connecticut. where he expects to OBJ
tain position.
Miss Holland Sedgwick spent few
days this week with friends in Green
backville.
Mrs. Silas Chapman left last Saturday
to visit her husband at Atlantic City.
The Ladies Aid Of the NJ. r. Church
will meet next Thursday at the home
of Mrs. Samuel Doughty.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1910-02-19
WatChman Murdered.

On Wednesday night of last week
the large dock and freight houses of the
q. C. a A. Ry Co. at Crisfield were
destroyed by fire and the night watch
man, Mr.. j. Dallas Collins, was brutally
murdered by the men who also set fire
TO the building State Fire Marshall
Ewell and detective Burns have been at
work on the case for week, and on
Wednesday, George Smith. Lewis Boz
mango and Wiley Elliott were arrested
ON suspicion, all having left Crisfield
ON a schooner the day of the fire and
murder. They have all done time in
prison for other crimes.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1910-02-19
Legislative Notes.

A bill has been introduced in the Leg
islature by delegate Carter. of Somerset
County, appropriating $4,000 annually for
two years to the Maryland Agricultural
College for a campaign against the
"skeeters" and all his kin. The bill
provides that the money appropriated
shall be employed by the entomologist
of the College to cooperate with the
State Board of Health, and the local
boards of health throughout the State,
in destroying the mosquito and his breed
ing places. 1t imposes upon the ento-
mologist the duty of studying the mos
quito's habits, his likes and dislikes, his
diet and digestion, and to promulgate
the results of such investigation broad
cast throughout the State, advising
citizens how they can best exterminate
the pest.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1910-02-19

Senator Matthias, of Frederick County,
has introduced bill providing for the
erection in Annapolis, of suitable mon
ument to Thomas Johnson. the first
Governor of Maryland, and associate
justice Of the Supreme Court of the
United States, and the man who nomi-
mated General Washington for comman-
der-in-cheif of the American forces.
The monument is to be selected and To-
Gated by commission of five persons
named by the Governor, who are to
serve without pay and TO have $4,000
at their disposal.
That the Local Option bill will be re-
turned to the House within 10 days was
the statement of Mr.. Marriott. chair
man of the Committee On Temperance.
and the measure will probably make its
appearance on the floor ON February "a.
AT present the committee is described as
standing: In favor. ;: against q; doubt
full. these being said to be Messrs.
Marriott and Draper. No matter what
the majority report may be, minority
report is also expected. while DR.. Ashby
will present two or three vital amend
ments. Mr.. Marriott will not prolong
the period for hearings, and both adj
vocates and opponents must present
arguments within the next few days.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1910-02-19

Advertise in the DEMOCRATIC MES
sENcER. Terms reasonable.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1910-02-19

Appropriating $500. 900 for the pur-
pose, and providing for the construction
of boulevard between Baltimore and
the State Capital. bill was offered in
the Senate by Senator Brady of Anne
Arundel county Monday night. The
road is to be built under the supervision
of the State Roads Commission. Balti-
more City and Anne Arundel county are
directed by the measure to levy tax
Of one-half of per cent. for the road
The first volley directed against the
SheIlfish Commission in the House was
fired Tuesday when Mr.. Duckett intro
duced joint resolution calling for an
investigation of the expenditures and
work done by the Commission under the
Hayman law for the fiscal year ending
Sept 30, 1909. The resolution calls for the
appointment of an investigating com
mittee of five. two from the Senate and
three from the House. The resolution
was referred to the Ways and Means
Committee.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-28
BURLINGTON
LOST OPENER
Y. M. c. A. Basket Ball Season Was
Opened In keokuk Last Night
by "a to 80 Victory Over
upRiver Team.
GAME WAS A FAST ONE
keokuk Lost Opportunities by Fumb-
ling Ball While Burlington
Forwards Were Guard
ed Well.

The basket ball season in keokuk
was officially opened last night at the
Y. NJ. c. A, gymnasium by "a to 30
victory over the Burlington associa-
ton team.
The game was close throughout and
was attended by only a fair crowd.
Keokuk was the aggressor throughout
carrying the battle to Burlington at
all times and putting up strong de-
Tense The Burlington forwards found
it necessary to shoot baskets at long
range and Right Forward Davis was
quite success in this end of the
game, counting six times. Keokuk lost
innumerable opportunities by fumb-
ling near the goal, working the ball
down the field only to lose it when 4
chance for goal was presented.
Tex Burk played for Keokuk the
first half and Chuck" King supplant-
ed him during the second period,
showing good form. He and Sheldon
playing loose at times in their guard
positions, scored four baskets each.
The first half ended with the score 16
to Is in Keokuk's favor and the gap
was widened in the second half. The
score
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-28
OSKALOOSA DRYS
WERE VICTORIOUS
Saloon Petitions Found Not to Con-
tain Sufficient Number Of
Names.

A dispatch from Oskaloosa says:
The Mahaska county board of super
visors completed the canvass of the
saloon petition this afternoon and
held that sufficient signatures had
not been secured.
The original petition was found to
have 1,444 names. From this number
"a signatures were taken owing to
various Irregularities, such as duplica-
tons, misspelled names and wrong
residences. leaving 1,420 bona fide
signatures, or 23S more than the i.
1872 necessary to make the petition
sufficient. The opponents filed a list
OF 294 Withdrawals. In the canvass
OF this list is we're held to be invalid,
leaving 278 accepted. Thus the 27S
Withdrawals cut the majority entirely,
leaving the petition short 40 names.
This showing was accepted as final
by the board.
The attorneys for the petition pro-
duced the affidavits of 81 men who
had signed Withdrawals, but who de-
clared their desire to be counted on
the original petition The board refus.
ed to recognize the right OF any man
to remain on the petition after he
had declared his desire to withdraw.
therefrom. On this point the case will
be appealed to the court by the peti-
TONERS.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-28
FACTS FOR
IOWA BOOSTERS
Here Are Some Statistics Showing
What Grand Old State
This Is.

Here are some facts about Iowa for
the use Of boosters when they meet
the stranger seking information about
this state.
The climate from the standpoint Of
healthfulness and productivity OF its
soil cannot be surpassed in any other
portion of the country.
1t is Gar enough south to escape the
rigors of the severe winters and far
enough north to modify the intensity
of the long continued and facilitating
effects of the southern summer.
The periods of cold and hot weather
are of short duration. The winters
are comparatively dry with clear
weather and bright sunshine. The
summers are pleasant with frequent
showers.
The average precipitation is as fol-
lows: Winter, 3.39; spring, $50; sum.
mer. 1246; autumn, 6.SS. annual, 32.17
Iowa needs no irrigation.
The total value of farm products Of
Iowa are s245,OoO,0Oo. and compare
with other states as follows: Missouri,
s2o1 100000: Kansas. s2o4, 1000 900;
Ohio, s1sS.0oO,OO0: Nebraska, $685.,
100000.
The area of Iowa, square miles,
55,475.
Acres, 5000, 900.
Population, 1908, $3.50, 900.
Manufacturing output, 1908, $751;
0OO,OO0,O0o.
Assessed valuation, real and per-
sonal property. s3,27o, 959,T4o.0o.
Value of fam property, s3,205,54o,-
$4,000.
Total public and private wealth,
ss.225, 100, 100000.
Farm animals. number 1908, 49,
54s, 600
Value of farm animals. ss5s,s7ss
10000.
Value of soil products, s4a3,41s,-
$500.
Corn yield, 1910 $4,000, 900. bu.
Corn value, 1910, s137,500,0OO.
Corn condition, So per cent, highest
in United States.
Oats condition, SO per cent, highest
in United States
Grain, grasses, hay and alfalfa, $751;
46S $1,000.
Other field crops, $4,000, 100000
Fruit proucts, $4,000, 100000.
Garden products, s9,00O,O00.00.
Dairy products, $4,000, 100000.
Poultry and eggs, s25,000,0 100000.
Cereal products, s75,000,0 100000.
Coal, value at mines, s12,857 ,691.7 70
Pasture and grazing, 500, 900, 000. co.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-28
RE-CANVASS OF
SALOON PETITIONS
Board Of Supervisors Finds Both
Fort Madison and keokuk
Petitions Sufficient.

FORT MADISON. Iowa, Dec. 2s.-
The board of supervisors found that
l124 OF the 1904 voters at the last
general election had signec the gen
eral petition Of consent. After the
withdrawal of &c names, there remain
ed 1913. Thereupon the board pass.
ed the following resolution.
Resolved That we, the board of
supervisors of Lee county, Iowa. at
a regular adjourned meeting, on Dec.
~, 1910, of which meeting notice was
duly given, as required by law. at
the district court house at Fort Madi.
son, Iowa, have re-canvassed the
statement of general consent that in
toxicating liquors might be sold in
the city Of Fort Madison, Lee county,
Iowa, and find that said statement
contains majority Of the legal vot.
ers residing In said city and voting
therein at the last general election,
and that said petition is sufficient.
The Keokuk petition of consent was
also found sufficient.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-28
PLAYERS AMUSE
SELVES ON TRAIN
Long Jumps in PuIImans Are Full of
Pleasure Instead Of
Monotony.

The baseball fan would come to the
Pullmans of the major league players
as they are making their long jumps
from Chicago to New York or Phil
adelphia TO st. Louis, but this is not
SO. Many of the players have their
best time in journeying across the
continent and ii they do not spend the
time telling stories, they are playing
poker or rehearsing incidents Of the
diamond.
Probably no one working for a liv-
ing has SO much spare time as the
professional ball player on the road
and you will look a long while before
you will find men whose sense of
humor is as highly developed as is
that of the average major Lacquer.
One who has not had the pleasure
of associating daily with the big leag-
uers cannot appreciate the monotony
of part of their lives and the ingenious
ways they of have of relieving this
monotony.
While IL would not be fair for one
who had travelled only with the White
Sox and Cubs to say that they are
above the average in intelligence, 1t is
all right to remark that no other ball
club possesses more natural entertain
ers and humorists than do these two.
1t isn't dull job to jump from place
to place with the servants OF Duffy
and Chance. They will find ways to
amuse themselves, no matter how long
or how tedious their Journeys.
The Cubs made a great trade last
year-the trade that gave them Lou
Richie. Rich" may not be the great.
est pitcher in the world, although he is
a good one. But, as Manager Chance
put It. "he is worth his salary just to
carry along to keep the bunch cheered
up No one has made Richie a
theatrical offer, but he would be hit
sure II only he would get out on the
stage and pull some OF the stunts he
enter.ains with in the PulImans and
on the field. Rich" has an imagina.
ton that is equaled only by that of
Artie Hoffman and James Sheckard.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-28
Some Hope Yet.

There is some hope yet, however,
for the Central. and her class C class.
itication. The baseball law provides
for five-mile radius of population.
and while some Of the cities embraced
might have hard work digging IN
enough farm population to bring up
the total, the effort would be easy
in Galesburg's case. East Galesburg
has boosted of population of 1,4O0
souls and it is two miles east. and
Knoxville has 1000 people who would
come into the five mile radius. Wash
ington addition, just east of the city
limits, would yield probably five or
six hundred more, and there is fair
settlement west of the CITY along
Monmouth boulevard which might be
worth taking into account.
Under the circumstances Galesburg
could furnish her quota with ease.
Burlington and number of the other
cities are likewise favorably surround.
ed with prosperous suburbs. and the
league may yet see hope for a re-
classification which will enable II TO
draft players from class d leagues in.
stead of being picking territory to
everybody in organized baseball
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-28
c. Q. . q. RAILWAY co.

Trains leave from Union Damn
Bsrths and tickets. Fifth and John
son streets.
South Eound.
NO. 3. st. Louis and south,
leave ......... ........... IL: 4k An
NO. IL, st. Louis and Kan
sas City and west, south,
leave .... ...... ......... $3.50 an
No. Z, Quincy, Hannibal Z
81 Louis. arrive 1:15 p. m,
leave ....... ............ 1:2o pm
mo. 10. Quincy and Hanni.
bal, arrtge ....... ....... $3.50 pm
NO. 10 leaves $40 pm
North Bound.
No. Z. Chicago, st. Paul ana
points west, leaves :. 49,. 235 Am
mo. Is. Chicago st. Paul
and points west, arrive -. 1870 pm
mo. IL, leave .......... :. 7:20 pm
mo. 3. Burlington. Chicago
and east, leave .......... 1855 pm
mo. /, Burlington. leave ). 7:a5 am
'No. 81. Donellson. O., B. 4
X. g.. and North Road
leave ......... ........... $3.50 pm
mo. 80, from Donnellson.
O., B. {; K. O., 4 North
Road, arrive ........... ..11:s0 am
mo. !. X. & W., west. leave sos an
ssNo. s. Centerville, leaves :. 7:SOpn
NO. 4. from Centerville and
points intermediate. arrive l:1s pm
sNo. 2. from Centerville and
west. arrive ........ ..... s:10 pm
No. 3. Centerville. leave. $50 I'm
ssNo. 6, from Centerville, ar.
rive ........... ..........u.6S an
Daily.
'Daily except Sunday.
s'Sundays only.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-28

ECKERsALL TO REFEREE
Former Star Football Player VIII Act
as Head oftsclal-He Writes
Boosting Letter That is
Of interest.

May. s is the date set for the an
nual Tri-state Track Meet to be held
under the auspices of the Keokuk
High School Athletic Association,
and Walter H. Eckersall, one OF the
lew all American quarterbacks that
the west has produced and at present
time sport writer for the Chicago
Tribune, will referee.
The meet will be the fourth annual
and promises to be bigger and better
than ever. An effort is being made to
interest st. Louis high schools and
should the Missouri metropolis elect
to send squad of track athletes,
some classy performances may be
looked for. This meet has grown so
extensively that it is rapidly becoming
q rival of the annual state meet.
Attracted to the meet will be schools
in Iowa. Illinois and Missouri.
The fact that Walter Eckersall has
been secured to act as an official
places this responsible work in com
petent hands. He will likewise be
big drawing card. His letter, adj
dressed to H. e. Radcliffe, is one of
the boosting kind, and follows:
Mr. H. E. Radcliffe,
Keokuk, Iowa.
My Dear Sir:-In reply to your let
ter of the 23rd inst. wish to say that
| will be very glad to act in the
capacity of referee for your meet on
May 6, 1911. agree with you heartily
that meetings OF this kind should be
handled by competent officials in
order the athletes get the proper ideas
on certain points.
Anything l may be able to do in
making this meet a success in all
ways, | shall be very glad to and
trust the meeting will be one of the
most successful in the history of the
event
Very truly yours.
WALTER H. ECKERSALL.