Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-08-12

have been home the past week on a
visit to relatives. This was Mr.. Lloyd
Carmean's third visit to Snow Hill in
the last twenty years. Another brother.
MIR. Arthur Carmean, of North Carolina,
accompanied by his wife is also home
on visit.
Predicting last fall that corn would
be selling for almost as much as wheat
before the crops came again, Harry Holt.
farmer living near Massev's. Md. re-
fused to dispose of his corn when other
farmers of the locality sold their crop.
He has just sold his corn for rs cents
bushel. while only So cents is being paid
for wheat.
Miss Edna Shockley, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Shockley of near
Snow Hill. was hurried to the Salisbury
Hospital last Sunday by her physician,
DIR. Riley, and was operated upon for
appendicitis. Mr.. Herman Perdue took
DIR. Riley, and Miss Shockley and her
father to Salisbury in double-quick time
in REQ automobile. DIR. Dick performed
the operation assisted by DIR. Riley and
Miss Shockley is now on the road to
recovery.
The financial report of Ocean City
will be found on the first page of the
Messenger today. w. Lee Carey, is
mayor of Ocean City; j. Francis Town
send. president of city council; and J.
w. CULLEN, treasurer. The other men,
bers of the city council are: Messrs.
John Hagan, E. J. Thomas. and Will
liam Taylor. The report shows that
the total receipts to August LIST, 1911.
were, S25. 322 "a; expenditures, $23, ISL
Al; balance on hand S154O.S3.
Mr.. William c. Powell left this
week for Boston to attend the Joint
meetings of the American Pharmaceut-
ical Association and the National Board
of Pharmacy, to be held in that city.
Mr.. Powell was accompanied by his
wife and daughter, Miss Elizabeth.
The members of the two boards will be
royalty entertained, several excursions
to historical points near Boston being
on the program. The ladies Of the party
will be the guests of the Boston Board
of Trade.
Misses Eleanora Hargis and Bessie
Purnell returned home Monday night
from Claiborne. where they spent
week at the Fresh Air Cottage. The
Cottage is maintained by donations,
and great work is being done by its
sponsors in sending INDECENT and worthy
from the city to the country,
where they can receive the benefits of
fresh air. and other necessary atten-
tion. The service was entirely volun-
tary on the part of the young ladies.
and consisted in the entertainment of
the little ones.
The Census Bureau at Washington,
mas issued bulletin giving some inter-
esting statistics concerning the popula-
ton of Delaware, which the bulletin
says. according to the census of 1910, is
,02. 800. Compared with a population
IF 1874, 1856 in 1900, this represents an in
,rease during the past decade of 1857
,r 9.5 per cent. During the same period
The total population of continental Uni
ed States increased q per cent. The
of increase for the State
Turing this decade. is almost identical
with that for the preceding DECIDE. 1890
1900. but il is considerably lower than
that for any other decade since 1910.
Rev. Joseph B. North is visiting
his daughter, Mrs. Mclaughlin, in
Washington. The Evening Star of last
Monday contained the follwing item
about Mr.. North: "Anacostia Council,
No. is, Junior Order American Mechan-
cs. attended last evening the service at
he Carbon Memorial Presbyterian
Church, when Rev. J. B. North. of
Snow Hill, Md, conducted the service.
Mr.. North. who was the first pastor of
his church. and who played prominent
part in the organization of Anacostia
Council. was given an emblem of the
order at the service last night.
"A reunion of various branches of
he McMaster family in America will
De held at Gettysburg. on Thursday
md Friday, August 10th and 18th. 1911.
Addresses on the program are as fol-
ows: Something More" Mr.. Z w.
superintendent of schools of
Worcester county; 1.-THE McMaster
Family as Have Found Them from
Study and Observation. Mr.. John S.
hcMaster. of Jersey City. N. j., CRISP
Talks About Scotlandand Robt. Burns"
Ar. John McMaster. of Wheeling. w.
Va; Toast, "Just U.s." DIR. w. II. Nc
Master. President Mount Union College.