Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-01-14

Hill told us this week that he had done
greatly increased business in 1910
over the preceding year. His firm is
one of the largest advertisers in the
Democratic Messenger, its advertise
ment appearing every week, in and out
of season. This is an eloquent testi-
monial to the truth that at PAYS TO
ADVERTISE.
Mrs. Ephraim Hillman, of Pocomoke
City, who for some months has been in
poor health, was carried to the Peninsula
General Hospital at Salisbury the past
week and on Wednesday was operated
on at that institution. At last accounts
Mrs. Hillman was doing as nicely as
could be expected under the circum-
stances. Her physicians expect her to
be discharged from the Hospital in
three or four weeks.
Mr.. Oscar G.. Lewis has purchased
the stock of merchandise and leased the
storehouse and Mason's Opera House,
of Mr.. Stephen G. Mason. Mr.. Lewis
is now in charge of the business and
proposes to run it in a manner accepta-
BILE to the public. He will continue the
manufacture of bricks which business
only occupies his time a part of the
year. Mr.. Mason appreciates the pa
tronage the public has accorded him
and wishes US to thank you all.
Last Tuesday Mr.. A. Child, of POGO
moke City, president of the Commercial
National Bank of Snow Hill resigned his
Office because of inconvenient location,
and Mr.. George S. Payne one of Snow
Hills most wealthy and prominent citi-
zens was elected to the presidency to
succeed Mr.. Child. Mr.. Payne was one
of the charter stockholders of the bank
and was it's first cashier, which position
he filled until the bank was well estab-
lished, and which he then declined to
accept further He is well known
financier and man of good judgment.
Don't "knock" your home town. If
some things happen which do not suit
you be lenient and give and take lit
tie. The worst enemy to community
is the fellow who goes around knock
ing" his town and saying things i'll of
his home people. 1t shows nasty dis
position and the "knocker" is generally
the fellow who has accomplished less for
his community and who contributes less
to its prosperity than any other man in
the town. Don't brand yourself as a
drone by knocking" your home place.
-Wicomico News.
Notwithstanding this country has
the best fire fighting equipment in the
world, it each year loses over two hun
dred millions of dollars by fire. This is
four or five times as much as is lost in
all the European countries. The presi-
dent of one of the fire insurance COM
panies has said that if loss by fire in
that country could be cut down to sew
enty-five millions year, the saving
would be equivalent to adding billion
of dollars to the wealth of the country
every ten years. The conditions are bad,
but better than in former years, for con-
crete and steel are to some extent pro-
tecting cities from the holocaust of for
mer days.
Mr.. William J. Price, Jr., editor of
the Centreville Observer. through his
attorneys, has docketed suit in the
Circuit Court for Kent county for $685.
900 against l.. Wethered Barroll and his
father, Hope II. Barroll. Esq. for alleged
SANDER in the publication of certain
letters in reference to an editorial which
appeared in the Centreville Observer re-
lating to Mr.. l.. Wethered Barroll some
six months ago. The trial will take
place at the April term of court. 1t
may be of interest to note that Mr.. l..
Wethered Barroll filed suit for the
same amount of damages on the same
charge against Mr. Price in the Cen
treville court last week.
MIR. E. II. Taylor, President of the
Board of County Commissioners, Coun-
ty Commissioner James L. Thomas,
County Treasurer j. Edward White,
John w. Station, Council to the Board
Commissioners. and John l.. Mock.
Deputy Clerk of Court went to Bal
timore this week to attend the meet
ing Of the Federated County Commits
sioners of Maryland, whose sessions
were held at the Hotel Rennert Thurs
day, beginning at 10 O'Clock in the morn
ing. Governor Crothers was one Of the
principal speakers, and gave expression
to his views on the economical admins
tration of State and county govern