Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-02-25
Mr.. Paul S. Nichol, a representative

Mr.. Paul S. Nichol, representative
from the Office Of Arthur w. Swarts,
Wilmington Del. Manager of the Mutual
Life Insurance Co. of N. Y. has been
here this week in the interest of that
company. Mr.. Leroy Smith was APP
pointed agent for the company here.
"A young COW belonging to Mr.. VIM.
r. Purnell Berlin. Md, merchant. gave
birth to four calves last week, one on
Saturday night, two Sunday night. and
another OF Monday morning. All four
were perfectly formed. but dead This
statement is vouched for by Mr.. Purnell
and many other citizens of Berlin.
--Chincoteague oystermen are doing
well this season, but the oystermen
around Box Iron aud Girdletree are hav-
ing hard time of it, The stock is poor
and the prices low. Some of the biggest
dealers have not attempted to handle
any of their oysters this winter. The
Messenger greatly sympathizes with all
of them.
Volunteers to climb 10 feet in the
air are being asked for by the George
town DELI Water Company. and IS
will be paid to the one who makes the
climb. Some time ago one of the bolts
in the top Of the town standpipe came
loose and no one has been found who
will make the climb and put in a new
bolt. Unable to secure anyone the COM
pany has advertised for volunteers.
The books Of the Railroad Co. show
that %. 900 barrels of oysters and sacks
occlams were shipped FRONT hincoteague
in December. The shipments in January
were 1900 barrels of oysters and 5, 500
sacks of clans. The average daily ship
ments in February has been about 800
packages, and it looks now as if the ag-
gregate number for the season will be
over 100, 900 barrels and sacks. The
bank deposits are double those of last
season.
Mrs. o. r. Driscoll of near POWELL
vile, who was operated on for appen-
dicitis, Sunday February 5. died on Fri
day. February 10TH at H. As P. M. aged
IS years. She leaves husband and
two children besides father and mother.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S Riggin. of Pittsville.
one brother and eight sisters to mourn
their loss. Funeral services were held
on Sunday afternoon in the NJ. p.
Church. Pittsvlle. Of which she had been
a member for twenty-one years.
The campaign to raise 500, 900 for
bringing the Democratic Convention to
Baltimore in 1912 will be successful.
This is the opinion of Mr.. Robert Grain,
executive chairman of the 1912 COM
mittee, and it appears that his opinion
is backed by private information which
has not been divulged. Moreover, he
goes further, and says that in addition to
raising the necessary guarantee fund.
the members Of the executive committee
will overcome all the other incidental
difficulties. and bring the convention
here in spite of the opposition of cities
in the West.
Quite large number of farmers
we're at the Opera House Tuesday after
noon to listen to the address and in
structions of Mr.. Tubbs on the fertil-
cation and other treatments Of the COM
ing Worcester strawberry crop. Mr..
J. Samuel Price, President of the Snow
Hill Board of Trade was chairman of
the meeting. Mr.. Tubbs, we are in
formed. gave lot of valuable informa-
ton, which those who attended fully
appreciated and feel that they were
repaid for coming to the meeting.
Sickness prevented the Messenger from
being represented, therefore we are
unable to give as good report as we
desired to give.