Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-06-29

improvements in the rear of his drug
store, by changing the stairway, and
otherwise improving and enlarging his
prescription department and private
Office.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. Spence Smith and
son left the first part of the week for
Annapolis, where they have been visit
ing her parents. Mr.. Smith was daily
visitor to the Democratic Convention in
Baltimore.
Miss Joan Easley is at home with
her parents, Rev. and Mrs. J. w. Easley.
for the summer. Miss Easley is in
structress in instrumental music and
vocal sight reading at Keystone State
Normal School, Kutztown, Pa.
An egg about inches long and 10
inches in diameter at its widest point
was exhibited Monday. The hen that
laid the egg is Of the Rhode Island Red
breed and is owned by Mrs. J. II.
Younger, of Fairlee. Kent County. 1t
was laid Sunday.
Mrs. E. X. Wilson, who has been
spending several weeks in Ocean City
and Berlin, came to Snow Hill this week
and reopened her house for the summer.
Mrs. Franklin Upshur and daughter. of
Berlin, and her grandson. Wilson Mar
tin. are her guests.
Miss Bessie Jones. of Greenback-
vile, who was graduated last week from
the Beacon Business College, of Sails
bury, with high honors, has accepted a
position as stenographer and bookkeeper
with Dorman & Smyth Hardware Com
pany. at Salisbury.
The canneries of the peninsula will
be busy places this summer If the pres
ent outlook for bumper crops. both in
tomatoes and sweet corn, is not upset
by unfavorable weather conditions. Re-
ports from the Eastern Shore districts
are that the tonnage will be heavy.
Mayor Marion T. Hargis. Col.
George NJ. Upshur. and Messrs. Will
liam F. Johnson, c. l.. Vincent. John
W. Station. T. Spence Smith, Leroy
Smith, Herman Lewis and d. S. Hudson
were among those who visited Baltimore
this week. and attended the convention.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Walter Mapp, of
Accomac, came Sunday on visit to her
parents. DIR. and Mrs. John s. Aydelotte.
MIR. Mapp returned home Monday, but
Mrs. Mapp remained here to be with
her mother, who is still somewhat in
capacitated as the result of her recent
fall.
. Mr.. p. S. Smith has been appointed
fire mafshal by the Snow Hill Fire De-
partmsnt. Mr.. Smith is ex-assistant
chiefbf the department. and accepted
the responsible position of fire marshal
at uhe urgent solicitation of the officials
of the Snow Hill Volunteer Fire Depart
ment.
Mr.. Franklin Maddox, principal of
the Galena High School, is home on a
visit to his parents. MIR. and Mrs. Z. I.
Maddox, near Nassawango. Mr.. Mad
dox is graduate of Washington Col
lege, Chestertown, class of 1910, and
has been successful instructor since
his graduation.
Miss Mamie Elliott is expecting
Miss Anna Hunter, of Glassboro. New
Jersey, to assist her in the revival meet
ing now in progress in the Christian
Church. Much interest is manifested,
and large congregations every evening.
The meetings will be held every even
ing next week except Saturday.
Mr.. Zadok Powell. president of the
Worcester County School Board, and E.
w. McMaster. county superintendent.
attended the State Teachers Associa-
ton at Braddock Heights this week.
They also stopped in Baltimore, and
took in some of the sights of the city
during convention week.
The annual pony penning will take
place on Assateague Wednesday, July
26th. The penning this year will include
the ponies from Chincoteague. ASA
league. Wallops and a large number Of
Shetlands Of f. p. Timmons. Ponies
one year old and over. broken and un-
broken, will be for sale.
On Wednesday last an astronomical
event of great interest occurred in the
passage of the moon between us and
the bright star Antares in the SOUTH
eastern region Of the heavens. The
brightest heavenly body now in the sky
is Jupiter which is well entered the even
ing sky and pours out its steady. golden
radiance.