Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-09-28

Mr.. James b. Whaley left Monday
for Baltimore. where he will enter the
law Department Of the University of
Maryland. Mr.. Whaley has been a
student at Mercersburg Academy for
two years. and has spent his vacations
in the law Office Of his uncle. John w.
Station. Esq. in Snow Hill.
Misses Bessie and Mildred Purnell,
Of Delmar, came Wednesday after their
sister, Miss Catherine, who had been
the guest of her cousin, Miss Beulah
Mckee. for several weeks. They all
returned home Thursday noon. to the
bedside of their mother, who is quite
sick with acute Indigestion.
Miss Rose Irwin left Wednesday to
enter Miss Marshall's select school for
young ladies at Oak Lane, near Philadel-
phia. She was accompanied by her
father. A. ID. Irwin, Esq. and her sis
ter. Miss Mabel Irwin. who after leaving
Miss Rose with Miss Marshall went to
Philadelphia, where they will visit rela-
tives until next week.
Mrs. Marie Carey, wife of Mr.. w.
Lee Carey. was carried to Baltimore
early Wednesday morning on special
train from Ocean City, where she had
been suddenly attacked by serious ill
ness. She was taken TO st. Joseph s
Hospital for treatment. At last reports,
her condition though still serious. was
somewhat improved.
Mr.. John Burbage. who has been
spending several weeks with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. William II. Burbage, near
Snow Hill. left Thursday for New York,
en- route to Panama. He will sail from
New York in few days, and go direct
to Panama, where he is a member of the
police force of the Canal Zone at Bias
0bispo. The distance from New York
to Panama is about 1000 miles, and re-
quires about six days to reach there.
Miss Sallie Handy, only sister of
Mr.. John II. Handy. well-known law
yer of this town, died few days
ago, aged 66 years. Miss Handy was
well-known in Princess Anne, which
was her native home, and was a woman
of most estimable qualities. Her health
began to fail about seventeen years ago.
Miss Handy's remains were taken to
Princess Anne on Wednesday evening
and the funeral took place on Thursday
morning at Mhnokin Presbyterian
Church.
MIR. I. J. Davis, of Whaleyville.
died Tuesday morning in the Peninsula
General Hospital, Salisbury. aged 6S
years, The funeral services were held
in the NJ. Z. Church, Wednesday after
noon, and intdrment in the church GEM
etery. He leaves a widow and several
children; Mrs. Frank Burton, of Sea-
ford, Mrs Washington Adkins and Mrs.
Lula Richardson, of Salisbury, Mrs.
James Dohaway, of Whaleyville. Mr..
Levin Davis. OF Willards. James and
Larry PAWS of whaleyville.
Mr.. LOUIS Eibl, who lives on the
stone road just over Purnell's Mill Pond.
has citron vine. which has made such
prodigious growth, and has borne such
prolific yield, that it is truly remark
able and worthy of note. The vine has
innumerable runners and oifshoots. and
one hundred and thirty two citrons have
been counted from this one parent stock.
The citrons range in size from canta-
loupe to goodsized watermelon. When
he planted the seed, Mr.. Eibl thought he
was planting watermelon seed.
MIR. Carlisle Sturgis. who has been
spending the last two weeks in Snow
Hill with his mother. Mrs. Alexander
ID. Sturgis, and other relatives. left
Wednesday morning for his home in
East Bridgeport, Massachusetts. He
was accompanied BY his mother and by
his sister. Miss Margaret Sturgis, who
will spend sometime with him and his
| family. Mr.. Sturgis is the representa-
tive of the Woodland 4 Wright Last
Company. one of the largest manufac-
turing concerns of shoe lasts in New
England. Mr.. Sturgis travels over n
large territory, and is an able and ex-
perienced salesman. and has the conf
dence of his employers.
in the premium list recently pre-
pared and published by the executive
committee of the Peninsula Horticultural
Society, in which prizes of money are
offered for the best box of apples $40
for first, IS for second and 81 for third
the impression was impaired that any
fruit grower submitting samples of the
81 or more varities enumerated. should
he receive any Of the prizes or take all
three, would receive but $l7. The real
situation is that the prizes of from $40
down apply to each and every variety
exhibited. making a total of the prizes
that may be secured by one person close
toS50O. Many fruitgrowers in Worcester
county are preparing to enter the con-
test at the Peninsula Horticultural
Society's annual meeting to be held in
Wilmington, next January.