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

the First National Bank Of Snow Hill,
returned home Monday night from at
tending the sessions Of the State Bank
ers' Association at the Blue Mountain
House. Mr.. Bratten was accompanied
by his wife, who enjoyed with him the
edifying discussions. the beautiful seem
cry, and the exhilirating climate.
Mr.. o. M. Purnell has sold fifty
acres Of the Dighton farm to George w.
Truitt, of this town. This farm adjoins
Mr.. Truths home place, and will make
a splendid addition thereto. which he
can use to great advantage. Mr.. Pur-
nell advertises the Riverside farm in his
advertising space in this paper; also the
timber on same is offered separately.
There is poor prospect for peaches
in Kent County. Mr.. James G. Harris
has $1,000 trees and says 200 baskets
carried over from last year will meet
his requirements. Messrs. Crouch and
Price are possibly the luckiest growers.
They have two orchards which give
promise of yielding largely. Mr.. J. r.
Usilton has fair prospect in some va
rieties.
Mrs. George Hammond, who has
been recuperating from an operation for
appendicitis at the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward A. Hill, returned
to her home in FELTON,, Delaware, this
week. She was accompanied by her
sister, Miss Annie Hill. who will spend
some time with her. Mr.. Hammond
came down from FELTON, to accompany
her home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel X. Dennis sail
ed last Tuesday morning from New York
on the steamer Ryndam for Europe.
They will land at Boulogne. and proceed
to Paris for a short stay. From Paris
they will 60 to Switzerland. where
they will spend couple Of weeks. They
will then go to England. remaining there
until they sail for home about the mid
die of August.
While attempting to board a moving
passenger train of the New York. Phil
adelphia and Norfolk Railroad at POGO
moke last Saturday night, Burly Tat
mum, IS Years old, was thrown beneath
the Wheels. and received crushed skull
and panged leg and arm, causing al
most Instant death. 1t is said that Tat
mum left the train at Pocomoke. and
tried to get aboard again as it was leav-
ing the station.
"A dispatch from Seaford says that
a swindler has succeeded in finding a
number of easy marks in that section.
He claimed to represent Philadelphia
newspaper, and was giving a premium
with each subscription for two months.
carefully collecting the price of the sub
scription. and promising to forward the
premium. The premiums and papers
failing to arrive, a number took the
matter up and learned that they had
been duped.
Mr.. II. J. Farson, formerly of
Showell. writes to US from Vicksburg,
Miss, that he has been in Mississippi
the last five months introducing the pro-
ducts of the Sea Gull Speciality Com
pany, of Baltimore. Mr.. Farson says
he has had the pleasure of reading the
Messenger while he has been away, and
has thereby. been able to keep in touch
with what has been going on at home.
He will arrive home on Saturday. July
9Th. for his summer vacation.
Mr.. Benjamin Tryce. the telephone
lineman at Snow Hill, was stunned by
lightning during the severe electrical
storm that passed over this section last
Saturdayht noon. Mr.. Tryce was at
work in the telephone building, solder
ing wires. and was holding one wire in
his mghth when he was struck. He was
knocked down, remaining unconscious
about twenty minutes. His throat was
badly injured, and he was unable to
swallow on account Of swollen glands.
Although he has recovered sufficiently
from the shock to resume work. his
throat is still badly swollen. and deglu-
tition is painful and difficult.
Judge Upshur Dennis, of Baltimore,
has been guest this week at the Hotel
Purnell in Snow Hill. Judge Dennis
arrived here Sunday morning on the
steamer Maryland, from Baltimore. He
has been keep busy this week greeting
his friends. whom he entertained with
pleasing "reminiscences. Judge Dennis
has remarkable talent for remember
ing names and faces. and for recalling
interesting facts and incidents concern
ing people and localities. His mind is a
fund Of knowledge and information. and
he is raconteur of rare skill and ex-