Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-10-05

DIR. Paul Jones and County Com
missioners Edwin II. Taylor and J.
Harry Young attended the sessions Of
the international Congress of Hygine
and Demography in Washington, ID. c..
last week. Messrs. Taylor and Young
represented the Board of Health OF
Worcester County, and DR.. Jones was
sent as a delegate. DIR. Jones joined,
and became a member Of the Congress.
-Advices from b., G. & A. officials
are to the effect that the two new
tcamers-Talbot and Dorchester-will
be placed in service the latter part OF
this month. The Dorchester and Talbot
are 200 feet long and 36 beam. and will
have speed of fifteen miles an hour.
Each ship will have 90 staterooms and
sleeping cabins, and accommodations
for 400 passengers and freight cargo
of 300 tons.
Mr.. jenkins Timmons, an aged and
helpless man. who lives alone near Vir-
ginia Crossing, had narrow escape
from being burned alive Wednesday
night. He fell against wood stove in
his room in such manner as to knock
the draft entirely off. His clothing was
set on fire, and when discovered by his
neighbors. who were attracted by his
cries, portion of his clothing was
burned away from his back.
John Hill, in Jail here for larceny.
and who is a noted criminal, attempted
to break out of his steel cage Wednes-
day night. He had asked for wooden
box to use as seat This was given
him. He ripped Off some of the boards,
and with short broom-stick made u
fulcrum with which he was prying the
door Off his cell, when Jailor Bowen,
who thought things were mighty quiet.
entered the Jail and caught Hill in the
act.
The disease which is killing horses
at Marion and vicinity is serious one.
One OF the first to lose a horse was
Liveryman Colbourn some time back.
Each week there have been new victims.
Last weeks dead list embraces a five
year-old of j. Ed. Howard valued at 5000
and James Dorsey pastured horse,
John Reed a colt. John +. Howard and
Ed Long one each on Tuesday. Hall
Miles lost n farm horse on Wednesday.
The animals lunge, whip and cut them
selves up badly when they get down
with the staggers and are a pitiful sight.
"A matter Of interest to every Sec
ton of this State should be the care of
orchards and improved cultivation of
small fruits. Some parts on account of
location, soil and climatic conditions are
admirably adapted for successful re-
suits. To remove limbs which cross and
are liable to cause injury to each other
by rubbing. To remove limbs that are
growing too close together and compete
for the same space. To check the
growth that is too vigorous to produce
good fruit. To cut out bushy growth
or twigs. or thin the tops. We suggest
that every Village Improvement Asso-
iation, also Farmers Clubs throughout
the State get together and buy first
class spraying outfit for use of the COM
munity and every fall and spring club
together for the expense of labor and
spraying material and have all fruit
trees in the vicinity sprayed systemati-
cally. Some people can afford to pay for
the spraying but have no apparatus or
are too busy at the proper time; Others
have not the money, but if their trees
on the other side of the fence are infested
with scale. they are menace to the
trees of their neighbors who have
sprayed. This should be made Com
munity Work" to be efficient.