Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-01-27

J. II. Perdue. Mrs. Charles Il. Tim
mons. Mrs. II. c. Burbage. Mrs. J. b.
North. Mrs. G. w. Wonnell. Mrs. Chas.
Tilghman. and Misses Mary Nelson,
Mamie Parsons, Eva Johnson, Bessie
Bowen, Georgia Bonneville. Frances
johnson. Lena Riggin. BERTHE Richard
son. and Mrs. George Richardson. of
Newark.
Contracts are being made by the
managers of the canning factories Of
Snow Hill with the growers OF tomatoes
at sl1.00 per ton. Potatoes are being
sold on board cars at Snow Hill today at
IS cents per bushel. Two days this
week 80 cents was paid. Corn is selling
at 65 cents per bushel. and wheat at
si.00. Eggs are selling at soc. per doz.
and butter is soc. per pound. These fig
ures look as IL the farmer is in the hey
day Of prosperity.
George r. Ash. State auditor. well
known throughout Maryland and one Of
the most prominent men of Cecil county,
died suddenly Thursday morning of
acute Indigestion at his country home
near EIkton. During the administra-
ton Of Governor Smith the Office of
State Auditor was created, and Colonel
Ash received the appointment, contin-
uing in the Office under Governors War
field and Crothers. He was one Of the
most prominent men in Cecil County, a
man Of sterling worth. and democrat
Of unswerving1 loyalty. He will be
greatly missed in both his county and
the state.
--Messrs. +. J. Dukes. Jr.. and Bro,
of Girdletrce. captured two prizes at
the recent meeting Of the Peninsula
Horticultural Society in Pocomoke City.
The first was $500 for the best exhibit
Of apples grown in Worcester and Son.
erset Counties. The variety shown by
the Messrs. Dukes was York Imperial,
and they were beauties. The next
prize was a 49, 90 hat for the best ex-
hibit Of scarlet clover. The money
prize for apples was given by Mr..
Thomas Hargis. The hat was given by
the LII. Merrill Co. We congratulate the
Messrs. Dukes. 1t gives US pleasure to
know that our Girdletree friends were
the winners.
of special interest to the farmers
of Kent and Sussex Counties is the an
nouncement that the New Castle County
Fair Association is to become State
instead Of a county body. While the
fairs never have been exclusively for
residents of New Castle County the
farmers in lower Delaware have not
cared to participate. but with their
aid it is believed the annual fairs will be
the biggest and best in this section. The
association is assured of site at the
Horse Show Park. and the next fair will
be held from September 10 to 10. The
State Board Of Agriculture will be in
terested and some big exhibits are ex-
pected from the lower counties.
The annual meeting Of the Direc-
tors of The Peninsula General Hospital,
Salisbury. was held last week. when
the affairs OF the institution were very
generally looked into. The reports SUBJ
mitted to the board showed that the
past year had been busy one at the
Hospital-perhaps the busiest one in the
history Of the institution. During the
year the number Of operations exceeded
that of any previous year. but the death
rate was about normal. The financial
condition was satisfactory. The follow
ing were elected Board Of Directors:
VIM. p. Jackson. president H. l.. d.
Stanford. vice-president; NJ. V. Brew
ington. secretary; w. b. Miller. treas
urer; w. II. Jackson. William E. Shep-
pard, r. N. Massey. Cape Charles, vir-
GINA, Samuel H. Carey, DIR. Geo. W.
Todd, Calvin B. Taylor. of Berlin.
FAStSJ WOAAttik WIN Ps@Se oatut
day in the chapel of Emmanuel Protes-
tant Episcopal Church. Baltimore. when
Miss Louise Irene Craig, daughter of
the late Charles Page Craig. was mar
ried to James Upshur Dennis, son of
the late United States Senator Dennis
and nephew of Judge J. Upshur Den
mis-. The ceremony was performed by
Rev. DIR. Henry Evan Cotton. Only a
few relatives and intimate friends were
present. The bride wore a travelling
gown Of dark blue cloth with hat to
match. Her flowers were Golden Gate
roses. Miss Marguerite Dallas Craig.
her sister. who wore gown of old rose
silk and black hat, was the brides
only attendant. The bridegroom's cou-
sin. Samuel X. Dennis. was best man.
Upon their return from their wedding
journey. MIR. and Mrs. Dennis will live