Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-02-01
-on the first page Of The Messenger

OH TIC ufut page VI tHc mccotukcl
today Is the advertisement of one Of tn,
biggest sales of horses, mules, hogs,
farming implements. farm machinery,
etc.. held in this county for many years.
II is all the personally of Mr.. Charles
M. Peters, located on his seaside farm.
which he sold last year to Mr.. Samuel
r. Woodcock. of Salisbury. Mr.. Wood
cock is now in possession Of the farm
and has advertised it to be sold the same
day that the personal property of Mr..
Peters will be sold.
AT the invitation Of John X. Bland,
the president Of the company. all Of the
agents in Maryland, Delaware, Virginia.
District of Columbia, West Virginia.
and Western Pennsylvania, of the United
States Fidelity and Guaranty Company.
gathered Tuesday at the Emerson Hotel
to hold their first educational confer
ence. The men were received in the
morning by President Bland, who open
ed the meeting at the hotel at II o'clock.
After his address the agents made short
speeches. suggesting various improve
ments. Mr.. Bland gave banquet for
the agents at night. Mr.. o. NJ. Pur-
nell. the local agent of the company. at
tended the meeting.
We have sent out great many
bills for subscription this week. Atten-
ton should be given to these bills as the
Post Office Department will not allow
us to send through the mails at the news
paper rates papers which are over one
year in arrears. Don't blame US if the
paper stops. as il is not our desire to
quit you: but the fault will be yours.
Give this matter prompt attention and
all will be well. Look at the yellow slip
on your paper. This gives the month
and year Of the expiration of your paper.
For instance, Jan. 10. means that you
owe from January 1918 to January 1914;
Dec. IL. means that you owe from Dec
ember 1912 to December 1913. and so
on.
MIR. II. C. Burbage wore a broad
smile last Wednesday afternoon as he
walked into The Messenger Office hold
ing fast to fluttering five pound black
bass which he had just caught in the
Pocomoke River. 1t certainly was a
beauty, and Mr.. Cuff, who was in the
boat with Mr.. Burbage when he caught
the fish. says it certainly did some pull
ing. Jim Purnell still claims the black
bass belt. having caught one that
weighed five pounds and ten ounces.
Black bass were first placed in the Po-
comoke River by Mr.. c. l.. Vincent
when he was State Fish Commissioner
under Governor Smith. He secured 1900
lingering bass from the y. S. Govern
ment-and distributed them at three diff
ferent points along the river.
Senator John Walter Smith came to
Snow Hill last Friday night on business
connected with his position as President
of the First National Bank. He re-
manned here until Monday morning.
when he left for Washington. The Sem
ator says he is kept right on the job all
the time and has time for nothing else.
He is on some very important commit
tees and he is noted for his promptness
in being present at the meetings of these
committees and participating in their
deliberations. Senator Smith spoke
very cheerfully of the prospects for his
denomination for the Senate, and named
many persons throughout the State who
had voluntarily rendered him support.
The names of some of these persons
would be surprise to the enemies of
Senator Smith. as they are largely men
who have been put down by the daily
press as opposed to the Senator.