Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-06-21
Mrs. Edna S. whaIay left Friday

Mrs. Edna S. Whalay left Friday
morning for Trenton. She will proceed
the early part of next week to the Uni
versity of Virginia, where she will take
a summer course. making public school
music speciality. Miss Mamie Par
sons and Miss Winifred Spencer will also
take a summer course at Chatauqua and
Miss Nancy Purnell will attend the sum
mer school at Johns Hopkins University
The sweet girl graduate is now fad
ing from the limelight. and her place is
being taken by the June bride. July
offers little but seashore gossipers. ocean
trips for count and duke hunters in
September. and then the glorious days
OF Fall. when the honors Of the diamond
will be fading wrath in the presence
of the football fiend Then in Decem-
Der. all will come back to the realization
that life is a real and not mythical
thing.
Mr.. Milton NJ. Veasey, Of Pocomoke
City, brought the President and mem
bers of the State Board of Immigration
to Snow Hill in his automobile from
Pocomoke City. last Friday morning.
The members Of the Board are Presi-
dent William H. Knowles, of Wicomico
County, j. H. Waller. of Dorchester
County, Secretary. John A. Tschantre,
of Dorchester County: Superintendent.
+. DeSales Mudd. of Charles County.
1t was Mr.. Mudd's first visit to the
Eastern Shore and he IS willing to ac-
knowledge that this is God S Country. y
The gentlemen made very pleasant
call at The Messenger office.
The Department of Agriculture
announces seven promising new fruits
in this years list: The Eastman apple,
which has been developed in Iowa;
the Monocacy apple. which has been
developed in Maryland the Summer
King apple. which has been brought out
in Kentucky: the Douglas pear, which
has been raised in Douglas county.
Kan, the Chesapeake strawberry,
which has been originated in Maryland
the Ormand persimmon, which has been
produced in Florida, and the Pollock
Avocado or Alligator pear, which a
Florida grower has raised from tree
of Cuban origin.
e. W. Brown, dancing master.
who had classes in Pocomoke and Snow
Hill last winter. is wanted in several
towns on the peninsula. because, it is
asserted. he collected large sums of
money from persons who had joined his
dancing classes and skipped the towns
before he had filled his part of the con.
tract. The Messenger is acquainted
with Mr.. Brown, and would be pleased
to have him call and settle up for the
printing we did for him when he was
organizing class in Snow Hill The
Smyrna Times is the authority for the
news that Brown collected S300in Smyr-
ma and then did the "Fadeaway Glide "
Rev. c. W. Prettyman, pastor of
the Centreville (Md) Methodist Eps-
copal Church, has accepted the pastor
ate of the Smyrna. DELI church. He
will succeed Rev. W. ID. Parry. who be-
comes pastor of the First Methodist
Episcopal Church. Trenton. n. j. Mr.
Prettyman will preach his first sermon
at Smyrna on June 22nd. The members
of Greenhill Presbyterian Church. near
Wilmington. last Saturday unanimously
extended a call to Rev. William Jsaw-
ford, who for five years has been pas
tor of the Port Deposit Md Presby-
terrain Church. He is young man and
is unmarried