Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-02-01

Some Of our citizens attended SER
vice at Trinity Methodist Protestant
Church at Newark, last Sunday after
noon. and greatly enjoyed the able SER
mon by the pastor. Rev. George Hines
--Wimbrow Brothers, of Whaleyville.
have purchased farm on the Wicomico
River, about eight miles from Salisbury,
for So, 10000. The farm contains 400
acres. part Of il being heavily set in
pine timber. The purchasers will erect
a mill on the tract and manufacture the
timber.
Mr.. Asher X. Smith, formerly Of
Snow Hill, is now member of the
House of Representatives Of Texas,
having been elected last fall. In a re-
cent letter to the Messenger he states
that the House elected Speaker on
the first ballot, and proceeded at once
to business.
Mr.. James Webb, rural mail carrier,
on Route No. 3. who was recently car
ried to Salisbury to undergo an opera
ton for Sciatica. is still in a serious
condition, Notwithstanding the operation
at the Salisbury hospital was very
successful. He was brought home from
Salisbury on Wednesday.
We are in receipt of copy of the
Royal Gazette" published at Hamil-
ton. Bermuda. and sent to US by Mr..
Henry +. Davis, Jr.. of Berlin. Mr..
Davis left Berlin about two weeks ago,
and after attending the Automobile
Show in Madison Square Gardens. New
York, he sailed to Bermuda on pleasure
trip.
Mr.. Charles w. Herman has pur-
chased the small house formerly occu-
pied by Mr.. Robert Clarke as harness
shop, which stood on Martin Street.
and is having the same moved to lot
which he recently bought Of Mr.. I. N.
Purnell. on the Virginia road, near the
late residence of Mrs. Julia Shockley.
where he will open up grocery store.
The ever-wclcome blue Book
The Sun Almanac. for 1918. reached US
last Monday. If anything it is better
than ever. We cannot say more for it.
Every subscriber of the Sun is entitled
to a free copy. We have no doubt that
we shall turn it pages very often during
the year and CLEAN therefrom valuable
information not to be had from any
other source.
DIR. James Melvin Lee. Of the New
York University. says that the Univer-
sity is getting together for its museum
old copies of early American newspa-
pers. and express the hope that Mary
landers who have such copies will do
nate them to that great seat of learn
ing. From the State of Maryland the
early publications are sadly lacking IN
the museum. DIR. Lee is Director of
the Department Of Journalism.
The large show window Of p. d.
Cottingham & Co., is given over this
week to display of work done in the
Manual Arts Department of the Snow
Hill High School. The table, ottoman.
paintings, and other articles that won
the first prize in the state wide contest
at Laurel last fall. are included in the
exhibit. The display is very inter-
esting one, and reflects great credit on
the pupils in the departments as well as
their instructor. Prof. l.. James Kelly.
-Thirty-five bushels of perch at
one hand haul were secured by Har-
vey Burton and three other men. resid-
ing about two miles from Millsboro,
while fishing on the Indian River.
The fish we're consigned TO Philadelphia.
where they we're sold for more than
500. Within the past few days many
founders have been caught in the Indian
River, and indications are that herring
will soon begin to run in the streams in
that section. as several have been
caught.
In the southern part Of Sussex
County a number of farmers are still
husking their corn. Usually most Of
the farmers in the countyget their corn
In the cribs by Thanksgiving. but
weather conditions have been so favor
able this winter and last fall that they
did not have any fear that the corn
would ruin, so they devoted their time
to making money by getting evergreens
for the Christmas trade. and working
in the mills and woods. cutting timber
and hauling the same.
1T is now settled that dupont will
build his road, at least through Sussex
County. to connect with the Maryland