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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-08-02
GIANT WHALE
ATTACKS SHIP
American Liner Felt the Shock
While Crossing TitaniC's
Grave--AlI Alarmed

The American liner kaizer Franz
Josef came into port with large num-
ber Of passengers. much cargo and a
story Of whale of great proportions
which tried to butt the bottom out Of
the big liner ard died in the attempt.
The Kaizer Franz Josef was shaken to
such an extent that the skipper, all of the
junior officers. half of the crew and
scores of the passengers rushed on deck
in apprehension. Not until the body of
the giant mammal was seen floating
away to windward did the skipper and
his men know what had been under
them.
The account of the whale is vouched
for by Gustav Millimoth. the first ofii-
Ger of the Kaiser Franz Josef. who at
the time Of the commotion happened TO
be entering on the log the fact that the
big liner was at that moment passing
over the grave Of the Titanic While
he was still making this entry the liner
suddenly lurched upward. as if lifted by
a tidal wave. The ship shook from stem
to stern. and Captain Gerolomich, who
was in his cabin, jumped to the bridge.
The passengers deserted smoke room.
lounges and stateroom and crowded the
decks. In about five minutes the cause
of the trouble f!oated out from under
the ship. II was whale at least 20
feet long, and great cash in the mid
die of its back showed what the COLI
sion had done to it. Those of the pas
sengers who had cameras snapshotted
the dead monster and these photographs
were shown.
The Kaiser Franz Josef had among
her passengers the Baron Bella Won Ha-
zan. son of the Hungarian Minister of
War. Baron Won Hazan is here on n
short vacation. the principal object of
which is a chance to view Niagara Falls.
He saw the whale.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-08-02
SPECIFICATIONS FOR CEMENT
CONCRETE CURLING.

The Curbing provided for in Ordi-
nance No. 22. of which these specifica-
tions form part. is to be what is known
as Cement Concrete Curbing:" aud
shall be laid ont and constructed in ac-
cordance with the following specitica-
tions:
Curbing shall be inches thick. and
sufficiently deep TO be solid and secure
under all ordinary conditions Of street
traffic and TO insure protection from
damage by frost. Expansion joints
shall be provided every 10 feet or less
which expansion joints shall be made
by placing in forms metal dividing
plate not less than one-eighth inch
thick. which plate shall be carefully
withdrawn when forms are removed
for the purpose of floating the work.
Division plates must be soaped or greas-
ed before being put in place. so that
they can be easily removed without dis
turbing concrete. At all street inter
sections or corners. entrances 20 private
property or drive-ways where line Of
curbing is broken. a quarter circle turn
shall be built. IT, radius. In the case
OF drive-ways TO private property, curb
ing shall continue TO pavement line.
and be finished same height as pave.
ment.
Forms for curbing shall be set straight
and plumb and conform TO the grade OF
the street; being so set that the face of
curbing To be built, and the height Of
same, shall be on same line indicated by
wood curbing now in place
The concrete for curbing shall be
composed of one part good Portland
Cement. two parts clean sharp sand.
and four parts of three quarter inch
crushed stone or gravel properly and
thoroughly mixed.
Concrete shall be placed as soon as
mixed before taking initial set: forms
being filed toproper height, face spaded
20 allow free cement TO I'LL all pockets.
A portion of cement mortar composed
of one part cement, two parts sand,
may be used in filling top Of forms so
same may be- gauged and troweled. The
face of curbing shall be stripped before
being fully set. and together with top,
floated and troweled smooth; finished
face not to be less than inches. Ex-
posed edge Of curbing TO be finished
quarter round same as curbing is usual.
ly finished.
The finish specified above does not
contemplate plastering either face or
top of curbing, but floating and trow-
cling of the concrete mass. using only
such an amount of cement mortar as
may be required 10 fill pockets on face
and top so It may be finished properly
Published by order Of the Mayor and
Council Of Snow Hill. Md
MARION T. HARGIS. Mayor.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-08-02

IN OhlJlN ANlE ~ hEAt ikE I'M
OWNERS OR PROPRIETORS OF
LOTS ABUTTING ON CERTAIN
PUBLIC STREETS OF SNOW
HILL TO SET CONCRETE CURES
IN FRONT THEREOF.
dained by the Mayor and Council of
Snow Hill. That all owners OF lots abut-
ting on any of the following public
streets be and they are hereby required.
ordered and directed, at their own cost
aud expense, 10 set IN front Of their re-
spective lots concrete curbs of the kind
and material fully set out in the speci-
ficaiions hereto attached and made a
part hereof marked specifications for
Cement Concrete Curbing
Pearl Street--from Green Street TO
Market Street
Washington Street-from the River
Switch of ID NJ. & V. Il X. to Belt ST
Bay Street-from Market Street TO
the Railroad, on the southwest side
only
Market Street-from Bay Street to
Morris Street.
Federal Street--from Bay Street to
Ross Alley
Church Stryet-from Market Street
to Martin Street.
Section BE II Further Enacted
and Ordained, That none OF said work
shall be done or improvements com
menced until the prop sed location and
grade and the materials and plans be
first submitted 20 and approved by the
Mayor and Council as ~ accord with
the street grade and curb specifications
aforesaid.
Section 3-Be II Further Enacted
and Ordained, That all slid work shall
be- completed on or before the first day
OF July, 1914. except on Washington
Street from Federal Street 10 Belt st.
and on Bay Street from Market Street
10 Railroad Street. where the said work
shall be completed on or before the first
day Of July, 1918.
Section BE II Further Enacted
and Ordained, That in case of failure
of any owner or proprietor of any lot or
lots abutting on the aforesaid streets 10
obey the requirements of this ordinances
within the time limit aforesaid, then
such curbs shall be set by contract after
proposals are requested, undor the di-
rection Of the Mayor and Council and
the cost thereof assessed. by due pro-
ceedings 10 be taken nv the Mayor and
Council. against the abutting property.
Section BE IL Further Enacted
and Ordained. That this ordinance shall
take effect from the date OF its passage.
Passed this 18th day of Jdly. 1913.
WILLIAM j. FOWLER.
Secretary
Approved this 18th day Of July. 1913.
MARION T. HARGIS.
Mayor.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-08-02
JOHN W. STATION, Attorney.
Notice to Creditors.

Notice Is hereby given that the sub
scriber has obtained from the Orphans
Court for Worcester County, Maryland.
letters of Administration on the per.
sonal estate of
LAURA \. GORDY.
late of Worcester County, deceased
All persons having claims against the
deceased. are hereby warned 20 exhibit
the same, with the vouchers thereof. 70
the subscriber. on or before the 10th
day of February. 1914. They may other.
wise by law be excluded from all bene-
fits Of the said estate. All persons in
debted TO said estate are requested 20
make immediate payment Given un-
der my hand this 26th day of July. 1918.
THOMAS L. TAYLOR.
Administrator.
Test EDWARD p. DAVIS.
(jy 2G.3t) Register OF Wills.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-08-02
WhatCOat N. {. Church.

Preaching Sunday at II a. m. and 6.45
p. m. Sunday School session at 10
o'clock a. m. Midweek Prayer Meeting
Wednesday evening at 7.I5.
Ladies Aid Society the first Tuesday
night in each month. Young Peoples
Aid Society the second Monday night in
each month. Official meeting on We'd
nesday night following the last Sunday
in each month. Seats tree. all cordi-
ally invited.
]. W. EASLEY. Pastor.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-08-02
Appointment Of Registration
Officer

Leonard S. Hancock having failed to
qualify as republican registration officer
of the Sixth Election District Of Wor-
cester County. State of Maryland,
Chester X. Parsons has been select
ed to fill the vacancy. and the clerk was
instructed to notify him Of his selection.
to appear before the Board of Election
Supervisors on August 18th 1918. for
qualification.
J. SAMUEL PRICE, President
w. A. McALLEN Clerk.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-08-02
Notice to Stockholders.

Notice is hereby given that the an
nual meeting Of the Stockholders Of the
Equitable Building and Loan Associa-
tion of Snow Hill. Nd. will be held on
Thursday, August 5th. 1913. at the
Deposit and Savings Bank Building in
Snow Hill. for the purpose of electing
officers for the ensuing year. and the
transaction of any other business COM
ing before the stockholders.
WILLIAM 5. PARSONS.
Cjy l2.tdD Secretary
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-08-02
TRANSFERS or
REAL ESTATE
Many Changes Made Recently
in Ownership Of Farms in
Worcester County.

Ernest A. Burke from Charlotte A.
Burke and James w. Burke. her hus-
band. tract of land containing IL ] acres,
more or less, called "Old Head, in At
kinson's Election District. Considera-
tion $50.
Charles C. Pilchard from George u.
Pilchard and Addie S. Pilchard. his wife,
the grantors interest in tract of land
called "Phersalia, on the county road
leading from Stockton to Horntown,
Va. Consideration, so. etc.
Daniel Henry Gordon from Ida X.
Aydelotte and Stephen 7. Aydeotte. her
husband. real estate on Baltimore Ave-
nue., in Ocean City. Consideration. $500.
etc
Mary V. Smith from William F. John
son. Attorney, real estate on Franklin
Street. in Snow Hill Consideration.
$500.
Peter W. Donaway from Frank Hud-
son and Jennie Hudson, his wife, so
acres of land more or less. on west
side of county road leading from Wha-
leyville to Twilley's, and about one and
one-half miles from Whaleyville. in the
Ninth Election District. Consideration,
$500.
Peter w. Donaway from Isaac Hall,
real estate in or near the town of Wha-
leyville. Consideration, $3.50.
John d. Dickerson from Mary f.
Dickerson. dover right in Spring Hill
Farm, containing q acres, more or
less. near Girdletree. in the Second
Election District. and also the Greek
Farm" containing 81 acres. more or
less. on Herring Creek, in the Eighth
Election District. Consideration, $780,
Alfred Bennett from Clarence l.. An
derson and Luella Anderson. his wife,
piece of land containing two-thirds of
an acre. more or less. on the east side
of the road leading from Stockton to
Jobe's Branch, on the suburbs of Stock
ton. Consideration, $500.
Arthur j. Harmon from Clarence L.
Anderson and Luella Anderson. his wife.
piece of land containing 96l9 square it.,
more or less, south of the county road
leading from Stockton to Pocomoke
City. on the suburbs of Stockton. Con-
sideration, $50.
Hattie A. Harmon from Clarence l..
Anderson and Luella Anderson. his wife,
parcel of land containing 9.02Sa square
feet, more or less, south of the county
road leading from Stockton to POGO
moke City, on the suburbs of Stockton.
Consideration, SS5.
The Corddry Company and William
NJ. Sirman, from William f. Johnson,
Assignee. tract of land known as "Ad-
dition to Pike" containing so acres.
more or less. in the Sixth Election Dis
trict. Consideration, $3.50.
Horace Davis and John d. Rayne
from Samuel H. Townsend. Assignee.
parcel OF land containing acres. more
or less. on the southwest side of the
county road leading from Newport
Bridge out to the road from Berlin to
Poplartown. together with one-half acre.
more or less. on the county road lead
ing from Hays Landing to Berlin. Con-
sideration. S235.
Charles A. Clarke and John T. Taylor
from Bertha +. Sewell. ct al, the
Charlotte Cathell Property" on the
west side of Martin Street. in Snow
Hill. Consideration, $40. etc.
John 7. Taylor and Cherries A. Clarke
from Benjamin Harmon ct al. the
Charlotte Cathell Property" on the
west side of Martin Street, in Snow
Hill. Consideration. SO. etc.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-08-02
hoaorn student.

"!low about youT geometry? I want
you TO do something In that We'll.
't's this way. father. Unless mako
. certain percentage in football. they
won't let me take the geometry at
all"
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-08-02
For Rent
The Dighton Farm

One-half mile from Snow
Hill. Good state of cultiva-
ton. Brittingham's livery
stable manure furnished free
to tenant. Will sell cheap on
easy terms.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-08-02
Daily Thought.

The domain OF beauty Is more ex
tensive than the domain OF the physi-
cal world exposed to our view; il has
no bounds but those of entire nature,
and of the soul and genius Of man.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-08-02
Saturday Afternoon,
August End, 1913,

the following property: A new six.
room house with bath. large attic. cell
lar, outbuildings. fruit and shade trees
Lot 20 X l25 feet. situated just east of
Mrs. Anna Connaway' son Main Street.
| also have another lot. size Of the
above named. and adjoining the same.
which Twill sell at private sale.
TERMS EASY.
DIR c. Il. UBER.
(iy l2.3u parksley. Va.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-08-02
PUBLIC SALE
House and Lot
In Berlin, Maryland.

!. the undersigned. will sell at public
auction to the highest bidder IN front
of the Atlantic Hotel, in Berlin, Wor.
cesier County. Maryland. on
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-08-02
Ordinance No. p.

AN ORDINANCE TO REQUIRETHE
OWNERS OR PROPRIETORS OF
LOTS ABUTTING on CERTAIN
PUBLIC STREETS OF SNOW
HILL TO SET CONCRETE CURES
IN FRONT THEREOF.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-06-23

task when most unearthly huoDuU
drove her to her feet with shock. :,
There was loud cracking CRASH
and the plaster rained down Ihen
some Object of Earring volume ap
peared to sweep the slanting roof tnun,
derously. She heard a cry, secono
crash. then another cry.
"Oh, dear! what can have nap
pened?" gasped Ethel breathlessw.
She ran down the stairs as fa~ ..
she could. Her first thought was OF
her father. She glanced into the sie'
ting room. He was not there. Then
as she dashed outside, she saw MN
standing in the garden. waving Dis
arms frantically.
you've ruined the looks OF the
house," he was storming at JONI
Davis.
The latter sat on the ground staring
yacantly at q mass Of wreckage near
bv. II was the shattered remnants OF
the old cupola.
ITS q good thing I lodged" he Cd
served. when / sawed that big lind
it just swept that old cupola of the top
of the house clean as q WHISTLE
Sorry. Mr.. Moore, but honestly, it was
SO battered and wobbly the mousse
looks better without IT."
II think SO myself" remarked Ethei'
immensely relieved to find no one
seriously injured. Are you hurt MI'
Davis?" she inquired solicitously,
"Oh, no-slid only q few feet with
the limb" answered Davis. I'LL get
the truck out OF the way right on. Inc
cupola will make good kindling."
Mr.. Moore advanced 70 where the
ruins Of the cupols lay. He poked the
shattered boards around with his cane.
Then Ethel heard him utter q strange
CRY. She ran towards him as be stoop'
ed over and picked: something up.
II was q tin box. Her father lifted
its catch, threw back the cover and
nearly fell over as a. great conviction
illumined his mind.
"Quick, daughter!" he painted, Pa
pers-and money! Tit should be my
brothers missing fortune at last!
1t was, at last and in full, The MD.
ing place Of the missing fortune had
come to light through Ethel Moore's
Kind deed. 1t meant 80 much to Will
Nam Moore that he seemed to grow
younger In an hour. He sent John
Davis home feeling rich. and he told
Archie and Ethel that evening that
they might arrange to- have the old
homestead renovated for . wedding.
Copyright, 1873 by w. g. Chapman)
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-06-23
Observation-Disclosures
HIS MISSING FORTUNE
It's Hiding Place Brought to Light
Through a Kind
Act.
~ FLORENCE 1. HENDERSON.

~ FLORENCE 1. HENDERSON.
Because John Davis was hungry and
had to work, and because big wind
storm had blown down some barns and
fences and nearly half the trees In
0lenville. thereby offering that individ
ual an opportunity to labor. sunshine
came suddenly into the life Of pretty,
patient Ethel Moore.
She needed 1t. poor girl, and more
than deserved 1t, II ever q loving, help.
ful daughter and true and earnest
sweetheart did. Ever since her mother
had died Ethel had led hard. slave.
like existence. They had not always
lived at Chenille. 1t was the lure Of
change and fortune that had induced
William Moore. her father. to abandon
= fairly prosperous store business in q
city fifty miles distant. to fill out, as he
anticipated. the glowing dream Of his
life. He had always longed for farm,
and when he was wired urgently to
the bedside Of his dying brother, Rob
srt, he felt certain that at last the GOV.
sked acme Of his ambition was In sight.
Robert Moore. reputed rich man,
lied before his brother reached him.
u his will he left William everything.
When everything" was materialised
INTO coherency, to the surprise Of hin
noighbors and the bitter disappoint-
nsnt Of the legatee. the estate com
Delsed only the old home. with it,
veatherbeaten porch and boarded-up
sapola. dreary and gloomy In The ez-
6eme.
"The place will do to live in." mood
" decided William Moore. but what
has ever become Of the stocks and
bonds and money everybody knew my
BROTHER had six months before he
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-06-23

the door.
1t was when Archie Winston came
into her life that the days seemed
worth while and the nights we're filled
with sweet dreams. He held a clerical
position, where any pretentious salary
income was In the future, and when
they talked Of the wedding day they
referred to it as very far ahead. Ethel
was loyal to the comfort and interests
Of her father, and Archie honored her
for 1t and encouraged her in her
course. The old man had grown sour
and selfish, and would not hear Of q
change in their domestic relations.
Il may get something yet out Of my
unfortunate investment" he was wont
to say. III l do I'd feel more certain
Of things" and then dolefully he would
finish up with the remark: IT We
could only find out where all Roberts
fortune went to-"
It was several days after tho big
storm and the fallen and hanging limbs
Of the giant trees surrounding the
Moore homestead had not been cleared
away. William Moore was too en-
crossed over his life disappointment
to think Of mundane things. Ethel
had dragged the light, stray branches
to the rear Of the lot. The larger ones
Archie had promised to try and get out
Of the way Saturday afternoon.
When John Davis came along one
morning, however. saw, rope and pole
in hand, Ethel listened to his applica-
ton for work with interest and SYM
pathy.
1--WE been sick for a long time, Miss
Moore" he declared. "and not able to
take q steady job for some time ahead.
About oil I'm fitted for is a little spad.
ing or grass moving, or something like
cleaning up yards. I'll trim out that
hanging stuff up around the house for
fifty cents and burn all the stray
brush"
Ethel had little surplus savings
very limited indeed compared with the
old days Of anluence. A dollar now
was of vast value. She had intended
to buy some lace to the extent Of Just
the amount her pensioner named to
trim up last years hat.
very we'll, Mr.. Davis" she agreed
after q moment or two Of wavering
thought. 1T isn't much to pay.
though"
Its q lot to me-" sighed Davis.
thinking Of the hungry mouths at
home. You'll get blessing for this"
he added. poking stray tear from bis
eye. Il know that ready money isn't
over plentiful with you, and that 10
why appreciate the work the more"
Ethel went into the house with
thoughts 0i the struggling, brood OF
children OF. John Davis In her mind.
She remembered an old trunk in the
attic filed with odds and ends, and
wondered II she would be likely to find
anything ofiservice to the Davis house
hold.
Several old garments, she discov'
cred, might,be utilized. She was knesh
ing by the trunk, engrossedi in her
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-06-23
Not Unnatural Conclusion.

A distinguished lady from London
who Is visiting in New York was taken
by her hostess to . turkey.trotting
sanctuary night before last They ar
rived rather early and only one couple
was on the floor. The dancers. how
ever, were turkey-1otting In the most
approved fashion and the New York
hostess called the attention Of her
guest to them.
That's the real tuyksy-1ot," she h
formed her. do you see anything OBJ
jectionable about IT,
NO." answered her English guest.
II can't say that I see anything OBJ
jectionable about 1t, but Of course he
Is going to many the lady"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-06-23

ord co,d water man, Papa Mcstubbins'
dronped snl to call. He found me-
daughter all alone. After . while no
asked: -.
"Where u Christopher"
"Well tho fact is, Christopher NM
feeling very well this evening"
rs that sog What seems 70 Do 'ne
matter?
"We,l-er--the fact is-er-Chrisso.
pher Is suffering from . bad attack oa
-of-propinquity."
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS repe@'
ed the puzzled old gentleman:
"Tbats a disease never heard Of /
guess you must be mistaken. laugh
ter"
"Oh. no, father. Let mo explain.
Propinqu,ty means nearuss'. doesn I
it,"
Il guess So"
"And to be near is to be close, isn't
TT"
"Em-yes-yes."
"And when we speak Of man -
being close we mean that he Is stinsy.
don't wee"
Sure"
"And when a man is stingy we call
him tight, don't wei"
II believe So"
WELL" she concluded with q sign,
that's what's the matter with ChrIs'
topher."-LOndon Fun.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-06-23
Drove Her to.Her Feet Win a Shock.

Drove Her to-Her Feet Win q shoek..
house, whose original owner had buit
It - mansion nest for lady who on
tho bridal eve had run away and mar
ried another suitor: william Moore'e
wife died, he sold out his business and
then host his cash In an unwtso Specu-
lation.
Then the shoe began to pfusA. He
had . small house in the city, which.
brought In q certain income, but not
enough to cover living expenses,
Ethel learned to do dressmaKilg and.
how to trim hats in season at the vii
lage millinery store, and her little
earnings helped to keep the wol1 from
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-06-23
BROKE IT TO HIM: GENTLY
m Paoa MeStubbins Saw the Point, No
shouat Have Appreciated uauoh~
ter's Cleverneso..

n was only a short time after Lulu
MeStubt4rs was married that the
startling truth was forced upon her
that her young husband was not ex-
actly . teetotaler. One evening a few
weeks after the wedding, that strict
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-06-23

died?
That was still question unsettled
two years after the Moores had taken
up their abode at the great, rambling