Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-01-25

We are in receipt Of the retail cat
alogue Of the old reliable d. Landreth
Seed House. Bristol, Penn. This is pro-
badly the most reliable seed house in
America. You can get one of these
valuable catalogues by simply sending a
postal card, requesting that they send
you one. Address d. Landreth Seed Co.
Bristol. Pa.
The Cambridge Board Of Trade last
Thursday resolved to urge the Eastern
Shore Representatives in Congress to do
everything possible to get an appropria-
ton for public building there. Means
of increasing the efficiency Of the fire
department. were discussed. members
favoring the purchase of an automobile
hose cart and chemical engine combined.
Daniel Thomas of Overlook. three
miles from Lewes. has strawberry vines
that are in blossom and on some of them
can be found berries as large as the end
of the little finger. The warm weather
for the past 10 days has caused almost
all kinds Of vegetation to put forth.
Violets and winter honeysuckle were
in full bloom here several days dnring
last week.
The outlook for the farmers who
raise tomatoes in Kent is very promis-
ing. The first contract made in Kent
for 1918 is said to be by Mr.. Samuel
MasIin, of near Edesville. He has con-
tracted to raise tomatoes at $40 per ton,
and to ship to Baltimore from Shipyard.
The farmers who ship from Browns
Landlord Bay wharf, in Quaker Neck,
are asking 5000 per ton, or II cents
per basket. Kent News.
--Messrs. +. J. Dukes & Bro, pro-
prietors Of Milbourne's Meadow. high
" valuable fruit and truck farm near
Girdletree. were awarded prizes as fol-
lows at the recent Horticultural meet
ing in Wilmington: First prize for Big
Stem Jersey Sweet Potatoes; second
prize for Irish Cobblers; third prize for
Green Mountains: and third prize for
celery.
Virtually every train arriving in the
capital Tuesday brought one or more boy
"corn champion" winners Of the corn
growing contests in their home States to
spend week in sightseeing. and receiv-
ing expert instruction from the crop
scientists Of the Department of Agri-
culture. President Taft welcomed the
juvenile farmers at the White House
Wednesday.
The Tri-County (Wicomico, Wor-
cester, Somerset) Woman's Christian
Temperance Union will meet in Sails
bury Tuesday. January IS. The bust
ness meeting will be held in the after
noon at 3 o'clock in Asbury NJ. +. Church.
A public meeting in the evening at the
NJ. p. Church at 1880. Special music by
the Choirs. An address will be deliver
ed by Rev. 7. Z. Martindale.
The total volume of business hand.
led by the Eastern Shore of Virginia
Produce Exchange during the year 1872
amounted in round numbers to 50. $50. 00C
The volume of produce marketed in
GLIDING barrels of irish and sweet pota-
toes. crates Of cabbage and berries,
baskets Of onions. ETC., amounted to a
total of nearly two million packages or
more than nine thousand car loads.
The Housekeepers League OF Phil
adelphia, which recently brought about
reduction in the price of storage eggs.
began another crusade to reduce the
high cost Of living when it placed on
sale this week strictly fresh eggs" for
q cents dozen. The eggs, it is said.
are Western, Southern and nearby and
none more than two weeks old" They
are being sold from rs stations scattered
throughout the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marion I. Hargis left
Tuesday for Baltimore, where Mr.. Har-
gis spent several days on business. Mrs.
Hargis will spend a week with her
niece. Mrs. Howard Schwarz, in Roland
Park, after which she will visit Mrs. L.
X. Wilson. and son, Mr.. f. X. Wilson.
at their apartments on St. Paul Street.
Mrs. Clayton J. Purnell, who has been
visiting her daughter in Stockton. chap
eroned the Misses Hargis during the
absence of Mr.. Hargis.
Miss Nellie Price. one of our popu-
lar school teachers. has been ordered by
her physician to give up her school for
few months and take rest. She
therefore left Thursday for New York
City. whence she and Miss Annie Peters,
of Salisbury will sail for GALVESTON