Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1917-10-27
STATE NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD
The Latest GleanIngs From Al
Over the State.
THINGS SEEN AND HEARD

mercial Congress. in the Hotel Astor
New York. when hO delivered q stirrini
patriotic address IN the House Of Coz
errors He was introduced b! Gos-r
nor Manning. OF South Carolina. whC
presided
Governor Harrington preiaCed hi
speech By the announcement thai he
bad made no preparation. and tha
was borne out by the program. which
provided FOR an address by the Go,
srnoi Of Louisiana. who was absent
Maryland. said Governor Harrington
had Ike many other states. slwAyi
been lo,sl and read, to do her psr II
an, crisis The people Of the state
wishing 10 live W 20 the traditions
the state. had determined 40 soon Al
war was declared. 10 scqui' themselvei
with credit and honor.
He described how MARYLAND hao
completed census Of ts people viii
the purpose u ascoriainng how al
citizens stood lie praised ihe vomei
IN Maryland for their work for th'
Rod cross and for tho Liberty Loan
He said no vacant spot % importance
in tho cities ~ the state had been le'
untitled.
The heart OF the nation has rum
true" said the Governor And ih'
governor Of ever, state in the tnioI
will stand squarely behind the Pres.
dent Of the United states IN this hol,
war
In conclusion Governor Harrington
doomed the Liberty Loan and predict
ed early peace with victory would come
n every American PUT his shoulder y,
the wheel and did his very best
His father fugitive from Justice
his mother nervous wreck. younI
Stevens Mitchell son o. Mrs Pear
Mitchell. Of Annapolis. died in the An
napolis Emergency Hospital a. re
sui OF an automobile accident The
boy was run over bN The heaVi pas
senger bus OF the Wes' Shore Transi
COMPANY A. il was making It's regula
trip from Annapolis 10 Solomons Is
land The boys father several weeks
ago disappeared from his Annapolis
Mounts and The authorities al III,
Naval Academy. where he had beer
employed A. paymsster's clerk. Is
sued call 70 the federal authorities Il
pick him w wherever found His &C
counts were found 20 b- several thou
sand dollars short
The Caroline County Chapter OF the
American Red cross Society. which
obligated to equip A. beds in one OF
the base hospitals in France has com
pleted the work and the equipment
was forwarded from the county to be
sent TO France. The equipment To- each
patient being Six sheets draw
sheets. pillow cases, 3 suits ~ pa
jamas hospital bed shirts. con.
valescent gown ( pairs Of socks.
pairs OF bed socks bath towels
face towels. wash cloths. pair o.
slippers. ! hotwAter bag cover ice
bag cover and handkerchiefs
The police OF Cumberland have peti
TONED fol an increase OF SALARY from
175 to Ssb per month. bur Il does not
look as though the council will be- able
TO gran, IT before making The next an
nual lew about SIX months from now
The amount appropriated Tor police
purposes will just about run the de
partmeni A. the present salaries until
time for the next levy Manor koon
and three commissioners have spoken
in favor Of tho increase and are trying
10 work oui some method To grant
the increase
County Treasurer Shsnshan has
just received check from he Hartford
COUNTY breeders Association Tor tne
sum OF $685. rs Hartford county,
share OF the receipts of The recen,
race meet a. Havrc de Grace The
spring race meet net,ed the county
t2.066l2. makinR Rrand total ~
ts.s346s the county has received az
It's share OF both meets The amount
will he equally divided among tho
Ave county districts for public road
Improvements
The feeding Of these small nah Il
something OF which the public general
~ have no conception For instance
Gills and Dream hsh Will be given a
diet Of sound beef liver. until they are
large enough 10 be distributed Bass
or catfish are 10 receive cut trout dur
Ing their infsntile period Supervision
81 this work will be done BY W C
Bell. assigned 10 the State Conserva
ton Commission by tho United States
Bureau % Fisheries
At the conclusion OF a trial lasting
eight DAYS jury in Circuit Court a;
Harrisonburs returned a verdict OF sec
ond degree murder in the case OF
Robert Monger. who killed J. Milton
Henslsy. near Elkton. on August 10.
and nxed his punishment at eight
years in the penitentiary.
Robert stewart Fountain. IS years
old. q leading citizen OF Easton. died at