Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-03-19

ty, estimates the value of muskrat
hides purchased in Talbot county this
year at 100000 His average price
paid was Sl.30 each, just half that of
last year. He estimates that $4,000
hides were bought and thinks that in
a short time the market will be strong
Some of our fertilizer dealers are
bemoanng the fact that the freight
trains belonging to transport them
fertilizers from the factories to Snow
Hill are moving slow.
Mr. and Mrs. Jefferson c. Young,
Miss Katherine Richardson, and
Messrs. Joseph Richardson and David
Hales spent Sunday with relatives in
Princess Anne.
~ Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A. Halcs
and two children, motored to Princess
Anne last Sunday and spent the day
with relatives.
Worcester Post No. 81, American
Legion, will hold business meeting
in its new quarters over Cuffs store
next Monday night, March 21st.
The S. T. A. Il. Society of Bates
Memorial NJ. =. Church will give a
play entitled, "Simon Slick from
Pumpkin Crick," on Thursday even
ing, March 3lSt.
The hall over Mr.. r. H. Cuffs
store has been leased by Worcester
Post. American Legion. During the
past week the boys have had it plas-
tered and painted, and electric lights
installed The hall will be the regular
place of meeting for the boys of Wor-
"o.tcr Post No. 81.
Mr. and Mrs. Enfield McNutt, Mr..
and Mrs. Leslie Gooden. and Miss
Elizabeth Satterfcld, of Dover, Del.
were week end guests of Mr.. George
f. Dryden and Miss Emily Dryden, at
the home of their parents, Mr. and
Mrs G. NJ. Dryden Mr.. Stuart Fitz-
gerald of Princess Anne, joined the
house party Sunday.
Mrs. Edward A. Hill is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. Edward J. Ford in
Clayton, Del, having accompanied
Mrs Ford home last week.
Mrs. Ellen SturgiS, who has been
spending the winter with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Albert Perdue, and other
relatives in Snow Hill, has returned
to her home near Powellsvile. the call
of the spring being too strong for her
to resist the appeal to return to her
own domicile and sphere of activities.
Mrs. James ID. Dickerson and chill
drcn. of North Carolina. are here on a
visit to her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas c. Dunlap.
Rev. l.. f. Poole and wife, Mr..
and Mrs. George W. Vincent and
daughter. Mr.. William +. Hcarne and
family. and Mr.. and Mrs Walter c.
Turner, of Snow Hill. were entertained
at dinner by Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas +.
Bl'mcr, at their home in Box Iron on
Thursday of last week.
The annual meeting of the
Womcns Presbyterial Societies for
Home and Foreign Missions, of the
Presbytery of New Castle, will meet
in Mackenzie Memorial Church, April
9th and 2Sth. Delegates will arrive
in Snow Hill on the one o'clock train.
The first session will begin at go
Wednesday afternoon. Popular meet
ing Wednesday evening. with address
by member of the Home Board
A few weeks ago an obscure
mathematician announced th2t he had
successfully solved the problem of
"squaring circle" and submitted
proofs TO the department Of mathe-
mates of Johns Hopkins University,
Baltimore. This week. Prof. Albert
Einstein, a noted mathematician, de-
clarcd that ancient and modern mathc-
maticianS are wrong in stating that
parallel lines will not meet, and insists
that they will meet. He is prepared
to defend his theories on his visit to
Johns Hopkins University. which will
take place shortly. Wonders never
cease. and truly the Bard has written,
there are more things in Heaven and
earth. !. 80. than are dreamed OF
in our PHILOSOPHERS. What was un-
known yesterday, is made clear today;
the mystery of today is revealed to-
morrow. The seemingly impossible is
constantly being accomplished. and