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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-02-26


Truitt and wife. the James Riley
Farm" containing 100 acres, more OF
less, near Box Iron. and on the county
road leading from said Box Iron to
Spence. Consideration. SO, etc.
John ". Johnson from Zadok J.
Selby and wife, 293 acres of land
more or less, near Girdletree, and on
the new county road leading from said
Girdletrce to Box Iron. ConSidera-
ton, $685.
Alfred c. Hayman from Eugene ;.
Maddox and wife, ct al, 3 acres OF
land more or les. just outside the
corporate limits of Pocomoke City
in the FIRST Election District. Con
sideration. ST 600, etc.
J. Wilson Cottingham from Frank
I. Davis and wife. property on the
east side OF Bay Street. in Snow Hill.
Consideration, SO, etc.
James b. Dcvcrcaux from David 5
Hickman and wife. tracts of land at
Scarborough Station, in the Second
Election District Consideration. SO
etc
George A. Smack from Hczckiah p
James. Jr., and wife, The Peters
Farm" on OF adjacent to the Sine
puxcnt Bay, in the Fourth Election
District Consideration. $40, etc.
Frank I. Davis from William {.
Powell and wife, ct al. property at the
northeast corner of Powell and Jack
son Streets. in Snow Hill Considera-
tion. $625
James d. Bethards from Horace +.
HarmonSon and wife, ct al. from
800 to $50 acres of land on Irappe
Creek, in the Third Election District.
Consideration. $l7,666.66.
Fred c. Quinn from Lafayette Vii
son and wife. 50 acres of land, more
or less, on a private road known as the
Peru Road" in the Seventh Election
District. Consideration. $40, etc
l.. Welton Gordy from John W
station. Trustee. the Home Place" OF
the late James W. Gordy. containing
l2o acres. more or less, in the sixth
Election District Consideration, So
700.
Edward Il. Landlord and William
c. Landlord from Eva A. Chatham
ct AL. 2S7 acres Of land, more or less
in Atkinson District Consideration
SIS. 100.
Charlie {. PHchard from Arthur Il
Mills and wife. ct al. the MILKY Han
cock Farm" containing POS acres
more or less. about p miles from
Stockton and on both sides of the
County road leading from said stock
ton to Greenbackvillo Va. ConSid-
Grafton. $4,000.
Severn ". Murray and Alfred +
Powell from Pierce Beam and wife
1880 acres of land. more or less
called Freeman's Choice" at Friend
ship Station. in the Ninth Election
District; Consideration, $4,000.
Roy A. Linderman from Robert +
Walter and wife, 81 al. lil.l7 acres OF
land more or less. in the Ninth Flee
tion District Consideration, $4,000
Arthur Hayward from Edgar b
Powell and wife. real estate on the
left hand side of the county roac
leading from Snow Hill to Common,
Church, in the Second Election Dis
trict. Consideration. $500.
Lewis Calvin Hudson from William
X. Holland, Jr.. and wife. 5 acres OF
land, more or less. in the Ninth Flee
tion District. Consideration, 5000.
l.. Thomas Taylor from Elijah f
Birmingham and wife, 145 acres OF
land, more or less, near C "
Consideration, $40, ct,
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-02-26
GIRDLETREE

"The Minister'S Wife's Nes
net" presented by local talent
High School auditorium before
appreciative and delighted aut
was pronounced by every one p.
a decided success. The audit
was packed to the limit with pc
who were enraptured
fully rendered solos,
ruses, and entertained
tatons with the wit ant
various characters. r.
have been invited to pr
tata in other towns al
in the near future.
Prof. Travis, of Tay
tied his daughter, Nj
man, this week.
Mrs. z. J. Selby has re
from a visit to her son
Selby. at Chincoteague.
Mrs. Gardner, formerly
Conner, who came here to
George Scarborough du
ness, has returned to her
adelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. T.
business trip to Salisbu
Mrs. Fred Dukes is
in Pocomoke this week.
Mr.. c. S. Pilchard h;
Philadelphia after a short vi.
mother, Mrs. Cora Plchard.
Mrs. G. c. Dukes has re.urn
after a weeks visit with rela
Chincoteague.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. p. Hancock
turned to their home in Norf'
spending a few days here.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Smitl
ginia, have been visitors at
Of her uncle, Mr.. c. c. Waits
Miss Hattie Collins, of
Va, is visiting Miss Mamie
Mr.. Elwood Watson, O.
spent the week end with
Mr. and Mrs. NJ. l.. Watts,
Mr.. B. 7. Jones, who ha
fined to the house for tn
weeks, is improving but is hot m
as rapid progress '1ward recove
his friends would like to see.
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CARD OF THAN

We desire to thank our
neighbors for their kindn
the illness of our father. HI
Vickers, and also for their
and service at the time ~
Their many acts Of
greatly appreciated. an.
method Of showing on
HAMPTON VIcK
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-02-26
GIRDLETREE NJ. Z. CEtf

Services for Sunday, Februa
Is follows:
HOO A. NJ, Preaching
2.30 P. NJ, Sunday School.
go P. NJ, Preaching az &c
100 p. NJ, Epworth Le'
100 p. NJ, Preaching.
d. B. PRETTYMAN,
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-02-26
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

Jehu d. CULLEN from Samuel NJ.
CULLEN. Jr and wife. an undivided !
interest in real estate fronting on
Franklin Avenue. in Berlin, in the
Third Election District. Considera-
ton, SO, etc.
William Bradford and Margaret
Bradford from Liria +. Dukes ard
husband. G3 acres Of land. more or
less. in the Fifth Election District
Consideration. SO, etc.
l.. Thomas Taylor from J. Milton
Clogg and wife, q a., the benjamin
+. Ward Farm" containing lo7 acres.
more or less, on the northwest side of
the county road Leading from Davis
Cross Roads to klej Grange. in the
Eighth Election District Considera-
tion. SO, etc.
G. Walter Mapp from l.. Thomas
TAYLOR and wife, an undivided inter
est in the "Costcn Mill Tract" con
tanning about - acres mean Good
viii, and the benjamin r. Ward
Farm. containing l07 acres, more OF
less. on the northwest side of the
county road leading from Davis Cross
Roads 10 klej Grange. in the Eighth
Election District Consideration, $40,
etc.
Sarah Virginia Taylor from Hattie
+. Taylor, ct al. real estate in the
Eighth Election District Of Worcester
County and also in Accomac County,
Virginia. Consideration, SO.
David 5. Hudson from William F.
Johnson. Trustee. ct al, l75 acres Of
land about miles from snow Hill,
and close to the State stone road
leading from Snow Hill to Pocomoke
City. Consideration, $l4,l00.
Solomon f. Ward from David S
Hudson and wife, part Of 1.-The Clay
Vile Farm" containing l75 acres.
more or less. about miles from Snow
Hill, and close to and on the easterly
side Of the State stone road leading
from Snow Hill to pocomoke City.
Consideration, SO, etc.
,Ioicie A. Bunting from Ruth A.
Williams, real estate on Bay Street, in
Berlin. Consideration, $500
Robert H. Cluf from Oliver A.
johnson and wife. real estate on the
southeast side of Sixth Street. be
tween Market and Walnut Streets, in
Pocomoke City Consideration. 500,
etc.
Sadie F. West from James P.
Blaine. Jr., two lots in Pocomoke
City, one on the southwest side of
Walnut Street. and the other on
Cedar Street. Cons Iteration. 81 900
PoSie f. Tull from William C. Parks
and wife. so acres of land. more or
less. on the north side of the public
road leading from the Henry HUT
Farm to the Nassawango NIP. Church
in the Second Election District. Con-
sideration, Sl0,ctc.
John X. BeaSley from Charles T.
West and wife, two tracts of land
known as parts Of the "Aydelotte
Farm" etc, in the First Election Dis
trict, on the State stone road leading
from Pocomoke City to Stockton.
Consideration. $lO0 etc.
Nna Perdue from William c. Powell
and wife, ct al. property on the north
west side of Powell Street, in Snow
Hill Consideration. S625.
George H. Bunting from William
T.. Timmons and wife, so acres of
cleared land. more or less. on the east
side of the State stone road leading
from Snow Hill to Berlin, in the Sec
ond Election District, and 20 acres,
more or less, on the northeast side of
Five Mile Branch, in the Fourth Elec-
district. Consideration, $1,000,
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-02-26
LOCAL LAWS CODIFIED
BY JOHN w. STATION

The codiication of the local laws
of Worcester county by John w Sta
ton, authorized by the Legislature,
approved by the Court, and adopted
by the Legislature, is just from the
press, and is being distributed for
the County Commissioners BY Messrs.
Ewell & Child, council to the Board.
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FRANKLIN CITY NJ. p. CHI

Services Sunday, February
follows:
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES,
NJ. Sunday School at $50 2.
Signpost-Sunday School, q.
Preaching at 800, p. M.
Girdletree-.Class meeting D
A. NJ. Sabbath School at 2.f5
Portersville-Sunday School
+. NJ.
REV. R. w. SUTCLTFFT
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BATES MEMORIAL NJ. p. CHI

1000 A. NJ, Sunday Schot
HOO A. NJ, Sermon by the
Subject: The Kingship of Je
Gas p. NJ, Christian Endeavo
Ada Jones, leaader.
80 P. NJ, Sermon by the
The public is cordially invited
REV. C. r. STRAUSBURG,
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CARD OF THANKS

Mr.. end Mrs. Claud Riley wish to
thank their friends and neighbors for
their kindness during the Illness and
death of her father, Mr.. Edward
Lilliston.
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PERTINENT.

Paper suits can be made at a price
to sell for 60 cents. says a manufac-
turcr. Then why do we have TO pay
81 for paper shoes?
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~
Mr.. Herm.
from Detroit,
several mont
DR.. s. X. 7
time here "
Mr.. and sc. -
spending this week in 10
New York. They VIC at
by Miss Eta Powell.
Mrs. John f. Williams, o.
visited relatives here we
week.
Mrs. Robley d Jones =
Miss Emily Jones, wer
Gently.
Mrs. Ohio H. Mason 80.
Virginia Lee and Miss ~
visited Selbyville last w s.
Mrs. w. Elton Bostc
home Monday evening =
to Philadelphia and Wilm III
ing been gone about a we
Mr.. Charles Esham, Of n
visited his family here from I
until Monday.
Mr.. Charles Richardson, e
been in Philadelphia for som.
visiting his mother.
Mrs. Ernest Downing and 81
returned home Tuesday fro
mington, where they have bee
visit to her son Mr.. Earl d.
Mr.. Milton Trader spent til
end with friends in Stockton.
Mr.. John d. Henry spent
with his sister. Mrs. Ethar
Carey, down on the bay.
Mr.. Walton Chandler enjo,
holiday here this week with
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. o. NJ. Oh.
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LOCAL AND Personal

Col. George NJ. Upshur returned
from Baltimore Monday where he had
been spending few days.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-02-10
STATE employees EXEMPT

Salaries paid to State employees,
including also employees OF town
county, or hamlet, are exempt from
taxation. Thousands of persons en-
gagged in business for themselves or
as employees in private business re-
ceive such additional compensation. A
storekeeper may be elected mayor Of
his town. The amount paid for such
service should be entered on his en-
come tax return, but it is not tax
able.
State employees, however, must con.
slider carefully their income from all
other sources. If, excluding the
amounts paid them by the State, it
equals or exceeds 81 900 or $4,000, ac-
cording to their marital status, re-
turn of income must be filed and the
tax paid on net income in excess Of
those amounts. .aa.
The return must be sworn to before
notary or other person authorized
to administer an oath. The tax may
be paid in full at the time of filing the
return of in four equal installments.
due on or before March Is, June Is.
September Is. and December Is, 1921
At least one-fourth of the amount due
must accompany the filing Of the re-
turn.
Salary exemptions allowed State
employees do not apply to employees
of the Federal Government, such, for
example, as postmasters. &
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-02-10
ME weekly raMEaREcoRp. Valley cTv. MoRrh DAKOTA

this bunch who have been handling the
states money. We know that to be a
positive fact because several favorites
in Valley City and the county have
been able to get money on notes be-
cause they had been hard workers for
the cause of state socialism, while le-
climate and needy farmers were un-
able to get dollar. It is time there
was cleanup and every one of these
men who have SO mismanaged this in
stitution and the other state indus
tries should be recalled from further
endeavors to plunge the state into
greater insolvency. There should be
no let up in the investigation until all
the facts are known and the people
get the same. The Bank of North Da-
kota is great failure yand should
either be turned into a real rural Gre
dts bank or closed up. It has been
nothing more or less than q clearing
house for down and out leaguers who
have been able to get money to con
duct banks and other businesses and
who now have had to close down tying
up hundreds of thousands of the peo-
pies money and who will be the ones
to take the loss-and loss there will
hp " .s.. r. %sE'E%& X
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-02-10
MAN THE LIFEBQATS

The storm has broken at Bismarck.
The calm existed for some time, DuI
the storm has broke in worse fury
than at first expected. Attorney Cen
eral William Lemke has ordered en-
ploves of the various state industries,
which are now under probe, to refuse
to give any information or give up
the records to the house committee
investigating the reports of the au-
diting Companies as submitted to the
LEGISLATORS. The whole matter looks
bad on the face of it. The excuse
of suspension of industries nj me
books and records were given to the
committee is fimsy, and looks IKE a
camouhage of some "dirty work" IL
Isl contempt on the part OF Lemke:
Frazier and Hagan, members OF one
industrial commission and plainly
shows that there is something that
they are trying to cover up. Ihey 40
not want the truth to come out.
Has this state reached the stage
where it resembles Russia Has II
rot dictatorship of the proletarlat,
where one or two men shall say what
shall be done, and how it shall be done.
If a man were brought before a court
and tried for some charge which had
been preferred against him, and ne
refused to testify, what action would
be taken against him? He would be
charged with contempt of court. HAS
William Lemke, or any other OF tne
nonpartisan state officials got the
RIGHT to refuse records to body. SIM
liar in almost every respect to a
court? Is this not contempt, and
doesn't it Justify the same action as
would be taken in regular court pro
ceedure? And as is said "never make
a defense or an apology before We be
accused" why does not Mr.. Lemke
and the rest Of the members OF the
commission submit the books and let
the probing committee draw their own
conclusions, and start prosecutions
or throw a bouquet of roses the
leagues way. The state industries
have been run without practically any
records up to the present time at
least nobody has been able to find
them, and it certainly is amusing to
note the suddeness with which Lemke
and the rest of his colleagues snap up
the flimsy excuse of keeping the rec
ords of the different industries or they
will be forced to suspend-all Of which
would perhaps be for the best, as
most of them are admitted to be los.
ing money under the present method
of operation. Let the legislators take
what action they will but we fee
assured that the mere refusal of the
records is not going to halt the reveal
ing of irregularities in the various in
dustries. Truth will out sooner o.
later, and punishment, if there needs
be any, meted out in proportion un
healthy to those receiving it. >
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-02-10
AROUSING INTEREST
IN NATURE STUDY


Brooklyn Botanic Gardens.
5 All mothers who wish, to establish
in their children a love for Mother
Nature should take active steps to
arouse their interest in the wonders
of it. In many ways. activities IN the
home leave even more lasting impress
sions than similar activities in school.
We cannot separate homes and gar
dens and Nature and children. What
then can we do this winter with our
little folks? ~, ri
When cold weather comes in city or
country, we might take little excur-
sions out into the parks and fields, or,
if we have them, into our gardens,
and help feed Natures children, the
birds. The wood pecker. the blue jay,
the robin, and the English sparrow
seldom change their homes in winter,
50 no matter in what part of the coun-
try we live, we are sure to find some
feathery friends who will appreciate
our neighborliness. .
Let us have some fun with the birds
and encourage them to come around
our homes; for birds are not only
beautiful, but they actually do work
/ for us by eating insects which destroy
our plants and trees
knew Of one little boy who was
very fond of birds and, who loved to
have them about him. One sunny
winter morning when he was playing
in his garden he noticed wood pecker
tapping the south side Of maple
tree.
He approached the tree very quietly
and stood near enough to it so that he
could see many tiny holes or wells
which the bird had driven into the
bark. He was surprised to see that
the bird hoped from one hole to an
other in it's efforts to catch the sweet
sap as it oozed slowly out Of the diff
ferent holes!
The little boy was so impressed
with the wood pecker's need for food
that he decided to help feed any feath-
cry friend that might come to his
garden. He saved bread crumbs and
dried them in the oven, then he mixed
them with some grain which his father
brought for him. Every morning he
sprinkled some Of this dry mixture on
the ground where the birds could
easily find it. One day he went to
market with his mother and bought a
piece Of suet, and, with his fathers
help, fixed a piece Of fine chicken wire
over it and tied it to limb Of the
maple tree. The chicken wire pre-
vented the larger birds from carrying
the suet away but the smaller birds.
could easily peck through the wire and
get some fat which helped to keep
them warm and which was hard for
them to find in winter time.
The little boy enjoyed feeding the
birds very much and he found that
they depended upon him when the
Ground was frozen and they could not
find food for themselves. He was
particularly delighted to find that
some of them became 80 tame that
they would gather around him when
he sprinkled their food upon the
ground.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-02-10
BEST TO PAY

Chow can the government determine;
whether my income for the year 1920
is taxable?" I
. This question, should it arise in the
mind Of any person subject to the IN
come tax, is easily answered. = The
Bureau Of Internal Revenue has in
Vulnerable sources for checking up de-
linquents. The information at
source provision of the revenue act
which requires that reports be made
of payments to others of $1,000 or
more during the taxable year, is only
one of the bureaus many avenues. 4sy
John Jones may have a grudge
against his neighbor, Bill Smith,
Knowing that Bill Smiths income was
within the taxable list, he is apt to
note the omission, if it occurs, and
drop a note to the collector.
In every collectors Office, employees
are assigned to the task Of reading
carefully the daily papers and noting
real estate and other transactions in
volving payments. Record is kept Of
all such transactions. The Commits
sioner of Internal Revenue and his
assistants, whose duty it is to see
that the revenue act lis properly adj.
ministered have authority to examine
all books, papers, and memorandum Of
taxpayers, and to examine under
oath any persons having information.
in the premises.
Should a person whose duty it is to
file return fail in his obligation, he
may expect, sooner or later, to hear.
from the collector Of internal revenue.
Penalties provided for delinquency are
severe. For failure to make a return
on time-on or before March Is, 1921
the penalty is a fine Of not more
than $1,000. An additional assess
ment Of Is per cent Of the amount
due may be applied unless later re-
turn is filed, and it is satisfactorily
shown that the delinquency was due
to reasonable cause. "Willful refus-
al" to make b return and pay the tax
on time is punishable by fine of not
more than $4,000 or one years i'm
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-02-10
THE STUDENT VIEW OF IT

"Who is going to be our next pres
ident," are the words that are being
said every day on the campus. Are
we as students going to be allowed
any voice in this matter? You can bet
that we won't. Why? Because if we
did we would get man that would
be president of the college and moth
ing else. If we did this, we would
have to pay him more than the salary
listed now. but we would have presi-
dent that would be president in word,
in action, and every other way: We
would have a real school and no real
man that should be president can be
dictated to by the powers that be.
They equalize the situation by getting
a good man as president of the college.
They give him numerous positions
that give him the salary he asks for
and in this manner cut down their al
mighty budget and decrease the eff
cheney of the school. Are we going
to sit back and see our Alma Mater
thrown on the rubbish pile as is be-
ing done now, or are we going to pro-
tect it and see that it gets the right
treatment =. ,ss,5,
Editorial in The Weekly Spectrum,
Student paper at the N. d. A. c.
The students have spoken, and their
voice in the matter should be heard,
but it is dollars to doughnuts that no
attention will be paid by the nonpar-
tisan board of education. No man that
is elected to the presidency of an in
stitution likened unto the Agricultural
college can be running around the
state, saving money for farmers, in
speeding hotels and the like. His pc,
sition should be at the Agricultural
College, looking after the education Of
the young people of North Dakota.
and any man who does not fulfill such
should be discharged. A college pres
ident, should be college president,
and not hotel inspector, scale
testor, or such like. DR.. E. F. Ladd:
who has been president in name of the
college, has been a sort Of "Jack-of E
all-trades."
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-02-10

prisonment or both, together with the
cost of prosecution.
Where, by reason Of illness or alb
sence, additional time is required for
filing an income-tax return, the col
lector of internal revenue may grant
an extension Of not to exceed 80 days
upon written application therefor,
made before the return is due, on or
before March Is, 1921. If, before the
end of 80 days extension, an accurate
return can not be filed, appeal for fur
ther extension must be made. to the
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
with q full recital of the causes for
the delay.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-02-10

erly instructed by a person whose
knowledge only extends to the funda-
mental principles Of his profession.
Once the bill, which will be introduced,
becomes a law, these things will be
eliminated and the teaching profess
sion placed upon higher scale, which
will be not only a benefit to the higher
class of teachers of the state, but also
to the coming generation in North Da-
kota, whose school study will be plac-
ed on a more uniform scale. 81
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-02-10

be written in primers, spelling books,
and almanacs. Let it be preached
from the pulpits, proclaimed in leg
islative halls, and enforced IN courts
Of Justice. In short, let it become the
political religion Of the nation