Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-01-21
Mr.. II. II. Pay. .susiness
trip to Baltimore this .eeS.


Potatoes have been coming in
strong for the past two weeks and
have been selling for $l.O0 a bushel.
Examinations have been going
on in the public schools this week.
Mrs. Harry c. Bradford and son,
II. c., Jr., returned home Wednesday
night from visit TO relatives in
Philadelphia.
Miss Elizabeth Hanley and Miss
Ethel Taylor spent the week end
with Mr.. Parsons. uncle of Mrs. Tay-
Tor, at Onley, Va.
Mr.. John l.. Mock returned home
from Baltimore Monday. He reports
that Mrs. Mock is getting along as
well as can be expected.
Mrs. Blanche Kreger Lee, who
has been sick at the home of her
father, DR.. kreger, is able to be out
again.
Mr. William Pussy, of Nassa-
wango, has returned home from a
very pleasant visit to his cousins,
Miss Iona Walls and Mr.. William
Walls, of Frankfort, Del.
MIR. and Mrs. Jacob II. Pusey and
daughter, Marie, and son, Norris, of
Nassawango, spent the week end with
relatives in Frankford. Del.
Mr. and Mrs. William Howard
CO rddry, formerly of Snow Hill, but
now living in Memphis, Tenn, are re-
ceiving congratulations on the birth
of daughter, whose arrival was an
nounced last week.
A big minstrel show will be held
in Snow Hill Wednesday evening,
January 25th, tickets will be placed
on sale at Leland Richardson's store
(this Saturday morning.) 1t is re-
ported TO be one of the best minstrel
shows in the entire country. See big
advertisement on page 8.
Spanish War Veterans, 1898 to
1902, soldiers, sailors and marines,
will please communicate with l.. p.
Baker, adjutant L. S. Spanish War
Veterans, Room 802 Emerson Tower
Building, Baltimore.
A special from Washington an
nounces that Mr.. Clayton J. Scarbor-
ough has been appointed Postmaster
at Girdletree, and Mr.. Leon Clifton,
Postmaster at Stockton. Mrs. Charles
Ames has been Postmistress at Cir
dletrree and Mrs. Houston, at Stock
ton. Both of these ladies are DEM
ocrats and they have been removed
to give jobs to Republicans.
Subscriptions for the Woodrow
Wilson Foundation. will be received
at The Messenger Office. Anyone who
feels like doing honor to former
President Wilson may hand in their
subscription to this office. Maryland
is asked to contribute 100000 of the
one million dollar fund, and Worces-
ter County is asked to give $4,000
of that amount.
MIR. H. w. Carly. manager, C. &
p. Telephone Company of this dis
trict, reports that the recent storm
resulted in property loss and dam
age to the Telephone Company's plant
in Maryland of approximately $l25,-
10000.
MIR. William S. Tilghman, who
resided on his farm between Snow
Hill and the bay for nearly twenty
years, has removed to Cedar Hall.
The farm on the Watermelon Point
road where he last lived, has been
purchased by Mr.. Henry Connoway
of Virginia.
Prank Fisher, Frederick, Del,
found forty-seven muskrats in his
traps one day this week. He sold
them for $l.65 hide. Muskrat fur
is As highly estimated now as seal
was 20 years ago, and real seal is out
of sight. Saw King Sturgis on the
street the other day with nice
bunch of coon hides, which are even
more valuable than muskrat.
Worcester County and the lower
Eastern Shore had the heaviest snow
fall of the winter last Monday night.
The storm broke in the morning and
continued until about eight o'clock at
night. The earth was covered by a
blanket of snow about three inches
deep, which was washed entirely away
by rain Tuesday night.
A map showing the power sta
tions and transmission lines of pub
lie service companies of Maryland,
Delaware and the District of Column
bia on u scale of 100000, showing
the location of the power stations
and transmission lines use in pub
lie service and the names of the
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