Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-07-08

in Pocomoke during the first part of
the week.
Miss Margaret Timmons, accom-
panied by her cousin, Miss Annie
Truitt, of Portsmouth. Va. left this
week for New York City, where they
will take a summer course at Column
bia Uniy ersity.
Miss Elsie Dryden, of Snow Hill,
and Miss Lotto Gordy, of Pocomoke,
have gone to New York to take a
summer course at Columbia Univcr-
Sity.
Miss Eva Townsend, of Nights
town. y. j., is the guest of Mrs. Mol
lie Coulbouln Mason.
MIR. Oscar Lewis, of Philadelphia.
is the gu, 81 of DR.. and Mrs. kreger
at the Manse.
The many friends of City Coun-
Gilman f. ". Marshall, Cashier of the
Deposit and Savings Bank. will be
sorry 70 learn that he has been quite
sick this week.
The sum of $25.665 to pay for
damages done by the storm of Febru-
AIRY Is has been authorized by the
directors of The Chesapeake and
Potomac Telephone Company, most of
the damage occurring on the Eastern
Shore. This is one of the storm items
amounting to 100000 for Maryland
passed on by the directors. Total new
work to be done in Maryland this
summer amounts to 100000. This
will provide plant and facilities for
500 new telephones in the State by
October LIST.
lightning struck the residence
of Mr.. Elijah Ryan in Milford last
Monday night and set it on fire. Mr..
Ryan's mother and wife were stunned
and the house was badly injured.
The Fire Department saved the build
ing from destruction. The house of
Mr.. Frederick Wilson was also struck
and his wife was stunned. She was
rendered unconscious for some time.
The baseball team of Taylor
Memorial NJ. p. Church, of Philadel-
phia, with Dorsey Sturgis pitching
won a fast game of baseball from the
EbeneZer A. A.. strong church team
of West Philadelphia, last Saturday.
Sturgis struck out eighteen batsmen,
and allowed only one hit, which was
not made until the last inning. Tay-
Tor Memorial has won thirteen out of
fifteen games. Rev. II. o. Keen is
the pastor of the Church. His son,
Joe Keen is the star pitcher of the
Junior team of the. church, and the
juniors boast that they cannot be
beat by any team of their age in the
city. Joe also pitches for the Straw
bridge & Clothier Junior team, and
has turned in number of victories
without single defeat.
Recently. Mr.. +. b. Hill, of Stock
ton. reported having eight pigs, which
weighed on an average 42i lbs, two
months old. He challenged anyone to
come forward with better record
and from Middletown. Missouri. we
are in receipt of a communication that
will cause Mr.. Hill to sit up and take
notice. Mr.. J. c. Jones, formerly of
Girdletree, hut now assistant cashier
Of the Farmers Bank, Middletown
sends us letter and the following
clipping from the Middletown Chips:
Ralph Bean. of this town, rec ently
sold. through the Middletcwn Ship
pers' Association. 3 hogs that were
l4S days old. and weighed $50 pounds
each. These were pigs Of the same
litter. and when 80 days old, averaged
i6 pounds each" Mr.. Jones alsc
writes: "W. X. Jones, one of oul
prominent hog raiserS. has 2 Chester
White SOW two years old. Her second
litter of pigs numbered twelve. All
of them were raised, and when sixty
days old they averaged fifty pounds
each. How is that for pigs? It look.
to me as if friend Burton (Mr. HID
will be obliged to take a back seat
-"Thc County Levy" appears on
the second page Of The Messenger
today. II is full Of interesting infor-
nation. 1t will appear in this paper
four weeks in succession. by the order
Of Board of County Commissioners