THE DEMOCRATIC MESSENGER '

FIFTIETH YEAR. No. 39

Maryland Council of DefenseNew Construction inWorcester County.

The War Industries Hoard has des- jignatod the Maryland Council of De-fense to act as its representative inpassing upon proposed construction inMaryland, in order that all building Iwhich is not absolutely necessary maybe stopped. This is part of the newplan of the War Industries Hoard, bywhich permits from the Hoard will berequired for construction projects.

This plan has been adopted only be-cause ol the imperative necessity ofconserving labor, materials ami capi-;tal for war purposes. The procedurewill be as follows:

1—The per-on interested in a con-struction project in this county willapply, with a full statement of thefacts under oath, to Marion T. Hargis,Chairman for Worcester.C'ounty of theMaryland Council of Defense.2The Worcester County Chairman

of the Maryland CWbncil will then in-vestigate the nesessity of the proposedconstruction and transmit a reportthereon, with a suimnary of the facts,to the Maryland Council of Defense.

By direction of the Council of Na-tional Defense and by order of theExecutive Committee of the MarylandCouncil of Defense.FRANCIS K. WATERS, Chairman.

Maryland Council of Defense.By onler of above:

MARION T. IIARC.IS, Chairmanfor Worcester County.

Registration NoticeM

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN thatthe officers of Registration of voters ofWorcester County will meet at the timeand place hereinafter designated, forthe purpose of registering new votersand issuing transfers to voters whohave removed from the district in whichthey last voted.

Said sitting of the Registration Offi-cers will be held on

Tuesday, Oct. Ist, 1918Tuesday, Oct. Bth, 1918

Erom 8 o’clock a. in., to 7 o'clock p.m., at the following places:

DISTRICT No. 1. Coston’s. PrecinctNo. 1. In county voting house at cor-ner of Clarke Avenue and Cedar Street.Pocomoke City.

DISTRICT No. 1. Coston’s, PrecinctNo. 2, In the workshop formerly oc-cupied by Harry 11. Hillman, in Poco-moke City.

DISTRICT No. 2, Snow Hill. In thecounty voting house in Snow Hill.

DISTRICT No. 3, Precinct No. I. Inthe county voting house in Berlin.

DISTRICT No :t, Precinct No. 2 Inthe storehouse of Powell, I.ynch & Hal-lett, in Ocean City.

DISTRICT No. 4. Newark In theofficeof John L. Mason, in Newark.

DISTRICT No. r>. St. Martin s. Inthe barber shop of David J. Cropper inBiahopville.

DDiJ'RICT No. li.Coulbourne. In thevoting house in said district.

STRICT No. 7, Atkinson’s. In thecounty voting house in said district.

DISTRICT No. 8. Stockton. PrecinctNo. I. In the barber shop of King B.Johnson in Stockton.

DISTRICT No. K, Stockton. PrecinctNo. 2. In the building .text to Scarbor-ough. Onley & Co's. Store in Girdletree.

DISTRICT No. 9. West Berlin. Inthe county voting house in Berlin.

The Registrars will also sit at theirrespective places of registration on'Tuesday, October 15th, 1918, from s a.m. to 7 n.m., for the purpose of revis-ing said registration! lists No newnames will be entered on that day.

Registration Officers will appear be-fore the Board Monday. September30th,to receive Registration Books.

Published by order of the Board ofSection Supervisors for Worcester Co.

MONT. STAGG, Pres.,JAMES M. CROCKETT,JOHN H. TRUITT,

Supervisors.W O. SHOCKLEY, Clerk.

Buy A BondBuy A Big BondBuy A Bond ForYour-

selfBuy A Bond For Your

DaughterBuy A Bond Now On

Our 10 Per Cent.Payment Plan.

SALEOf Household Furniture

And Fixtures.j

Mrs. Eugene Riggin desires to givenotice to the public that during Mon-day and Tuesday next, the 7th and Bth

lof Octolier, she w ill sell at privatesale at her residence on Federal Street'Snow Hill, Md., her Household Furni-ture and Personal Effects.

The public is invitrd to visit the!house on the above named days forthe purpose of examining and select- 1ing such articles as they may wish tobuy.

WILLIAM F. JOHNSON. Attorney.

Trustee’s Sale—OF VALUABLE

Real EstateNear Snow Hill, Md.

HBy virtue of a decree of the Circuit i

Court for Worcester County, in Equi-;tv. passed in the case of KleanoraShockley versus Mary E. Shockley,et al„ the under.-igned trustee, willofferat public sale at the Court Housedoor in the town of Snow Hill. Mary-land, on

TUESDAY.October Bth, 1918,

AT 2.30 O'CLOCK, P. M .

all the right, title and interest of allthe parties to the aforesaid cause inand to the following parcels of realestate:—

1. All that farm situate on the westside of the State road leading fromSnow Hill to Pocomoke City, directlybinding upon the corporate limits ofsaid town of Snow Hill, comprisingfifty-five acres of land, more or less,improved by a comparatively newdwelling and necessary outbuildings,all in good condition, and bring theproperty conveyed to GoldshoroughShockley, late of Worcester County,deceased, by the following severaldeeds; by William ,1. Scarborough andwife, by deed dated sixth day of April,1908, and recorded among the landrecords of Worcester County, in Liber'O. D. C. No. I. folios .'t.'tfi and 337. andby Alfred E. Pilchard and wife, bydeed dated the twenty-seventh day ofApril, 1915. and recorded among theaforesaid land records in Libor (). I>.

No. 19. folio 287, and by Francis E.Dryden and wife, hv deed dated the

j twenty-sixth day of January, 1914,and recorded among the aforesaid

i land records, in Liber O. D. ('. No. 15,folio 59.'!, and by William S. Evansand wife, by deed dated the thirteenth

i day of Marrh. 1914. and recordedamong the aforesaid land records inLiber O. D. C. No. IC, folio 9fi.

2. All that tract of cut over woodland, detached from, but closely loca-ted to said first parcel, likewise situ-jate on the west side of said Stateroad, comprising about forty acreswhich was conveyed to the said Golds-horough Shockley by William J. Scar-borough and wife by deed, dated sixthday of April, 1908, anil recordedamong the land records of WorcesterCounty, in Liber O. D. C. No. 1, folios336 and 337.

These two parcels of land will firsthe offered separately, and then as an

! entirety, with the right reserved ofaccepting such bid or bids as may liemost advantageous to the estate.

! TERMS OE SALE:—Twenty-fivei per cent of purchase money will berequired in CASH, the deferred pay-ment to he secured by bond of pur-chaser hearing interest from day ofsale, with approved security, payablesix months thereafter, or all cash atoption of purchaser.

KLEANORA SHOCKLEY.Trustee.

Berlin Races!Thursday. Oct. 10, 1918

At 1 O'clock P. M.

Purses $3503 Classes

Free Eor All, Purse $150.002.22 Class, Purse 80.002.30 Class, Purse 60.00Farmers Races, Purse 50.00Come and enjoy a good race. A nice

bunch of Delaware horses will be there.

COLLINS BROS.

Presbyterian ChurchPreaching Sunday morning at 10.30.

Theme: "Sobriety.” This will be thefirst of a series of four sermons onPaul's definition of religion as living“Soberly, Rightously,Godly, and Hope-fully in this Present World."

Sunday School at 11.80.Preaching at 7.46. Theme ."A Wed-

ding Feast. *'All cordially invited to these services.

REV. W. S. K REGER. Pastor.

SNOW HILL, MARYLAND, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1918.

INFLUENZA HASTHE COUNTRY

IN ITS GRIP!MANY HUNDREDS DIE OF

PNEUMONIA CAUSEDBY THE DISEASE

Schools, Churches, Theatres AndOther Crowd-Drawing

Places Closed.

Spanish Influenza, or the oldfashioned “grip,” is raging ailover the country and manydeaths are occurring daily as aresult of pneumonia develop-ments.

Influenza has been brought tothe Eastern Shore from Balti-more. Philadelphia,and Wilming-ton by our peoplevisiting in thosecities. In some of the towns onthe Shore a number of deaths;have occurred and in other townshundreds of the people are seri-ously ill. Schools, moving pic-ture shows, churches, and allplaces where the public gathersin any very considerable numberhave been closed to prevent thespread of the disease.

In Worcester County there area great many people ill and everyprecaution should be taken toprevent an epidemic.

Kvt ry |ir< caution against th< ■ spreadof influenza must he observed by thepublic. The Health officers warn be-

cause of the importance in this war-time effort to keep all our industrialsup to the fullest capacity of their pro-ductiveness for the national interest.They direct attention to the impor-tant principles to be observed. Kpi-demies of respiratory diseases are con-trolled, fir-1 by isolating the sick;secondly, by keeping under observa-tion all those who have been in con-tact with the sick, and thirdly, by im-proving the physical resistance of thewell.

In the case of influenza, the patient| must be kept in a sickroom, excludedfrom all others hut the doctor and thenurse. His bed linen, his bed clothesand his handkerchiefs should he

I changed frequently and washed thor-oughly by boiling. The eating uten-

| sils should lie used by the patientalone anil washed in boiling waterafter each use. The only disinfectantrecommended for the sick room is hotwater and soap. The nurse may guardagainst the disease by washing thehands after touching the patient, bykeeping a free circulation of air inthe bedroom through careful ventila-jtion and by staying out of the sirk-

| room when not required.Persons who have been in contact

with the sick should keep the throat| clean by using an appropriate gargleI and mouth wash. On the slightestsign of illness consult your familyphysician. The greater problem of

| prevention is that of guarding thegeneral public. Persons who are

I slightly ill, hut well enough to carryon their regular routine business may

! act as carriers of infection, spreadingi the disease to others through cough-ing. sneezing, expectoration, throughcommon drinking cups and towels.

While riding in public conveyancesor while working in the factory, in theoffice or even while in the home, thehandkerchief should be used whencoughing or sneezing. It is the finespray of mucous thrown into the airby these acts which contains thegormH of infection. Careless expec-toration in public buildings and on thesidewalks is also responsible for thedistribution of respiratory diseases.To improve the body resistance, eatwholesome food, lead regular habitsand exercise daily.

ALLIES HAVE GERMANS IBulgaria Out of War. Turkey

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ji; Bulgaria has surrendered to the Allies j;] and is out of the war, causing great con- >

;; stemation in Germany. Turkey is about ;i

!j; to sue for peace, and Austria has suggested i;. !; a peace conference as a help to her quitting. \\

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The Snow Hill MeetingNext Wednesday Night

Great Liberty Loan Meet-ings in Worcester County

I-County Must Raise $620,000 And Every

Man and Woman in County MustHelp In Raising It.

The Liberty Ix>an meetings already held in Worcester Countyl ave been great successes and every place has raised its quota.Of course, because of their hanking facilities. Snow Hill, PocomokeCity, and Berlin, mi t raise the big share of the $620,100.00, di-

ijvided as follows:Snow Hill $200,0< o.ohI’ocomoke City. s2< >0,000.00Berlin $150,000.00

A big meeting will be held at Snow Hill next Wednesday, at! Berlin on Thursday, and at Pocomoke City on Friday. At thesejmeetings there will l>e

A military parade,j

Mucic by the Pocomoke Band,Music by a fife and drum corps.Wounded soldiers,

Arrangements have been made to hold the big Snow Hill meetingin the M. E. Church, as it has a greater seating capacity than anyother building in the town. The following speakers will Ik* here:

HON. ROBERT P. GRAHAM.I |Former Secretary of State.

REV. VAUGHN S. COLLINS,1Superintendent of Salisbury District.

An aeroplane will lie brought to Snow Hill Wednesday after-. noon, and from here it will fly all over the county as an announce-ment of the great Liberty Loan meeting.

Every man and woman in the county is invited to come to thisI meeting. You will be highly entertained,— you will be told greattruths, some of which will la* new to you,—you will have an op-portunity to enroll yourself among the patriots of America.

1 You cannot afford to miss this meeting. Leave the children athome.

Hon. William I). Corddry. chairman of the Snow Hill drive, has, appointed the followingcommittee to assist in the Snow Hill drive

i and to solicit subscriptions at that time and previously:M. T. Hargis, John W. Staton, A. C. Humphreys, C. (’. Holloway,

George M. Upshur, Laurence Hastings, D. Frank Fooks, J. 11. Per-r due. A. C. Holloway, John L. Mason, George F. Townsend, Harry

Bowen, Samuel E. Shockley, J. 11. Truitt. E. J. Shockley, E. A.. Marriner, U. N. Stagg. G. Elmer Godfrey, Zadok Cherrix and

James B. Truitt.The Secretaries of the meeting will la* Harris S. Corddry, and E.

; J. Oswald.) Miss Mollic Colhourn. County Chairman of the Woman’s Sec-

tion has appointed the following ladies to assist in the Snow Hill< drive:

’ Mrs. Julia A. Robins, Mrs. Harris S. Corddry, Mrs. T. SpenceSmith, Mrs. C. C. Holloway, Mrs. George W. Vincent, Mrs. John L.

1 Riley, Mrs. Elwood Tull, Mrs. Marvel Lingo. Mrs. Walter W. Price.r Miss Wilson Hargis, Miss Lucy Stagg. Miss Lena 11. Riggin. Miss

* Bernice Parsons, and Miss Essie Diaharoon.

: BE A PATRIOT■ Buy A Liberty 6ond■ •. / 1

COL. J. P. MOOREPASSES AWAY

Former State Senatorof Worces-ter and Prominent Business

Man of Snow Hill.

Col. John P. Moore, former StateSenator of Worcester County, died at

'his home in Snow Hill at noon Tuos-i: day, following an illness of severalweeks of heart disease. The end came !peacefully and quietly, a great calmand peace prevailing as his spiritpassed in sleep into the Great Beyond.

For the last few years his healthhad been impaired, and he hail not

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engaged actively in business.Mr. Moore was the son of the iut*

John R. I’. Moore, who was prominentseveral years ago in business in Wor-cester County. His mother’ maidenname was Margaret Gordon Toadvine,who was a member of one of the old-est families in Maryland, her peoplehaving settled on tin- Eastern Shorein 1661.

He was horn in Snow Hill Decem-ber 12. 1856, and was in his ,-ixty-second year.

Mr. Moore was educated at theAcademy in Snow Hill, and at Dela-ware College. Early in life he en-gaged in tin 1 mill and lumber busi-ness with the firm of Richardson.Moore & Smith, afterwards becom-ing a partner. He readily acquired athorough knowledge of the industry,and his business ability and energycombined to make him an activefaetor in the successful managementof the firm’s affairs. He was alsointerested in several other enter-prises at home and in the south. He

j had been president of the Snow HillElectric Light Company; a director

lin the First National Bank of Snow-Hill; a stockholder of the Snow HillCoal and Ire Company; a member ofthe firm of R. F. Ayers & Co.; and of

| Smith, Moore & Company, lie was| also a director of the Surry Lumberi Company, of Virginia; and presidentof the Neuse River Lumber Company,of North Carolina.

For many years Mr. Moore andUnited States Senator Smith were as- ;soeiated in business, their firm, Smith lMoore & Company, being well known ;on the Eastern Shore, and in the Southwhere they had large lumber inter-ests. Mr. Moore also was close to

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Notice to FarmersConcerning Wheat

Reports reach the Food Adminis-Uration that some farmers are selling^! their wheat at less than the guaran-

i teed price because of the railway em-bargoes placed in parts of the coun-!try against wheat shipment. While;the elevators are temporarily over- jstocked because seaboard movement

has not kept pace with internal move-ment, this condition should lie iniprov- jed during the next thirty or sixty-days. No farmer, who will have ipatience until the situation improves, |jneed sell below the guaranteed price, jfor the Government will buy all wheatas fast as it can bo moved.

JOHN P. MOORE, JR.,Food Administrator for Worcester Co.

| CARD OF THANKS.; We desire to thank Mrs. Lloyd Brit-

tingham and all othei friends andneighbors for their kindness to Mrs.George W. Purnell during her illness.Their many acts ofkindness arc deep-ly appreciated, and will never be for-gotten.

HUSBAND AND CHILDREN.

$ 1.00 A YEAR $ 1.50 OUT OF COUNTY

ON RUN!Tottering

0I This week the Allies have won; great victories all along the line,driving the Huns licfore thempell mell. General Foch hasmade a smashing drive fromSwitzerland to the sea. The

| British have captured St. Quen-tin with thousands of prisonersand guns, have enveloped Cam-brai and the Germans are evac-uating that city. The Allies are

! smashing the Turks in the HolyLand and have almost put themjout of business.

General Pershing's army is do-ing great fighting, and the Ger-mans are retreating before them.

Under the attacks of theBritish, French and American

I troops the Ilindenburg defense! system from the Scarpe to the| Oise, a distance of 50 miles isbeing overrun. In the north thevaluable network of railroads inFlanders is rapidly becominguseless and in the south theFrench are pressing vigorouslytheir advance west and north ofUheims.

M. E. CHURCHPLANS DRIVE

Salisbury District Wants to RaiseSIOO,OOOFrom the Friends

of Aged Ministers

More than three years ago the Wil-mington Annual Conference of theMethodist Episcopal Church instituteda campaign to raise $'200,000.00 asan endowment fund to supplementthe annual offerings in the churchesfor the support of retired ministers,their widows and dependent orphans.A commission was appointed to man-age the work, and a correspondingsecretary elected to carry on the workas field agent under the guidance ofthe commission.

The field agent using largely per-sonal effort has with the assistanceof a few large gifts from individualssecured a total in pledges of SIOO,-748.00. To secure the remaining$100,000.00 an intensive campaignhas been started, to run concurrently

: with tho Liberty Loan drive. Theplan is to get the members and friendsof the aged ministers to buy Libertylionds, and then to donate enough ofthe bonds to aggregate $100,000.00.

Salisbury District in planning to do; its full share in this campaign. TheDistrict Superintendent is lining upits his campaign managers many ofthe strongest laymen in the territory.Of the sixteen laymen on the Confer-ence Commission six are from Salis-bury District, as follows: GovernorJohn (I. Townsend, of Delaware;Senator Orlando Harrison, of Berlin;Hon. W. P. Jackson, Treasurer ofMaryland; W. J. Downing, Esq., Salis-bury; T. H. Bock, Esq., PrincessAnne; anil ex-Senator L. E. P. Dennis,Crisfield. Other laymen will be draft-ed into service as the campaign pro-gresses.

The lit charges of the District hovebeen divided into nine groups, con-

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America's Big ArmyNow In France

Washington, I). C., Oct. 2.—It wouldtake the American army, marching ininfantry formation, 51 days to pass agiven point, Kepresentative Lunn,Democrat, of New York, and memberof the Military Committee, told theHouse today, in a speech showing themagnitude of America's war prepar-ations.

To show the rate nt which the armystill is growing. Mr. Lunn declaredthat if such a review were to be heldnext June it would take the troopsthree months’ steady marching topass one point.

Mr. Lunn gave the House latestofficial War Department figures onthe army’s supplies and equipment.Everything was in millions and bil-

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