ADVERTISING IN OUR COLUMNS INVARIABLY BRINGS THE BEST RESULTS Mfc SOMMERSET HERALD ••»•. PRINCESS ANNE, MD., TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1912. VoL XV-No. IS 1,000 KILLED BY A QUAKE DEMOCRATS CELEBRATE 'WIPED OUT BY TIDAL WAVE' FREE DELIVERY CARRIER A TEttRIFICHAIL STORM CHANGES OF PROPERTY Every Building in a Mexican Two Jamaica Towns Destroyed Palls Hangs Over Wilmingteft Number of Deeds Recorded at City Demolished A Large Gathering In Princes* and Thousands Perish From Princess Anne Poetoffice And Torrents of Rain Fall the Office of the Clerk of the Late reports from the State of Mex­ Anne Last Tuesday A great tidal wave is reported to After December 1st A terrific storm broke over Wihning- ico received Friday plaee the number As announced in our last issue, the have practically wiped out the town of Beginning December 1st experimen­ ton at 8 o'clock Sunday morning and Court Last Week of dead as a resnlt of Tuesday's earth­ Savanna la Mar, on the southwest coast, Democratic parade came off on Tuesday tal delivery of all mail matter by car­ many persons were badly scared. Tile Robert F. Maddox from James E. quake at more than 1,000. Every build­ last on .schedule time and i.i every re­ and Lucea, on the northwest coast of Dashiell, collector of State and County rier,' will be instituted at the Princess air became still and the day was turned ing in the city of Acambay was demol­ spect was a great success. The day was Jamaica. Forty- two persons were killed taxes, two and one-half acres of land in Anne postofflce, under the following ished. More than 100 persons were an ideal one, except for a rather coo) by the hurricane in Montego Bay, ac- conditions: " - - into night, when with a vivid flash and Tangier Election district; consideration a terrible clap of thunder the stora worshiping in a church which was southwest wind. The warm sun and cordl ng^o a report brought by a fruit mail intended for patrons will be 115.59. broke. wrecked, and ail were buried in the bright decorations, however, compensa­ vessel, which arrived at Port Antonio delivered in one way, by carrier, through George W. Smith from Andrew A. last week. Many were still in bed and, seeing wreckage. Half of the bodies have ted fully. The parade brought an army the general delivery or through a rent­ Bradshaw and others, lot of land on the lightning, thought from the roll of not yet been recovered. of p ople to town and the streets were Confirmation has come to hand of ed box. In absence of instructions to Smith's Island; consideration $50. thunder that the Du Pont Powder Milk Other towns in the northern part of thronged. It would be difficult to esti­ the great destruction caused by the re­ the contrary mail will be delivered' as Harry Lowe from George W. Smith along the Brandywine had gone up, the State are reported to have been de­ mate the number of persons in town on cent hurricane in the western end of addressed. Ppstmasters are not requir­ and wife, lot of land on Smith's Island; Houses were shaken. Rain came down stroyed and hundreds killed or injured. the occasion, but it is certain that sel the island. Floods, which accompanied ed to withdraw mail, in the course of consideration $117. in torrents and quickly turned to bail A great hill in the centre of the dom has any event brought together the storm, caused immense damage, 100 delivery by carrier, in order to deliver Edna E. Follin from John Ti Bennett To add to the din the fire alarm systete stricken district was turned into a more people from almost every part of houses being blown down. .Telegraphic it to persons calling at the postoffice. and wife, one-half acre of land on Deal's was struck by lightning and the fire volcano, and was smoking and throw­ the county, as well as from Worcester communication is suspended. Carriers are not permitted to enter Island; consideration $850. j bells in engine houses in the souther* ing up great masses of rocks which are and Wicomico counties. The governor of Jamaica has left on dwellings to deliver mail matter and Jessie R. Doremus fn>m John W. Hill part of the city began to ring. Tfifc crashing into the village at the foot of Preparatory to the the parade the a special train, accompanied by a de are required to effect delivery at the and another, two lots of land in Law- tachment storm continued for two hours and dkl the hill. Scientists declared that the residences and places of business in of artillerymen, who have door, no mail matter will be delivered sen's Election district; consideration considerable damage in the country sur­ district is a new earthquake centre, Princess Anne had been beautifully dec taken with them 800 tents and foodstuffs to any business house except at the door $5 and other considerations. rounding Wilmington. which will constantly menace Mexico orated with flags and punting giving a as in certain sections the people are or within ten feet of the same. City, as it is less than 50 miles away. holiday tone to everything. The High homeless and destitute. Carriers are not permitted to -leave Health Conference and Exhibit Slight shocks have been felt at intervals School did not attempt to hold any ses The gale began on November 15th and mail in doorways and unless patrons Eastern Shore Progressive The wide awake citizens of Princess since the. big quake Tuesday, and the sions as many of the children were to continued in increasing fury for several will answer door bell promptly or pro­ At a conference last Thursday of Anne have arranged a health confer­ district is being rapidly depopulated. take part in the procession. Some of days. Vessels arriving in port reported vide a proper receptacle at doorways or Progressive party leaders of the ence and exhibit. With no reflections the schools in other sections also were that the wind was blowing 100 miles a depository for mail matter the same tern Shore at Salisbury, it was decided on the town officials, they believe that Fire at Rehoboth, Delaware closed so that teachers and pupils might an hour. will be returned to postoffice for next to continue the party organization to the health of the town can be materi­ There seems to be little doubt that witness the unusual sight. The latest reports indicate that the trip delivery. Carriers will give warn­ the First Congressional district, and ally bettered if the attention of the the fire at ftehoboth, Delaware, Sun­ The parade formed on the State road tidal wave swept over Savanna la Mar mg of approach by the blowing of a arrangements were made for perman­ people is directed to the remedy of day night, the 17th instant, was of in near the residence of Mr. R. W. Adams. and adjacent villages for a quarter ot whistle. Carriers will not be allowed ent organization of the party's follow­ some of the existing conditions. cendiary origion. In it were over 200 horseback riders, mile inland. The effects of the hurri­ to war longer than 30 seconds at any ers in each of the nine counties in th* The conference will be held on Fri­ The fire started in the cottage owned whose steeds as well as themselves cane extended along the coast eastward door. district. day, December 6th, at 8 p. in., illustra by Harvey L Cooper, a Denton bank were in bright, ornamental trappings. to Black river, about 25 miles from Carriers will accept for mailing all Col. Joseph R. Baldwin, treasurer of ted by moving pictures and lantern er, and, despite the heroic efforts on Following them was a float containing Savanna la Mar, where the residential matter properly s'amped except pack­ the Progressive party in Maryland, at­ slides. A like exhioition will be demon­ the part of the local flre company and forty young ladies representing the quarter was wrecked. ages HO bulky as to retard their work. tended the meeting, which was called strated at 3 p. m. other citizens who joined the brigade, States carried by Wilson and Marshall. Lucea is a town of 2 000 inhabitants, No mail matter without stamps affixed by H. L Holden, Jr., of Talbotcounty, Many prominent physicians from Bal­ soon spread to adjoining buildings. This float was a very beautiful one aiui on an inlet on the northwest coast ot '. an be accepted by carrier. Collections chairman of the) Congressional dis- timore and other parts of the country Five unoccupied but furnished cot attracted great attention. Mr. Maurice Jamaica, while Savanna la Mar is t> will be made from boxes on delivery j trict committee. will be present and make addresses on tages, among the largest and best on Adams, in the garb of Uncle Sam,with seaport, with about the same popula­ trips only until further notice. There | Among others who participated in such important subjects as, "Milk," the beach, were totally destroyed, and two aids, had charge, of the flojit. The tion, on the southwest coast, almost will be two deliveries except Sundays ; the proceedings were Robert!). Grier, "The Role of Insects in the spread of other properties were slightly damaged following young ladies represented the directly across the island. ind holidays, leaving trie-office at 7.45 ' William M. Day, Thomas M. Truitt, Diseases," "Vvater," "Sewerage Dis­ Upon the arrival of the Lewes Fin various States, Miss Lurlim- Gibbons H.