Democratic messenger., 1892-07-02
POCOMOKE.

Prof +. J. Clarke, OF Chestertown, is
now at home for his vacation.
Mrs. James Dawson, Of Seaford, Del,
who has been visiting her mother, Mrs.
Jacob Stevenson returned home last
Monday
Prof a. II. Merrill, Of Vanderbilt Uni
versity, Nashville, Tennessee, gave lit
erary entertainment, in Townsend Il
Stevenson's Hall last Friday evening
His selections which were both humorous
and sympathetic were interspersed with
music rendered by Mrs F. ii Dryden,
Misses Rose Marshall, Ethelind ilorsey
and Carrie Polk. also Messrs. ). =. Carey,
A. H. Stevens. A. X. Handy. The enter
tainment was given for the benefit Of the
PRESBYTERIAN Church and was success
in every way.
On Thursday evening quite number
of our young people started for sail
down the Pocomoke on vessel which
had recently been repaired belonging To
WHO very kindly offered 1t To our
beaus and bellies for pleasure trip, but
from the reports which we hearl there
was not much sailing, as they were about
four hours going one mile and back but
il takes more than an unfavorable breeze,
or, more strictly speaking the lack of a
breeze 10 dampen the ardOr Of our young
people and they returned in high spirits
having enjoyed their jaunt despite the
slowness of their mode Of travel.
Miss Bessie Broughton having com
plcted four years course returned home
last Saturday.
Miss Minnie Merrill returned home
last Monday from visit to Salisbury.
+. ii. Dryden, real estate agent has sold
this week for II. Clay and Little J. Tull,
nice farm on the line Of Maryland and
Virginia, to Steward Shepherd, also ID.
Frank Whites farm near Pocomoke City,
to benjamin. Steaff and Morris Miller,
both OF Germany, for $4,000.
The rainstorm which we had last Mon
day night was very much appreciated by
our farmers as the need of such down
fall has been felt for some time. We sus-
pect the housekeepers will appreciate it
also as il will be little easier TO keep
things from getting so dusty.
Mr.. Frank Houston, was in Pocomoke
last Tuesday.
Prof Chnedist, representing the Heine
kamp piano has been in town this week.
On Friday evening the executive COM
mittee of the Public Library gave pub
lie entertainment in the Presbyterian
Church The audience was addressed
by Rev Hugh l.. Elderdice. His subject
was THE Choice of Books"
For several years past now. in fact,
ever since the big fire in 1888. our High
School Principal, Mr.. II. J. Handy, has
felt the necessity of foregoing commence
ment exercises at the close of school and
has, on account of there being no building
suitable for such, consoled his graduates
by showing to them that he at least, fully
appreciated The work they had done al
though what had been accomplished by
them could not be made public but is il
right for him TO have to do this? There
has been decidedly less interest shown in
the school since the commencement has
been thing Of the past which is shown
by the fact that this year, out of an ordi-
nariiy large class only one has completed
the four years course. This should not
be so. We need an addition To our
school building and such an addition as
shall enable us to have the exercises in
the building. Our sister towns Salisbury,
Snow Hill and Princess Anne show their
graduates a great deal of honor and why
should we not do the same: The stand
ing of our school is certainly not one
whit behind these schools mentioned.
A FORMER PUPIL.