Democratic messenger., 1892-04-23
POCOMOKE.

ROCOMOKE.
Our milliners have returned home with
their spring stock and will lie glad Ia
have their lady friends call and examine
Rev. j. :. lIowk, accompanied by FL.
dcrs l. r. Cosien, + G. Polk and Eli all
Broughton attended the meeting of the
Prcshytcry which met at Princess Anne
this week
Our truckers are gc ting little gloomy
To" wet for plowing and getting in trucks
Well. conference is over. aud our town
is very quiet now, not much news and all
that can he talked of, is the sweet days
gone by Of the past week or SO. and We
ieei safe in saying that conference was
enjoyed by all without exception, both
! guests and the citizens of our town;
said without exception allow me la cor
rect that statement, there is one exccp-
ton aud that is the chicken tribe" the
| few frightened ones that remain To tell
the sad story will say they hope never Ia
see another conference, and would like
To get further south before next year.
when il meets in Laurel
| Miss Eunice Collins. one of our bright
and amiable young ladies. was married
ON 1--WE to Mr. Eugene Matthews
of Philadelphia. but formerly of Somer-
I Cet The fn.,t ,,i..na at
The home of brides mother The cere
mony WAS performed by Rev A u. Mel
win. in the presence of Il few immediate
friends and relatives The happy couple
have our best wishes for bright and
happy married life They will make Ph J..
adclphia their future home. where he is
engaged in the commission business.
Miss Sadie Payne. of Snow Hill, has
been visiting Miss Carrie Polk.
On Tuesday eve Mrs Jennie Wilkin-
son. gave an evening company. Quite u
number of our young folks attended and
all enjoyed pleasant evening.
Our former pastor. Rev. A. ID. Melvin.
who has So faithfully served the people Of
The NJ II. Church for six years, is making
preparations 10 move io his new home
in Westminster Ills many friends re
gret very much 10 part with him and he
will happen just rs the people aud min
lister .et used 10 each other and under
stand each Others ways he is sent away
to fill some other place. We will always
he glad To welcome Mr. Melvin and fam
| lily back 10 our town aud hope they will
visit us often.
Mr.. Tom lIorsey and wife, of Laurel,
spent II part of conference week with
Slr. Robert Dryden. In fact quite crowd
of our Laurel friends attended confer
ence, and if you will ALLOW me space |
will mention few Mrs. Eunice Dawson
and Mrs White were guests of Mrs.
Henry Pi!chard; Rev Mr.. Walter and
wife. ut Mrs. Hartley Stevens Mr. Ri=gin,
Mrs Ned Wolfe and Miss Mary Hitch, ut
Mrs ). p. Gordy's; Mrs Kate and Mrs
Matte ThOmison ut Mrs l.. J Toadvimes
and quite number came down on the
extra train Sunday morning
Drs Qlinn & Willis h I'VE openc,. u new
drugstore and ARE now ready la supply
their customers.
Misses Jennie PGrncll aud Mary Bur
roughs, Of Snow Hill, spent Sunday in
conference in our town
Mes.rs. Jefferson Stubbins, l.. J. r.
Nelson and J. W. Cranmer, representa-
tives Of Pocomoke Tribe No. % |. o. o.
X NJ. went\to Gieenbackvillc few
nights ago and assisted the Great Sachem
IN instilutng Tribe in that place You
may bet the hoys had lively time.
Twenty-Five members of Chincoteague
Tribe were present and Accomack Tribe
will long remember the inItiatory pro-
ceedings rs illustrated by their brother
| Redmen.
Rev. James r. Campbell passed through
town "Wednesday evening en- route for
home from business trip to Norfolk and
other places south of us.
At "a meeting of the Mayor aud City
Council on Thursday morning last Mr..
Frank Bratten was appointed I,ailiir and
Tax Collector. Tie office pays about
four hundred dollars so am informed
and Mr. Brat,ed will accept congratula-
tons
| Pocomoke now has the only exclusive
shoe store in the county. Perry & Co..
the proprietors are men OF push. perse-
vereEce and experience. They will carry
large stock OF shoes (nothing else) and
should be patronized by our people.
Mr.. B. p Jones has moved To Poc0moke
from Horntown, Va We welcome Mr.
Jones in our midst and wish him good
| luck