Democratic messenger., 1893-12-30
LOCALS.

DR.. JOlin Bishop l. spending III,
holidays in Snow Hill with his parents
Miss Lille =. Duffy is spending
the holidays here with her father.
Miss Nettie Il. Dryden spent
Christmas with friends in Baltimore.
Miss Nav Burton. of Lewis. Del 4.
is the welcome guest of Miss Winnie
PAYNE.
Miss Minnie Moore. of Aberdeen.
Md. spent the week here with her
mother.
Mr.. and Mrs. William NJ Pur-
nell spent part of this week with
friends in town.
Mr.. Edward Dickerson. of Phila-
delphia. spent Christmas in Snow Hill
with his mother.
DR.. Spry Ilurlock. of Harrisburg.
Pa. has been spending this week with
his parents here.
Captain Ellsworth, anil wife. oi
New York, are here on Il visit to Mr.
James Jones, Mrs. Ellswurth's father.
Miss Georgia Smith arrived home
on THURSDAY oi last week from an cx-
tended visit to friends in old Kentucky.
Miss Blanche Purnell returned
home last Friday from an extended
visit to Chicago and other western cities.
Dir. W. ID. Siraughn has rented.
and will move into the residence %.
Mrs. John Wilson on Market street
next week.
Miss Matte johnson returned
home from Dover. Del on Thursday
and Miss Irma left for the same place
on Tuesday.
The population of Maryland is
about one million one hundred thou
sand. Population Of the United States
about sixty-thrce million.
Prof. Thomas Humphreys Spence
of the Maryland Agricultural College
has been spending the holidays here
with his mother and sisters
Miss Lou Moore. who i u student
at the State Normal School, spent
Christmas in town at the home of her
sister, Mrs. George ;. Richardson.
Mr.. Charles :. Stevenson. of
Washington. ID. C.. and Mrs. Benz.
I. Woollcy and two children of Sails
hurry, are visiting their father, Mr.. H..
=. Stevenson of this town.
Mrs. Clarence Hodson is spending
the holidays here with her father. Mr..
George :. Payne. Mr.. Hodson was
here for several days and Miss Nellie
PAYNE is also home from Wilson Col
lcge.
The VI. +. SUNDAY School scholars
were given treat at McAllcn's Hall
on Thursday evening. The attend
ancc WAS large and the children seem
al To enjoy themselves very much.
The singing was excellent.
Mr.. Il. L. Truitt moved on ';ucs-
day from the house on Market street
purchased last summer by Mr.. Daily
Dorman. To the house just vacated by
Mr.. Stephen l.. Purnell, oppo>itc the
residence Of MIR. John i. Moore.
Mr.. J. =. Price one Of the Trustees
ot the james Scott estate went 10 Chm
cutcague on Tuesday and sold house
and lot occupied by Thomas Bowden.
Mrs. Bowlen who Is one Of Mr.. Scott :
daughters, bought the property.
Mess Barnes and johnson have had
a steam heater put in their new law
offices. They now have building
and equipments which is a credit to
the town. The MESSENGER congratu-
latcs them on their good judgement.
Scholars of the Snow Hill Pres
bvterian Sunday School will he given
treat in the Sunday Scnool room
next Monday evening. One of the
features of the evening will bc Old
Santa Claus coming down the chimney
COL. James W. Glenn. Of West
Virginia. father of Mrs. \. I. Barnes,
is here on visit to Mr.. and Mrs
Barnes. lie is gentleman Of com.
manding presence, an aimable ,lispn>i
tion and has already made number
uf friends here.
The children oi All Ilallows' T.
r. SUNDAY School were given treat
of ice cream. cake and candy in th,
new MESSENGER building on Tuesday
evening. \ pretty Christmas tree in
the centre of the room was the great
attraction for the little ones.
MIR. Lewis +. Bochm arrived
home from ~. Johns College. Anna.
polls. ON Saturday To spend Christina
with his parents Mr.. and Mrs l.. Elw
Boehm. lie is making excellent pro-
gress and is a credit 10 Senator -mitl
who secured him the scholarship.
The sale nf household and kitchen
furniture by Dr. f. W. Marshall las
"Wednesday was well attended. DIR
Marshall is Deputy Collector q
Internal Revenue. stationed IN Balii
more. and as he can only make shor
visits To Snow Hill. he has discontinue,
housekeeping here
Miss Iidic Brimcr, daughter o
Captain Levi J. Brimcr, Of this town
and Mr.. John Henderson were marie,
in Wilmington. Del, on Thur>,la,
evening of last week Miss EllcI
Brimcr of Snow Hill was present n
the webbing and returned home will