Democratic messenger., 1894-03-31
POCONIOKE.

utmost capacity on Monday evening
last by an audience assembled To wit.
ness the Easter entertainment given by
the ladies Of Bethany NJ. L. Church,
who are indeed worthy of praise for all
entertainment which excelled any other
that has ever been held in Pocomoke
ID WAS amusing as well as instructive
To both Young and old The following
was the programme:
Quartette--Friendship Love and
Song; Mrs. Jingle, Miss Berthe Steven
son, Messrs. Crocket and Richardson.
Tableau-Love Letter, ollowe,l
with song by fourteen Sunfowers.
The Business Carnival consisted Of
IL drill by twenty Young ladies, wha
represented twenty firms Of Pocumoks
City, each lady carrying hammer will
the name Of the firm which they rep
resented engraved thereon. They alS
wore costumes which described IN.
articles which the different firms deal
in.
Following this drill was tahleau
entitled 'Cons0lation."
\ Solo-Old Tramp; bv 5. NJ
Crockett, VIII" acted the part Of 1
tramp 10 perfection, and kept the audi
ence IN laughter most all Of the time
The Dairy Maids Drill was the,
introduced by sixteen dairy maids who
showed their way of conducting ,lomes
tic affairs
Following this was song. entiile.
'lLnllaby," which was followed by the
quartette. Moonlight Will Come Again
by Miss Laura Tull. Mrs. Tingle and
Messrs. Crockett and Richardson.
Another tableaux was then given
entitled Ruth and Naomi" and thi,
was followed by a song and scene
Gypsy's Warning" which was very
solemn and impressive.
Then followed sextet. We'll have
To Mortgage the Farm" by Misse.
Laura Tull. Lucy Tnll, Berthe Steven
son, Messrs. ;. NJ. Crockett, W. Toad
vine and George Richardson. II wa,
very Interesting from beginning to end
and was followed by another scene and
sony, "Rockabye"
The entertainment concluded with
Mrs Jarley's Wax Works." which
lasted nearly an hour. The wax
figures were represented by ladies and
gentlemen and were indeed very
realistic. This concluded one of the
hest entertainments We haye ever had
the pleasure Of hearing. and we con.
gratulate the ladies as well as the gen.
tlemen in performing their parts 81
nicely. The proceeds amounted IL
one hundred and twenty-five dollars.
Hon. Lloyd Wilkinson spent sun
day in this place with his family.
Levin II. Clogg. Of Philadelphia,
was visitor To Pocomoke this week.
Miss Mary Tull. of Stockton, was
the guest Of Miss Annie Marshall last
week.
j. w. Colona, telegraph operator at
Tasley, Va, spent Sunday here with
relatives.
The steamer Winant run an excur.
sion from Sykes Island To Pocomoke
Monday OF this week.
Miss Blanche Richards of Accomae
county, Va. spent Easter with heI
parents in this place.
Huntingtons circus is moving this
way and our boys are delighted at the
anticipation of another circus perform.
ance.
Miss Lille Broughton. OF the State
Normal School, Baltimore, spent
Easter with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
W. L. Broughton, Of this place.
Prot. +. j. Clarke, OF Washington
College. Chestertown, Md, spent the
Easter holidays here with his mother
Mrs. II. A. Dekay.
Mrs. John S. Tull and Mr.. and
Mrs. +. James Tull, who were visitor.
at the NJ. +. Conference, Salisbury,
returned home Tuesday.
The cold wave which visited OIL
section this week has badly damaged
the peach crop. On Monday the ther.
mometer went down to Is degrees.
April 18th will he known as Arbor
Day throughout the State Of Maryland
and appropriate exercises will he held
at our High School building on that
day.
Miss Mary Ennis. who was reported
last week as returning home from Bal
timore, was an error She is still in
Baltimore and will remain there some
time.
We are glad To report VIM. NJ.
Schooltield, who received injuries at
his mill, ON Clarke Avenue. last week,
somewhat improved, and it is hoped by
his many friends that he will soon
recover and he able To resume his
usual duties.
The Wilmington VI. 4. Conference
closed lis twenty sixth annual session
in Asbury Church. Salisbury. Tues
day. We feel very much compliment
e,l on being so iortunat. as To have our
esteemed Brother MacNichol with us
another year. May the Lord crown
him with success. and abundantly bless
him in this, another years labor
Our Presbyterian friends have pur-
chased very fine new pipe organ to
he placed in their church next week,
and To help pay for it will have an
organ recital on Monday evening.
ADril OH. The entertainment will be