Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1894-05-12
POCOMOKE.


Mrs. w. A. Ross, Of this city.
Miss Sallie Tull. Of Wagram, Va,
was in this city Wednesday
Miss Leila Selby. of Oak Hall, Va.
was welcome visito: To Pocomoke
"Wednesday Of this week.
Misses Laura and Lucy Tull,
visited friends in Salisbury last week.
Miss Addie Adams visited friends
in Crisfield last week.
Rurick Adams, Assistant Clerk Of
steamer Pocomoke. spent "Wednesday
in this city.
Prof Lewis Molpoer. of Washing
ton d. {. spent Sunday in this city.
Mrs Jennie Dulany, of Fruitland.
Md, is the guest Of Mrs. W. +. Cathel
of this city.
Mrs. Mary Tull Of this city who
has been visiting friends and relatives
in Crisfeld returned home on Tues
day.
DIR. d. J. o. Truitt is improving
his residence on the corner of Front
and Willow streets BY Il new coat of
paint.
Mrs. .Iehn :. Tull is on the sick
list this week.
Strawberries are in our market now
and are selling for % cents per quart.
There were about dozen crates
shipped from this station by express
ON Wednesday Of this week.
Salem NJ +. Church has been
greatly improved by rearranging the
pews and placing the choir in the rear
Of the pulpit the church has also been
re-carpet ed This is handsome
structure and its members take great
pride in keeping it in good condition.
w. j. Long returned home on
Monday from two weeks visit {"
Newport News and other points in
Virginia.
J. I. Lewis telegraph operator at
Hallwood, Va, was in this city Satur-
day of last week.
Prof. Eben Hearne, teacher at the
Princess Anne High School, returned
home on Saturday last TO spend the
summer vacation.
NJ. 7. West, Of New Church, Va,
was in town Tuesday of this week.
Jas. S. Clogg returned home on
steamer Pocomoke Wednesday.
Harry Stephens has improved his
residence on Second street by new
coat of paint. Messrs. Scott and
Rowland did the work.
Riley NJ. Stevenson has erected n
very pretty wire fence around his
fountain" near the mill which i a
great improvement.
Jas. T.. Bonnewell, of Baltimore,
spent part Of the past week with his
parents in this city.
G. III. Colbourn will shortly erect a
barrel factory in this city.
Samuel S. Barnes, of near Princess
Anne, was visitor to Pocomoke
Wednesday of this week.
w. c. Kelley has the honor Of
serving his guests to the first straw
berries of the season on Monday of
this week.
The teachers and pupils Of the
Pocomoke High School are preparing
for the commencement exercises to be
held the last of May.
Band of Hope will meet at the
Baptist Church tomorrow afternoon
at o'clock.
Mrs. Henry King is having porch
erected to her residence on Walnut
street.
Rev. DIR. Corkran, Presiding Elder
of Salisbury District, preached an
excellent sermon in Salem NJ +.
Church Sunday evening last.
w. +. Broughton arrived home on
steamer Pocomoke Wednesday To
spend the summer with his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. w. I. Broughton.
c. ii. Long, Of this city. was visi-
tor to Snow Hill Wednesday of this
week.
c. \. Mckinney. Supervisor of the
n. Y. +. Il n. r. X. was in our city
last week.
Misses Mamie and Rosa Stephens
who teach school in Somerset County
are in this city 10 spend the summer
vacation.
| Frank Calhel and g. W. Cathel,
of Fritland, Md, were the guests of
Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Cathel Sunday
last.
Grant Memorial the new NJ. +.
Church Of Accomac county, Va. was
dedicated 10 worship ON Sunday last
Rev. ii. l.. Elderdice of Bethany NJ.
p. Church this city ofiiciated in the
place Of the pastor. DIR. J. +. T. Ewell
who was sick.
Mr.. and Mrs. ii. q. McGrath and
daughter, Miss Lula, who have been
visiting friends and relatives in this
city returned To their home in Balti-
more on the steamer Pocomoke last
Thursday.
The newly elected officers for POGO
moke City were sworn in ON Tuesday
the eth inst. and assumed control of
the business affairs Of our town.
Capt. III. ii. Hustled after several
weeks of aflliction died at his home in
this city ON Monday evening Of this
week. Funeral services were held in
the Baptist Church. Wednesday
morning al 10 O'Clock.