Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-05-17
BERLIN.

MT. ana Mrs. l.. III. Morgan went TO
Snow Hill last Saturday to visit his
mother.
The celebration of st. Tammany's
Day at Adams Opera House Monday
evening was very interesting and enter
PERTAINING. The house was literally
packed. The singing was fine and the
speeches by Revs. j. Gibson CAN'T and
L. Q. SmoOt were most excellent. Rev.
L. @. Smoot. while here. was the guest
of DIR. Ebe Holland His old friends
were all glad to see him.
Mrs. l. l.. Erickson went to Phila.
delphia Tuesday to do some shopping
Mrs. Georgiana Wise has opened her
ice cream parlor in the building recently
occupied by Messrs. George Bratten and
Fred Rayne and next door to +. S. Fur
bush's store on Pitts street. Mrs. Wise
will try to please her customers in the
future as she has in the past.
Miss Mary Marshall left last Saturday
for Salisbury to visit her aunt, Mrs. w
N. Bostic
Miss Julia Pitts spent last week with
her friend, Miss Mary Taylor. returning
Ihesday.
NJ Dr. Harry Purnell left Tuesday for
Wilmington to take an examination for
IsuNgeon in the army.
Wednesday evening we were again
alarmed by the cry of fire, and it was
said TO be at DIR. John Hammond's. In
few minutes there were more than a
hundred people collected to fight the
fire, but it was only the chimney and
our boys had to return without trouble.
only a good race.
Mr. and Mrs. 7. N. Norris left last
week for Baltimore and other points to
visit friends and relatives.
Miss Annie Bratten, of Philadelphia,
came home last week to spend the sum
mer with her mother.
Mrs Samuel Townsend, of Snow Hill,
and Father Mickle. of Cape Charles,
spent a few days this week with Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas Taylor.
Mr.. Charles Collier. of Philadelphia,
came last Saturday to visit friends and
reatives in Berlin.
Mr.. Guy Williams, who has been
working in Philadelphia, came home
last week to spend the summer with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Baldwin Will.
liams.
Mrs. G. B. Taylor left Wednesday
for Hannibal. Missouri, to see her sister
who is very sick. Mrs. Taylor expects
| to be gone several months.
The Exchane Bank. which was burned
last November, has been repaired and is
now occupied. they having moved in
last Wednesday.
Mr.. Mott Chopper and Miss Minnie
Mitchell were married last Sunday at
the NJ. +. Parsonage by the Rev. H. G..
Budd.
The Misses Lee and Ida Burbage and
Virginia Trader went to Newark Sun
day to visit friends.
Mrs. Elijah Cary has been quite ill
for the past two weeks. Her son, DIR.
Charles Carey, of Baltimore, was home
with her several days this week.
The Misses Minnie Lyle, Evelyn
Squires. Annie TAYLOR and Rev. III. G.
Budd and Messrs. +. f. Holloway and
Thomas Hammond spent Wednesday in
Salisbury on business.
Mrs. III. B. Jarman and little son,
Ernest. left Wednesday for Goldsboro.
to visit relatives.
Mrs Charles Jackson after spending
| TWO weeks Wltn ner nOtner MIS-. COru-
derry, at Salisbury. returned home on
Monday.
Young Peoples Meeting to morrow
night at 6.45 Miss Lilly Scott leader.
Mrs. 7. II. Morgan left Wednesday
for Lewes. Del, to visit her mother,
Mrs. Conwell.
There will be lawn party and hand
kerchief social about the middle of June
conducted by the Young Peoples Socie-
ty of Buckingham Presbyterian Church.
Proceeds to be used for new pews. Any
of our friends who would like to donate
la handkerchief to this cause please send
it to Miss Louisa Holloway, Berlin, Md +,
Chairman of the social committee.
Mr.. II. +. Harmonson has arrived
home from the West with a car load of
mules. They are very fine.
In a local regarding the elections held
in Berlin last week the MESSENGER said
Mr.. Frank Hammond was elected a
member of the City Council. The name
should have been Thomas S. Hammond
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