Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1904-03-19
BERLIN.

week.
Mr.. J. d. Ayres visited Salisbury last
week on important business.
Mrs. VIM. Hall. of Oriole. Md, is
visiting and keeping house for her pa
rents. Rev. and Mrs. G. l.. Hardesty.
while they are at Conference.
Mrs. NJ. 4. Dennis, of Georgetown.
is the welcome guest of her daughter,
Mrs. I. S. Wimbrough.
Mrs. W. H. Bancroft and her moth.
er. Mrs. Ann Baldwin, left Wednes.
day for their old home in Chester. for
short visit
! Mr.. Guy Ayres has been in philadel-
phia this week having his eyes treated.
and Mr.. Ernest Melvin has been at
tending To the station while he was
Naway.
\Chaflie Gunby mad pistol in his
p6slet one day last week, which went
off nod shot him down his limb II was
MT ASerious wound. and he is getting
Nong nicely.
Mr.. Raymond Bell came home from
Baltimore Wednesday TO attend Edwin
/ Dirickson's funeral.
! Mrs. III. +. Harmonson left Thurs
day for Philadelphia. aud will return
next week with Miss Margaret. who has
been sick at Jefferson Hospital.
! Snow Hill was well represeted in
Berlin Wednesday afternoon by friends
who came up to attend the funeral of
Edwin Dirickson.
I Mrs Thomas Hammond will have her
Spring opening the 30th and 3lst of
March, Wednesday and Thursday. Be
sure to come out and see the beautiful
hats.
MIR. Henry Davis, wife and children
came to his mothers, Mrs. Elizabeth
Davis. Wednesday night. Mr.. Davis
has come to make his home with us.
He will build as soon as he can find a
suitable lot.
! All the ladies are requested to come
out TO the millinery opening Wednes-
Bring your pocket books. but leave your
husbands at home.
Mr. Harry Jarvis, who has been clerk
ing for several years for Powell. Bur
bage & Co. has accepted position with
Mr.. +. s. Furbush.
Mr.. Willie Hammond. who has been
spending week with his parents. re.
turned Friday morning to his school at
the Conference Academy, Dover.
Mrs. James Massey was called to the
bedside of her brother. Mr.. Samuel John
son. at Ocean City, who was very sick
Wednesday.
Mr. Claude Richardson has resigned
his position as clerk in Mr.. +. S. Fur
bush's store and accepted like position
with Mr. John Ayres.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Bartlett left last
Tuesday for Baltimore on a shopping
expedition.
Mr. and Mrs Laban Quillin returned
from their bridal trip last Saturday
week, the following Thursday Mrs. Gull.
lin was called to the bedside Of her
mother. in Baltimore. where she was
visiting. We hope Mrs. Bell will soon
recover and return home
Miss Sadie Applegarth, who has been
spending several weeks with Mrs Har-
nv Purnell, returned to her home III Bal
timore Thursday morning.
Mrs. Robert Keas, who has been visit
ing her sister. Mrs. Nettie Trader. re-
turned home Tu, sday.
Mrs. w. Z. Cluff. aster a pleasant Wis
il To her friend. Mrs. J. Rayne, return
ed to her home in Snow Hill Monday.
Mrs. II. d. Jones and daughter, Emil
", came last Saturday to visit her moth
er and sister. who are sick.
Mrs Charles Davis and little daugh.
ter, Margaret. of Frankfort. have been
spending few days. this week. with
her sister, Mrs. Ebe Holland
Mr.. Henry Jones. of Dover, was in
town a few days this week visiting his
friends.
Providence permitting, there will be
preaching in the Presbyterian Church
to- morrow morning aud evening. Y. p.
NJ. at quarter of seven. Leader, Miss
Kitty Massey.
Miss Lizzie Gibbs left Tuesday for
Newark, to- make her cousin, Miss Liz
zie Tilghman. visit.
Mr.. George Givans and his father
went to Baltimore Tuesday to view the
ruins of the recent fire.
Mr. Morris Massey, of Philadelphia.
came Tuesday to visit his father and
brother.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM X. Franklin. of
Woodbridge, came this week to visit
their friends, Mr.. and Mrs. f. S. Fur
bush.
Bev. G. L. Hardesty left Monday for
Dover to attend Conference. His wife
went Wednesday to join him there.
There was gloom thrown over Ber-
lin when the news of Edwin Erickson
death, which occurred at John Hopkins
Hospital early Tuesday morning. reach
ed us. Ned was young man much be-
loved in Berlin and wherever he was
known. His parents. brothers and sis
tiers have our most sincere sympathy.
We hope they may be able to say. The
Lord gave, and the Lord taketh away.
blessed be the name of the Lord. His
remains were brought from Baltimore
Tuesday night and inferred in st. Paul's
Churchyard Wednesday afternoon, fol-
lowed by very large concourse of sym
pathizing friends. Services were held
in the church, Rev. J. Gibson CAN'T
officiating.
The Ladies' Monthly Missionary
meeting of the Presbyterian Church.
was at the home of the President, Mrs.
c. B. Taylor. Tuesday afternoon. After
the opening exercises, which were con.
Quoted by Mrs. Taylor. the election of
a delegate to attend the Presbyterial
meeting at Salisbury on April nth and
/ 18th. took place. Mrs. w. III. Bancroft