Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1905-05-20
berlin LOCAL NEWS-NOTES.
Items of News Gathered by The Mes
senger's Regular Correspondent. In
teresting Personal Paragraphs.

Our merchants closed their stores
early Tuesday night, and will continue
to do so during the summer months.
Mr. John Gibbs house is not quite
finished, but, as he was tired of camp
ing out, he has moved into one part of
it.
Mr.. H. G. Shepard, ice-President of
the Cincinnati Seating Co., was in Ber-
lin Thursday with a sample of church
pews. They were very pretty and COM
Portable, and some one remarked that
we could go to sleep in them, but am
afraid the pastor might object to that
part of it.
Mr.. Lee Carey came Tuesday from
Baltimore with large party of friends
who are spending the week on the bay
on a cunning and fishing expedition.
Providence permitting, there will be
Divince service in the Assembly Room
tomorrow morning and evening. Y.
P. M. at Z o'clock. Mr.. Harry Dill,
leader.
DIR. Thomas Hammond, of Washing
ton, has been in town this week to
visit his mother, who is sick, but we
are glad to say, is much better at this
time.
We were very sorry to hear of Mr..
Moses Johnson's getting his arm broken
this week by falling off his horse.
After pleasant visit in town with
his brother, Louis, and on the creek
with his sisters, the Misses Clara and
Ida Dilworth, Mr.. James Dilworth re-
turned to his home in New York City,
Tuesday.
Rev. and Mrs. Walter Gunby, of
Odessa, came Monday to visit their
relatives here and at Ironshire.
Miss Louisa Holloway left Tuesday
for Philadelphia to visit her sister, Mrs.
James Sneeden.
Miss Ida Hales, of Snow Hill. who
has been the welcome guest of her un-
Gle, Mr.. Charles Gibbs, and family, re-
turned home, Monday.
Mrs. Georgia Wise has fitted up the
room between Mr.. Samuel Mumford's
store and dwelling house for an ice
cream parlor. Call and see how nicely
she is fitted up, and try the cream
which she will have for sale, and which
is as good as of old.
Mrs. r. ID. Jones and little daughter,
Emily, who have been with their
mother, Mrs. Sarah Franklin, for sever
al weeks, returned home, Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hudson, of
Ocean City, spent a few days this week
with their friends, Mr.. and Mrs. S. b.
Mumford.
Miss Marie Pitts and mother have
been in Philadelphia this week, shop
ping.
The Y. P. M. at the Neighborhood
Sunday School tomorrow evening at
7.30 will be lead by Miss Rozelle Handy.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. F. Harmonson left
Tuesday for visit to the Quaker City.
Mrs. Laura Williams, of Pittsville,
who has been visiting her daughter,
Mrs. Charles Holland, left Monday for
home.
The fly wheel on the engine at the
shirt factory broke this week, and they
had to send their work up to George
town to be finished at the required
time, and quite number of the work
man had to go also.
Miss Mary Herman, while attending
Court this week at Snow Hill, was en-
tertained at the homes of Mr.. George
Townsend and her cousin, Mrs. Clarence
Vincent.
Mr.. Harvey Longs mother is making
her son visit at the Quillin farm.
Mr.. John N. Herman was in Snow
Hill this week on business.
Notwithstanding the threatening
weather of last Tuesday afternoon, the
Ladies' Missionary Society met as
usual, and delightful time was the
result. After devotional exercises, roll
call, and reading of the secretary's re-
port, Mrs. William J. Holloway read a
very interesting and instructive account
of the work done in Porto Rico, the
tract on the hospital work done there
being especially fine. Miss Rozelle
Handy, who had the foreign topic for
the month, gave some good points on
the conditions in Siam and Laos. Let
tiers were read from co-laborers in
Harlem, KY, Cortez, Col, and Korea.
The meeting closed with the Mizpah
benediction.
This year being the 4O0th anniversary
of the birth of John Knox, the Modera-
tor of the General Assembly of the
Presbyterian Church has recommended
next Sabbath as John Knox Day"