Democratic messenger., 1906-07-28

Mrs. John II. Burbage is visiting
Mrs Van Northrup at Ocean City. Be-
fore returning home she will also visit
relatives in Berlin, Ironshire and Sails
bury.
Mrs. T.. X. Wilson, who is spend
ing the summer at the Atlantic Hotel.
Ocean City. was home this week on
visit to her daughter Mrs. J. Edward
White.
Mrs. II. w. Dale, returned to her
home in Baltimore Wednesday after
spending four weeks here very pleas
antly with her parents, Rev. and Mrs.
ID. A. Nicoll.
A hot dry spell is promised to fol-
low the wet weather we have had. The
government predictions state that it
will be unusually hot and the drouth
will be widespread
A festival will be held at st. Mar
tins Friday and Saturday evenings.
July 9th and 2Sth The proceeds will
be for the benefit of the NJ. T.. Church
South of that place.
Rev. S. NJ. Morgan, Presiding
Elder of Dover District. Wilmington
Nj. f.. Conference. spent several days
here this week as the guest of DR.. and
Mrs. Charles p. Jones.
Mrs. j. w. Gordon and daughter,
Miss Alice. of Houston. Texas, are
guests of Mr. and Mrs. A. 7. Barnes.
Mrs. Gordon is the wife Of DR.. j. w.
Gordon. prominent Houston physician.
Mr.. John w. Station moved into his
new law Offices in the Court House on
Thursday. He is now located i'm
mediately over the Clerk s office where
he will be pleased to see his friends and
clients.
Rev. Avery Donovan was in Snow
Hill Tuesday stopping over from visit
to Chincoteague Island where he had
been in the interest of Western Maryland
College, of which he is the travelling
representative.
Miss Carrie Thomas, sister of Mrs.
r. w. Biggs. visited Mrs. Biggs here
this week. Miss Thomas is an enter
prising business woman. occupying the
position of buyer for the Mcclure Syn
dicate. of Atlanta.
A meeting will be held in the Y.
M. c. A. Hall Sunday afternoon which
will be addressed by Rev. ID. A. Nicoll.
Special music will be feature of the
meeting. Mrs. Nicoll will also read an
entertaining selection.
Mr.. James S. Trader has a pig six
weeks and>t days old which weighs
36 lbs. 1t is Of the Poland China breed
mixed slightly with Chester. Mr..
Trader says his pig is growing at the
rate of a pound day.
The pocomoke Fair begins this
year on Aug. l4th, and will continue
four days The management has spared
neither work or expense to make this
fair the best and most attractive ever
held at Pocomoke City.
Rev. A. II. Bates. pastor of the
Presbyterian Church of Ocean City,
has returned from "A short visit to rela-
tives in the Valley of Virginia. The
usual services will be conducted in the
church tomorrow, July 29th.
Misses Janice and Grace Holmes.
of Brooklyn. n. Y, have been the
guests this week Of Miss Mildred
Aydelotte. Before returning home
they will also spend some time as the
guests of Miss Eva Townsend.
Elisha. the l5-year-ol son of Mr..
and Mrs. w. G. Hudson, near Showell,
was operated on for appendicitis Friday
by DR.. Dick, assisted by DR.. Collins of
Bishopville. at the Peninsula General
Hospital. The patient is doing well.
Our old Bentztown Pard would bet
ter try week at Ocean City. The
booming of the surf is sweet music to
hull one to sleep; and dip in the briny
would make him feel like three year
old descendant Of Mambrino Patchen.
my salary raised $25 per month in
three months after | took the Kelley
Cure. OF course the man was worth
that much more He was one of the
patients at the Keeley Institute, 2ll
North Capitol St., Washington. d. c.
Professor Baughman lost five pigs
recently from rabies brought on by
their having been bitten by dog be-
longing to Mr.. Salcedo, of Snow Hill.
Salcedo's dog was shot several weeks
ago, but not before the animal had
bitten several others.
Services at the Methodist Episco-
pal Church, Sunday as follows: Class
meeting, $50 a. m; Preaching, 1890 a.
m: Sunday School. ,l30 a. m: Wednes-
day, Prayer meeting, s. p. m; Friday,
Glass meeting, 8. p. m. Rev. c. w.
Prettyman. ID. d.. Pastor.
During my absence from home for
a short time. Mr.. John w. Station, of
Snow Hill, has consented to look after
all professional matters for me. and will
be at my office on Wednesday afternoon
and Saturday afternoon of each week.
Calvin b. Taylor. Attorney-at-Law.
Miss Jennie Collins, who has been
quite i'll for several weeks was taken to
Baltimore this week for treatment.
She was accompanied by her sister,
Miss Clara Collins. and by her brother.
Mr.. Sam Collins, of Colorado who came
east to place her in u hospital.