Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-10-31
FROM BERLIN
AND VICINITY
Items of News and Social Cos
sip From The Upper Part
OF Worcester.

Mr.. Henry Godfrey is building hand
some house at Atlantic City, where he
now is experimenting the work. Mr..
Henry Davis, of this place, has the
contract.
Howard Furbush has sailed from Bal
timore for Liverpool on a cattle ship.
May he have pleasant trip.
Misses Helen Dirickson and Jennie
Godfrey have been visiting Miss Nancy
Ayres, in Philadelphia, this week. Mrs.
William Holloway accompanied them.
Mr.. Baldwin Williams has left for
Philadelphia TO take position. He is
genial. highly respected citizen, and
will be missed from his accustomed
place.
Mrs. l.. l.. Erickson is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Chanler, of Scranton. Pa,
this week.
Mrs. Rob Adkins and little girls are
in Delaware City, visiting her family.
Mr.. Springer was called TO the bed
side of his little son, who was badly
bitten by dog, while visiting his grand
mother. The accident proves not so
serious as at first supposed, and the
little fellow is improving.
Mr.. J. H. Riley is at ST. Michael's
experimenting the erection of house
on the farm lately purchased there.
Mr.. Charles Bethards is doing the work
under Mr.. Horace Davis, contractor.
The handsome lighting plant of Bur
bage Il Powell Co.. is being put in this
week by Mr.. George Burton. Of Mills
boro.
Miss Annie Taylor is visiting her
sister in New York, and will spend the
winter there.
Mr.. AL. Harrison is back from an eX
tended business trip to West Virginia,
Ohio. etc. He saw the sights at Hagers-
town Fair also.
Eddie Abbot paid Mrs. Jingle a visit
this last week, while his sister, Miss
Rowena. was here. We are always
glad to see him and rejoice in his sue
cess.
Mrs. James Massey had an operation
performed lately in Philadelphia, from
which she is recovering rapidly. She
is kind neighbor and friend, and many
who have been sick remember with APP
probation her ministrations.
Mrs. Henry Anderson is visiting her
mother at the hospital in Philadelphia.
Mr.. John Keas is closing out his mer-
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for about thirty years.
Mrs. Orlando Harrison is in Frank
ford, called to the bedside of a sick
aunt. Mr.. Harrison spent the week in
the lower end of the county, attending
the meeting of the Peninsula Produce
Exchange.
Bishop Adams will confirm in Berlin
and Ocean City. Friday afternoon and
evening.
Rev. Mr.. Bancroft and Calvin b.
Taylor, Esq. were the Berlin delegates
to Synod in Salisbury this week.
Mr.. Schaefer is laying the cement
walks at Ocean City and making fine
job Of it. This will be a great improve
ment when completed and add greatly
to the comfort Of the residents.
The pier at Ocean City was threatened
with partial destruction last week, dur
ling the northeast storm. A lot of
wreckage swept in against it, and in
terrible sea, pounded it fiercely.
Mrs. Shreve is building her own cleo
tric plant at the Plimhimmon, and sew
eral cottage owners are putting IN a
acetylene gas equipments, besides cot
tages already contracted for, for another
season at Ocean City.
The revival at the Methodist Episeo-
pal Church continues with increasing
Interest. Over 40 conversions and more
deeply concerned under the earnest
pleading of the ministers and others.
The wedding of Miss Margaretta Tay-
lor. daughter of Mrs. Jones Taylor,
formerly of near Berlin, is announced
to Mr.. Thomas Marshall. of Baltimore.
in which city they will make their future
home.
Miss Dilworth and Mrs. Frank Bowen
are visiting in New York.
Virginia, daughter of DR.. Thomas
Hammond, of Washington. is i'll at her
home of typhoid. She is bright, hand
some girl and great favorite in Berlin
and vicinity.
Mrs. Sydney Potter is on visit to
her old home, Monkton, Md. where a
family reunion is in progress. Rev.
Mr.. Potter will join her next Monday
for well-earned vacation of two weeks
He has five services every Sunday, in
GLIDING two Sunday school services r
having to ride sixteen miles for his
Ocean City afternoon appointment.
We are glad to report Miss Lena Bell