Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-09-12

nome from Ocean City, where she spent
some time as the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
T. NJ. Purnell.
Mrs. John Petit and children, and
Mrs. William johnson and children, all
of Salisbury, are visiting their mother,
Mrs. Hancock.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. Clay Burbage spent
several days this week at Chincoteague
as the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Clayton
T. Richardson.
-Messrs Edgar Laws and Winter
Owens, of Salisbury, were visitors at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Matthew
Purnell this week.
Messrs. Merrill and Edward Stevens
have purchased the tinware and stove
repairing business Of S. G. Downs.
See advertisement on 9Th page.
Mr.. j. S. Price has been in North
Carolina this week looking after the
iutIlDCt IILtIGSto VI Iilt 0doldiih llutilDtI
Company. of which he is member.
Democrats Don t fail to get regis
tered on time. The days for registra-
ton are Tuesday, September 18th and
Tuesday, October 9Th. See notice on
Sth page.
Miss Andasia Purnell, who has been
spending her vacation with her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. James r. Purnell. left
Saturday for Princess Anne. to resume
her duties as teacher.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. NJ. Purnell, closed
their cottage at Ocean City Monday for
the season, and returned to Snow Hill
On Wednesday Mr.. Purnell left for
visit of several weeks to Baltimore.
Philadelphia and other points.
Miss Nora Hargis returned home
Thursday from two weeks visit at
the cottage of Senator and Mrs. John
P. Moore at Ocean City. Miss Hargis
was accompanied by her cousin. Mrs.
Howard Schwarz. of Baltimore.
Miss Juliet T. Purnell returned this
week from an extended visit TO Gen.
and Mrs Francis +. Waters at their
summer home in Castine. Maine. Miss
Purnell's many friends will be glad to
learn that she returns home greatly inn
proved in health.
An expert cutter and filter repre-
senting the Strowberg Custom Tailoring
Co., will be at A. Goodman's store on
Monday and Tuesday Sept. l4th and
18th. Don't fail to call and see the big
display of fall goods. See advertise
ment on page 6.
Senator and Mrs. John p. Moore
this week closed their Ocean City cot
tage. which they have been occupying
since August LIST Accompanying them
to Snow Hill were : Mr.. and Mrs John
p Moore. Jr., the Misses Moore and
Miss Juliet T. Purnell
The Md, Del. & Va. r. K. Co.
have adopted rule requiring deposit
of ten cents for each bag loaned to
farmers and upon its return the money
is refunded This rule was made neces-
sary by the loss Of over 1000 bags by
this company last season.
Miss Sara Bennett. eldest daughter
OF Rev. l.. A. Bennett, was taken i'll on
Wednesday and on Thursday DR.. Paul
Jones pronounced her illness appended
tbs, and advised that she be taken to
Salisbury hospital to be operated upon.
which was done Immediately.
Mr.. William Howard Corddry left
on Tuesday for Lehigh University.
South Bethlehem, Pa, to take course
in civil engineering. Mr. Corddry re-
Gently graduated from Washington Col
lege with honors and we have no doubt
he will acquit himself well at Lehigh.
Mr.. and Mrs. James 7. Townsend
returned home Tuesday night from
pleasant trip. which included visit to
Niagara and excursions to Thousand Is
lands and other interesting points near
by. Their return trip home included
stop-overs in New York and Philadel-
phia.
The public schools of Worcester
County opened last Monday with fair
ly good attendance. Many of the far
mers could not spare the boys from the
fodder crop. which is now being gath
cred. and consequently the attendance
at the country schools was not what it
will be in few weeks.
MIR. and Mrs William c. Powell
returned home Thursday night from
visit to Niagara Falls and points of in
terest in Canada and New York state.
While en- route home they spent several