Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-07-11
BERLIN.

Misses Mary Hanley Nellie Purnell
and Matte Rayne spent the 4th at
Greenbackville and Franklin City.
Mrs. Harry Long and children are
visiting her parents.
Mr.. Harry Bethards, of Wilmington,
Dell spent Saturday and Sunday with
his parents
Mr.. Fred Collier, of Philadelphia.
spent Saturday with his wife and child
Miss Helen McCabe. Of Bishopville.
has been visiting Mrs. Theodore Purnell.
Miss Helen Herbert. Of New York,
is visiting her uncle. Mr. James Davis.
Of Trappe.
Mr.. and Mrs John Farlow and child.
of Pocomoke, are visiting Mrs Farlow 5
mother.
Miss Mae Purnell and friend, Miss
Jennie Paradee. OF Pocomoke City,
after spending a few days at Ocean
City. have returned here where Miss
Paradec will spend some time before
returning home
Mr.. Carl V. Powell, Of Goodwill and
and friend. Mr. Valiant Taylor. Of
Stockton. visited their friends in Berlin
and Ocean City several days last week.
Mr. Lila Birmingham accompanied
by his father and mother. have been
visiting Mrs. Maria Baker
Mr.. William f. Pitts is visiting his
daughters, one Of whom resides in
Easton. and the other in Crumpton. Md.
DIR. Timmons has left for Chinco-
league, where he expects to take a
postgraduate course in dentistry.
Mrs. Ernest Steele after spending
some time with her parents, has re-
turned home
Mrs. Lee Warren and daughter.
Mildred. are visiting relatives here
Mr. Omer Jones, of Princess Anne.
spent few days with his sisters, Misses
Minnie and Mary Jones.
Mrs Pope, Of Salisbury, spent few
days with her parents this week.
Mr. f. 5. Furbush spent several days
in Baltimore this week
Miss Ella Scott has returned home
from a very pleasant trip to Annapolis
and Baltimore. She was accompanied
home by her friend Miss Stella Hearn
Mr.. William Parkhill spent few
days mere with his parents this week.
Mr.. Harry Burkholder and children,
Of Washington, are visiting his parents.
Mr.. Wallace Bancroft, of Philade-
phia, is visiting his father. Rev Mr.
/ Bancroft.
MIR. w. Lee Carey has been quite sick
with intlamatory rheumatism at the
home Of his parents in this town. Mrs.
Carey who is a splendid nurse, is here
with him Mr.. Carey has been suffer
ing very much.
MIR. Marshall, of Selma, Ala, is a
visitor here and renewing the acquaint-
ances of his youth. He has been in
the cotton-belt section Of Alabama ever
since the SOS. Mr.. Marshall speaks in
glowing terms of the Announcements of
the South in recent years
Hundreds of Berliners went to Ocean
City and spent the day on the 18th.
II there ever was town that needed
water works Berlin is that town. Ii
will not only be means of protection
against another serious confagration
! likely to visit us at any time. but it will
also be source of great comfort To
have water here. We are about the
only town of any size anywhere in this
grea; United States that has not been
progressive enough to provide itself
with water works. Our insurance rate
will be materially lessened when we do
this and we are glad to see the spirit of
enterprise which seems now to have
awakened our people to action in the
right direction.
Tom Gray dida land-office business at
his Ocean City stables on the glorious
4th.
Mr.. +. G. Kenly, of the State Library,
1 Annapolis. has been here on visit. His
many friends were glad To shake his
hand.
AL. Collins certainly has got the base
ball microbe badly. Ii is said that he
awoke the other night. yelling at the
top of his voice. you're Quit" you're
loutr'