Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-10-16

took place in Philadelphia in the Ole
family burying ground. The family re.
turned this week to their home, The
Heights. near Ocean City.
Mrs. William Rayne has returned tc
Wilmington after visit TO her sister
Mrs. Fred Rulings.
Mr.. Pepper has removed to the room:
over Mr.. Horace Choppers store. Mrs
Pepper has gone to sanatarium fol
treatment. This family moved here
recently from Philadelphia. and we are
glad to welcome them as citizens.
The revival meetings at the M. E.
Church are well attended and full of
interest. Rev. Thomas Sard. of Burrs-
vile, is assisting in the services this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gray, of Gumboro, are
visiting Berlin, looking for home.
We trust they may be suited. 1t is
said that there is not vacant house in
the town.
The store under Odd Fellows Hall
has been rented by firm of merchant
tailors, who guarantee TO give both men
and women fits.
The body of Cyrus Purnell, colored.
who was struck by the train and after
ward carried to the Salisbury hospital.
was buried here last week. His linger-
ing two weeks after being so badly in
jured, is considered very remarkable.
Mrs. Virgie Trader Burkhart returned
to Baltimore last week.
Mr.. Hines Thomas is on a business
trip to York, Pa, for the Harrison
nurseries.
Mr.. Kaskey is placing fine machines
in the old creamery building, and num-
Der of his employees have arrived to
begin shirt making.
A bundle containing lady's dress.
fresh from her dressmaker, was found
by boy from the country and later re-
turned. The owner, however, who was
due at wedding, had to have another
made for the important occasion. Now
she has two fine, new frocks.
Mr. Hugh Cropper, son of Mr.. Thos.
Cropper, of Ocean City, and Miss Myrtle
Griffin. Of Sinepuxent, were married
last week at the home of the bride.
Miss Mary Massey has returned to
Sacramento, CAL, after long visit to
her family here. She will complete her
course as a trained nurse.
Rev. w. II. Bancroft and Elder Davis
have returned from Newcastle Presby-
terry. held in Wilmington.
The membership contest of the Y. P.
S. C. E. eliminated last Friday in an
ice cream treat. The society was divided
between the two leaders, Mr.. Robert
Massey and Miss Molle Boston. Each
leader kept an account of every member
on his roll the number of times present
at church and other services, etc., the
best record winning, and the defeated
side obligating to treat the other. The
contest has been attended with much
pleasant rivalry and excitement.
William Bishop, of Texas, formerly
of Berlin, is in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Anderson have
returned from Philadelphia and New
York.
Mr.. Powell Pattey will remove to the
home he occupied some years ago, on
Pitts Street.
Mrs. William Pitts has returned from
visit to Philadelphia and will leave for
Baltimore in few ia ~
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Porter have
broken up their home here after a
residence of 10 years, to live in Newark,
Del. for which place they left Monday.
The races and millinery openings both
the same day last week, brought out
the country side in full force and made
a gala day for Berlin. Nine bushels of
peanuts were consumed, for example.
showing the magnitude of the occasion.
The meetings of the Whist Club will
be discontinued until further notice.
A business meeting Of the Industrial
Guild was called Wednesday evening at
the home of Mrs. Henry Mitchell.
Mr.. Reese Peters holds the record so
far for potatoes. both in quality and
quantity.
Mr.. Longwell, on the bay shore, raised
the champion corn of the year twenty
five ears fill bushel basket. 1t is on
exhibition at the hardware store and
excites much comment.
Mrs. r. J. Shovel spent Friday in
Bishopville on temperance work. She
was the guest of Mrs. Brazier. Little
Nellie Ringley, of that place, is child
wonder in elocution. She recites beau