Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-07-24
FROM BERLIN AND NEAR BY.

Mr.. Joshua Carey continues very il
with Bright's disease.
Miss Kitty Whaley attended the Meth
odist picnic in Snow Hill, as the guest
of Miss Emily Jones.
Hon. William McCabe was a visitor
to Berlin Tuesday. lie is being much
benefited by his stay at Ocean City,
where he has built handsome cottage.
News was received Monday of the
death of Mr.. Tom Dirickson in New
York, from cancer of the stomach. from
which he had been great sufferer for
some time. A few years ago he met
with an accident, in which he broke his
leg and received internal injuries from
which this trouble is supposed to have
originated. He was son of Col. Levin
l.. Dirickson. and left Berlin in early
youth. DIR. Cyrus Dirickson left Tues
day for New York to attend the funeral.
Mr.. and Mrs. France and little son
are visiting at The Cedars.
Mr.. and Mrs. AL. Powell are in Balti-
more this week.
The Harrisons are gathering fine
peaches now.
Rev. Mr.. Bounds is the guest of DIR.
Holland.
Rev. H. G. England and family, and
Mrs. Mitchell are at the Mt. Vernon
for week. Their many friends are
delighted to welcome them back. Mr..
England lately won $50 gold medal at
the George Washington University on
an essay on church history ; he also re-
ceived degree at the same institution
for work accomplished during the year.
Miss Margaret Purnell entertained
Miss Ethel CAN'T and other young
friends at tea Tuesday.
Mrs. Wilmer Purnell, Misses Daisy
Wise and Louise Powell, and Messrs.
Franklin Purnell and Letcher Shovel
attended the Purnell- Harrison wedding
at st. Michael's.
Mrs. Eva Ayres, with party of
young friends. was in town this week.
An event of interest was the mar
riage Tuesday of Mr.. Charles McGregor,
the popular young merchant of Ocean
City, to Miss Lena Johnson, daughter
of Mr.. Sam Johnson, of that place.
Charlie is such ladies' man that the
girls will feel sad at his entering the
benedict class. May all happiness follow
them in their married life.
Mrs. T. ]. Whaley entertained Mr..
and Mrs. Eugene Marshall Tuesday
evening with some other friends.
Rob. Henry. Hale Harrison and Hous-
ton Shovel rode horseback to the Inlet
on Tuesday. They report the work
nearly done, and 6 foot of water. into
which steam launches can go to within
few yards of the ocean.
Miss Annie Grise has returned from
a two weeks visit to Baltimore.
Mr.. William Scott is not much i'm.
proved, and is great sufferer. Mrs.
Clayville is also on the sick list.
Mrs. John d. Showell spent day in
Berlin this week.
Miss Margaret Morris left Wednes-
day for hospital in Washington for
treatment. Mrs. Wilmer Purnell ac-
companied her.
Mr.. John Bozman is again doing bust
ness in this community.
Miss Eulalie Bartlett is visiting in
Baltimore.
Miss Matte Powell is in Philadelphia
with relatives.
Mrs. Sam CULLEN, Sr., is making Q
visit to Mrs. Long, in fredericksburg.
Miss Bessie Hanley is in Annapolis.
Mr.. Charles Taylor is here arranging
for the building of a mile of stone road,
under the Shoemaker Law, which will
start at Godfrey's corner and extend
toward Showell's.
We regret the trouble with the POGO
moke Telephone Co., but drastic action
is sometimes necessary for progress.
DR.. Holland escorted the stork TO the
home of Mr.. Frank Hute. where it left
fine boy on July I'd. DIR. Tyndall per
formed the same duty at the home Of
Amos Eggs on July 4th, and also left 8
fine boy. Mr.. Hute and Mr.. Eggs are
next neighbors and reside on Route a.
Berlin.