Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1910-09-17

/ DAY morning AT BeTHn, anu az bioettg
in the afternoon.
The luscious peach is about gone, but
the peach sellers and shippers have salts
factory results to think about. and the
housekeepers have sugared down plenty
for winter use. This years sale of cans
was a record maker, it is said.
Mr.. Ernest Bradley has about re-
covered from the painful accident he
met with awhile ago. when delivering
a load of lumber at the colored camp
ground.
Miss Mary Wise has gone back to
Philadelphia.
Mrs. NJ. G. Houston has returned to
Lewes, Del, having been summoned
back to the bedside Of her brother, who
is very i'll.
Midshipman Carey is visiting his
grandparents. after a cruise to the
Mediterranean.
Rev. S. A. Potter entertained Mr..
John Letcher Shovel at lunch on Tues
day.
Mrs. Wilbur Keas entertained Mrs.
Byrd, Mrs. Elizabeth Henry, Mrs. Carey
and Miss Gertrude Henry at dinner last
week.
Stewart Hammond has left to enter
college for course in electricity.
Mrs. Thomas Hammond and Miss Ruth
Willette are in the northern cities, study
ing for the winters millinery campaign.
Misses johnson and Burbage are also
away planning high-class millinery. The
ladies of Berlin do not have to send
away for stylish headgear, since the
best styles and materials are shown
right here, and at lower cost than the
city can offer.
Mrs. Ayers, who was called TO Chin
colleague by the illness Of her son, led.
has brought him home, though he is
still quite sick. typhoid being feared.
The Pocomoke Telephone Co. is bid
ding for increased patronage among our
farmers. In the rural districts of the
West the convenience and attractive
ness of farm life is greatly increased by
this easy mode Of communication, with
neighbors and the towns.
Mr.. George Givans, express agent,
has moved his headquarters to the rear
of Mr.. Theodore Purnell's ice cream
parlor, which will be more convenient
location to the public generally.
Mrs. Sue Dirickson Tyler was guest
at the Park. lately.
Miss Daisy Wise gave her Sunday
school class delightful house-party at
Ocean City the last days Of last week.
Mrs. Grice entertained the w. C. T.
U. Wednesday evening. After business
was attended to a social hour was en-
joyed.
II our merchants will circulate a
petition to close the stores at 7.3O all
the year, except the month of December,
they will find the public with them.
From a. m. to 730 p. m. is long
enough for the people TO do all their
buying. This would add much to the
home happiness of our citizens. as well
as to that of the young merchants and
their best girls.
The Farmers picnic at Salisbury was
pronounced delightful by those of us
who attended. Let's have a similar
picnic of our own at Ocean City next
summer. Invite the governor and other
notable farmers, and make history. also.
Miss Mary Jarvis. of Philadelphia, is
in town, to the expressed pleasure of
many friends. She is erecting some
monuments in the Episcopal Churchyard
to departed ones.
Several stalks of very high corn have
been brought out by proud farmers,
some being Is feet. Reports from most
localities indicate fine crop.
Mrs. Reese Peters is visiting in Will
mington.
Two possible burglars were arrested
at Ocean City getting over the high back
fence at the Atlantic. which closed last
week. One was caught three years ago.
housebreaking and carrying off the plum
der in boat to Delaware.
Young Will Powell writes from the
State Sanitarium in the Blue Ridge,
that he has gained pounds and is much
better already. We hope this esteemed
young man viii completely recover his
health. and enjoy many more good years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin Adkins have
returned to their home in New York.
Miss Sallie Henry is expected home
the last of the month for short stay.
Miss Anna Rulings has the Taylorville
school,
Mrs. Archer-Burton has secured a