Democratic messenger., 1911-11-04

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Mrs. Purnell will also visit friends and
relatives in Baltimore before returning
home.
Rev. George Hines preached an
eloquent memorial sermon last Sunday
morning to the Jr. o. u. A. M. of
Snow Hill. The services were wei
attended, and were inspiring and help
ful to all.
Go to the polls next Tuesday and
put your cross marks opposite the names
of the Democratic candidates as you
have always done. You will be glad
and can help US to rejoice at the news
of the great Democratic victory.
Mrs. G. Walter Mapp, who has
been making a ten days visit to her
parents, DIR. and Mrs. John S. Ayde-
lotte. left Tuesday for her home in Ac-
comac. She was accompanied by her
mother and her aunt. Miss MoIlie Town
send.
Mrs. Mamie w. Dryden and daugh-
ter. Miss Nettie Dryden. returned home
from Baltimore last Saturday on the
steamer Maryland. Miss Dryden was
injured in the railroad wreck last
August. and has been receiving treat
ment in a Baltimore hospital.
We are pleased to learn that our
old friend John w. Vincent, Esq, who
has been very sick, is improving. Mr..
Vincent is the well-known watch
maker and jeweler of Snow Hill. He
has a reputation for good work and
honesty which has made his name fa-
nous all over the Peninsula.
Mr.. r. N. Merritt and daughter,
left Tuesday for visit to Morristown.
New Jersey. Mr.. Merritt's father was
rector of the church at Morristown for
number of years, and a new edifice
has just been completed there and
named in his honor. Mr.. Merritt was
invited to the dedicating services, and
also to attend breakfast given by the
vestrymen.
-E. Alfred Jones, an English expert
on Colonial silver, spent day in Cam
bridge this week examining and photo
graphing treasurers Of the parish church.
es in Dorchester and other points on the
Eastern Shore. The silver examined
and photographed belong to Christ
Church. Cambridge; Trinity Church.
Church Creek; Stephney parish, Guam
tico, and Worcester parish, Berlin.
Suffering with gastritis, DIR. M.
Bates Stephens, State Superintendent
of Education and one of the best-known
educators in the South. is patient at
the Church Home and Infirmary Balti-
more. DIR. Stephens was admitted to
the hospital the first of last week and
since his admittance his condition has
steadily improved, SO that DIR. Julius
Friendenwald. who is attending him, is
hopeful that before many more days he
may be in condition to leave there.
About one hundred Marylanders
sat down to dine with J. Franklin Bak-
er, the great third baseman and home
run hitter of the champion Athletics, al
the Hotel Walton, Philadelphia. Mon
day night The banquet was ATTENDED
by every member of the Athletic team
who was in town, and the menu was q
most elaborate one. Mr.. John Coul.
bourn. formerly of Snow Hill. but now
of Philadelphia. was one of the speakers
Some interesting races have beer
arranged for Snow Hill Driving Park
on Tuesday. November 14th. The
races will start promptly at one o'clock
The first event will be 2. % mixed race
purse, $50 90; the second, 2 80 mixed
purse 5000; the third, mixed two
year old race. purse $50 90. The man.
agement expects all the entries to be
filled. and promises some fast and excit-
ing races. Everybody invited to attend.
Miss Matte Haubert and Mr. Guy
Corbin entertained number of their
friends last Tuesday evening at Hal
lowe'en Masquerade Frolic, at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Ccrbin. The old time
Halloween games were enjoyed by al
until late hour. when refreshments
were served. Among those present were,
Misses Bertha and Madge Hottenstein,
Lena and Lola Pusey, Bernice Butler,
Maurice Gibbons, Georgia Wilson, anc
Sallie Coulbourn. Messrs. Luther anC
Walter Shockley. Wood and Harold
Fleming, Ernest johnson, Dan Hotten-
stein, Edward Davis, Walton Hancock
and Alex. Powell. All reported a very
ENJOYABLE evening. and departed fol
home in a light shower of rain.
Miss Elizabeth Mock gave Hal
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