Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-02-18


from Baltimore Thursday night, to
which city he accompanied Mr.. Abner
Doughty last Monday.
Mr.. A. ID. Irwin, Jr. of Philadelphia,
came home Saturday, and remained
until Monday morning with his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. ID. Irwin.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Straughn and
Miss Eliza J. Fleming, of Elizabeth
City, North Carolina, are guests of DIR.
and Mrs. William ID. Straughn.
Mr.. Edwin F. Nelson, attorney, of
Wilmington, and executor Of the will of
his uncle, the late Levin S. Nelson. of
Bishopville. was in Snow Hill this week.
Mrs. Lizzie Russell has returned
from a visit to her niece, Mrs. Edna
Lee, in Washington. Mrs. Lee is here
on visit to her sister. Mrs. William c.
Powell.
Mrs. Ralph Black and little daugh-
ter, recently Of New York, now Of Box
Iron, were the guests of her sister. Mrs.
Garlic Hudson, last Saturday and Sum
day.
--Messrs. J. J. Smullin, John l..
Pardee, l.. Paul Ewell. Charles o. Mel
vim and F. NJ. Wilson, president of the
Pocomoke City National Bank. were in
town Tuesday.
The observance Of Washington's
Birthday, announcement of which was
made in the Messenger a few weeks ago,
has been abandoned by the Snow Hill
Fire Department.
Mrs. Harry Truitt and daughter left
on Sunday afternoon for Baltimore to
join her husband. Mr.. Truitt has po-
sition in Baltimore and they will make
their home in that city.
The revival meetings at the M. p.
Church are increasing in interest. Rev.
Z. l.. Bunce, Of Hallwood, Va, is assist
ing the pastor and. Rev. j. l.. Nichols
will be here next week.
Rev. c. w. Prettyman and Judge
Robley ID. Jones went to Philadelphia
this week to attend the annual meeting
of the Board of Directors of Dickinson
College, of which they are members.
Mrs. Annie Jones, of Baltimore,
and Mrs. Sidney C. Jones, her daughter
in-law, of Berlin, were the guests of their
cousins, Mrs. Z. Hance Fooks and Mrs.
William j. Fowler, several days recently.
Mr.. C. r. Higgins, of Pocomoke
City, spent Wednesday and Thursday
with friends in Snow Hill. Mr.. Higgins
has many friends here, and is always
warmly greeted on his visits to Snow
Hill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin Upshur came
last Saturday night on visit to his
father, Col. George NJ. Upshur. Mrs.
Upshur has been i'll since Christmas in a
Baltimore hospital, and ner many friends
in Snow Hill are glad to hear of her re-
turn home.
| Some bad boys have been amusing
themselves and at the same time fright
ened Mrs. Henrietta Melvin and Miss.
Kate Sturgis by chunking their door with
bricks. This has occurred several nights
and the police is requested to look into
the matter.
The appropriations from Congress
include 500, 900 for improving harbors at
Rock Hall, Queenstown Claiborne, Cam
bridge, the Chester, Choptank, Wicom-
leo, Warwick, Pocomoke, Trappe and
Manokin rivers, and Tyaskin creek. in
Maryland.
Mr.. Mcknight Hudson. attorney at
law, Greenbackville, Va, and Mr..
Harry Shockley, of Stockton, were in
Snow Hill Monday afternoon. Mr..
Shockley is now on the road travelling
for crockery house. We are sure he
is making good.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. 7. Waters, of
Onancock were guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
j. S. Price several days this week. Mr..
Waters travels for John E. Hurst & Co.
Mrs. Waters is daughter of Captain
Joynes. the well known Pocomoke River
steamboat captain.
--Messrs. Charles II. Parsons and Ed
ward C. Conner have taken the agency
for Bogart Piano, and are located in the
Odd Fellows Hall in this town. These
two energetic young men, with high
class piano. should make hit in Snow
Hill and surrounding country.
William Birmingham. colored. Of
Pocomoke City, was sentenced by
Justice Emory Pitts. of Pocomoke City.
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