Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-01-28

was summoned Friday to see Mrs. John
G. Donoway, who has been seriously i'll.
We are glad to report she is now much
improved.
Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin j. Donoway, Of
Chambersburg. Pa, were called home
Thursday to the bedside of their mother.
DIR. Will Hammond will build an up
to-date office opposite the NJ. E. Church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Pattey have re-
turned home from visit to relatives in
Philadelphia.
Mr.. T. j. Whaley has completed
large addition to his plant for building
materials, and plans another in the near
future.
The new union freight station begins
to loom up in large proportions as it
nears completion.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Davis are visit
ing in Philadelphia and Wilmington.
Mr.. X. ]. Shovel took a business
trip to Philadelphia this week
Mrs. Henry Anderson has returned
from visit to Miss Katherine, in Wash
ington.
Mrs. Emma Franklin has returned to
Woodbridge, N. j.
Miss Peters, of Salisbury. visited her
uncle, Mr.. Reese Peters. recently.
DIR. C. w. Purnell, of Cambridge,
stopped in Berlin, en- route to Chinco-
league.
Mr.. Thomas Jarvis, Sr., visited Will
mington and Baltimore last week.
Mrs. E. S. Furbush is the guest of her
cousin, Mrs. Mary Walker, in Philadel-
phia.
Rev. w. H. Bancroft will hold spe-
cial service at Liberty Sunday.
Mrs. Wood and Miss Margaret are
with Mrs. George Hammond.
Mrs. Pennewell, of Pittsville, visited
her sister, Miss Ellen Smack.
Postmaster Mumford was elected SUI
perintendent OF the NJ. E. Sunday School
in place of Mr.. E. S. Furbush, who re-
signed after long term of usefulness.
Mr.. Frank Dennis and some club
friends of New York. have been enjoy
ing visit to Ocean City, and down the
Bay.
Mrs. Annie Wise Powell is fitting up
public hall over Disharoon & Sons
store. which she will offer at very
reasonable figure for entertainments.
A reading room for men and boys will
be opened next Monday evening from
$50 to 8 o'clock, in connection with the
Berlin Library. A supply of late and
older magazines will be on the tables
for use. 1t is hoped this will prove an
attractive and helpful project. and that
many will avail themselves of the OPP
portunity for mind culture which it Of
fers.
The annual meeting of the Library
Association was held Saturday in the
High School room. The same corps of
officers was reelected and reports read
showing a most gratifying condition.
During the nine months of the library
there had been over 1000 visitors. and
2034 books issued, and about half as
many magazines, or more than the num-
Der of inhabitants in the town. The
promoters have reason to feel that the
venture is a success.
The w. C. I. u. will hold their annual
supper February 22d. They do not solicit
contributions outside their own member
ship, but hope for general patronage.
A prolonged howl went up from our
fox hunters last week, when an innocent
youth, who knew not the rules of the
honored sport, shot Reynard at the
head of the hounds. The motto of sports
men is 1.-THE fox who runs and gets
away. will live to run another day."
DIR. Alfred Smith preached at the M.
Z. Church last Sunday evening, but
weather conditions prevented many from
getting out.
The station and mail robbery has been
the excitement of the week, and de-
tectives of Uncle Sam and the railroad
have been very active, but so far with
out known results. Three suspicious
looking strangers were noticed by sew
eral persons at different times and points
during that day and evening, but no one
now knows what became Of them finally.
In the absence of the electric lights it
seemed easy to break into window of
the station after midnight-one man
leaving the print of his foot on the type
writer cover-took Is cents, two tickets
to Salisbury and two mileage books un-
stamped, and three mail pouches, which
were carried down the b. c. & A. track.