Democratic messenger., 1911-12-02

nurse at the Peninsula General Hospital,
Salisbury, came home to spend Thanks
giving with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
James B. Truitt. on the bayside.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Hastings
left this week to spend Thanksgiving
with their son, Mr.. Walter S. Hastings,
at Union College, Schenectady, New
York. Mr.. and Mrs. Hastings will re-
main until next week.
"A play, "The Rag Social" will be
given in Mechanics Hall. Stockton,
on December 5th, by the Ladies Aid
Society, of the Presbyterian Church.
Mrs. Brazier, of Bishopville. will take
the leading part in this play. and also
recite. The admission will be 10 cents.
Mrs. Richard Howard and Misses
Lille and Virginia Howard left Thurs
day morning on the steamer Maryland
to spend Thanksgiving Day with Capt.
Howard, and to make aholiday excursion
to Baltimore. They were joined at Po-
comoke City by Mrs. Heward's mother,
Mrs. Ward, of Cape Charles.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Alfred Mel
son, of Bishopville, have issued cards
announcing the marriage of their daugh-
ter, Miss Elsye Nay. to Mr.. Wallace
Henry White. The marriage being
solemnized on Thanksgiving Day. The
bride is well known and popular in
Bishopville. The groom is the son of
King v. White, of Powellsville.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. P. Butler. who
have been working at Harrisons' nur-
series the last three years moved back
to Snow Hill this week. While Mr..
Butler had congcnial work, and made
many friends in Berlin, there is no place
like Snow Hill for him. Last Sunday
they entertained number of their
friends, who called to say good-by to
them.
On account of the funeral services
of Mr.. John w. Vincent last Sunday,
the eleventh anniversary of the building
of Whatcoat M. E. Church was post
poned until Sunday, December 3rd. Mr..
Vincent was one of the stewards of the
church, and he was very faithful and
efficient member. Rev. Ralph Coursey
former pastor. will preach and sing at
both the morning and evening services.
Mr.. Charles Bishop, of Bishopville,
has sent out cards announcing the mar
riage of his daughter, Miss Florence
King, to Mr.. Eugene Watts Pruitt. on
Thursday morning, November 30th.
The bride is very popular and talented
young lady of the upper part of the
county, and the groom is well known in
the lower part. He was principal of
the Girdletree school last year, and is
now teaching near Cape Charles. Va.
Thanksgiving Day passed off quietly
in Snow Hill and other sections of the
county. Union services were held in
Bates Memorial NJ. p. Church, and the
sermon by Rev. c. w. Prettyman was
a good one. Rev. w. F. Allen held the
regular Thanksgiving services in All
Hallows Church. AS rule the stores
were closed, and there was general
cessation of business. Many persons
went cunning, and birds and cottontails
were ruthlessly slaughtered.
--Messrs. Edward Dashiell and Harris
Corddry returned home Monday from
trip to Baltimore. On Saturday they
witnessed the annual football game be-
tween st. Johns College and Washing
ton College. Mr.. Dashiell is an alumnus
of st. Johns, and Mr.. Corddry of Wash
ington. Mr.. Corddry had the pleasure
of seeing the team representing his alma
mater win the contest, while Mr..
Dashiell had the i'll luck to see his college
team go do down to two defeats, once
by Johns Hopkins and once by Washing
ton College.
Mr.. John A. Slemons. formerly of
Salisbury. has been appointed city edi-
tor of the Philadelphia Record. Mr..
Slemons has been for several years the
New York correspondent of the Record,
and his record in that position was such
as to lead to his promotion to the city
editorship of the paper. He is grad
uate of Johns Hopkins University, and
was reporter of the Baltimore Ameri-
can, before identifying himself with the
Philadelphia Record. He is a member
of the Maryland colony in New York
and the New York alumni of the Johns
Hopkins University. Besides acting as
New York correspondent for the Rec
ord, Mr.. Slemons has been contributor
to several leading magazines.
-Messrs. Archer c. Holloway and
son William. John III. Truitt. Elmer