Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-05-06
BERLIN AND NEAR BY.

Mr.. Lem Wyatt will build the new
Life Saving Station at Wachapreague.
There is a strong probability of another
for US. between Ocean City and North
Beach. The distance is too great be-
tween these stations now, and entails
great hardships on our brave men.
A large three-master came ashore off
Fenwick's. and the crew taken off by
Capt. Pruitt in the breeches buoy at
night. The ship had to be abandoned
to her fate.
Capt. Strimple, who has been i'll in
Philadelphia. is back home again.
The fishing season is booming, great
catches being made. Berlin's fish mar
ket Is also fine. and a procession Of
householders go along the streets daily,
each with "brain food" for his family
in evidence.
Mr.. Elijah Bell and son are now in
charge of the Power House. and the
lights are a thing of beauty. Mr.. Bell
is an expert machinist and electrician,
and we are glad to hold him in Berlin.
A big down the bay" party last
weeks end reports the finest time ever.
Capt. Z. S. Furbush in command. Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Rayne and Mr.. and
Mrs. Sidney Jones chaperones, crowd
of nice young girls and beaux galore,
pumpkin pies in number, chicken salad
and all the rest to round it out.
Each of the pupils of the school, over
200, received young plum trees on Arbor
Day from the Harrison Nurseries, and
set them out most carefully. This end
of the county will look like Japan when
they bloom next year, and the political
plum tree" won't be in it, when they
begin to drop plums.
Mr.. Frank Hammond has accepted
position with the Harrisons as popular
and genial salesman. He will be missed
from his stand of many years. where
he ministered acceptably to the needs
of the inner man.
Putting in bathrooms is fine business
just now. One at the rectory and Mr..
Will Burbage's, and at Mr.. Morgan
Warren's are under way, and others
ordered
Mrs. Howard Jarman returned from
trip North this week.
Mrs. James Mock, wife of our valued
bailiff, and Mr.. John Warren, highly
respected citizen, both continue very i'll.
Rev. A. NJ. Ritenour made fine ad-
dress at the /. o. o. F. banquet.
/ Miss Margaret Morris passed safely
through the operation, which was of a
very serious nature. and hopes soon to
be at home again from the hospital.
Mr.. Clarence Hanley visited Newport
News, and brought home his little son.
who spent the winter with friends there.
Our teachers, who attended the In
stitute in Snow Hill last Friday, broke
down, and had to walk quite distance.
The County Commissioners will please
attend toit that our teachers don't get
into ruts hereafter.
Miss Ella Massey read paper before
the Institute on Teaching Mathe-
matics. There is a proposed change
in regard to grouping the teachers, also,
that all the meetings be held in Snow
instead of at the different High Schools.
Mr.. Carlton Boston is now in the office
of T. J. Whaley Co.
Snow Hill must like our ice cream,
Judging from the amount we are ship
ping down there.
Miss Ella Purnell made business trip
to Philadelphia this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Potter and daughter are
visiting on the Western Shore. There
will be no service in St. Paul's p. E.
Church for two Sundays. 1t is hoped
that Mr.. Potter will find his well-earned
vacation restful, and recuperative.
Miss Margaret Shovel returned Mon
day from delightful visit to Trappe,
Md, and automobiling over Talbot Coun-
| ty.
Robert j. Showell, Jr.. completed his
course at a Nautical College in New
York, and passed the u. S. Examining
Board last week.
The business meeting of the W. c. T.
u. will be held at the home of Mrs. r.
]. Shovel. next Wednesday evening.
The District Sunday School Institute
met in the NJ. Z. Church here Wednes-
day afternoon. Rev. J. l.. Nichols was
reelected President. Fine addresses
were made by Revs. Bancroft. Van
Dyke. Ritenour. and Nichols. on phases
of work. Miss X. Handy spoke on the
Importance of Teacher Training. and
showed books used in the course of
study 1t was an interesting and profit