Democratic messenger., 1911-11-11

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Tuesday evening at O'Clock.
Don't forget the races at Snow Hill
Driving Park next Tuesday. There are
three events and some fine and exciting
races are promised. The races w:il
start at one O'Clock.
Mrs. Lafayette johnson, of Philadel-
phia, who has been visiting her mother,
Mrs. A. j. Birmingham, in lronshire,
spent several days Of this week with
her husbands parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Samuel X. Johnson, in Snow Hill.
We beg to correct an error in last
weeks news item in regard to the very
enjoyable Halloween frolic at the resi-
dence of Thos. S. Corbin. The enter
tainment was given by Miss Matte
Haubert alone, and not with the assis-
tance of any other person.
After having engaged in the mer-
cantle business in Greenbackville for
more than year, Mr.. c. +. Hancock
and family left this week for New
London. Conn. where Mr.. Hancock
will resume his position as marine
engineer.
Mr.. Morris of the VIM. Il. Thigh
man Company. Salisbury. and his father
in-law, Mr.. Samuel H. |. Tllghman,
left Tuesday for a trip to Suffolk. Vir-
ginia. where Mr.. Tilghman will spend
the winter with his daughter, Mrs. G.
G. Coulbourn.
Misses Eva Townsend and Bessie
Purnell returned home Wednesday from
short visit to the formers sister, Miss
Jessie Townsend, in Cape Charles. Dur
ing their visit the young ladies made
excursions to Old Point Comfort, Nor
folk and other nearby places.
The open season for hunting rabbits
and quail will begin in Worcester
County next Wednesday. November 18th,
Both rabbits and quails are said to be
plentiful this year. and local huntsmen
are testing their guns and replenishing
their supply of shot and powder, so as
to be in readiness for opening day.
The Board of Election Supervisors
Of Worcester County will meet in their
office in the Court House in Snow Hill,
on Tuesday, November 2lst, 1911, for
purpose of receiving bills for the SER
vices of Election officials and others in
the Primary Election and at the Gen
eral Election. All bills must be filed on
or before that day.
In the presence of relatives and
few friends. Mr.. Harvey Phillips and
Miss Rachel Donovan. daughter of Rev.
Avery Donovan, formerly pastor of Bates
Memorial NJ. p. Church of Snow Hill
were married in the NJ. p. Parsonage
in Laurel, few days ago They will
reside at Delmar. where the groom holds
responsible position with the Penn.
Railroad Co.
Mr.. George Purnell Wilmington
and bride. of Alexandria, La. have been
spending few days in Snow Hill with
his cousin, Mr.. T. Spence Smith and
wife. Mr.. and Mrs. Wilmington are
on their honeymoon, and left here Tues
day for Norfolk, en- route to their home
in Louisiana. Mr.. Wilmington is named
for former prominent Worcester Coun-
tian. the late George w. Purnell, Esq,
who was a roommate for four years
with his father at Princeton.
Our friend, Charles E. Popp. man.
ager for John Duncan's Sons, New
York, and DR.. Vandergrift also of New
York. visited the Messenger office last
Wednesday. Mr.. Popp is down to DR..
Vandergrift's sanitarium resting from
his strenuous business activities. Mr..
Popp's house is the American distribu-
tor of the celebrated Lea & Perins Wor-
cestershire Sauce. He is an affable gen.
tleman, and we hope he will be greatly
benefited by his stay here.
Stimulated by the example of Gen.
I. Coleman dupont who is building a
two million dollar highway in Delaware
as gift to the State, Colonel Dave
Reed. of Glendale. one of duPont's
sturdy henchmen, has taken hand in
the game and by permission of the Levy
Court has started, work on road from
Glendale to Milton. Colonel Reed, who
employs many men in his mills, has put
them and their teams to work on the
road and will have it done next spring.
When finished he will present the result
of his work to the county.
Indicative of the agricultural
resources of the Delaware Maryland
Virginia Peninsula-con concerning which
the Freight Department of the Penn
sylvania Railroad has issued n booklet