Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-09-23

Pocomoke City.
Mr.. Clayton. Butler has purchased
the Pusey property, near Virginia Cross
ing, and it is said that he intends to re-
side there shortly
u. S. Senator John Walter Smith
came home Thursday night for a few
days stay. He is looking we'll and we
were all glad to see him.
Miss May Byrd and Miss Lola
Townsend have returned to their home
near Pocomoke after a very pleasant
visit to relatives in Baltimore.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Burton, of
near Stockton, were in Snow Hill We'd
nesday afternoon. Mr.. Burton has sold
his farm to a Mr.. Fisher. of Virginia.
Mrs. Annie Davis and daughter,
Miss Margie, have returned to their
home in Baltimore, after a pleasant
visit to Register of Wills, Edward p.
Davis.
Mrs. j. Cannon Short has return
ed home from visit to the Northern
cities where she has purchased large
assortment of the newest things in mil
linery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Algia X. Mariner and
son. Reginald. have returned home,
after having spent few days with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Dingle.
at Omar.
MIR. John Selby and Mr.. Ewell Dry
den left Wednesday to resume their
studies, the former at Princeton Uni
versity. the latter at st Johns College,
Annapolis.
Mr.. Harry Porter. who had been
visiting his parents at Klej Grange,
left last Saturday for New York, where
he will take special course at Column
bia University.
Mr.. John H. Hudson, of Pittsville.
spent few days this week with his
niece. Mrs. Z. w. Givans, and nephew,
Mr.. Garlic Hudson, returning home on
Thursday afternoon.
The Ladies of the Presbyterian
Church will hold sale of useful and
fancy articles, suitable for Christmas
presents, in connection with a supper,
November 23d.
Miss Beulah Richardson has return
ed to her position with the banking
house of Middendorf, Williams & Co.,
Baltimore, after spending her vacation
here with her parents.
Miss Bowers, of Harrisonburg, Va,
will be one of the trimmers for Mrs.
J. Cannon Short this season. Miss
Bowers is here assisting in opening and
the new stock.
The supervisors of Election give
the annual Notice of Registration in
this issue of The Messenger. The days
for Registration are Tuesday. October
Sd and Tuesday, October 10th.
Miss Wright, of Cambridge, who
trimmed for Mrs. Shortt last season,
has returned to Snow Hill and has
resumed her work with Mrs. Short.
Her many friends here were glad to
see her.
Rev. Charles II. Williams and wife,
of Ocean View, Del, have been visiting
his sister. Mrs. Martha Burbage. and
his niece. Mrs. w. f Cuff, this week.
and left for Cape Charles on Thursday
morning.
- Mr. and Mrs. Oliver d. Collins and
son, Mrs. L. 5. Dashiell, Mrs. NJ. M.
Wilson, and the Misses Sallie and Doro-
thy Bishop. have gone to Ocean City.
where they will spend several weeks at
the Nordica.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. C. Burbage enter
tanned several of their friends on We'd
nesday evening, in honor of their guests,
Rev. c. II. Williams and wife, of Ocean
View, Del. and Mrs. C. T. Richardson.
of Girdletree.
MIR. and Mrs. Wilbur Hurlock and
daughter, of Chestertown, have been
here this week on visit to her father,
Mr.. Horace Payne. They came in Mr..
Hurlock's automobile. and enjoyed a
fine tour down the state.
Mrs. William " Hearthway, of Del
mar, is nursing her mother, Mrs. Henry
Davis. who fell down stairs and was
badly injured about three weeks ago.
Mrs. Davis is steadily improving and
will probably be out again in few days.
The circus which exhibited here
last Monday was very bum affair. The
advance agent represented it to be a
first class show and consequently
dacaivad 1s ne we'll as numerous other