Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-10-19

Mrs. Washington p. Pusey, wit
has been quite i'll is greatly improved an,
will soon be able to be out again.
Large catches of sea trout are be
ing made off Rehoboth Beach. and fish
erman from many points are swarminf
there.
-Messrs. Avery Perdue and Albert
Godfrey have been spending this week
with friends and relatives in Philadel
phia.
Col. Clement l.. Sullivan and James
Jones, Esq, Of Cambridge, were ad
mitted to practice in the Worcester bar
this week.
Mrs. w. z. Cuff has been visiting
her cousin, Mrs. Charles X. Disharoon,
and other relatives in Salisbury. the
last two weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. William j. Fowler
returned this week from pleasant
visit to friends and relatives in Sails
bury and Laurel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles II. Parsons
and Mrs. Winona Harris went to Phila-
delphia Monday on a weeks visit to
friends and relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elijah II. Hayman, OF
Broadnax, Va, spent several days OF
this week here with his sister, Mrs.
George Handy Riggin.
Mr.. Walter B. Hearthway has re-
turned home from Baltimore. where he
went to assist Mr.. II. d. Clogg in fit
ting up his jewelry store.
The Ladies Aid Society Of Nassa-
wango M. P. Church will meet the first
Saturday night in November at the
home of Mrs. J. p. Dickerson.
Robert Chambers, Of Lewes. has
five young Chinese pheasants which
were Matched out and are being attend
ed by their foster mother. a bantam hen.
Mr.. d. w. Babcock, the Berlin nur-
seryman and flori-culturist, will please
accept our thanks for beautiful selec-
ton of dahlias. He has a large num-
Der of varieties developed to perfection.
One of the largest catches Of fish
ever known along our coast was brought
in at Ocean City Monday. The num-
Der of barrels shipped was over 400. and
of that number l.. ID. Lynch got 90
barrels.
Mrs. David Hales came in on Tues
day and paid her subscription for
another year, remarking at the time
that she had been reading the paper
twenty. seven years and she could not
get along without it.
Mr.. Harry Thompson. of Delaware.
has succeeded Mr.. r. NJ. Johnson as
section foreman on the Pennsylvania
Railroad at this point. Mr.. Thompson
and family will occupy the residence of
Mr.. johnson on Bay Street.
Now that the nerve-racking. heart
breaking series of baseball for the
Worlds Championship are over, some
of the Boston fans are asking the New
York rooters why they did not fuse
their heads" in picking a winner.
Mr.. Edgar Bratten, who has been
in charge of DR.. Paul Jones drug store
for a year or more has resigned his
place and accepted one in Milford, Del. !,
as manager of large drug store there.
Mrs. Bratten will move to Milford later
on.
Mr.. Howard Schwarz. of Roland
Park, spent the week end in Snow Hill
at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Marion 7.
Hargis, where his wife and son arc Wis.,
iting. The little son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Schwarz is i'll. but is reported to be
somewhat improved.
The Adult Bible Class, Of Bates
Memorial NJ. p. Sunday School will hold
Stag Social on Friday evening. Oct.
18th, 1912. in the basement of the
church. All men-old or young-who
are interested in the study Of the Bible.
are cordially invited to be present.
All the public schools in Easton,
both white and colored, have been closed
by order of the school board. owing to
an outbreak of diphtheria among the
chilren Of the Easton primary school.
The health officers have taken the case
in hand. and several houses are quaran-
tined.
Snow Hill Council Jr. o. U. A. NJ.
will hold a Memorial Service in their
hall. on Sunday afternoon. October 9th.
1912, at o'clock. The services will be
conducted by Rev. j. Il. North, one OF