Democratic messenger., 1912-09-14

MT. ana Mrs. T.. Ming WlhOn anu
little daughter. of Wilmington, are
visiting relatives in town.
Mr. and Mrs. d. Frank Fooks have
returned home from their trip to North
ern New York and Canada.
Mrs. Harold Boehm and little son.
Harold. Of New York, are here on a
visit to Mr.. Boehm's mother.
Miss Mary Nelson returned home
Friday from Salisbury and Delmar
where she spent her vacation.
School opened in Worcester County
last Monday. The small boy and the
summer girl were not ready for it.
Mr.. and Mrs. John II. Riley. Of
near town, visited friends and relatives
at Showells and Salisbury this week.
Miss Margaret Storm is the new
Science teacher in the Snow Hill High
School. She comes from Boonsboro,
Md.
Miss Ernestine Vincent has accepted
the position of private secretary to Sem
ator Louis Drexler, of Bethany Beach,
Del.
Mrs. Compton Graham and Mrs.
C. Z. Mumford, of Baltimore. are the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Num-
ford.
Mr.. Rider Adkins is home from
Philadelphia on visit to his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. King Adkins. in Indian
town.
Farmers should attend the demon
stration of corn cutter at the farm of
Mr.. James B. Robins next Monday
morning.
Mrs. John II. Hudson. of Philadel-
phia, came this week on a visit to her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. John II. Riley.
near town.
Mrs. Annie Sharpley, of Stockton.
and Miss Madge Waters, of Florida,
spent Wednesday with their cousin,
Mrs. James Webb.
Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Station
returned home Monday night. Mrs.
Station from Hartford County. and Mr..
Station from Baltimore.
The County Commissioners and Or
phans' Court were in session last Tues
day. Quite number of people were
here on official business.
Miss Jessie Townsend expects to
go to Onancock. Va, on Monday to
accept the position of stenographer in
the law office Of Mr. Stewart Powell.
Prof. Walter S. Hastings left Snow
Hill Thursday for Union College. Sche-
nectady, New York. to resume his
duties as instructor in French and other
languages.
MIR. Charles Dickerson, who was
so i'll some time back. is out again and
is improving very fast. His friends
hope to see him back soon to his former
healthy condition.
Mrs. o. NJ. Purnel and daughter,
Miss Julia Purnel. and Miss Nora Har-
gis spent part of this week at Ocean
City, us the guests of Mrs. John p.
Moore and family.
The probitionists of the First Con-
gressional District have nominated Rev
C. NJ. Elderdice. of fredericksburg, for
Congress. Mr.. Elderdice was candi-
date two years ago.
Jim Cricket caught 81 pound
bass in the Pocomoke River last Satur-
day. p. S. Smith gave half dollar
for it. Next month will be good time
to troll for bass here.
MIR. George Richardson. of Atkin-
sons District. was in town Tuesday.
He has been down sick for several weeks
and this is the first time he has been
able to get To town.
MIR. Asher Richardson Smith left
this week for his home in Texas. after
having spent several weeks here with
his grandmother. Mrs. Harriet Richard
son, and other relatives.
DIR. and Mrs George +. Truitt. Of
Baltimore, who have been spending
sometime at Ocean City, came Monday
on visit to his father. Capt. George
W. Truitt. and family at Box Iron.
Mrs. Wilford Lawshe returned to
her home in Trenton. New Jersey. last
Monday. after pleasant visit Of two
weeks TO her sisters. Mrs. Edna S.
Whaley and Miss Annie NJ. Station.
MIR. Arthur d. Foster. Of Roland
Park. spent the week end in Snow Hill
with his family at the home of Sena-
tor John Walter Smith. He was accom-