Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-05-25
Berlin and Vicinity.

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borhood Sunday School tomorrow (Sun-
day. evening. beginning at las O'Clock.
All are invited TO be present.
Mrs. James Ryan and mother. Of Bish-
opville, were week end visitors to her
sister, Mrs. T. NJ. Purnell.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Ernest Hearn. of
near Pittsville. visited Mr.. and Mrs. $.
W. Shockley last Saturday and Sunday.
Mr.. George Morris. who has been in
Pittsburg for some time, has returned
to his daughters. Mrs. Wilmer S. Pur-
nell. Jr.. near town.
Mrs. Ernest Melvin and children, of
Delmar. have been visiting her mother,
Mrs. Elizabeth Davis. this week.
At special meeting of the town coun-
Gil last Monday night an ordinance was
passed to extend the electric lights to
the corporate limits. Let the good work
go on.
Miss Hannah Mckay. of Wilmington.
is visiting her sister. Mrs. Henry Pat
tey.
There will be an exhibit of the manual
training work Of the pupils Of Berlin
High School in the Manual Training
room on Monday. May 9TH. The pub
lie is cordially invited to attend this ex-
hibit.
Miss Lizzie Tilghman. who has been
visiting Mrs. Milton Pope in Salisbury,
returned home Tuesday.
Mrs. Fred Collier. of Philadelphia. who
has been visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John n. Herman, returned on last
Saturday. accompanied by her mother.
Mr.. James r. Horsey, who has been
very i'll for several weeks. was taken to
hospital in Philadelphia last Saturday.
He was accompanied BY his wife. who
returned this week.
Mr.. Calvin B. Taylor spent few days
last week with his sisters. Mrs. Daisy
Swift and Mrs. Lemuel Mumford in
Cape Charles. returning Saturday.
The ladies of the Industrial Guild of
St. Paul's Church will give play enti-
tied. Eye Village Skewl of Long Ago. .
at Dirickson's Hall on June the 9th.
The proceeds for the purpose Of putting
electric lights in the church building.
General admission, l5c. and 25c. Re-
served seats. S5c.
Special District Deputy Grand Master
]. B. Lyle and Past Grand. Charles
Wimbrough represented Paran Lodge,
Berlin, in the grand rally of |. o. o. F.
at Salisbury on Tuesday of this week.
for the purpose Of making arrangements
for monster rally to be held at Ocean
City August 30th.
Commencement tickets are on sale at
DR.. T, Y. Franklin's drug store.
An accident which narrowly escaped
being a serious railroad wreck occurred
Monday morning at Friendship Station,
when the extra freight train. which was
backing down from Georgetown. left
the track. One box car and loaded
coal car turned over, and the engine and
tender partly turned over in the ditch.
Fortunately the engineer and fireman
escaped with slight injuries. The fire.
man had a sprained ankle. which was
promptly looked after by the X. X. ply
stefan, DIR. Z. E. Bell. The cause is sup
posed to have been spreading rails, as
the track in that section is in very poor
condition. Scores Of curious were on
hand to view the wreck. and watch the
operations of the wrecking crews.
Among those who are on the sick list
are: Mr.. John n. Herman. Mrs Alex
ander Baird. and Mrs. George w. Pruitt.
Capt. w. Vickers and wife. Of George
town. were week end visitors at the
home of DR.. and Mrs. E. Holland.
Mrs. Paul Ewell, of Pocomoke City.
visited her sister. Mrs. c. NJ. Gunby,
this week.
Miss Beatrice Jones, of Chincoteague,
visited Mr.. and Mrs. c. F. Matthews
the first of the week.
MIR. A. II. Taylor & Son have purchas-
ed 100 acres Of the Brick House Farm.
and will move thereon. Mr.. Taylor was
formerly Californian.
Alta meeting of the Presbytery in
Berlin Thursday. the Rev MIR. Kerr was
duly installed pastor of Buckingham
Presbyterian Church.
Mr.. George B. Covington, Of New
York. accompanied by Mrs. Rose U.
Pope. and Miss Emily F. Upshur,o of Snow
Hill, visited Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin
Upshur Wednesday.
Miss Elva Rulings left Thursday for
Philadelphia TO consult a specialist at
the University Of Pennsylvania.
DIR. Boyajian. who has just returned
from his home in Armenia, will lecture