Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-08-17

Lewis hayward discovered tWlf
cantaloupes in his patch last Saturday
They were very large, and were united
near the stem.
Miss Matte Haubert left Thurs.
day for Crisiield, where she will go IN
training for a nurse at the General and
Marine Hospital.
Miss Margie Riley, the popular
assistant in the Snow Hill postoffice.
was among the visitors to the Salisbury
Fair Thursday.
Mrs. Clayton Butler spent last week
in Delmar, Salisbury and Fruitland with
her brothers. She was joined by her
husband Sunday.
MIR. Earl White was home this week
from Salisbury, where he has been al
work several weeks. He returned
Thursday morning.
Mrs. James X. Purnell and daugh-
tiers. Misses Nancy and Andasia Pur-
nell, have returned home from trip to
Western Maryland.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. w. Wilgus, of Rox-
anna, Delaware, have returned home
from visit to her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. S. r. Johnson.
DIR. John l.. Riley attended the
Salisbury Fair on Thursday, represent
ing the Democratic Messenger in the
absence of the editors.
Mrs. Katherine Down, and Capt.
w. A. Walls and family are spending
sometime with their sister, Mrs. Jacob
Puscy. near Snow Hill.
Miss Goldie Bedsworth and brother.
Norman, attended the Salisbury Fair.
before returning home Miss Bedsworth
will visit Atlantic City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Trader and
daughter. Roxie, of Wilmington, Del
aware. are visiting her parents. Mr..
and Mrs. J. Il. Hickman.
The persons, who have my woven
wire fence stretcher and lime spreader,
are requested to return them at once.
A. G. Holloway. Newark. Md.
Mrs. G. Walter Mapp returned to
her home in Accomac on Tuesday, after
pleasant weeks visit to her parents,
DR.. and Mrs. John S. Aydelotte.
DIR. George K. Sledge was in Snow
Hill at DIR. Paul Jones' drugstore Tues
day. His next visit to Snow Hill will
be on Tuesday, September 10th.
Mr.. w. C. Powell spent part
of the week with his wife at Ocean
City. Mrs. Powell and children returned
home the latter part of this week.
Master Robert Tilghman and sister.
Marie, returned Thursday from two
weeks visit to their grandparents, MIR.
and Mrs. w. +. Benson, near Cedar Hall.
Mrs. Robert Causey. Of Norfolk. is
here on visit to Mrs. Carrie Causey.
She is accompanied by her children.
Caroline and Denton, her interesting
twins.
--Messrs. Grover Hill and Willie Dry
den left this week for Salisbury. where
they will spend some time with relatives.
While there they took in the great Sal.
isbury Fair.
MIR. and Mrs. Charles II. Parsons
attended the Salisbury Fair Thursday.
Mrs. Parsons will remain there until
Sunday. when she will go to Ocean City
for visit.
Mrs. George w. Purnell and daugh-
ter, Miss Frances Purnell, and Miss
Florence Franklin and Miss Emily
Upshur spent the week end at The
Hamilton. Ocean City.
Mr.. George |. Chapman. of Green
backville, was in Snow Hill Monday on
business. While here he called at the
Messenger Office. and renewed his sub.
scription for another year.
Mr.. John Edward Evans and Miss
Elizabeth Cottingham were married al
the Presbyterian manse Wednesday
evening by Rev. j. b. North. They
will reside near Snow Hill.
Lizzie Tingle. the wife of Horace
Tingle, colored. died Monday night
after asshort illness. She was seventy
four. years old. She was well-known
and eminently respectable.
Mr.. Charles Trader and family. OF
Greenbackville, accompanied by friends.
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their touring car, en- route for Ocean
City. where they spent the day.
Mrs. George B. litter, wife of the
chief engineer of the Maryland, arrived
in Snow Hill Saturday and will spend
the remainder of the summer with Mrs
c. S. Timmons and other friends.
Mrs. Sidney Rowland. of Princess
Anne. spent Thursday afternoon in Snow
Hill, at the home of Mrs. William c.
Powell. She was en- route to Stockton to
visit her cousin. Mrs. +. II. Taylor.
Capt. Mckay and wife, of New
Castle, came Friday Of last week on a
weeks visit TO MIR. and Mrs. Edgar II.
Bratten. Capt. Mckay is the captain
of Company II. of the Delaware State
Militia.
Col. Asher Richardson. of Asher
ton, Texas, accompanied by his nephew,
Mr.. Asher Smith. came to Snow Hill
the latter part of this week on visit IA
Mrs. William C. Powell. and other
relatives.