Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-07-05

chased the house and lot on Washing
ton Street, now occupied by Captain
Fred Hales and family. of Mr.. Thomas
NJ. Purnell. Mr.. Beauchamp will take
possession of his property on January
LIST, 1914.
To give our employees the benefit
to a good holiday the Messenger is put
to press this week on Thursday night
and sent out on Friday morning. and
this office will not be open any more
until Monday morning. giving US all
much needed holiday.
Mr.. O. NJ. Purnell and family went
to Ocean City last Saturday. and are
occupying their cottage on the Board
walk for the summer MIR. Purnell will
spend most Of his time in Snow Hill.
making weekend and mid-week trips
to Ocean City in his automobile.
Miss Leila Hodson has returned
home from Lassel Seminary. Massa-
chusetts. to spend the summer with her
grandfather George $. Payne, Esq
She was accompanied by her friend,
Miss Helen Stockwell, Of Boston. Mr..
Clarence Hodson is also home from
| Peddie Institute for the summer
Mr. James b. Whaiey was brought
home from the Peninsula General Hos
pital. Salisbury. Thursday morning in
an automobile. Mr.. Whaley was oper-
ated on for appendicitis. and recuper-
ated sufficiently to enable him to leave
within two weeks. He was accompan-
led home by his mother. Mrs. Benton
II. Whaley.
-Fenwick Island Camp will com
mence August lst and continue until
August 18th. Prominent ministers and
singers will assist in the services
Good board will be provided at reason
able rates The power boat, Clara
Murray. will make daily trips between
Ocean City and the Camp. A new
boardwalk has been built, and many
4 improvements nave httfl
Mrs. j. W. Easley returned home
the latter part of last week from an eX-
tended visit to her daughters. She was
accompanied by her daughter. Miss
| Joan Easley. instructress in vocal music
in kutztown Normal School. Of kutz-
town. Pa. and by Miss Laura Easley.
who recently graduated at Goucher
College, Baltimore. The. Misses Easley
will spend the summer in Snow Hill
with their parents.
Miss Annie Kate Bowen. Of Berlin.
came last week on visit to Mrs. Chas
| Il. Timmons. She will also visit Mr.
and Mrs William Scion Powell. after
which she will spend some time with
the family of Mrs. Edward White, at
Wilton. Miss Bowen taught school at
the public school at Mt. Zion NJ. F.
Church, near Wilton. for more than
twenty-five years, and she has many
close friends in that community.
Mr.. Clifton Mock has purchased a
half interest in the insurance business
of the O. NJ Purnell Insurance Agency
of this town. and enteredup0n his duties
in the office of the firm last Tuesday
morning. Mr.. Mock is the only son Of
Deputy Clerk of the Circuit Court.
John L. Mock. Esq. He is trust
worthy young man and we have no doubt
will prove valuable partner for Mr.,
Purnell,
We acknowledge. with thanks, the
receipt of a season ticket to the Ocean
City Pier from Hon. Orlando Harrison,
President of the Association. One of
the places for comfort and amusement
at Ocean City is the Pier it is decora-
ted with evergreen trees from Harri.
sons Nurseries at Berlin. Hook and
line fishing from the pier is excellent.
The pier is kept clean and respectable
at all times andi under good manage
ment.
Snow Hill Council No i67 Jr. O. u.
A. NJ. and Nassawango Tribe No. ll0.l.
o. r. NJ, which have been holding forth
in Mr.. o. NJ. Purnell's building. corner
Market and Washington Streets. for
several years. left last Monday after
noon and now occupy Odd Fellows Hall.
corner Market and Bank Streets. Three
lodges now meet in this hall as follows:
Monday night Jr. Order Mechanics.
Tuesday night Odd Fellows Thursday
night Red Men. A full attendance is
desired at each meeting next week.
An inquirer from Showels wants to
know the speed limit for automobiles
running through towns and villages not
Incorporated. The Acts of 1910 make
it unlawful to run through the thickly
settled sections Of such towns and viii