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

Miss Virginia Rayne. of Berlin. spent
Saturday and Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs
Issac Shockley. Of near Newark.
q Mr.. Paul +. PurnelI. Of Philadel-
phia. visited his parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
George w. Purnell, and sister, Mrs.
W. b. Jarman. a few days this week.
Mr. and Mr.. George l. Purnell, Of
Wilmington. and Mr.. and Mrs VIM b.
Jarman and children. spent Sunday with
their parents. Mr.. and Mrs. George w.
purnell.
We acknowledge with thanks the
receipt Of large and valuable map Of
the United States. Territories and In
sular Possessions, from Hon. John Wal
ter Smith.
King Porter. colored man about
81 years of age, died of heart failure
while stacking wheat on the farm of
William +. Timmons, near Snow Hill.
last Monday.
Mrs. Wilbur Hurock and three
children. of Baltimore. are here on
visit 10 her father. Mr.. Horace Payne.
Miss Gladys Payne. granddaughter of
Mr.. Payne, is also here.
Governor Goldsborough will spend
the summer at Ocean City He went
down this week. We welcome the Gov
ernor to old Worcester and hope he will
have delightful vacation
Miss Sarah Hill returned home
Wednesday night, and will spend the
summer here with her father, Mr.. John
J. HILL Miss Hill is trained nurse.
and will take well earned rest.
The Sunday School Temperance
meeting, that was to have been held in
Ironshire Church Sunday afternoon.
June 18th. has been postponed until the
evening of July 9Th. at 730 o'clock.
Miss Virginia Howard gave a porch
party Monday evening in honor of Miss
Leila Hodson and her friend Miss Helen
Stockwell. of Boston. Mrs. Eugene
Riggin also entertained in their honor
Thursday night
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel X. Dennis.
who are visiting her parents, Senator
and Mrs. John +. Moore. and Mrs.
Thomas NJ. Purnell attended the Har-
monsoon Dennis wedding in Berlin We'd
nesday afternoon.
Don't blame Us if your arrival home
or going away is not chronicled in this
paper We cannot know everything or
be everywhere. We would be glad to
print the news about you If you would
condescend to tell us.
MIR. Clarence Williams. Of Long
Island City, visited his sister, Mrs.
Ohio L. Taylor, near Newark this week.
Mrs. Moses Schockley. Mrs. S. j. Will
liams, and Miss Lola Williams, also
spent last Monday with them.
One of the features Of the Star-span
gled Banner Centennial in Baltimore
next year will be the Star-spangled
Banner Legion. formed of 100 men each
from the IS states in the Union at the
time Of the writing Of the anthem.
Mrs. F. ". Townsend and daugh-
ter, Miss Jane Townsend. OF Baltimore.
came Saturday on visit to the home
Of DR.. and Mrs. John S. Aydelotte.
They were joined on Wednesday by Mrs.
Townsend's son, Mr.. George Townsend.
The Downing Concrete Company of
Salisbury, has been awarded the con-
tract for the concrete work to be done
on the Armory Building to be built in
Salisbury This is the largest contract
that has ever been given out in that
city.
The county levy will be found on
page I of The Messenger today You
will do well to watch every page of this
paper every week Weprint the entire
paper in this flee and il you don't ex-
anime every page you *ill oftimes miss
valuable news.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. X. Wilson are here
on visit to his brothers and sisters
Mr.. Wilson. who is Pennsylvania Rail-
road passcn ger conductor, has been
quite i'll. His many friends here are
glad to know he is well enough to be
out again.
DIR. f. 5 Dashieil left Ocean City
Monday morning for Baltimore to con-
suit specialist. DR.. Dashiell has been
in poor health for several weeks. and
his many friends wish him a speedy re-
covery. He was accompanied BY his
wife
Rev. Elmer Leake. of Oklahoma,
and brother. Mr.. +. T. Leake. of near
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