Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1917-11-17
Local and Personal

the nurses OF the training school of the
Peninsula General Hospital Salisbury.
on Thursday evening. November 22nd.
There are two graduates in the class
Miss Charlotte f. Ryall and Miss Ethel
W. Jones
MIR. Charles h. Mumford. Of Jersey
city. came Saturday to Chincot,ague
Island to eat his b rthday dinner on Sun
day with his parents Mr. and Mrs. +
4. Mumford. other guests were Mr.
and Mrs John MumfOrd and family
and Mr. and Mrs Selby Carpenter aud
son.
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Riggin left
Snow Hill Monday morning for Los
Angeles, California where they will
spend the winter. They mOtored To
Philadelphia in their car. but will CON
tinue TO California by rail. stopping in
Chicago and St Louis en- route Their
car will be- shipped from Philadelphia
by rail. Mr.. and Mrs. ltiggin We're
accompanied to Philadelphia by Miss
Edith Whitaker. who has been their
guest here several weeks Miss Whit
aker will spend some time in New York
before returning to her home in Los
Angeles Andrew Haubert was the
man at the wheel on the trip to Phiia
delphia.
Oliver H. Collins. E4q. will be in
Philadelphia during the coming week.
attending a meeting of the Synod of
Washington. which convenes in that
city on Tuesday morning. next Mr..
Collins is delegate elected to repre-
sent the Diocese Of Ea-ton. the Synod
being composed of all the Dioceses of
Pennsylvania. Delaware. Maryland,
Virginia, and Washington.
Mr. Charles i. Jones. of Norfolk,
spent the first of the week here with
his wife at the home of her parents,
MIR and Mrs W H. Jones lie return.
ed Tuesday. and will be joined by his
wife ~ soon az their new house in Nor
folk il ready for occupancy
Messrs John l.. Mock, Walter W
Price. and Cleveland Bailey spent the
first three days OF the week on gun
ming trip aboard Capt. Samuel bought; :
houseboat on Chincoteague Bay Capt
Doughty carries a crew of four men,
composed this season OF Lawrence
Fleming. William Parsons. Edward
lilliston. and Fred Jones The weather
was too mild for wild geese but -
ducks were bagged n the result Of the
three days trip.
Prof Harry + Covlngton, OF Prince
ton University, Princeton New Jersey.
joined his wife here the latter part Of
last week on short visit at the home
of his mother. Mrs George W Coving
ton They returned To Princeton Thurs
DAY Of this week
Mr. Walter Shockley who mas been
III several weeks with typhoid fever. i
able to he out again IIle was in Snow
Hil the first OF the week. and hls
friends were glad t6see him looking so
well, and glad tp'eNtend to him vel
coming hand
The Ladies Aid Society OF Wesley
NJ f. church, Cedartown, will be enter
tanned hy Miss Mary lIo'ston Saturday
evening. Nov. 18th All the members
are requested to be present
Howard A. Dung, who Is employed
"a lineman With the y Y +. 4 ~.
Railroad COMPANY in attempting TO
jump from a train at New Church on
Monday evening. received injuries which
have caused him to be housed during
the past week. and it will probably NJ
some time before he will be- able to az
tend to his duties again
Grace NJ r. Sunday school Of
Franklin City, will not have a Christ
mas treat for the children this year.
but the money that il usually takes for
the treat will be given 10 the Red Cross.
Mr. George z. Hearthway. Superin-
tendent of the school, recommends this
course to the Sunday Schools of Amer
lea
George ). Payne. ESD, and daugh-
tiers. Miss Payne and Miss Nellie rayQe.
returned the first Of the week fronKs
trip to Baltimore. They were ioinef
in Baltimore for the week end by Mt.
Payncs grandson Lieut. George lidl-
SON Of Camp Lee. Petersburg. Va.
and his granddaughter. Miss Leila IIod
SON. who il attending school in Wash.
ington
Mr.. and Mrs John l. Coulbourn,
who motored here the latter part Of last
weel, with party of friends. left sun
day for their home in Philadelphia.
They were accompanied back 10y his
sister. Miss Moie Coulbourn. the
others IN the party being Mrs Alice