Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-09-17

more, is spending two weeks at the
home of her mother, Mrs Martha j.
Taylor, of Box Iron.
Mrs. Virginia Ward is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. Ernest Berry, in
Cape Charles
Miss Georgia Warren, of Selby-
Vile. Del. is here on a visit 10 her
brother. Mr.. Austin Warren.
-Messrs. +. Clarke Fontaine and
William j. Holloway. state School
Officials, were in Snow Hill on We'd
nesday.
Miss Harriet Williams and Miss
Aiargie Godfrey are spending few
days at Atlantic City. New Jersey.
MIR. and Mrs o. u. Collins and
family are spending few day, at
their cottage at Ocean City.
Mr.. W. c. Brandon. Of stockton,
had the misfortune to have his left
hand badly crushed last Saturday
afternoon, while assisting in making
some repairs to his car in a garage
here After first aid surgical treat
mcnt by Dr. Paul Jones, Mr.. Brandon
went to the PENN ula General Ho-pi-
tai Salisbury. where il was found
necessary to amputate his left finger
An examination under the rules
Of the Civil Service Commission for
the position OF post office clerk will
be- held in the Snow Hill post Office
on Saturday, October Sth. All per-
sons wishing to take this eXamina-
ton should secure blanks and file
their applications al once in order TO
allow time for any necessary correc-
tions and to arrange for the cXami-
nation. 1t il expected that a village
carrier will be appointed in the de
livery service by selection from the
register established - 4 result of
this examination.
Mrs. William Howard Colddry,
who has been spending the summer
with her sister. Mrs. Thomas p.
Wharton, in Stockton,an her mother.
Mrs. Clayton J. Pulnell, in Snow Hill,
has returned TO her home in Mem
phis. Tennessee.
Mrs Lee Bowie and son. Hamil-
ton. of New Orleans. who have been
here several months on a visit to her
sister. Mrs. a. F. Hartman, has gone
to Washington. where Hamilton will
enter the Army and Navy School.
Mrs. Charles thurman. Of Parks
ley. Va. and Nh and Mrs. Edgar
Boeckner, OF Baltimore, were week
end visitors of MIR. and Mrs. George
". Vincent.
Mr.. Dorsey H. Sturgis, who has
q good position in Philadelphia, but
who for recreation indulge, in the
great national paStime on Saturday
afternoons and holidays. was the hero
in baseball game between Taylor
VI. Z. Church and Franklin Sugar
Refining Company in Philadelphia last
Saturday afternoon. The feature of
the game was the pitching Of Sturgis.
who struck out seventeen batsmcn.
His team CTaylor MenloriaD Won by
the score of to l. Mr.. SturgiS is
the ION Of Mr.. ard Mrs. Z. X. Sturgis,
Of Snow Hill. He hrokc int baseball
:. few years ago. when he played the
position of shor;stop on the Snow Hill
ba ebal team. Ii he keeps up the
fine work he showed last Saturday.
some of the big moguls of baseball
will be signing him.
The second week Of the school
year finds the number Of pupils in
the Snow Hill schools increased the
High School showing ar enrolment
Of $50. and the grades 40. This is a
substantial increase ever the enroll
Etitlt lt~L ear it IIil4N HtAl 'bi'a
the teachers have their classes ar
ranged and grouped according to the
standard required in High schools,
and work may BE- said to be progress
ing satisfactorily ;lcn@ all lines.
MIR. William G. Powell. of 7. y.
Cottingham & Company, returned
home Tuesday night from New Or
leans where he went Is delegate
from Maryland to the conventions of
the American Pharmaceutical Assoc
citation and the National Association
of the Boards of Pharmacy. The
meetings were well attended by dele
gates from all parts of the country,
as well rs from Canada. Mexico. and
South America. The educational fea
lures Of the conventions were espec-
tally interesting and instructive.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.