Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-04-23
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

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Mrs. William I. Duffy spent sew
eral days with DR.. and Mrs. Truman
at Parksley, Va. this week.
Mr.. William T.. Timmons spent
the first of the week in Philadelphia
on a business trip.
Mrs. Robert Short, of George
town, Del, spent several days here
with her parents, Captain and Mrs.
George W. Truitt.
Mrs Oscar Lewis. of Philadelphia,
came home with her sister, Mrs. w. S.
kreger last week, and has been a
guest at the Manse.
Charles Ingram returned to White
Plains. New York, Sunday, after hav-
ing spent few days here with rela-
tives.
Friday evening, April 10Th, the
Ladies Aid Society of the Methodist
Protestant Church will hold pie and
cake social. Proceeds for benefit of
Church. Welcome.
The American Legion dance, which
was announced to be held in Prices
Hall on Monday evening, May Both,
has been changed to Thursday even
ing, May 26th. The attention Of the
members of Worcester Post No. 81 is
called to the change in the date.
MIR. and Mrs. Harris S. Corddry
and daughter, Alexandra, Mr.. and
Mrs. James b. Whaley, and Miss
Elizabeth Mock motored Sunday TO
Milford Del, where they were the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. S. NJ. Truitt.
Mrs. Thomas G. Hanley, who
had been visiting her son, Mr.. Clar-
ence Hanley, near Berlin, came Sun
day on visit to her son. Mr.. and
Mrs. Theron b. Hanley. She left
Tuesday for her home in Edgemoor,
Delaware.
MIR. Alexander Doyle, of Philadcl-
phia, has been the guest this week
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John
l.. Mock. Mr.. Doyle ofiiciated as best
man at the wedding of his cousin,
Mr.. Charles Irwin Jones, in Cristield
Thursday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter J. Doyle, of
Philadelphia, have been guests this
week at the home of DR.. and Mrs. Paul
Jones. They also attended the we'd
ding of their nephew, Mr.. Charles
Irwin Jones, and Miss Mae Lawson, in
Crisfeld Thursday night.
AMisZElsie Parks was successfully
opeMtM on for appendicitis last Fri
day AZ the Salisbury Hospital. Miss
Mabel G0rdy was operated upon We'd
D<sday fN the same trouble and is
getting along all right.
Work was begun last week on the
concrete State road from Shovel to
the State line at Selbyville, which
according to the contract must be fin
ished in 90 more working days. The
completion of this road, which con-
meets with the dupont Boulevard in
Delaware, will be a great convenience
to motorists travelling noithward.
Mrs. Richard Howard and her
mother, Mrs. Virgil Ward, will leave
for Cape Charles today to attend the
wedding of Miss Effic Berry. her
niece Mr.. Harry Emerson Faqua, of
j Norfolk, is the fortunate gentleman.
Miss Berry is frequent visitor at
Snow Hill, and has many friends here.
Notice that on May / the Penn
sylvania Railroad will abolish its
present ten cent rebate system for
cash fares paid on trains and VIII
substitute five-cent penalty, has been
posted. Accompanying the notice was
statement that the company esti-
mated that more than four million
cash fares were paid last year and
that the practice delays conductors.
The new plan will not affect passen-
gers boarding trains at non-agency
stations or where the ticket offices are
closed.
We have been publishing news
paper many years. but to the best OF
our recollection we never had an adj
vertiser until this week, who wanted
to buy CATS-just ordinary felines-
howlers-night walters, - but, and
don't forget this-the advertiser wants
cats that will rid the farm of rats.
Messrs. Ralph Shockley and A. p.
Laws, of Colbourne's District, say the
rats are devouring everything they