Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-03-05
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

near Pocomoke.
MIR. Hillary Pussy, of near POGO
mokc City, spent few days last
week with his brother, Mr.. Lee c.
Puscy, at his home near Salisbury.
Mrs. Lille Reid, of Chinco;eague
Island. has been here this week on a
visit to her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. B.
w. Hearthway
DR.. John l.. Riley, who has been
sick with the grip since Thursday of
last week, was able to get out again
on Wednesday OF this week.
Mr.. Alexander d. Irwin and sis
ter, Miss Mabel Irwin, expect to sail
for France on pleasure trip on
March 18th.
Mr. o. d. Collins has been in
Baltimore on bus ness this week.
Mrs. o. NJ. Pulnell has returned
horne from a visit to relatives in
Baltimore.
DR.. Sylvester X. Marshall, of
Berlin, is in charge of the prescrip
tion department of Dr. Paul Jones
drugstore while DR.. Jones is in a
Baltimore hospital for treatment.
Internal Revenue Agent r. Frank
Williams will be in Snow Hill on
Wednesday. March 9th, to assist cor
porafionS in making up and filing
their income tax returns for 1920.
Mr.. Marion s. Bonnevile,of Snow
Hill, took part in a noteworthy drama
tic production at the Pennsylvania
State College where he is student,
last week. Rehabilitation students,
aided by the efforts of a number of
the women students, presented the
"JollieS of 1921" to capacity houses
two nights in succession. The finan
cial success of the performance gives
flying start to the campaign for the
erection of a memorial tablet TO the
% Penn State men, who gave their
lives in the great war.
Mr.. j. l.. Outen, of near POGO
mokc City. was a visitor in Snow Hill
Monday. and while here called at The
Messenger Office Mr. Outen informs
us that his son. Mr.. Earl A. Outen,
has been seriously i'll for several
weeks at his home in Georgetown.
He is the manager for the American
stores Company in Georgetown. hay
ing served in that capacity for about
three wears. He was formerly en-
ploycd by the same company N Pcco-
mokc City, and he has many friends
in the county who wish him speedy
recovery.
Nine Pin Branch School in Que
ponce will give social Saturday
evening. March 18th Miss Whsle
Wilmington is the teacher. and the
affair promises to be most enjoyable.
The Fourth Quarterly Conference
of Bates Memorial VI. F. Church of
Snow Hill will be held al the church
next Tuesday afternoon, March Sth,
at half after two o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Dcrrickson,
John and Dorothy Williams, of Clarks-
Vile, Del, and Mrs. Sewell Riley and
children. OF near Snow Hill. spent the
week end with Mr.. and Mrs George
Pussy.
Worcester Post No. g.. American
Legion, will meet Tuesday night,
March sth, in its new quarters. All
ex-Servicc men. whether members or
not. are requested to he present.
Mrs Paul Jones. who accompan-
led her husband, DR.. Paul Jones, TO
Baltimore last week. was joined Thurs
day by her daughter. Mrs. T. Howard
Collins. They will remain in Balti-
who is in the Church Home Hospital,
is very much improved.
Mr.. Bryon Dill has returned home
from n visit to Wilmington and Phla-
dclphia.
Mrs. William f.. Cuff visited
friends in Berlin this week.
Snow Hills claim to the record
for longevity of her citizens was short
lived, as Berlin has come forward with
count of forty persons within her
cnvirons over eighty years old. First,
Scaford made Il claim for the record
with a total of twenty-eight octogc-
narians; next. Snow Hill put forward
a claim with thirty; and now Berlin
establishes a new record with total
of forty. Next
Mrs. William r. Johnson returned