Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-07-02
L AND PERSON

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visit.
Mrs. Edwin H. Nelson, who has
been visiting DR.. Clark and family
near Baltimore, has returned home.
MIR. and Mrs. Jay Taylor and son,
Ryson, of New Church. spent the
week end with friends in Snow Hill.
Mrs. Robert Short, of George
town, spent few days last wek
with her father, Capt. George W.
Truitt.
Mr.. Sewell +. Riley lost one If
his hogs Monday from the extreme
heat. The hog was very large one,
weighing about three hundred pour DIS.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Sturgis, of
Cape Charles, Va, spent the week
end with his mother. Mrs. Ada V.
.SturgiS.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter }. Powell
and two children, of Salisbury, mot
ored to Snow Hill last Sunday, and
spent the day with his mother. Mrs.
Martha Powell.
Prof Harry +. Covington and
wife, of Princeton. New Jersey,
are here on visit TO his mother,
Mrs. George W. Covington, and
relatives.
Wouldn't you like to be the
ice man." Especially these hot days.
Our ice man. 5. l.. Purnell, Jr.. has
just purchased large ice truck with
which he is delivering the cold stuff
these warm days.
Mr. William X. Spurlier of the
Hotel Rennert, Baltimore, has been
here several days on visit to his
mother, Mrs. die S;uri,r. He SAYS
his brother, Mr.. II. c. SpulIier, who
went to Sabili>ville for his helth,
several months ago, is getting along
splendidly and weighs more than he
ever did in his life.
The regular monthly meeting of
the Worcester County Sunday School
Association will be held this Friday
evening in Whatcoat VI. f.. Church.
4 good attendance of Sunday School
workers is desired.
Mrs. Bruce Carmcan. who has
been in poor health for months. W; :
taken TO the Salisbury hospital the
first of the week by DR.. Riley, and
was operated upon on Wednesday,
She is getting along nicely.
bliss Lo,tie FookS will return to-
day Saturday from Chatham, Nir-
ginia, where She has been Spending
the spring and summer mil incry sea
son. Her brother. NJ. Rur.eigh {.
FookS. will also come horc from An
napolis TO spend few days with his
mother, Mrs. Emily J. FookS.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles W. Shock
ley and son, Mr.. Norwood Shockley,
returned home the first of the we k
from motor trip to Philadelphia.
Mrs. Shockley and daughter, Miss
Evelyn Shockley, who accompanied
them. will visit relatives in the city
until next week.
Mr. John 4. Selby, Of Washing
ton, ID. c., will spend the week end
at home with her father. Thomas
r. Selby, Esq. Mr.. Selby is practic-
ing law in Washington, his firm
having a large and lucrative practice.
Rev. l.. f. Poole. accompanied by
Mrs. Poole, and their daughter and
granddaughter, Mrs. George VI. Vim
cent and Miss Flora Poole Vine mt,
respectively, motored to EaSton the
first of the week on visit to his
parents.
Mir j. J. Darg, Federal Field
Agent of Agriculture. of Bryan
town, Maryland, was in Worcester
County this week, looking into the
condition CT crops here. Mr.. Darg
reported that wheat in this county
is threshing out better than was
expected few weeks ago, and that
the average will he considerably
above . two thirds yield. Mr.. Darg
reported that the potato crop was
badly injured by the drought, and
that in some localities in the county
tho bliyht was doing considerable