Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-12-30

Emma Spencer.
Miss Helen Brimer, who has been
employed in Philadclphia. returned
home before the Christmas holidays,
and will remain here as bookkeepcr
for Mr.. Charles S. Timmons. Miss
Amy Hickman. the present assistant
of Mr.. Timmons, will enter the post
office.
-Wcomico County comes to the
fore with a story of a fierce fight be-
tween a man and an eagle last week.
The farmer Clifford A. Taylor was
driving along peacefully when he
heard commotion in the bushe, close
by the roadside. Getting out he was
confronted by monster eagle, which
was thrashing around in the bushes
trying to make away with the head
of hog The eagle made for lay
lor and for a few minutes honors
were about even. Taylor managed to
pick up a stick and knock the bird
Scnseless. which finished the fight.
The eagle measured 6 feet inches
from tip to tip, and weighed more
than nine pounds.
- Nh Randolph Mount, of Norfolk,
visited at the home OF Mr. +. NJ.
Jcnos this week
The best evidence Of the pop
u,ality of a newspaper is shown by
the payment of subscriptions. More
people have paid for The Messenger
in the last two months than ever be-
fore in the same length Of time
since it has been under our manage
ment And they have been unstinted
in their praise.
Miss Annie Outtcn. a nurse at
the Peninsula General Hospital, is
spending the holidays with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. I. Outten, near
Girdletrec. Mr.. and Mrs. Alton Out
ten and son, of near New Church,
spent Sunday with them; Roy Outten,
and Pearl and Margic Outten, of
Silva. were visitors Tuesday; and on
Wednesday. Mrs. Outtcn and her
brother, Mr.. Moses Jones, Of POGO
moke City, celebrated their joint
birthdays. which fall on the same day,
there being a difference Of nine years
in their respective ages. Other guests
during the day were Mr. and Mrs.
Willis Redden and children, of near
Pocomokc. and Mr. and Mrs. James
Jones and children.
Mrs. Benton H. Whalcy has been
entertaining house party during the
Christmas holidays. her guests being
her sister, Miss Annie VI. Station, Of
Washington, d. C., her daughter, Miss
Elvira Whaley. Of New York, Mr..
Peter Lamb and Nh John Ferguson,
of New York. Mr. Edwin b. Pussy,
Superintendent Of the Schools of Dur
ham, North Carolina and his daugh-
ter, Miss Frances Pussy, of Durham.
Miss Myrtle Green gave de-
lightful party at Castle Hill" last
Wednesday evening 10 number of
her friends.
MIR. Milton Hancock, of Durham,
n. c., spent the Christmas holidays
here with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. S. Hancock.
Mr.. Joseph Richardson, of Balti-
more, spent Christmas week here
with his father Nh Joseph Richard
son.
Mrs. Bertha Faye, of Albany, n.
Y. is the guest of Miss Gladys
Wheeler
Mrs. George Littleton returned
home last week from the Salisbury
hospital, and is getting along nicely.
Several entertainments. showing
true Christmas spirit. and indica-
tive of the holiday season have been
held in SNOW Hill the past week.
Rev. Frank Bailey, of Western
Maryland Theological Seminary, is
here on visit to his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Frank p Bailey.
MIR. and Mrs. George w. Vincent
are guests of Rev. l.. f. Poole at
New Castle Del.
Mrs. +. II. Lank, of Delmar, is
visiting among old friends in Snow
Hill.
DR.. Henry F. Kloman. Dean of
Gethsemane Cathedral, Fargo, North
Dakota, has accepted the call of the
Vestry Of Salisbury Parish, and ex-
poets to remove to that city about
the first of February.
Phil Truitt, a well-known Snow
Hill colored man, died in the Crisfeld
Hospital Wednesday.
Mr.. David Hales, of Baltimore
is spending the Christmas holidays
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam T. Haes.
I NJ. D..