Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-03-18
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

"i' "diito Me- NtSef wiz hoS
been quite i'll at his home in Snow
Hill, is very much improved.
DR.. and Mrs. A. +. Landers and
son, Allan, were entertained Sunday
at a turkey dinner at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. G.. c. Dukes, of Girdletrec.
MIR. Edward C. Conner came
home from Philadelphia Sunday, and
will spend some time with his sister,
Mrs. Levi J. Brimer.
Miss Mary p. Bratten. of Phila-
delphia, is here on visit to her
brother, Mr.. William +. Bratten.
Mrs. w. z. Purnell has returned
home from visit to friends and rela-
tives in Washington, Baltimore and
Philadelphia.
MIR. w. w. Davis is home from
Jessups on short visit to his wife.
MIR. c. Irwin Jones, of Crisfield,
has been visiting at the home of his
father, DR.. Paul Jones, this week.
MIR. Roscoe Duer. of Philadelphia,
came home Sunday to spend the day
with his father, Mr.. !. +. Duer, and
to visit his grandfather, Mr.. James
X. p. West, who was quite i'll.
MIR. l.. f.. Ryan, formerly of
Bishopvillc, but now living in Phila-
delphia. visited friends in Snow Hill
Tuesday. While here Mr.. Ryan, who
is a great lover of horses. took occa-
sion to look some Of the local horses
over, and try out their speed on the
race track.
Mrs. Harry X. Mock, who was
operated on recently at the PENN
sula General Hospital, Salisbury, for
appendicitis, returned home Sunday.
She is recuperating nicely, and pro-
crossing rapidly towards recovery.
MIR. William Y. Purncll has been
in New York this week, attending the
flower show at the Grand Central Pal
ace. Mr.. Purnell grows large var
iety of peonies for market and exhibit
ton purposes, and he is also an eX-
tensive shipper of evergreens, and
laurel and dogwood blossoms. An
ardent lover of flowers and plant life,
Mr.. Purnell takes especial delight in
the wonderful floral displays at the
Grand Central Palace, and receives
many hints and suggestions of prac-
teal value to him in his work.
Mr.. J. Sidney Burroughs has re-
turned home from trip of several
weeks in Florida, in company with
his cousin, DR.. Thomas V. Hammond,
of Washington and Berlin. The east
ern and western coasts of Florida
were visited by the tourists, and
"Sid" and doctor Tom" thoroughly
enjoyed every minute of their stay in
the Land of Flowers"
Mrs. George Vandegrift and son,
George III, are visiting with her
daughter, Miss Mae Nandegrift, at
the home of DR.. and Mrs. Nandegrift,
near Snow Hill.
MIR. II. C. Northam and daughter,
Miss Margaret, and sons, Otis and
Paul, attended the funeral of Mrs.
Northam's sister, Mrs. w. +. Farlow,
last Monday, at Oak Hall. Mrs.
Northam was unable 20 attend. owing
to a recent severe illness.
MIR. and Mrs. Frank Evans and
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Bradford, of Snow
Hill, spent Sunday at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Isaac Shockley, of near
Newark.
The vernal equinox will take
place next week, and, with the advent
of spring, farmers and truckers are
hoping that they will be able to go
ahead with their spring blowing and
other crop preparations, which have
been greatly retarded on account of
so much wet weather.
A family rcupion was held at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. W. 7. Mumford
at Girdletree, last Sunday. Their
children and grandchildren, number
ing p, were present and enjoyed the
good things to. eat.
MIR. Walter +. CherriX. who owns
and operates the Worcester Transit
Bus Line, running between Snow Hill
and Pocomoke, has arranged sched-
ule, which will enable him to make
his home in Snow Hill. He has rent
ed Mr. G. +. Holloway's house on the
Berlin State road, on the outskirts of
the town, and will take up his resi-
dence here April LIST, at which time
the new schedule of the bus line goes
into effect.
The Fourth Quarterly Confer
ence of Bates Memorial NJ. p. Church
and Trinity NJ. p. Church was held in
Snow Hill Tuesday. The pastor, Rev.
c. X. Strausburg was unanimously
invited to return another year, and
Mr.. W. o. Shockley, who was elected
a delegate to the Conference, was in
structed to ask for his return. Mir.