Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-06-24

Sidney Timmons returned home
from Pennsylvania Military College,
Chester, Pa. Thursday to spend the
summer with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles S. Timmons.
Miss Louise Covington enter
tanned Mrs. Henry Page and Miss
Louise Dennis, of Princess Anne, and
Mrs. Samuel X. Dennis. Of Baltimore,
at luncheon Wednesday. After lunch
con a number of friends were invited
to meet the visitors.
Miss Katie Lee Robbins, of Cath
crime, Alabama, has been visiting her
cousins, Mrs. John l.. Robbins. and
Mr.. James Il. Robbins and family
Miss Robbins is on a pleasure trip TO
points in the north. and left Wednes-
day to join party OF friends in
Washington, ID. c., to continue her
trip further north. She was accom-
panied by Mrs. John l.. Robbins, who
will visit her son. Major Thomas NJ.
Robbins, in Washington.
spending the spring and summer at
Chatham. Va, will come home today
to spend the summer with her mother,
Mrs. Emily J. Fooks.
MIR. Alfred S. Dashiell came home
from Princeton University this week
to spend few days with his mother,
Mrs. f.. 5. Dashiell, and other rela-
tives. Mr.. Dashiell, who has been
the manager of the Daily Princeton
ian. has secured position with the
Baltimore Evening Sun. and will do
reportorial work, and write special
articles for that journal during the
summer. He will return to Princeton
in the fall to begin his senior year,
and complete his studies.
The Vacation Bible School re-
Gently organized in Whatcoat NJ. f..
Church, now has a membership of
about fifty, with three teachers. Miss
Lillian Riley is principal. with Miss
Mary Parsons and Miss Hazel Rich
ardson as assistants. The school will
be open five days week for four
weeks from 900 to ll.30 each morn
ing.
The United States Civil Service
Commission announces an open COM
petitivc examination for the position
of postmaster at Berlin, CriSfeld and
Elkton. This is not an examination
under the Civil Service Act, but is
held under an executive order issued
May 10, 1921. The examinations will
be held Tuesday. September 9Th. The
salaries of the offices are a. follows:
Berlin. $4,000; Clisfield. 5000; Elk
ton. $500.
Mrs. c. NJ Reid and children, and
Miss Florence Hayward, of Philadel-
phia, are visiting their brother. Mr.
George Hayward. and family, near
Snow Hill. On their way to Snow
Hill, they stopped in Berlin, where
they spent a few days with their
brother Mr.. Thomas Hayward. and
family.
Mics Mary Bikhcad, of Balti-
more, is visiting her uncle and aunt,
Mir. and Mrs. X. II. Renshaw.
Every Odd Fellow and member
of the Lodge of Rebekah is requested
to attend an important meeting at
the Lodge room next Tuesday night.
MIR. VI. X. Hoyt. Virginia State
Engineer, and force of helpers be-
gan surveying the proposed location
of the state highway parallel to the
railroad from Tasley, south, Thursday
morning. June 18th. According to
Mr.. Hoyt, this is being done under
orders received some weeks ago. He
will make survey for eight miles
starting from Tasley.
The editors of this paper are in
debted to the Maryland tuberculosis
Association, Inc. for an invitation to
attend an outing and fishing party to
be held at Claiborne, on Saturday,
June oath. The order of the day will
be bathing, fishing, lunch and refresh
ments.
The annual camp meeting will he
held at Deals Island this year begin
ming on August nth and continuing
until August 9th, including three
Sundays. Plans are in progress to
make this one Of the greatest camp
meetings ever held at Deals Island,
with many visiting ministers present.
Mrs. George Hammond and chill
dren. of Wilmington. and Mrs. Ed
ward Ford, Of Clayton, Del. are visit
ing their mother, Mrs. Edward Hill.
Mrs. Joseph Bodley, sister of Mr..
Albert Perdue. of Snow Hill, will be
buried this friday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hales and
two children, spent the week end with
relatives near Princess Anne.
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