Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-07-29
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

visited Baltimore the first OF the
week.
MIR. James b. Whaley made
business trip to Baltimore and Will
mington the first of the week.
Misses Mae and Myrtle Givans
are visiting friends in Virginia this
week.
Mrs. John o. Lee, of Ridley
Park, Pa, has returned home from a
visit to her father, DR.. w. S. kreger.
Mrs. Thomas Dell left Thursday
morning to join her husband, Lieut..
Dell, L. S. ~, in the PHILIPPINE
Islands and from there will go to
China. Mrs. Dell (nee BERTHE Pur-
ncll) expects to be gone two years.
Mrs. James S. Russell and son,
of Salisbury, are visiting at the home
OF her father, Mr.. James b. Truitt.
Her husband, Capt. Russell,is in camp
at Edgewood, nsar Baltimore, with
his Company for two weeks train
ing course.
Mrs. Bertha p. Hanley and
daughter, Frances, of Princess Anne,
visited Mrs. ID. Frank Fooks this
week.
Miss Leonore Parsons, of Laurel,
Del, came Thursday on a visit to her
sister, Mrs. Harry c. Bradford. She
is accompanied by her NIECE. Betty
Porter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert A. Holmes,
Jr, Of South Norwalk, Conn, are here
on visit to Mr.. and Mrs. William c.
Powell, the parents of Mrs. Holmes.
Mrs. Nettie Trader, of Philadel-
phia, who has been spending two
weeks with friends and relatives in
Berlin, is now visiting Mrs. James l..
Sterling, in Cape Charles.
MIR. A. C. Larson, the owner of
the Snow Hill Brick Plant, is making
preparations to begin manufacturing
bricks. He reports that he will have
the plant running within six weeks,
if some claims are settled within that
time.
Mrs. William Cochran and daugh-
ter, Miss Anna, who have been visiting
Mrs. John w. Station, returned to
their home in Wayne, Pa, Monday.
Mrs. Cochran was formerly Miss
Carolyn Wharton, of Stockton, and
she has many friends in Snow Hill.
Miss Priscilla Causey, of Sails
bury, and Miss Aline Causey spent
the week end with Mr.. Jacob Sturgis
and family, in Indiantown.
Mrs. Willis G. Wimbrough left
Tuesday to visit Mrs. James l.. Ster-
ling, of Cape Charles. She will re-
turn home today Saturday.
County Agent Oswald and fam
lily spent Sunday at Box Iron with
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert H. Davis. Mr..
Robert II. Bailey, of Philadelphia, and
daughter, Ellen, came last week to
visit Mr.. and Mrs. Davis. Miss Ellen
will spend the summer here.
Misses Hazel and Elva Richard
son are visiting their cousin, Miss
Winifred Godfrey, and other relatives
in Philadelphia.
Mrs. A. +. Burton and daughters,
of Wachapreague, Va, visited her
sister, Mrs. John Henderson, and
other relatives here this week.
On Sunday, August 9th, there
will be services in old st. Martins
Episcopal Church near Shovel, at
$50 o'clock in the afternoon. Bishop
Davenport will preach the sermon,
and he will be assisted in the service
by Revs. Potter, Burke and Jones.
This old brick church is an historic
one, being the oldest church in Wor-
cester County, and it is well TO re-
member the old Church by holding
an occasional service there. The
Church is located on the State road
one-half mile north of Shovel.
Mrs. Harry Juckett, of Camden,
n. j., visited her daughter, Mrs. John
Baker, and other relatives here this
week
Mrs. T.. w. White has returned
to her home in Haverhill, Mass,
after two weeks visit to her
mother.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Corddry
and daushter, of Memphis, Tennessee,
will come today to spend some time
with her mother, Mrs. Clayton J.
Purnell.
Hundreds of athletes are train
ing for the Delaware State Cham
pionship Meet which will be one of
the big features of the opening day
of the Delaware State Fair at Els
more on Labor Day, September 4.
The meet which is open only to Del
aware boys and men who have lived
in the state for six months prior to
Labor Day. Will open the afternoon
program nj | o'clock and will be fol-