Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-05-27

Board of Pharmacy in Baltimore this
week.
The Ladies Aid Society of Mas
sawango NJ. +. Church will hold "tie
social" at the home OF Mr. and Mrs.
c. c. Jones on Saturday evening,
June Bird. The members and friends
are cordially invited to be present.
Miss Emily Jones has returned
home from visit to Miss Esther
White and other friends in Baltimore
Mrs. John l.. Robins has returned
home from visit to her son, Major
Thomas NJ. Robins. and family in
Washington. While away she also
attended the State Convention of the
Maryland Federation of Women's
Clubs in Baltimore, and the Eastern
Shore District Federation of Women's
Clubs in Hurlock.
Berlin won the final game in the
Worcester County High School Base
ball league last Friday afternoon, de-
featng Snow Hill on the grounds of
the latter by the score of 6 to 1. The
batteries were Adkins and Richard
son for Snow Hill, and Warren and
Farnham for Berlin. 1t was largely
pitchers battle, the contest being
marked with light hitting by each
team. Adkins struck out twelve bats
mep, and Warren nine. The Berlin
boys won on their merits, displaying
superior baseball knowledge, better
base running ability, and being more
steady in the pinches.
A terrific hailstorm visited Nut
tiers district in Wicomico County Mon
day afternoon, and wrought havoc to
cantaloupe and cucumber vines, corn
and other vegetables. The storm
seemed to spend its fury, according to
farmers in that section, in the vicinity
of the Reddish and Mitchell farms,
and apparently covered an area of
about four by two miles.
MIR. Washington p. Pussy, and
Mr.. James Gordy, who are employed
at Cape Charles. Va, spent the latter
part of last week at home.
MIR. and Mrs. Howard Rodgers,
who are on a motor trip from New
York, arrived in Snow Hill Thurs
day, and are visiting Mr.. Oliver T..
Richardson. the father of Mrs. Rod
gers. Their itinerary took them
through Baltimore, Richmond, Peters
burg, Portsmouth, and Norfolk, thence
to Cape Charles by steamer They
were accompanied on the trip by their
daughter and by Miss BERTHE Rich
ardson, of Snow Hill.
MIR. +. A. Warren returned home
this week from a business trip that
took him as far west as Chicago. Mr..
Warren will remain home to atttnd
the commencement exercises of Snow
Hill High School on Wednesday even
ing, May 3lst, when his daughter,
Miss Helen Warren, will graduate.
Mr.. Warren, who is an artist of dis
tinction and rare ability, is speciali-
zing in interior decoration. He has
"a contract to decorate the interior of
a handsome private yacht at Chester,
Pa, and will begin work on his re-
turn to Chester next week.
Ernest NJ. Hurley, of Wetipquin,
Wicomico County. has originated a
new variety of strawberry which he
has named the "Blue Gross" These
berries are very large, some of them
measuring six inches in circumfer-
ence, and carrying a large, green cap.
The berry is perfectly solid, and
should prove an excellent shipper.
The "Blue Grass" proves to be very
early variety, the first shipment this
year being made May Sth.
Miss Mabel I. Irwin, who has
been here on ten days visit to her
sister, Mrs. Harris s. Corddry. left
Tuesday morning in her car for Phila-
delphia. She was accompanied by
Mrs. Corddry and daughter. Alex
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Philadelphia with their brother, Mr..
Alexander ID. Irwin, they will accom-
pany him to winter Quarters Farm, y
Valley Forge, for visit.
A baseball game will be played
this (Friday) afternoon between the
pupils of the Grammar School and
the Eighth Grade. The teams have
played two games, each having won
one contest. The battery for the
Grammer School will be Stockley and
Hanley, and Carmean and Sherkey
for the Eighth Graders Rivalry is
keen between the teams, and a red
hot contest may be expected. Rev. {.
II. Strausburg and Mr.. Luther Taylor
will umpire, and they may be depend
ed upon for fair and impartial decis-
ions, and to keep the game moving
smoothly.
A Buick roadster belonging to
DIR. Carpenter, of Salisbury, was
stolen on the streets of Salisbury last
Tuesday night. Mrs. Elmer Parsons,
e c,i;.h,,.,. economical tho ca, ahap-