Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-03-25
Local and Personal

Rev. L. f.. Poole is attending
Conference in Cambridge.
Mr. Alex Doyle, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Walter J. Doyle of Philadelphia,
has been the guest this week at the
home of his uncle and aunt. Mr. and
4 Mrs. John l.. Mock.
because of the High School de-
bates which will be held in most of
the towns of Worcester County next
Wednesday evening. March 10Th. the
regular monthly meeting of the Wor-
cestcr County Sunday School Associa-
tion will he postponed to the follow
1 ing Wednesday evening. April 9th.
Announcement of the speaker will
appear in next weeks issue of The
Messenger.
Mrs. Paul Jones and daughter,
Miss Kathryn North Jones, returned
home the latter part of last week
from visit to relatives in Philadel-
phia.
A new lot of Garden Seeds have
been received at Tho Messenger office
from Congressman T. Alan Colds
borough Yours for the asking.
Mrs. Grace Punel Long return
ed home Friday night Of last week
from visit to friends in Washing
ton and Paramount, West Virginia.
Due to the severe storms and wet
weather, potato planting in Accomac
and Northampton counties has been
seriously retarded. In Accomac. prac-
tlcally no potatoes have been planted,
and in Northampton, few of the far
mers have done any planting. II is
stated that the crop for 1922 will be
slightly in excess of last year. Prices
for the coming season are problema-
teal.
MIR. and Mrs. Walter Shocklcy,
accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs. Lafay-
cite johnson. motored to Clayton.
Delaware, and spent the week end
with Mr. and Mrs. John Johnson.
- ItM IL W ut NitNN''A
by business men of Chincoteague Is
land II will cost $4,000.
Walden Richardson, who is at
tending Mercersburg Academy, Mer-
cersburg, Pa, is spending a ten days
vacation at home with his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs Clayton I. Richardson.
4 s. l., n
lege. Swarthmore, Pa. and Sidney
Timmons, of Pennsylvania Military
College. Chester, Pa, will come today
to spend the mid-winter vacation with
their parents.
MIR. Milton l.. Hancock, of Dur
ham, North Carolina, spent the week
end at home with his parents. Mr..
and Mrs. A. 5. Hancock. Mr.. Han
cock is employed as engineer by the
Public Service Commission of Dur
ham.
Nathan kambarn. of Chinco-
league. an assistant baker al the
plant of the Snow Hill Bakery, was
taken i'll with appendicitis last Mon
day and was carried to the Salisbury
Hospital, where DR. Dick operated on
him Monday evening. He is getting
along all right. His wife and child
have gone to Chincoteague. Mrs.
Kambain is deaf mute. Messrs.
Davis & Wheeler say Kambarn is a
fine young fellow. and they are Gag
erly waiting the time when he can
return TO work
AS Maryland Day which is a
legal holiday in Maryland, falls this
year on Saturday, the banks of Snow
Hill will be closed for business today,
Saturday, March 25th. Persons, who
usually transact their banking bust
ness on Saturday, are hereby notified
that the banks will not be open this
Saturday. and to transact their bust
ness on Friday
The members of the Snow Hill
Volunteer Fire Department are plan
ming to give an entertainment in the
Opera House during the latter part
of April A play entitled. "Home
Acres" drama in three acts. will be
presented. and there will be several
choice musical numbers rendered by
local talent between the acts. The
ten characters in the play will be inn
personated by members of the Fire
Department, ably supported by sew
eral young ladies', who have been i'm
pressed into service. The entertain
ment will afford the public an even
ing of keen pleasure and enjoyment,
and, at the same time. an opportun-
ity to aid the Firemen in laudable
effort to swell the funds of their
exchequer. The date and fuller par
ticulars concerning the entertainment
will be given in The Messenger later.