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

OF Professor ana MIS-. ". 4. simmons.
Miss Lucy Stage entertained in their
honor Monday evening. Prof. and
Mrs. Simmons and Miss Stage ac-
companied the young ladies back to
Greensboro Tuesday afternoon.
Miss Mary Clarke sp mt the first
part of the week with her aunt, Mrs.
II. w. Holland, of Stockton.
Miss Ruth Poole, of Easton, is
visiting her cousin, Mrs. George w.
Vincent.
Mrs. Pauline Murray, of Will
mington, is home on a visit to her
mother, Mrs. Edwin II. Nelson.
Mrs. Hurley and two children, of
Accomac County, are guests at the
horne of Mr.. and Mrs. T.. I. Taylor,
on the Robins farm near Snow Hill.
Robert and Marshall Parsons,
who have been here on visit to their
aunt, Mrs. William z. Purnell, have
returned to their home in West Col
lingswood, New Jersey.
Mrs. John S. Aydelotte left on
Thursday for Philadelphia to visit
her sister-in-law, Mrs. r. S. Mat
thews.
Mr. and Mrs. Virgil II. Pruitt
left this week on visit to her par
ents in Georgetown, and to friends
and relatives in Wilmington and
Philadelphia.
Mrs. Esther Bonneville and
grandchildren, Esther and Richard
Tatman, are visiting relatives at We'll
bourne.
Mrs. James Wilson and son,
James, returned from a visit to
friends in Salisbury this week.
MIR G. ". Powell, of Atlanta
Ga, spent Saturday with his sister,
Mrs. Gertrude Carter.
Mrs. Strayer II. Gordy and son,
of Pocomoke City, and Mrs. Norman
Morris, of Dover, Del, are visiting
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. c.
Riley.
Mrs. George H. Shepherd and
son, Teddy, who had been at Ocean
City for a couple of weeks, spent last
week here as the guests of Mrs. d.
Frank Fooks and Miss Mary Truitt.
They left Sunday for their home in
Pittsburg. Pa,
Leap Year Belle, the mare owned
by Mr. Willis Wimbrough, was en-
tered in the races at Harrington this
week. The mare was entered in the
2.1S pace, and won fourth place, shar-
ing in the division of the purse of
100000. 1t is reported that Mr.. VIM
brough had . nattering offer for Leap
Year Belle after the races were over.
John w. Station, Esq, made a
business trip to Baltimore and Wash
ington this week.
Mr. James Laws Purnell and son,
James Laws Pulnell, Jr., of LeXing-
ton, Ky, are here on a visit to the
formers brother, Mr. o. NJ. Pulnell.
II has been several years since Mr..
Purnell visited Snow Hill, and he has
been kept busy greeting old friends
and renewing former acquaintance.
The editors of The Messenger ex-
tend their thanks to J. Il. Davis 4
Bro, nurserymen and plant growers
of near Berlin, for splendid basket
of peaches sent to us by special mes
senger last Thursday. 1t was GER
tainly fine fruit.
DIR. John l.. Riley attended n
meeting of the State Board of Medi-
cal Examiners, of which he is a men,
Der, in Baltimore last Tuesday, re-
turning home Wednesday night.
There will be preaching at Pitts
Creek Old School Baptist Church
July Both, at 1890 A. NJ. by Elder
b. r. Coulter, of Philadelphia. All
welcome.
-Whatcoat NJ. F.. Sunday School
and congregation went on the annual
picnic to Public Landing Thursday
afternoon. 1t was a beautiful after
noon and the picnic was enjoyed by
everybody.
Mrs. Simmons and daughter,
Leonie, of Cambridge, visited Mrs.
Charles II. Williams this week.
Prof. Louis II. Stage and wife,
of Brooklyn, y. Y, are here on a
visit to Hon. and Mrs. William ID.
Corddry. Prof. Stage is a cousin
of Mrs. Corddry. II has been a num-
Der of years since he visited on the
Eastern Shore.
Mrs. F. Maddox and daughter,
Elizabeth, of Shadyside, Va, spent
the week with Mrs. Norman Lay
field.
Mrs. Beck, of Chewsville, Wash
ington County, is visiting her daugh-
ter, Mrs. +. !. Oswald.
Miss Jane Henderson is home
frnno WILMINGTON on a visit IN her