Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-12-23
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

holidays at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
NJ. T. Hargis.
Prof. Walter S. Hastings, of
Princeton, New Jersey, is spending
the holidays with his parents, Mr..
and ldrs. Lawrence Hastings.
MIR. Thomas |. Corddry, of
Raleigh, North Carolina, and Mr..
Graham Corddry, of Brooklyn, New
York, came home this week to spend
Christmas with their parents, Hon.
and Mrs. William d. Corddry.
MIR. and Mrs. Clarence NJ. Taylor
and sons, Morris and Hugh, of Wash
ington, will come today to spend the
holidays with Mr.. Taylor's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. John T. Taylor.
MIR. Clarence Hodson is here on a
visit to his grandfather, George S.
Payne, Esq.
Miss Mary Hurlock has returned
to Baltimore, after having spent sew
era weeks here with her uncle, Mr..
II. II. Payne.
Miss Leila Vincent, of Whining
ton, will spend the holidays at home
with her mother, Mrs. w. w. Vincent,
and other relatives.
Miss Dorothy Yuill, of Newark,
New Jersey, is the guest of Miss
Emily Truitt.
MIR. Frank W. Truitt, of Ocean
City. and Prof. Reginald V. Truitt,
of the University of Maryland, Col
legc Park, are spending the holidays
at the home of their father, Capt.
George W. Truitt.
Miss Evelyn Shockley, who is at
tending the Peabody Conservatory of
Music, Baltimore, is spending the
holidays with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles W. Shockley.
MIR. George Ashton, of North
Vile, n. y, was weekend visitor
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert
w. Mason. Miss Margie Mason. of
Philadelphia, and Mr. Alpheus Mason
OF Princeton College, will come home
today to spend Christmas with their
parents.
Miss Grace Hickman, of Phila-
delphia, is spending the holidays with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. ID. S. Hick-
man.
The appointment Of Mr.. David
S. Hickman as postmaster at Snow
Hill has been confirmed by the |. S.
Senate, and he will probably qualify
the first of January.
The exterior of Whatcoat NJ. F..
Parsonage has been completed, and
the work of clearing the yard and
grading the lawn is now going on.
First page news will be found on
second page today and on other pages
of The Messenger Every page is a
good one.
The Messenger wishes you a
Merry Christmas.
MIR. and Mrs. Elijah W. Pcrdue
have sent out invitations to the mar
riage of their daughter, Fannye Ellen,
to Mr. Herman W. Parsons. The
marriage will take place at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Perduc at Cobourne,
at half after seven o'clock on Thurs
day evening. December 28th. A re-
ccpton will be held from eight o'clock
to eleven o'clock.
When Il piano was purchased for
the Primary Department Of the Snow
Hill High School last spring, it was
thought by the teachers and pupils
that they had set themselves a diff
cult task to raise the sum to pay for
it. With not a cent in the treasury,
they went to work. and raised q sub
stantial sum by means Of pleasing
juvenile play, and through the COM
bined efforts of the principal, Miss
Lille Howard, the other teachers, the
pupils and patrons of the school,
every cent has been raised, and the
luil ainOuHt-N = / o.uu-ildS bttu piih
in seven months.
-Messrs. d. II. Bradford d Son
moved into their handsome and roomy
new home this week Their building
is located on the corner of Bank and
Green Streets. just across from the
City Hall. They will increase their
stock of farm machinery. engines,
tractors. and all kinds of repair
parts. The Messrs. Bradford have a
good business and a splendid field.
They should receive the patronage of
the people of Worcester County, as
they are concentrating their efforts
along these lines and will be able to
do as good part by customers as
anyone can do. They will use the
columns of The Messenger regularly
TO keep the public informed of the
quality and prices of their stock and
you may keep posted by watching
their advertisements.
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