Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-02-15
Local and Rural News

Miss Rosalynde Stevenson, Of Cape
Charles, spent the past week with rel
atives here.
Miss Emma Hall, of Whaleyville,
teacher in the Berlin School, is
spending the week end with Miss Mar
garet johnson at her home on Mar
ket Street.
Miss Helen Essich has returned to
her home in Westminster after spend
ing a week with Mrs. Charles Howard,
Jr. Mrs. Howard accompanied her
home for two weeks visit.
Services will be held in Goodwill
Baptist Church Sunday as follows,
Sunday school at 10 a. M, and preach
ing at II. At p. M, the young peo-
pie will hold their weekly meeting
of the B. Y. P. U.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Bunting have
returned from Baltimore where Mrs.
Bunting was guest at the National
Commanders Banquet, American Leg
ion Auxiliary held in the Lord Bal
timore hotel on Friday.
Mr.. w. A. Stroud received news
this week of the death of his nephew,
Mr.. Joseph Seltzer who died Monday,
February 18th at his home in Prila-
delphia. Funeral services were held
on Wednesday.
A Valentine Tea was held at the
home of Mrs. ellis on Second Street
Wednesday afternoon from to I'M
der the auspices of the February Soc
ial Group of Bethany Methodist Pro-
testant Crurch.
Mr.. Vernon Stevenson has been Sc
lected delegate and Mr.. S. A. Evans
reserve delegate to represent Salem
M. E. Church at the coming confer
ence session of the Methodist Episco-
pal Church to convene in Seaford, Del,
March 9th.
DR.. and Mrs. Robert I. Givens en-
tertained a number of their friends
at an oyster roast and dance Thurs
day night at the Mansion House, Pub
lie Landing. The affair was given in
honor of their house guests, Mr.. and
Mrs. LaVerne Olmstead Of Wolcott,
N. Y.
Ladies of Salem M. E. Church held
valentine Tea" Wednesday after
noon in the Social Hall Of the Church.
An interesting feature of the porgram
and one greatly enjoyed was STRAW
elogue" given by the pastors wife,
Mrs. Hugh Kelso. Following the pro-
gram refreshments were served.
i Miss Laura Porter, Mrs. VIM. H.
Satchell and Mrs. Edward Solum at
tended the funeral of their aunt, Mrs.
Annie Waters at Stockton on Satu-
day last. Mrs. Waters was SO years
of age and the oldest resident of
Stockton. She had lived in that To-
cality eighty four years.
The sympathy Of the community is
extended to Miss Bessie Bowen, Clerk
Of the Circuit Court for Worcester
County, in the loss of her sister, Miss
Ethelyn Bowen, who died Monday, Feb
ruary 18th after an illness extending
over several months. Miss Ethelyn
who served as assistant deputy clerk
of the Court was 81 years Of age.
Funeral services were held from her
home Wednesday at 8 o'clock.
Mrs. J. Harry Young will entertain
at luncheon today Mrs. Harry L. Jar
Wis, Mrs. Zadok Henry, Mrs. Richard
Phillips and Mrs. Franklin Adkins
of Berlin. Mrs. Young has also is
sued invitations to bridge luncheon
Saturday in honor of her house guests,
Mrs. George A. Cahill and Mrs. John
Twohy Ill of Norfolk, virginia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley Dryden, of
| Grand Rapids, Mich, spent few days
/ with the formers mother, in POGO
moke. While here they were enter
tanned at dinner given by Mrs. Chas.
Mason. Other guests included Miss
Lena Riggin and Mrs. VIM. Evans of
Snow Hill and Mr.. and Mrs. John
Ratledge of this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Hurley enter
tanned number of young people
Thursday evening in honor of their
daughter Cornelia's fifteenth birthday
anniversary. Those present were:
. Misses Beatrice Human, Dorothy
Philips, Myrtle Ennis, Ruth Perdue,
Edna Henderson, Minnie Henderson,