Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-08-09
Local and Rural News

Mr.. and Mrs. r. S. Pusey and son,
Francis Sidney, have been recent
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis Sturgis
near town.
| Mr.. Raymond Taylor is spending
two weeks in Danville, Va. Mrs. Tay-
lor and son, after months visit with
relatives there, will accompany him
home. 'le
! Mrs. L. T.. Somers and daughter,
Grace Marie of this city and Mrs.
Maude Somers of Mappsville, were
guests Wednesday of Mrs. l.. P. Smith
in Salisbury.
Miss Florence Covington, Messrs.
Edward Schaffer, Sidney and Junior
Buchanan, of Blue Bell, Pa, are house
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Gov
ington, near town.
Mrs. P. w. Crosby returned Tues
day from a stay in Baltimore. She
was accompanied home by Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Bell, Of Baltimore, who re-
manned for visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. H. Merrill and
son, Paul, motored to College Park,
last weekend. They were accompan-
led home by Edward Merrill, who has
been attending summer school at the
Maryland University.
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Hughes, Jr.,
and daughters, Jean Brooke and Anna
Lee, of Washington, D. c.. are visit
/ ing the formers mother and sister,
Mrs. H. L. Hughes, ST., and Miss Nan
ME Hughes of Second st.
I Mrs. Herbert Willing returned to
Baltimore Wednesday after a two
weeks visit with Mrs. Bessie Willing.
While here she also visited relatives
and friends in Crisfield and Ocean
City.
Rev. and Mrs. H. v. Clary and son,
Val, of Bluefield, Va, will arrive today
or Saturday to spend two weeks va
cation in Pocomoke. While here they
will occupy the Episcopal rectory on
Third street.
Mrs. F. P. Ruhl returned to Milford,
Del, Thursday after visit with her
sister, Mrs. Anna G. Mcclure. She
was accompanied to fredericksburg, by
Mrs. Mcclure who will spend a week
with friends.
Mr.. William F. Bratten, Miss Sallie
Bratten, Miss Pearl Bratten, Mrs. John
Mears. Mrs. John Rue and Master
John Rue have an apartment in the
Atlantic Hotel at Ocean City for the
month Of August.
Mr.. T. Norman Tull and Mr.. Robert
L. Barbour, of New York, motored to
Pocomoke over the weekend. They
were accompanied home by Mrs. Tull
and Mrs. Barbour who spent the past
two weeks with relatives here and at
Public Landing.
The Sunday School and membership
of Bethany M. P. Church enjoyed an
outing at Public Landing Tuesday af-
ternoon. A large bus and a number
of private cars conveyed the party to
the bay. The afternoon was spent in
the usual fashion with supper served
in picnic style.
Mrs. Frank Randall, of Cambridge,
house guests of Miss Mary B. Pusey,
was guest of honor at dinner given
Tuesday afternoon at the Plinhimmon
Hotel in Ocean City by Miss Lavinia
G.. Hearne. Other guests from here
were Miss Pusey and Miss Jennie
Bonneville. Mrs. Randall returned to
her home in Cambridge on Thursday.
The old Staten homestead in Snow,
one of the leading colonial structures
on the Shore, has been sold to Com
mander and Mrs. James Estes of New
York City. Mr.. Estes Commander in
the U. S. Navy, will be retired from
service in few weeks and with his
wife and two daughters will take up
their residence in their new home.
Mr.. Harry Clegg, Of Brunell, Flor
ida, has been visitor to Pocomoke
during the week, looking over the
fruit and vegetable situation in this
section of Maryland. He is manager
of the Flagler county growers associa-
ton of Florida. He expressed himself
as quite pleased with this, his first,
visit to the Eastern Shore of Mary
land.
Mrs. Alice Wilton Smith and son,
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