Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-06-14
Local and Rural News

Master Bobby Owens had his ton
sils removed at the Union Memorial
Hospital on Monday. He was accom-
panied by his mother, Mrs. R. I.
Owens.
Mrs. John w. Ennis who spent the
winter in Massachusetts, with her SON.
in-law and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs.
David Hawkins, is the guest of Mrs.
E. 1. Blaine.
DIR. Granville @. Adams on the sur
gical staff of the New York Hospital,
Cornell Medical Centre, spent few
days this week with his mother, Mrs.
A. G. Adams.
Mrs. John H. Blades has returned
from a visit of several weeks at the
home of her son and daughter-in-law,
Mr.. and Mrs. John R. Blades, in Sum-
nit, N. j..
Miss Jean Young, of Washington
College, is expected home the latter
part of the week to spend the summer
vacation with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. Paul Young.
Mr.. and Mrs. William H. Merrill
and son, Paul of Clarke Ave., motored
to College Park over the weekend.
They were accompanied home by an
other son, Edward, student of the
Maryland University.
Mr.. Frank Dryden is a patient in
the Peninsula General Hospital where
he recently underwent an operation.
His condition is improving and he
hopes soon to be able to return to his
home in this city.
Rev. and Mrs. P. w. Crosby and Mr..
and Mrs. VIM. A. Hoblitzel are in
Westminster attending the One hum
dred and seventh session of the Mary
land Annual Conference of the M. P.
Church which convened on Wednesday.
Miss Gertrude Wagner, of Pitts
burg, a former resident of this city,
was a visitor in Pocomoke the past
week. This is Miss Wagner's first
visit to Pocomoke since her family
moved from here thirty-four years ago
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Merrill Walters and
DR.. and Mrs. A. A. Parker motored
to Lexington, Va, last week to at
tend the finals at Washington & Lee
University. They were accompanied
home by the formers son, Henry Wal
tiers, a student at the University.
Children's Day was observed in
four of the churches in town the past
| Sunday. The Presbyterian and Meth
odist Protestant Churches held theirs
in the morning and the Baptist and
Methodist Episcopal at night. The
young people excelled in specially pre-
pared programs of songs and recita-
tions.
DR.. Florence Simonds, who for the
past five years has been instructor
in botany at the University of Mary
land, College Park, has joined the
staff of the State Teachers College,
in Salisbury, where she will occupy
the same position as at the University.
DR.. Simonds will begin her duties at
the opening of the Fall term.
A wedding of interest to many here
was solemnized in Petersburg, Va,
on Saturday, June s, when Miss Beat
rice Talton became the bride of Mr..
Waverly Rawlings, both of Petersburg.
The bride is the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. D. l.. Talton, former residents
of Pocomoke. She is also a niece of
Mrs. L. T. Somers, of Second Street,
this city.
Misses Annie Ross, and Grace Cow
ger have returned from Danville, Va,
where they attended the finals at
Averett College at which time Miss
Madeline Ross graduated with honors.
ranking third in class of fifty-four.
She was a member of the Phi Theta
Kappa fraternity. Miss Ross accom-
panied them home, the party motoring
thru Lexington, Va, and visiting
places of interest enroute.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marion Lambertson
entertained the following guests at
a four o'clock dinner Sunday: Mr.. and
Mrs. Harold Lambertson, Mr.. and
Mrs. Maurice Lambertson and chill
dren, Mr.. and Mrs. Clayton Pilchard.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marion Lambertson, Jr.,
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Cherrix and son,