Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-07-16
Local and Rural News

:; Mr.. and Mrs. G. P. Fleming and
sons, Francis and Thomas Matthews
have returned to their home neal
:. Portsmouth, Va, after visiting friends
in this section. They were accompan-
led by Miss Ruth Hurley who will
, spend some time with them.
Mr.. Riley P. Stevenson of New
York and Miss Dorothy McMillin of
New York and Knoxville, Tenn, will
return Monday after a two weeks
visit with the formers mother, Mrs
r. P. Stevenson here and relatives at
Public Landing.
Mrs. Owen HI. Lennon and daugh-
ter, Miss Anne Goolsby, of Wilson
N. c., are guests of Mrs. Lemmon's
sister, Mrs. John T. Smullin, Jr., and
family at their cottage at Public Land
ing and of friends and relatives in
town.
Friends and relatives here of Mr.
Cortland Young will be interested to
learn that he has recently been trans
ferred by the North Carolina Highway
Department to an office in States
vile, N. c., and will move there short
!. ly with his family.
Mrs. Adolphus Dix, 81, oldest resi-.
dent of the John B. Parsons Home in
; Salisbury, died there last Friday. Mrs
Dix was former resident of Somer
set County but has been a resident Of
the home for eight years. Burial was
made at Deals Island.
Mrs. Edward F. Wilson has return
ed from a three weeks visit to hel
: sister, Mrs. Ida Fulton Peterman, il
Philadelphia. She will spend the re
mainder of the summer at her oil
home on Cedar Street with her son
. in-law and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs
C. E. Duncan.
f The Rev. and Mrs. S. w. DuBose, O
Z Cape Charles, left Monday last TO
Montreal, N. c., where Mr.. DuBos
will attend summer conference O
!, the Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Du
{. Bose will also visit relatives in Ten
nessee before returning to Cape Char
les.
Miss Ellen Dexter, of Baltimore am
Master Norman Veasey, of Whining
ton, Del, are spending some time wit
their grandmother, Mrs. Eugene Yeas
ey. Other guests of Mrs. Veasey owe
the holidays were her son, Mr.. viii
4 liam Veasey, and Miss Cottrill, of Bal
!. timore.
On Thursday last Mrs. Margare
: Almat accompanied Mrs. Clarenc
S Mills, Mrs. Will Taylor and Miss Doro
h thy Mills to Selbyville, Del, wher
they visited friends. From there the
motored to Camden, N. J. where Mrs
. Almat will remain for few days Wis
it before sailing for Smyrna, Turkey
Mrs. Katherine M. Giltz spent tn
holidays at Ocean City as the CUES
u of her Sson-in-law and daughter, Nj
> and Mrs. C. G. Pusey, of Wilmington
= Del. She was accompanied home b
her daughter who spent a part of tn
d week here, returning to her home i
: Wilmington on Sunday last.
. Mrs. Marion Duncan entertaine
Tuesday afternoon in honor of Mis-
d R. Belle Wilson. Her guests were
v Mrs. w. B. Duncan, Miss Martha Tay
: lor, Miss Emma G. Blades, Mrs. Sam
uel E. McMaster, Mrs. w. W. Beau
champ, Mrs. VIM. E. Bounds, Mrs. {
n E. Duncan and Mrs. Edward F. Wi
r son.
IS Announcement is made of the er
gagement of Miss Lena Slocoml
daughter of the late Mr.. and Mrs.
Y, B. Slocomb of New Church, to M
"a John H. Cook, of Easton. Miss Sic
rt comb is member of the teachin
r. faculty at Easton while Mr.. Cook
connected with the Easton Journal. N
70 date has been set for the wedding.