Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-03-03
Local and Rural News

/ Mr.. Willard Boston and Mr.. Dorsey
Boston of Philadelphia, Pa, were
guests of their mother, Mrs. jamie
Boston of this city few days this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ionic Birmingham
and daughter, Dorothy, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Jack West and daughter, spent
Sunday with the formers daughter,
Mrs. Carrie Goswellin in Cambridge,
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Miss Mabel Stevenson returned to
Wilmington, Del, on Sunday last to
resume her studies at Goldey College.
She was accompanied by her mother,
Mrs. William Stevenson and Mr.. and
Mrs. George s. Bunting and children.
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Mr.. Ralph Groton, of the Salisbury
Commercial Credit Company accom-
panied by Mrs. Groton and Mrs. Chas.
Matthews, Jr, and daughter, of Sal
isbury, were visitors over the holiday
of Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Groton.
I A Community Game Party, spon-
sored by the Eastern Star, will be held
on the Gov. Emerson C. Harrington
on Tuesday night, March 18th, begin
ming at 8 o'clock. Arrangements will
be made for anyone wishing to play.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Merrill are
in Baltimore this week attending a
District Managers meeting of the
Farm Bureau Auto and Life Insurance
Co., in session in that city Wednesday
and Thursday.
The public is invited to attend the
regular meeting Of the P. T. A. to be
held March 9th at which time an in
teresting program will be presented.
Members and friends of the school
are asked to keep this date in mind.
Mrs. John Sigrist, of near this city,
who has been in the Johns Hopkins
Hospital for treatment of a rare case
of st. Vitus's dance for the past six
weeks is improving and expects to be
discharged from the hospital at an
early date.
The Ladies' Aid Of Remson M. e.
Church will be entertained by Mrs.
Preston Jones and Mrs. James Davis
at the home Of Mrs. Davis on Wednes-
day afternoon, March 9Th. All are
cordially invited to attend this meet
ing. "a .t@ (,
Services at Salem M. E. Church on
Sunday are as follows: In the morn
ing the pastor, Rev. John w. Woot-
ten will speak on "The Pioneering
Christ" and in the evening, Gideon,
the Garment of God" will be the
theme of Parson Jacks message.
Mr.. David Jones, who has been a
patient in the Peninsula General Hos
pital since February End has recov-
erd sufficiently to return to his home
here. Mr.. Jones was shot, while at
his post of duty in the local Dispen-
sary, by William Roy Hyde, hailing
from Iowa, who was sentenced to IL
years.
Mrs. Frank johnson and Mrs. Thos.
Wilkinson were fortunate in escaping
serious injury when their car was in
a head-on collision with a truck Sun
day afternoon. The accident occur
red in this city. Both of the occupants
were badly shaken up and Mrs. john
son received decorations to the head
and face and was treated by a local
physician. ILL.,.
A mems supper and fellowship
meeting was held in Bethany M. P.
Church Thursday night, at $50 P. M.
Members of the mems bible class and
a large percentage of the male con-
gregation of the church were on hand
to enjoy the splendid supper served
by the ladies of the church and to
hear DR.. T. C. Mulligan, of Cambridge,
an Irishman, who delighted those pres
ent with his wisdom and his ready wit.
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