Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-07-12
Local and Rural News

ton, N. j., has been the recent guest
of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. P.
Matthews.
Mrs. Willard Stevenson and son
have returned from trip to Whining
ton and Philadelphia and visit to
the Worlds Fair in New York.
Miss Ann Dexter and Mr.. Ernest
Randle, of Baltimore, were house
guests this week of Mrs. Eugene w.
Veasey and Miss Isabel Veasey.
Mrs. William S. Stevens is register
ed at the Hamilton Hotel at Ocean
City for the week. With her is her
granddaughter from Hohokus, N. Y.
Mr.. and Mrs. George P. Fleming
and sons, Mr.. and Mrs. John D. East,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Byrd and Mrs. S.
j. Mariner were visitors at the home
of Mrs. Tull GUSTS last week.
Mrs. Willard Holland, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Howard, of this
city, who recently underwent an opera
ton in st. Joseph's hospital in Balti-
more, is now recuperating at her home
in that city.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Baum and fam
lily, of New York, enroute to Virginia
Beach stopped in Pocomoke for brief
visit with Mr.. and Mrs. E. P. Mat
thews. Mr.. Baum is vice-president of
the Atlantic Commission Company.
Mr.. Paul Merrill left Wednesday
for North Carolina to join Mrs. Mer-
rill, who has been visiting her parents
and grandparents in Manteo. Mr.. and
Mrs. Merrill will return home the lat
ter part Of the week.
Corp. John Powell, son Of Mrs.
Arinthia Powell, Of this city, who has
been stationed at Langley Field, was
one of eight recently transferred to
the Signal School at Fort Monmouth,
N. J., for three months course.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harrison Walters and
son, of Baltimore, were weekend
guests of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
H. Merrill Walters. On Saturday
night Mrs. H. B. Pilchard entertained
at bridge in their honor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Powell enter
tanned at dinner on Sunday last Mr..
and Mrs. George Selby, Mr.. and Mrs.
William Mills and son, Billy, of this
city and Mrs. Nan Phillips, Of Phila-
delphia.
Miss Ruth Powell has returned from
a three weeks stay in Wilmington,
Del. While away she toured New
York state, the Skyline Drive, visited
the Delaware Water Gap and other
places of interest in the three states.
Rev. M. @. Spencer returned home
Wednesday night after conducting a
two weeks revival at the Pentecostal
Church at his home town, Knoxville,
Md. The church was dedicated Sun
day last at which time Rev. Spencer
was the speaker, taking for his topic,
"Gone With the Wind"
PONY Penning Day., one of the
most picturesque customs held on the
Eastern Shore, will be held Thursday,
July 25th. Chincoteague is already
making plans to entertain thousands
of visitors to the Island on this day,
the biggest day of all the year in the
history of Chincoteague.
Mr.. and Mrs. George P. Fleming
and sons, Francis and Thomas Mat
thews have returned to their home in
Portsmouth, Va, after visiting rela-
tives and friends in Pocomoke and vi
cinity during the recent holidays.
Master Paul Tull accompanied them
home for visit.
i Miss Blanche Y. Belitz, of Balti-
more, member of the faculty of the
ToWson High School and former
teacher in the Pocomoke High School
is enjoying six weeks tour of North
ern states and the West coast. Miss
Belitz will visit many points of in
terest enroute to, and on her return
trip from, California.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Lambden en-
tertained last week Mrs. Lambden's
uncle and aunt, DR.. Harold J. Stewart,
head Of the Cardiac Department of
the New York Hospital and Associate
Professor of Medicine, Cornell Medi-
cal Center in New York City, and DIR.
Margaret M. Stewart, of Washington,
D. C.
Miss jeanette Dix, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Herbert Dix, of Hallwood,
Va, left last week for New York City,