Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-06-28

Mr.. and. Mrs. Raymond G. Dryden
have returned from their wedding trip
to Maine and tour of the New Eng
land states and are now located at
their home on Market st.
After spending some time in a Bal
timore hospital and visiting friends in
Chestertown, Miss Nellie Walters re-
turned to her home in this city on
Thursday greatly improved in health.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Thornton, of
Temperanceville, Miss Agnes MCGEE
of this city and Mr.. Richard Thawley,
of Laurel, spent the weekend in New
York where they attended the Worlds
Fair.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Holt had as
their guests Sunday, the latter's
brothers, Mr.. F. H. Allen and Mr.. V.
R. Allen, also Mrs. v. r. Allen and
Mr.. Franklin Achy, all of Seaford,
Del.
Mr.. and Mrs. Crosdale Wits, of
Washington, Mr.. Albert Martin, of
Park Ridge, Illinois, and Mrs. U. S.
Payne of this city, spent the week.
end with R. G. Evans and family, in
Onley, Va.
Mrs. j. Archie Wilkins of this city
had as her guests over the past week
end her sister, Mrs. Charles G. Hope,
of Charleston, South Carolina, and
Miss Caroline L. Gunby, of Marion
Station, Md.
Mrs. C. r. Higgins, of Snow Hill,
Miss Mary Willis, of Philadelphia,
Mrs. William F. King, of Keller, Va,
and Mrs. Vernon P. Stevenson of this
city, were luncheon guests Tuesday
of Mrs. E. j. Clarke.
Miss Mabel Jones, instructor in
Home Economics at Stockton High
School for the past several years, has
been transferred to the Pocomoke
High School and will take up her
duties here at the fall semester.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Wigton, Jr.,
and two sons stopped in Pocomoke
this week for brief stay enroute
from their home in Florida to Au-
dobon, N. j., where Mrs. Wigton and
sons will spend the summer with rela-
tives.
Miss Frances Matthews, of King
ston, was among those present at the
engagement dance of Miss Bernice
Benjamin of Salisbury on Saturday
evening last. The affair was held at
the George Washington roof garden
in Ocean City.
Mr.. Vernon Davis, student at West
ern Teachers College, Bowling Green,
Kentucky, is spending the summer va
cation at his home here. Mr.. Davis
was accompanied by his bride, the for
mer Miss Aubrey Mae Mitchell, of
Bowling Green.
Mrs. S. T. Schicktanz and sons have
returned to Washington after a visit
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. r.
Harlan Robertson. Mr.. Schicktanz
and family will leave the first of July
for New Orleans where they expect to
make their future home.
Beginning this week Sunday night
preaching services at Bethany Meth
odist Church will be discontinued dur
ing the summer months and will be
resumed in September. Preaching
services will be held each Sunday
morning at the usual hour.
Mr.. T. G. Porter returned to his
home in Allen Tuesday after a visit
of several weeks with his daughter,
Mrs. George L. Bounds and Mr..
Bounds on Linden Ave. Mr.. Porter
is the father of "Dick" Porter, of
baseball fame, manager of the SYRIA
cuse "Chiefs."
Mrs. Willard Holland, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Howard, Of this
city, is patient in St. Joseph's Hos
pital in Baltimore where she under
went an operation on Saturday last.
From latest reports she is getting a.
long as well as can be expected. Mas
ter Billy Holland is staying with his
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