Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-08-01
Local and Rural News

Norman Byrd, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
George P. Byrd, returned on Thurs
day last from the Peninsula General
; Hospital, Salisbury, where he under
went tonsilectomy.
Mrs. Katherine Atkinson, who has
been resident of Milton, Del, for
several years returned to Pocomoke
on Wednesday where she expects to
make her future home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter D. Bromley,
of Frederick, Md, were weekend Wis
itors at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
George S. Bunting. Miss Hortense
Bunting returned with them for a
visit.
Sympathy is extended Mr.. and Mrs.
Elwood Young, of Hallwood, Va, in
the loss of their infant son, George
Elwood, born Sunday, July 9th and
died the same day. Mrs. Young will
be remembered as Miss Elizabeth
Jackson.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. R. Harrington, of
Cape Charles, were weekend guests
of her sister, Mrs. Anna G. Mcclure.
They were accompanied home by their
son, Master Benjamin Harrington,
who spent the past two weeks with
his aunt, and grandmother, here and
with friends in Ocean City.
There will be a meeting Of the Ma
kemie Memorial Association, Mrs.
Warner Ames, president, on Wednes-
day, August 9th at 8 P. M. The
meeting will be held at the home of
Mrs. j. H. Fletcher in Accomac, Va.
Every member is earnestly requested
to be present.
Mr.. Charles D. Long and son, James
of st. Louis, Mo-, accompanied by Mr..
Walter Long, of Princess Anne, spent
Monday afternoon last at the Hearne-
Stevenson home in Pocomoke. Mr..
Charles D. Long is a grandson of the
late Rev. John D. Long and wife, who
were for many years residents of this
city.
Mr.. Edward Merrill, of Wilmington,
Del, is attending the annual Conven-
ton of the Farm Bureau Life and
Automobile Insurance Company which
is being held at the Atlantic Hotel in
Ocean City. Mrs. Merrill and daugh-
ter, Barbara Ellen, are spending the
week with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Willis Redden and with Mr.. Merrill's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William H.
Merrill, of Clarke Avenue.
A farewell party was rendered Mr..
and Mrs. B. William Lance by Miss
Lois Hancock, Miss Elizabeth Hall
and Mrs. Lena Rawls, prior to the de-
parture of Mr.. Lance for Cumberland,
Md. Mrs. Lance and little daughter,
Marilyn Jane, will leave for their new
home about the first of August. The
party was given at the new Municipal
Park and was in the nature of an out
door supper followed by dancing in
the Club House.
Mrs. William H. Beach will go to
New York this week to meet Mr..
Beach, vice-consul at Belgium, who
was among the thirty or more Ameri-
can consular officials and employees
and their families ordered to leave
the Axis-dominated Europe, when
Axis officials were expelled from the
United States. Mr.. Beach sailed
from Lisbon, Portugal, on the navy
transport West Point on Friday last
and returns to his wife and son, after
an absence of two years.
Pony Penning Day was held at
Chincoteague yesterday and as usual
drew tremendous crowd of visitors
from all parts of the country. This
event is one of the most picturesque
and colorful entertainments the East
ern Shore offers and annually attracts
thousands of visitors to the Island.
The wild ponies were driven over
from Assateague Wednesday and
. were placed in corrals near the carni-
val grounds early Thursday morning.
The day featured carnival attractions,
pony races, boxing matches, water
sports and delicious seafood dinners,
the latter served all day by the ladies