Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-02-14

Mrs. Joshua Tarr has returned
home after spending three weeks with
her sister, Mrs. Walter Catlin, in Girls
field, Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. P. Hearthway
and Mrs. w. T. Brown spent Thurs
day with Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Ward
at Snow Hill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred McAllister
of Snow Hill, spent Wednesday with
Mrs. Blanche Russell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Clark, of
Chincoteague, Va, Mrs. Henry Crow
ley, Miss Margaret Crowley and
Messrs. James and Clifton Crowley
were dinner guests Sunday of Mr..
and Mrs. Allen Crowley.
Mr.. Hearn, of Willard, Md. Mr..
and Mrs. Este Jones, Jr., and Mr..
and Mrs. Herbert Marshall were Sun
day dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Este Jones, Sr.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Crowley and
Mrs. w. C. Tull spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Catlin at Girls
field. Mrs. Crowley remained for a
two weeks visit.
Misses Jean and Joyce Pruitt cele-
brated jointly at a birthday party
on Saturday, Feb. 9Th, at the home of
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. E.
Pruitt in Greenbackville. The party
was in onor of their twelfth and
eighth birthday anniversary, respec-
lively. The guests present were Hell
en- Doughty, Norma Marshall, Bar
bara Brown, Ann Collins, Jacqueline
Petit, Margaret Doughty, Mary and
Hannah Young, Rachel Pruitt, Helen
Pruitt and Roger Brown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Davids, of Philadel-
phia, Pa, spent the weekend Mrs.
David's grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
James Chapman, near town.
The Garry Sunshine Class" of
Franklin City Methodist Church, was
entertained on Tuesday evening, Feb
ruary II, at the home of Mrs. Ernest
Hudson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Pruitt and
daughter, Elinor, Misses Helen Pruitt
and Elva Porter, of town and Mr..
James Tull of New Church, visited
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Williams, at Chin
colleague, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Tull, of Bal
timore, Md, Mrs. Mollie Tull, of
Parksley, spent Monday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Marvin Coffin.
Miss Rebecca Adkins spent Mon
day night with Miss Joyce Petit at
Silva, Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Cherrix, of
Philadelphia, Mr.. and Mrs. Louis
Cherrix and son, of Snow Hill, Mr..
and Mrs. Groton Hill and daughters,
Flora and Jane, of Chestertown, Nd,
spent the weekend with Mr.. and
Mrs. George E. Mumford.
Miss Elizabeth Bayis and Mr.. Ellis
worth Morganthou, of Wilmington,
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Este Jones, Jr.,
Sunday.
Mr.. Walter Tarr, of Franklin City,
better known as "Coot" Tarr died
Saturday, Feb. 1, aged Sc years. In
earlier life he played ball and had
\ host of friends at home and a.
broad, which was shown by the at
tendance at the funeral and the many
floral tributes. He was a member of |
the Odd Fellows lodge. Funeral ser
vices were held at the home Of his
nephew, Mr.. Samuel Tarr, Monday
afternoon, Feb. g., conducted by Rev.
J. A. Birmingham and interment was
in the family burying ground at Por-
terville, Md. Active pallbearers were
Messrs. Russell Sharpley. Donald
Sturgis, John Davis, Martin Ards,
Steelman ngersoll and Nelson Col
Inns. The honorary pallbearers were
Messrs. Stanley Brimer, Fl. N. Col
Inns, Alonza Ward, I. J. Hancock,
Sam fash, George Taylor. He is sur
vived by a brother, Mr.. William Ad-
Olson Tarr of Quinby, Va, several
nieces and nephews.