Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-05-16
Local and Rural News

Mrs. J. Harry Young was hostess to
the afternoon bridge club on Tuesday.
Mrs. John T. Riley visited relatives
in Baltimore over the weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. John G. Parks, of
Harrington, DEL, have been recent
visitors in town.
DR.. and Mrs. r. I. Givens and son
motored to Baltimore over the week.
end.
Rev. and Mrs. J. F. Willis are in
wilmington, DEL, attending the Meth
odist Conference.
Mr.. J. Paul Young who has been
housed with an attack of grippe is
gradually improving.
Miss Maude Payne, of Baltimore,
has been the guest of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Payne.
The annual membership meeting of
the Pocomoke Public Library was
held Monday afternoon at o'clock.
Judge and Mrs. James M. Crockett
spent the past weekend with their
daughter, Miss Priscilla Crockett, a
House guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Nor
ris M. Young are Mrs. Bright Kelley
and Mrs. John Brice, of Baltimore.
Mrs. Winter C. Cullen is spending
two weeks with her sister, Mrs. Chas.
K. Tug, Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia.
Mrs. Riley P. Stevenson spent the
past weekend with her daughter,
Mrs. Harris Corddry at Public Land
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Howard
Young, of Trainer, Pa, were week.
end guests of Mr.. and Mrs. E. w.
Watson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ellwood e. Matthews
spent the weekend with their son,
Mr.. Winston Matthews and Mrs. Mat
thews in Baltimore.
Mrs. Norman Sartorius, Jr., has is
sued invitations to a dessert bridge
this afternoon at her home on Market
St.
Mrs. Matte B. Devereaux has re-
turned to her home here after spend
ing the winter in Irvington, N. j.,
and Townsend, Del.
Miss Diane Barnes, of Princess
Anne, spent part Of last week with
her uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ralph A. Ross.
!. student at Hood College, Frederick.
Mrs: Maurice Payne has been con-
fined to her home on Second Street
this week by reason of illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Merrill Belote Of this
city announce the birth of a daugh-
ter, born in the Northampton-Acco-
mack Hospital, Nassawadox, Va, on
II Thursday, May 9Th.
A regular meeting of the Woman's
Democratic Club Of Worcester Coun-
ty will be held Monday night, May
10th at Brimer's Restaurant in Snow
Hill.
J. M. Crockett, assistant manager
of the Hotel Emerson in Baltimore,
has purchased the John E. Parks
farm near Accomac, Va, from the
Federal Land Bank in Baltimore.
Griffin Callahan, Jr., a freshman
of Washington College, who, a few
months ago was appointed a cadet at
West Point, has received his orders
to report at the Military Academy
July LIST.
Rev. G. E. Lester, pastor of Beth
any Methodist Church and Mr.. J. A.
Davis, delegate, left Tuesday for Will
mington, Del, where they will attend
the Methodist Conference in session
this week in Union Church.
Miss Beulah U. Richards who has
been spending the winter in Balti-
more stopped in Pocomoke for a
weeks visit with Mrs. Frank E. Hud-
son, enroute to her home in Beaufort
N. G.
Mr.. and Mrs. George L. Bounds
motored to Baltimore over the week
end to visit their son-in-law and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Fuller Van
Horn. Mrs. Bounds remained for a
longer stay.
Miss Marcie Ards of this city and
Mr.. Lester Lang were quietly mar