Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-09-04
Local and Rural News

Mr.. and Mrs. William Black, Of
Bridgeton, n. J., and Mr.. Walter
Donoway Of this city, spent Saturday
last with Mrs. Willie Matthews il
Hampton Va,
Mrs. R. S. Elmore, Of this city
and her daughter, Mrs. Robert Gard
ner, of HopkinsvilIe, Ky, were guests
Tuesday and Wednesday of relatives
in Melfa, Va.
Due to Monday being holiday the
Mayor and City Council will defer
their regular meeting until the fol
lowing night, Tuesday, September 8th
at the usual hour
Mr. William H. Walters left fol
Baltimore Sunday where he has been
transferred by the c & P Telephone
Company His family will join hin
in the near future.
There will be no services in St
Marys Episcopal Church this Sunday
September 9th. Services will, how
ever, be resumed the following Sun
day, September 18th.
Mr.. and Mrs. William s. Veaseyt
of Norfolk, Va, and Mrs. Gladys
Brooks and Gaylord Brooks, of Cum
berland, Md, have been guests OF
Mrs. Eugene w. Veasey.
Mrs. Walter Donaway and two sons
Lennie and Walter, returned home
Sunday from a weeks visit with Mrs.
Donaway's sister, Mrs. Willie Mat
thews, in Hampton, Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Griffin Callahan,
Miss Ruth Callahan and Miss Phyllis
Vincent have returned from a stay
in New York City and visit to West
Point Military Academy.
Mrs. Kate Smith has as her house
guests this week: Mrs. Ernest White,
of Onancock, Va, Mrs. George Glenn,
Lansing, Pa, and Mr.. and Mrs. Hor-
ace Smith, Baltimore, Md.
Mr.. and Mrs William H. Merrill,
Jr., of Greenbackville and Mr.. Claude
w. Outten of Newport News were
dinner guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs.
Chester Outten of near town.
Mr.. Claude Outten, of Newport
News, Va, spent Sunday with his
wife and daughter, Claudette Alec, at
the home of his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Chester Outten, near town.
Miss Hortense Bunting will return
the last of the week from a visit with
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Youngman, in Leb-
anon, Pa, and Mr. and Mrs. Walter
D. Bromley, in Hagerstown, Md.
Visiting in the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Norman Matthews over the
weekend were: Mrs. Crother Lang
of Wilmington, Del, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Harold Matthews, of Philadel-
phia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elbridge Williams, of
Norfolk, have been guests the past
week of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Wat
son. Mr.. Williams is in the Coast
Guard Service stationed at the Nor
folk base.
sRev. G.. E. Lester has returned
from Westminster where he attend
ed the annual Summer Conference
for Ministers held in the Theological
Seminary from August 31st to Sep
TENDER 18th.
No preaching services will be held
in the Pitts Greek Presbyterian
Church this Sunday, either in POGO
moke or at Beaver Dam. Sunday
School and Christian Endeavor vii
be held at the usual hours.
Mrs. James M. Crockett and daugh-
ter, Miss Priscilla Crockett have re
turned from a weeks stay at Ocean
City. While there Miss Crockett en-
tertained a number of her class
mates at a house party.
Mr.. Frank Farlow who has been as
ISOLATED with the I. H. Merrill Com
pany here has accepted a position
with Ralph & Gaskill in Salisbury
and will leave next week to take up
his new duties. Mr. and Mrs. Far
low have been occupying an apart
ment in the Ennis home on Second