Mr. Wm. M. Day and son, of Salis?
bury , former citizens, paid our town
a \isit in their big automobile this
week.
Jnr. W. S. Waples, formerly of Fall
Uiver, Mass,, now relief agent foi
the N. Y. P. cSc N. R. R. Co., relieved
agent Fries at Pocomoke tins week.
our farmers tiro shipping straw?
berries this week, but acreage is
small and crop therefore short. Their
{8 WU largely increased this
Spring.
Mr. Geo. H. Terry, of Newbern,
N. C, culled home by tile death ol
his lather, Mr. Geo. IL Terry, will
remain here for some time to settle
up his faille r's estate.
Diphtheria made its appearance in
our town last week at humes ot Mr.
(i. W. Hitchens and Mr. W. S. .Nock,
but with the prompt ase Of antitoxins
by Dr. Trow, their children were
soon out ol danger.
Dur cashier, Mr. J. T. Lewis, anti
wife attended the ninth annual com?
mencement of the Powhatan Female
Institute at Bologna, Va., this week.
His wile's sister, Miss Ella Parks, rc
I the graduating honors at this
commencement.
Mrs. Dr. Frank Fletcher anti other
ladies of upper Aceomac are talking
ot organizing a chapter ol Daughters
of Confederacy for upper parish. A
hundred or more are eligible to mem?
bership and it certainly would bo a
step in the right direction.
The reunion of United Confederate
ms takes place ai Birmingham,
Ala., Juno 9-11, and delegates from
Aceomac who propose to attend will
have to leave here on June 7th, I a.
| m. train,in order to connect with the
train that leaves Portsmouth Sunday
night.
