The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1880-09-04


Freedom district is determined 10 bo -
~ lhe pleasant pastimes and festivit;es ~ m,
season. he dance that came on M ,be ~;
usnee OF Capt w. p. Gorsueh. ON the oe,I
ulhoi was magnificent and most eniovabl,
aia,.' and was under the skillfnl managem Mem
9 nessrs' j. NJ. Zimmerman, samJ ID
onlpley' John y. Baesman and W, p. Cor,
suvui 1I' The home Of Capt. Gorsuch lie.
uhuer the hills near Gorsucb's switch h /.
approached by a winding road from sykes.
t.ue, ana bursts upon you suddenly in ali the
SSeauy ol its surroundings. On its Southern
noh' ls piazza forty feet long and twelve
Mue, 70 TINS was atiaeheda welllaid platform
Wenly ieet vide, reaching the whole length
| ~ "S piazza making polished surface Tor
w uahcers OF thirtytwO by forty feet; the
aIdilion was neatly covered with canvas and
Mhen brilliantly lighted resembled the deck
" hn ocean steamer. Some two hundred In
ftatlons had been sent out, but, owing N n
ueacherous sky and old probabilty's prog.
niosteations, many who were expected from n
Instance did not come, yet there were fully
one hundred and fifty people present; The
beauty and elite Of the neighborbood was veil
represented. About half. past seven o'elock
the carriages, with their fair freight began IN
arrive, and when the clock told eight. Draner
The soul-stirnng Draper, "rogined de how -
ana the merry dance began. There we're
'hlriy'two couples on the. floor at one time.
YET It never was crowded After the twelfth
lance aud at the twelfth hour, supper wasa mn.
nouhced. A long table was set 10 the dining
room which was well filed with substantials,
ana IN the centre OF il was a huge tray OF
luscious grapes, artistically arranged, with
Wreaths OF evergreen. No wines or liquors
were offered the guests, but good strong
coffee IN their stead. Fully one hour was
spent at supper, six tables having to be set;
aud you know, too, there was much sweet
nonsense said behind a fan or chicken bone.
Aiter supper, again the dance-and with the
delightful music and the delightful company,
no one appeared to grow tired. Many Of the
gentlemen wee good dancers, and We noticed
among them n sptinkliug OF Swallow tails
aud white kids. Some Of the ladies were
dressed in silk suits with train, others wore
the eyer'becOming white. We're we a Jen-
ktns we might give a better description of the
ladies', so we will only add in our own way,
they did Just look too sweet. The lookers.on
took position around the floor, aud at the open
windows, aud seated around little card table
in the parlor could be seen tour enjoying their
cigars and quiet game Of whist. The merry
hours soon sped by, aud at the wen,y.fith
dance, To the tune Cf Home Sweet Home, -
the morning brake, aud by the gray light of the
dawn could be seen lover like couple swing.
ing in hammock on tho lawn, lost TO the
world and all beside. GoOd.byes we're quick.
ly said and all departed loud ia praise OF Cor.
such's great dance. To the Captain aud Mrs.
Gorsuch many thanks are due; their whole
desire was TO see the young folks happy. To
The management, too much cannot be said.
u was the finest affair Of the Kind Freedom
district has ever seen, and as a friend said to
Us on another subject, let's repeat.
Among the ladies' present from Baltimore
we're the Misses Maggie Barnum, Ida Cow.
man, Mary Boyd, Nellie Anderson, Emma
Anderson, Bessie Anderson, Cora Walker,
Nellie Thomas, Maggie Moorehead Miss Iii.
ger and IL. Chesbora. From Howard were
the Misses Jennie, Minnie, aud SAllie Dor.
sey. Pattie Gather, Matte Banks, Commits.
souer Warheld and Lady, Professor j. d..
Warhcld, DIR. C.. c. MoOrehead and wife. W..
Davis and family, John Ridgely, Messrs
Harry and George Hobbs, Howard Peddi.
cord aud Edward Graham. From Baltimore
county were Miss Annie Stocksdale, and
Mcssrs. Harry Deyries and &. Lyon Rogers.
From Washington, ID. c., were Misses An
ME l.arcombe, jennie Evans aud Mr.. aud
Mrs. Evans; Miss Duncan, Of Wilmington,
Del. Among the prominent people Of our
district we noticed the venerable DR.. Hines,
who was looker.o on 10 Venice, Mr., and Mrs
Louis Shultz, John ChauEeey Brooks, Jr.,
Mrs. kalkman and daughter, j. X. Kearney
and family, Joseph W. Berrelt, Miss Lizzie
Hewitt, j, Frank Shipley and family, Messrs.
John, William and Chas. Pearce and John
Mcdonald.