The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1882-08-26
Svkesyiue Items.

Springfield Academy, which is now about
completed, is an elegant and substantial I'M
provement. The building is erected immedi-
ately in front of Springfield Presbyterian
Church, near the angle OF the Sykesvllle ana
Westminster and the Eldersburg reads, 'front.'
ing southeast. 1t is frame structure, and
built after what is known as the East LAKE"
style. The main building is BOB by 409, three
stories, with portico in front, and large dining
room in basement. The first story is Il feet
high, with large hall and vestibule and three
spacious rooms, all commercially large folding
doors The second and third stories have
each FIVE large rooms and hall. There are
ten windows in the front of main build
ing, three of which are triple, one double
and one single dormer window. The
back building is Is by l6 feet, two stories,
with kitchen, buffers room, two chambers
and bathroom. The entire building inside
is whitecoated and has hard wood finish
throughout. The outside is painted drab,
with dark red and maroon trimmings, and
ornamented with weather vane on the front
gable. Water is forced into the house by
a windmill pump. Ike Academy is com
plete and elegant in all its appointments, and
has ali the convenieneies that modern I'M
provements can apply. 1t is delightfully."- SIT
uated, and commands beautiful view OF the
surrounding country. Springfield Academy
was built by Mrs. George Patterson at a cost
of Sc. 900. she intending it for permanent
institution. The architect is E. G. Lind, and
the contractor James forbes, of Baltimore.
The carpenter work was done by Mr.. John L.
Marshall of Reisterstown, and done in mas
terlv manner rejecting credit on the builder,
as nothing was sighted. Our well-known
plastexer, Chris. Hanson, did the plasterlng,
and the walls look like polished marble. The
painting, which gives the building such a
splendid appearance; was done by Mr.. W. II;
Anderson, of Baltimore city. The house Will
be occupied in time for the fall term OF their
school by the Misses Beach. The surround
ings Will be improved as rapidly as possible.
The worst game of baseball played here
this season was played last Saturday IN Ber-
ret's big meadow, near Freedom. between the
Freedom and Sykesville clubs, and resulted
again in a victory for Sykesville, by score
of 81 to 20. Freedom was FIRST to 60 to the
bat, and they came near staying there all the
afternoon, making IA runs, and held the lead
until the fifth inning, when the game began to
get interesting. Brooks, of the Sykesyllle
nine, who was behind the bat, caught bail
on his right eyebrow, considerably damaging
it and causing blood to flow freely I've scored
first blood for Freedom His wounds were
quickly dressed by DIR. Sprecher, when the
game went on. his place being filed by Berry
Hobbs In tie four last innings the Sykes
vile boys had il all their own way, Freedom
failing to make a score. Ike Davis, who was
pitching. proved himself master of that part
of the game, and threw the balls in hike hot
shot, Hobbs fairly picking them off the bat.
There was considerable bad playing all
around. Freedom weakened their game by
the change of pitcher. Paynter az hrst base
PLAYED we'll Hines and Li4tle did not play
as well as the week before. Joe Berret sas.
tanned his reputation as first-class muller,
the balls passing through his hands like saudi
through a seive. Nearly every man on the
Sykesville nine made an objectionable mutt.
Mr. George NJ. Pragh acted as umpire III the
first part Of the game but, owing to some dis
satisfaction. he very properly withdrew, when
Mr.. Bayard Saville acted as umpire, and made
a good one After the game the Sykesville
bows returned to the village and refreshed
themselves with ice cream. The same climbs
viii play again this Saturday afternoon at
Sykesville.
Mr.. II. ]. Baker reports trial Of SA acres
Of wheat on thin land. with 800 pounds Of
dissolved and raw bone mixed, and the result,
"a bushels per acre. tby weight. The wheat
was Of the Amber variety. Zeller's Valley,
new variety Of smooth red wheat, he reports
a Yield of . bushels per aere, machine measure.
The early potato crop in this district Is very
good Mr. Charles C. F. Schroeder vii have
between 500 aud 900 bushels. The early Po-
tatoes are generally larger than they have
been for some years.
Last Saturday night Vim. Hkines. Of Mt
Airy, attempted to board a coal train Al Mon
r0yis, on the Baltimore 4 Ohio Railroad,
when he slipped and fell beneath the eSrs,
six Of which passed over him, crushing both
arms and legs, breaking seven RIBS and 81
verev cutting his head. The last car eaREht
and dragged him three hundred feet He
died Sunday night Haines was about twenty.
Eve years of age.