The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1888-04-14
sYKEsvILLE ITEMS.
Business Changes and Improvements-Syk
VILE Boomfng-Postmaster Brown VIII
Mot acio

Spring is little slow TO come, and most
too tardy for Sykesville, where our business
people are waiting and watching for more
prepitious weather, to commence their spring
improvements. Business changes will be few,
but improvements many. The old firm OF
Zimmerman 4 Schultz will give way in the
general merchandising business to the Seward
Bros, of West Point, Va, on the LIST day OF
Nav. John Mcdonald & Co. will erect on
their lot, Immediately opposite their present
store, large and ornamental frame building
"a by 20 feet, the lower part to be used for
store and office purposes, and the second
story will be fitted up as hall. In this I'M
provement Mr.. Mcdonald has anticipated a
long felt want in this community, as many
pleasant entertainments have been driven
away from Sykesville for want of place OF
this character. 1t is also currently reported
that the same firm will cease to sell liquors OF
a spirituous or fermented nature after the LIST
of May next. The whiskey supply of the
village will not, however, be cut off, as Crabbs
now purchases it by the barrel. The Hotel
DeBerry will then, for the first time for many
long years, be the only place in Sykesville
where liquor is sold. Bretz, the shoemaker,
has taken possession of his new purchase, the
Moorehead property, and has divided his
office if not his honors with barber Brown;
one will peg while the other clips. Merchant
Mellor is still full of sores, but manages to
look after his increased business. Warheld
& Donovan will also make extensive improve
ments. This young firm is fast becoming very
popular, both in business and social way.
John Norwood, the agent of the b. d U. H.,
and would be agent of everything else that
comes along, is improving his cottage resi-
dence and grounds. His railroad reports are
yery gratifying. They show such decided
increase in business for the past year that they
would make even Mt. Airy blush, but we
know that Mt. Airy is so many hundred feet
higher than Sykesville, and naturally windy
place.
Postmaster Frank Brown will, if possible,
dispose of his many cottages and several highly
improved farms in May, as he is determined to
reduce the size of Springfield to 500 acres.
Probably there is no man in Maryland except
the generous postmaster who would without
being completely divide and sell, to suit pur-
chasers, one of the finest estates in Maryland.
Owing to the illness of Mrs. Brown he will
take her to Southern Europe in early June,
Immediately after the Democratic Presidential
nomination. After his family comes his
party, and after his party comes his friends
He will not resign the postmastership of Bal
timore city.
Samuel Il. Duvall will continue business at
his old stand, all reports to the contrary not
withstanding. Mr.. Duvall is too good a man,
and has done as much, if not more, than any
other man in Sykesville to promote its bust
ness interests, and the people will sustain him.
DR.. Phillips has rented one of his cottages.
They are desirably located and convenient.
The only trouble appears to be that the chin
neys draw the wrong way.
Rev. j. R. Andrew, the newly-appointed
minister of the NJ. f. Church South at Free
dom, has preached his first sermon and pleased
his people. He has also married his first
couple in this district, the happy pair being
Dorsey W. Brandenburg and Miss Virginia I.
Phillips, of Oakland. An account of this
wedding was already in type when this letter
was received.-EDs.
Chas. R. Favour, of Sykesville, stepped out
of the Custom House into the Postoffice, but
that was only a short step, you know.