The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1889-07-20
sYKESYILLE ITEMS.
Wheat Yields Summer Boarders-AWen Post
ed Insurance Agent Engaged Other
Items.

The weather of this week has been favor
able to the farmer Threshing and hay making
is now the order. The wheat is turning out
from twelve to twenty-five bushels per acre.
Very few have reached the latter figure. Mr..
j. +. Beasman reports yield of a bushels.
At Springfield the yield is between 20 and p
bushels, and all of poor quality. Most all are
shipping as fast as they thresh. The more
knowing ones are holding over in hopes of
better prices. We now have several active
parties in the grain business, making lively
competition for handling the grain of this
! section The farmer is sure to get the high
est prices and need not be troubled with
| placing his grain in the hands of Baltimore
city merchants.
Postmaster and Mrs. Brown are entertain
| ing their many friends at Springfield, and
| their country home never looked prettier.
1 The postmaster is probably now the busiest
man in Carroll county. The great fair at
Pimlico, with its attendant celebrations, in
| September he is president OF and the ac-
knowleged leader of this great exhibition,
which bids fair to put all former celebrations
of like character in the shade. To this he
gives every spare moment of his time that is
not occupied with his regular postofiice duties.
He reaches home every evening about 7.SO,
and leaves about the same hour in the morn
ing. While at home he directs the move
ments on his farm, looks after the manage
me1t of his great stables, assists Mrs. Brown
in attending to the comfort and entertainment
of their many guests, and doesn't forget to
romp an hour or so with his children, to
whom he is greatly devoted.
"Chihuahus, Sykesville's famous summer
resort for city people, has now an halt hun,
bred boarders. The locust grove IN front ci
the house fairly swarms with children.
Mr.. and Mrs l.. II. Schultz and Miss Ella
Schultz are at Atlantic City. Mr. David Don
avian has just returned from there looking as
brown as an Italian.
DR.. d. B. Sprecher's house looks so well
under fresh coat of paint that agent Nor
wood is following suit and painting his
The Doctors is steele color, with dark
trimmings: Norwood's. so far, Is sort OF
cheese color.
Mr.. Norwood has the most complete poultry
establishment in the county. He has large
hennery. with all modern Improvements. and
two incubators, which are capable OF turning
ont 200 chickens per week DIR. Sprecher
also has a fine hennery. He Is now engaged
with Norwood in producing poultry. he
partnership is limited, owing to the different
tempers Of the parties.
Mr.. John J. Baumgartner, of Westminster,
the enterprising agent Of several popular IN.
surance companies, is quartered al the Hotel .
DeBerry, and is making a thorough and sue
ceSsful canvas Of this and Howard counties IN
the interest Of the company he 50 ably repre- /
sents Jack Is quite popular here and IS well (
posted in the insurance business lie recltes 4
his little piece with wonderful precision. E
He will spend next week in Elhcot City.
Schultz's Hotel, on the Howard side, was
filed 10 overlooking on Thursday night, the I
18th ins:, with the most fashionable audience .
ever seen in Sykesville, TO witness a dramatic Z
performance by our famous aInatuer dramatic 4
troupe. entitled Engaged. The acting
was good. the stage setting admirable and the 4
audience delighted. Il was 4 FIRST class per 4
Torrance in every particular and gave evi-
dence that our local talent need no longer 4
slamher. The following Is the dFamai's per .
s0nU:
q Lowuties Bennett 4
F,..{,-as,ts.s his friend Beverley d Ncnnett .
Mr. Syfu itflttAcf J. kishcT .
Angus Macaiister q iowlsua peasant ladi
v ainr NffssiIiicudsly David nnuisNau .
Belinda Trrhcrnc. Mss Amelia ftsltef 7
Miss Aruenia Brooks .
M. NscfaSiane, Is iowlAsd widow
Mis- fsly Hcwiss .
Parser fMiunir's maid Mss Hattie &. Bennett
Act I,-gsarden u q cottage near 6sctna, on tlto 4
Is,r,ier between England and scotland
Acts II and iIi.--nrawins Room 10 syuiFeF-'n .
house Tea London
tween Acts aud a. THREE days tnitrval - sup T
IN Glars AasFfTss-u Acts ~ AMI tit.