The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1889-06-22
sYKEsvILLE ITEMS.
Children's Day Services - Embryo Booths =



/ Last Sunday was Childreu's Day here.
/ The daily rainy record was broken, and the
4 sun shone brightly all day. At Springfield
! PRESBYTERIAN Church children's services were
! held in the morning, Rev. p I. Eieurnoy
1 pres;ding. The church was handsomely dec
/ GRATED with flowers and ferns. The attend
ance was good The exercises were of a
pleasing character, noticeable feature being
/ the singing Rev. Mr.. Mckeley, the assistant
minister, delivered an address. In the after
noon the children of St. Paul's NJ. Z. Sabbath
School celebrated children's day in toe same
edifce. The church was well filed, this being
the largest Sabbath school in the village
The exercises were singing and Rotations.
The latter were not up to the usual good
standard, owing to the children being unable
to rehearsc during the rainy weather. Rev.
&. G. Cook presided, and delivered an address
to the children. He took occasion, also, to
thank Mr.. FIournoy and the members of his
church for their Christian generosity in allow
ing them the use of their church, which they
had so elegantly decorated for their own ser.
vices.
On Tuesday evening we had the amateur
Grammatical performance at Schultz's Hall,
for the benefit of Mr.. Amos Duvall. 1t was
q decided success The hall was filed with
the elite of the neighborhood The first piece
was farce. Box and Cox" One lady,
Miss Nellie War6eld, and two gentlemen,
Messrs. Lowudes Bennett and Bradley Fisher,
took part. The acting of all was tar above
the average amateur performers, and they
were deservediy applauded. The second
piece was "1'he Seven Old Ladies from Law
endeTtown Il was under the direction of
Miss Cora Hefinger, who deserves great
credit for the admirable rendition Of the
play. Seven gentlemen also took part IN the
play and made excellent wax figures, which
Mr.. Scott Heftnger exhibited with the skill OF
an old riugmasier. M. Heiinger also sang
several songs, which were warmly applauded.
The churuSes were lively and well rendered.
The orchestra. with Bradley Fisher at the
piano and Chipley with the oornet. vas I'M.
mense The ladies dressed better than they
danced. and we're qniek aud dazzling in their
transformations. Everyoae was pleased. ep't
we hope soon 70 see hnosher exhibition Of ike
character Among the audience we noticed
the genial Couuieuance OF the editor ul the
Eiic0it City Democrat
On the following night, Wednesday, Spring
field Institute held It's regular annual com
meucemeni ia the same hall. We wcre unable
30 be present
Wheat harvest IS about ON as. The crop
that promised such an abundant yield ia early
sprinstime has suffered so much from the
recent continuous rA'a thAL no". VITA US z
bhchred heads and rusty stalks, it Will not be
mach more than half a crop. The clover, on
which our dairy farmers depend so much for
their winter feed. is also badly damaged 4
few have cut, but fewer have Succeeded ia
curing It. Some have stored Il away heavily
sal,cd, so much 80 that ig may sell be called
picked bay.
Oar old timed C0gaty Commissioners have
agreed with their brethren Of Howard county
to repair an the bridges on the Pa,aVscb..cx
copiiug she one a; G,ssgeh's Swlirh. and g
that is 20; repaired yoa will hear from as IN .
q future stem.