The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1891-05-30
sykesville Items.

All the spring improvements are being rap
idly pushed forward. Postmaster Aellor
new store will be completed abont the middle
of June, and will be the largest and most
convenient one in the place. He will stock
it with new goods and almost give his old
stock away. Mr.. Asa Hepner has remodeled
his store and put in new glass front, and
greatly increased his stock in trade. Asa has
proven himself to be real hustler, and de-
serves as much credit as any man in the place
for his rapid business advances. He is now
also engaged in the manufacture of brick,
and has 100, 900 ready for the kiln. Wade IL.
d. Wariield and himself are engaged in the
business. The yard is located on Hepner
land, where an inexhaustible bed of clay OF
the very finest quality has been discovered;
! This will prove an important enterprise, ana
will be pushed with vigor by the new firm.
Mrs. j. A. Mellor has opened a new store
on the main street and stocked it with trim
mings and notions for ladies', which make II
very neat appearance. John Ii. Wilson, now
the agent OF the famous old Champion ma
chine, is doing a good business at his new
stand under Odd Fellows Hall. John keeps
everything neat around him. Schultz y Son
| have crossed the river and are putting IN
new stock of goods. John Mcdonald Co.
will fill both stores this spring with new goods
and increase their clerical force. Peter
and if you want to find him now you must call
him of the roof. Clarence +. Brown has
opened his spring campaign by II change OF
| front He has moved from McDonald's into
| Weer's building, where he carries on the
harness business, and has his BARRIERS chair
at the big front window. The new planning
mill of Warfield is kept busy now, and adds
greatly to the business aspect of the place
j. +. Norwood is adding bay windows to his
| house, and contemplates other improvements.
Stewart Kearney has recently purchased IL
acres of ground, with cottage, on Springfield
| avenue, adjoining l.. Ii. Schultz. 1t is one
| of the prettiest localities on the avenue. lie
will improve the cottage and occupy IT until
| he shall have decided upon plan for new
and more modern structure for residence,
| in the grove which overlooks the whole village
and Springfield farm.
| The boarding houses promise TO be well
| filled this summer, and an unusually gay
/ season is predicted.
| The first society dance came oil on Nednes-
day night, 9th inst, at Howard Hail. Some
thirty couple attended. MessrS, Stewart
Kearney, DIR. c. w. Heninger and Scott
Heflinger were the committee.
The grand jury has been discharged. MS
a wonder they didn't sit longer than the Court.
! Mr.. Asa Hepner lost valuable young horse
/ on Sunday last. The bolts killed him. He
was doctored for five hours, and given every
known remedy for every other disease except
the bolts. Various causes were assigned for
his death by the village physicians, the veter-
mary and Mr. John II. Wilson, the Champion
machine agent, who had just read the latest
work on diseases of horses. 1t was deter
mined at last to dissect him, to prove to the
satisfaction of the dounting ones the real cause
of his death. SO at shutdown he was loaded
on wagon, which was escorted by half the
male population of the village and carried be-
yond the Hotel Heights, where Prof. kolen-
burg, with n Ratchet and rusty saw, proved
to the disgust of himself and the knowing
ones, that the horse died from bolts. We
have always thought that the best way to find
out what is the matter with a horse is to cut
him open.