The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1891-04-04
STACKS CORNER ITEMS.
Easter Services-oyster Supper-A Wedding
An Easter Monday Hop-other Items.

Easter was appropriately observed in the
| Ca.solic churches at Harrisonville, Just over
in Baltimore county, and at Sykesville, this
county. The affairs were decorated with
natural and artificial flowers. A treat will
| be given the children in St. Josepb's Church,
Sykesville by way of an illustrated lecture,
on the 10Th, at p. m, BY Mr. Waters, a
student at Woodstock.
| The oyster supper given for the benefit OF
the Temperance Alliance by Freedom Lodge
Melted $23 1t was held two evenings last
week.
j. frank Shipley's appointment as Justice
Of the peace to succeed Mr.. Wadlow is quite
satisfactory Mr.. Shipley is conscientious,
honorable and impartial. He is about to
erect large barrack ON his premises, and
will begin when the weather permits
Mrs. S. d. Shipey and family, after brief
visit to your city, returned Monday afternoon.
We are pleased at having Mr.. Wilson, of
Westminster, back in Sykesville for clerk,
as he is very popular in filling that role, par
iicularly with the ladies'.
A duiet home wedding took place at the
residence of Mr.. n. Norris, at Eldersburg,
on the 3lst of March. Mr.. Norris eldest
daughter, Martha, was married to MIR. Joseph
Slack, OF Slack's Corner, Rev. E. Buhrman
officiating. Only the immediate families of
the contracting parties were invited. The
hour was $50 p. NJ. The bride wore black
silk, with drab front, having worn mourning
till her marriage. They will take up their
residence at the parsonage recently purchased
| By Mr.. Slack. The boys from the surround
ing country gave the happy pair a rafting
serenade Wednesday night. They had been
collecting tin horns, fddles and costumes for
a month for the occasion.
The Misses Duff, who reside at Freedom
during the summer gave a full dress party at
their town home Easter Monday evening.
| The parlor and diningroom were stripped of
their furniture and linen was laid Dancing
was the feature of the evening. At o clock
| a handsome refreshment table was set, in the
centre of which was large Easter egg.
Among those presesent from Carroll were
| Miss Lizzie Hewitt, Mr.. James Hewitt and
| Guy Steele The others were Mr.. and Mrs.
j. l.. Duff and their three daughters to whom
the party was given, Misses Ella, Lilly and
Bessie: Miss Grace HOuck, of Frederick;
Miss Mamie Myers, York, Pa; Miss Mamie
| Miller, Washington, d. c.; Misses Berthe
Aud, Mamie Zouek, Eugenia Jones. Nellie
| Fox, Ella I4inthicum, Lizzie Black, Bessie
! Anderson, Edith Townsend, Emma Griffith
and Misses Munder and Janowitz. The gen
tlemen were C. Kotch, Edwin l.. Hall, Geo.
| Poppeline, Walter Weber, Marshall Jones,
| Gus. Munder, Charles Lentz, Leon Findle,
Harry Bond, Henry and Frank Taylor, Lloyd
Nichols, Clarence Oldfeld, Gwynn Painter,
Mr.. Wolfe, Harry Stevens, Ed. Foster, Mr..
and Mrs Frank Osborne, Mr.. and Mrs.
Theodore Armstead, of Baltimore; Mrs A.
E. Biglow, of Philadelphia, Pa, and many
| others.
Mr.. W. l. Ridgeley's family have been
stricken with measles the past month. No
one else in the neighborhood has them.
The booming town of Sykesyille has not
supplied its customers with white sugar fol
several days. Boom her again, Charles, keep
| it up