The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1893-09-02
sYKEsvrLLE ITEMS.
Dance at Howard Hall Thursday Tennis Club
-Personals-Freedom Tournament.

Decentralization Tournament
The most charming events of the season
was dance given at Howard Hall on Friday
evening of last week, by the young gentlemen
of the neighborhood. Baltimore city, Carroll
and Howard counties were well represented.
The chaperones were Mrs. NJ. Green. Mrs.
NJ. l.. Voorhees, and Mrs. j. II. Steele. The
music was furnished by Prot. johnson of Bal
timore. About 11.30 refreshments were
served, after which dancing was continued
until late hour. Among the many present
were Mrs. M. ii. Green, Mrs. M. l.. Voor
hees, Mrs. E. h. Macgill, Miss Laura Dorsey,
Washington, d. c.; Misses Lowndes, Easton,
Nd; Misses Minnie Brooks, Hattie Blake,
Ida, Sadie and Florence Dawson, Nina Green,
Gertrude Drextel, of Baltimore; Misses Helen
Devries and Blanche Haase. Wheeling, W..
Va, and Miss Hogan, of Baltimore; Misses
Hattie Bennett, Mamie Polk, Nellie War6eld,
Maggie Voorhees,, Cora and Lille Heffenger;
Messrs. Powers and Campbell of Baltimore;
Penn, Beverly and Lloyd Bennett, John Voor-
hees, II. Devries. James Dorsey, NJ. }. Me-
Donald, Shriver Brandenburg, Stuart Kear-
ny, John Brooks, S. d. Shipley, Lucien Kear-
Howard Warfeld, Gordon Fisher, Trusten
Polk, Jr., VIM. I. Polk, Poe Green, VIM.
Wilson, Jas. G. Berret.
One of the most disastrous wind and rain
storms that has visited this vicinity in years
passed over here on Monday night, contin.
uing for about seven hours, and doing an
enormous amount of damage. The roads in
every direction were rendered almost impass-
able by fallen trees and debris, outbuildings
were wrecked and general terror reigned.
"Chihauhau,' the handsome residence of
Mrs Chas A. Warfeld, was shorn of num-
Der of its most beautiful trees. We are for
tunate in having no casualties to chronicle.
The regular monthly meeting of the Thurs
day Tennis Club was held at Springfield In.
stitute, the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. j. G.
Weems, on Tuesday evening of this week.
The meeting was well attended, and after
going through the usual routine of business.
refreshments were served, at the conclusion
of which dancing was INDUCED in for short
time.
Miss Minnie Brooks, of Eutaw Place Ex
tended. Baltimore, is the guest of the Misses
Bennett at their home, "The Heights.
Mrs Florence Williams with her daughter,
Miss Mamie, of Shepherdstown, W. Va, is
visiting her mother, Mrs. Mary kearney, of
this place,
Miss Annie Mellor, of Piedmont, W. Va,
is the guest of her brother, Mr.. E. NJ. Mellor.
Miss Mary Bell, of Baltimore, is the guest
of Miss Lizze Hewitt at her home, near Free
dom.
Miss Louise Davis, of Washington, d. c.,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. Z. V. Curtis, at
her home, .'Oak Grove" near Freedom.
Mr.. Wade II. D. Warfeld is sojourning at
the Worlds Fair.
Mr.. Keener Deyries, of Wheeling, W. Va,
is spending few days with his family at
''Idalia," the residence Of Mr.. William T.
Gorsnch.
The contractor has about put the finish
ing touches upon the new public school build
ing on Springfield Avenue, and it will be
fall school term. 1t is quite handsome
building, and adds greatly to the appearance
OF our suburbs.
Governor Brown and family will leave on
the 4th instant for the Worlds Fair.
The annual exodus of the summer boarder
has begun here, and many are returning to
their homes in the city, better physically but
worse financially.
We deem it advisable for young gentlemen
who are practically strangers in this neigh
borhood and who start out of stormy evenings
to make calls to get their bearings before be
ginning the journey, as our postmaster, whilst
the most courteous and hospitable of gentle
men. is rendered too tired by his many duties
to receive callers after 10 p. m.
On Wednesday, the Both ult., the annual
tournament of the Freedom Tournament As
sociation was held at Never Die Park, - the
property Of Mr.. J. b. Berret, and proved to
be most enjoyable affair. Throngs of PEG.
pie gathered from far and near, Baltimore,
Carroll and Howard counties being well rep
resented The charge to the Knights was
delivered by d. N. Henning, Esq, of West
minister, and the cornation address by Mr..
Ghas K. Favour, of Sykesvlle. The Knights
who entered the lists were as follows Mr..
Shirley, Harrisonville; VIM. Digs, Spring
field; Vim. Herbison, Pleasant Gap; James
Linton, Pear Grove; Samuel Belt, Snowden
Hill; C. Griffith, Mechanicsville, Archibald
Dorsey, Berret; W. Linton, Lone Starr; G.
Beasman, Freedom; d. Stem, Westminster;
N. W. Wood, Watersville; John Dutrow,
Valley Farm.
The following were the successful knights
Jacksonville, who crowned Miss Mamie
Warfeld Queen of Love and Beauty; Berret,
who crowned Miss Henning of Baltimore,
first maid; Valley Farm, who crowned Miss
Wilson second maid, and Snovden Hill, who
crowned Miss Nina Green Of Baltimore third
maid. That it would have been o difficult
matter to have selected fairer quartette of
maidens than the lovely queen and her
attendant maids, was the almost unanimous
verdict of all present. After the coronation
dancing was INDUCED in until late hour in
the evening, the music being furnished by
Prot. Iula's orchestra of Baltimore. Mr.. j.
G. Hewitt was Chief Marshal of the tourney,
aided by Mr.. John Dorsey, and the judges
were Mr.. John d. Beasman, Elisha Bennett,
w. P. Gorsuch, Geo. Prugh and John NJ.
Dorsey.