The Democratic advocate., 1909-12-17
FROM NEARBY TOWNS
CHRONICLE OF HAPPENINGS AMONGTS
our NEIGHBORS.
SYKKSYILLE.

Early Saturday morning IRE broke out
IN the slaugnter house OF j. Belt Town
shend, Sykesville and the flames soon
spread to the w0odshed and chicken house
belonging to the Methodist parsonage
The whole town was quickly aroused, and
bucket brigade formed, and by hard
the home OF Mr.. Townshend nor the Meth
odist parsonage were seriously damaged
by the tire. The fire engine was not call
ga out as there was little or no water
Mr.. Cross. OF Woodstock. visited our
town this week.
James and McKendry Churches. Church who has s;
been living In the Methodist parsonage
waiting the completion Of the new house
at MeKendry, moved TO his new home
The bridge club met at the home of
Mrs. Louis +. Schultz on Wednesday af-
ternoon Those present were Mesdamss
j.. II. Schultz. Thomas Anderson, II. G..
Merceron, Harry Curley. Harry Warfeld,
Ida Gorsuch, John cauthorn and j. r..
Miss Minna Gombel, OF Baltimore. IA the
guest OF the Misses Sprecher.
Misses Mamie Clark and Miss Mary
Lacy. Of Sykesyille, visited Baltimore,
Misses Josephine and Helen warfeld,
who are pupils at Mt. DeSale's Academy
Catonsvllle spent the week end at the
home q their parents. Mr. and Mrs. w.
Miss Lizzie Hepner. who visited friends
In Baltimore, returned home
The Sykesyille Dramatic Club Is prae-
tieing for play to be given in the Ly-
ceum. Thursday, December 80. for the
benefit OF the Sykesyille Library Associ-
alton. The play Is reported TO be very
good one and In fact the best given here.
The The name is very suggestive, being
What's Next"
Oscar, Streaker, who has been a patient
at st. Agnes Hospital, for the past four
weeks. returned TO his home. on Saturday.
His many friends are glad TO welcome
him in their midst again.
A representative OF the Salvation Army
OF Baltimore, had been canyassing our
town for the money for a Christmas din.
ner given for the poor OF Baltimore
The Springfield Missionary Society met
at the home OF Mrs. d. B. Sprecher Friday
Afternoon. An address was given by Miss
Alice White. OF Baltimore. Those present
were Mesdames L. L. schultz, d. b.
ella Schultz. Annie Rnndle. Alice White.
Margaret Phoehus Emmn and Grace
Hobbs, Edna, Grace and Gladys Auer Hell
en- orem, Mary Carter, and Harry Carter,
Phoebus. James Wheatley, Marshall Cart
er and Sterling Auer
Robert Swain. OF Nortan and Swain's
drug store spent some time In Baltimore
this week.
Miss Ida Jones attended a hop at ST.
Johns College, Annapolis. on Friday
Miss Bertha George visited her sister.
Mrs. George Parke, Of Roland Park, Bal
tiInore, this week.
Mrs Nicholas Jones Is visiting her
mother. Mrs. Elizabeth Web. of Mt. Airy.
Miss Nettie Binles has returned 10 her
home in Virginia after an extended visit
TO Miss Mamie Mcdonald, OF Sykesyile
The Junior Card Club met at the home
OF Miss Carrie Hewitt on Friday night.
Among those present were Misses Carrie
Hewitt Fannie and Ida Jones virginia
aud Esther Sprecher. Katherine Cauthorn
and Ellen Gray, Thomas Welliug, Earle
Webb G. l.. Bennett +. T. Bennett, Dolph
Merceron. Henry MercerOn, Walton Grant
and John Webb. The club meets next
Thursday evening at the home Of Miss
DR. and Mrs. j. r. waesehe visited town
this week.
Sykesville is certainly surprising Lit.
tie town, II was said that this town could
not support two banks. That was when
the First National Bank Of Sykesville was
hrst started. but now. that bank has 50
prospered that the citizens say. were there
to be started another II could be main
tained. The First National Bank has for
Its home the finest building In Sykesyllle
and the surrounding country. II has a
reading room for ladies'. magnificent
board room. n presidents Office. and the
requirements OF all good organized lnsti.
tutions OF this kind. Business ~ by no
means ever dull iD this enterpriaing bank
The CASHIER Mr.. NJ II. weer and teller
Mr.. Floyd Spurrier, are never idle. The
President IL Mr.. r. O.. Merceron, the vice.
presidents, Mr.. X. w. Carter aud A. f.
Arlington.