The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-03-11
SYKESVILLE.

evening was read by Miss Ethel Sulli-
van. Judging by the laughter and by
the expressions Of the faces or the
young people everyone had lovely
time. Those present were Mr.. and
Mrs. John Harris, Mr.. and Mrs. J. T.
Buckingham, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Hepner, Misses Clara Selby, Helen,
Adele and Margaret Harris, Lizzie
Hepner, Esther and Mae Sullivan,
Lillian Wheatley, Leila Hepner, Maggie
Barlow, Messrs. Harry Brown, Ray
Firoved, Clarence Clarke, Irving
Mount, Marion Harris, II. u. Bennett
Henry Bennett, Kennith Barnes, Bur-
ton Townshend and Rev. st. Clair Al
len.
Miss Mamie Blake and Harry Blake,
OF North Charles street, Baltimore,
have returned home after visit to
their sister, Mrs. John Mcdonald.
Miss Mary Merceron, daughter OF
our prominent bank president, Mr.. +.
G.. Merceron, was brought home from
the University Hospital on Saturday
last. Miss Merceron was operated on
for appendicitis just two weeks ago.
and her recovery has been marVously
swift No one need fear the oread
Of appendicitis now, when In these
days surgeons can operate, ana nave
their patients home in ten days.
Mrs. j. P. Phillinger, who has been
visiting her daughter, Mrs. K. W.
Carter, has returned to her home In
Baltimore.
Miss May Carter is staying with rel
atives in Baltimore.
We are very glad to say John Ben
nett, son of Mr.. Richard Bennett, IS
very much improved, and will soon be
able to return home.
w. w. Ritter expects to move very
soon into the Hugg Mansion. This
house has for years been mystery
and delight to children, as it has been
closed for over twenty years. 1t has
thirty-six large rooms, splendid por-
ches and a beautiful lawn. The PEG
pie of Sykesville are Overjoyed that
this lovely old place is to be put in
good condition again.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl CLANCY and little
daughter, Gladys Belle, have returned
from a weeks visit to Mrs. Hipsley,
Of Plane No. A.
The Aid Society of the M. E. Church
met at Mrs. Brooke Gallons home.
Those present were Mrs. John Harris,
Mrs. }. Firoved, Mrs. Brook Gallon,
Mrs. Asa Hepner, Mrs. f. w. Snyder,
Mrs. George Schrade and Mrs. William
Melville.
Miss Angela West who has been Wis
iting Mrs. E. M. Mellor, has returned
to her home, outside Of Baltimore city.
Miss Virginia Sprecher has been
staying with friends in Baltimore.
There will be a sale OF the M. D.
Mcdonald farm on the 18th of March.
James p. Carter, Of Chestertown,
Md, has been staying with his brother
r. w. Carter, of Sykesville.
William Shipley has been quite sick
since February %. We hope the act
i've part he took in the play at Spring
field Hospital on that day did not
cause his illness.
DR.. r. l.. Swain is visiting in Balt1-
more and Ellicott City.
Miss Esther Sprecher is steadily
improving. If no complications arise
she expects to return home in week
or ten days.
Mrs. VIM. Hepner and little son
Louis, who have been staying with
Mrs. John Bauer, have returned home.
Mrs. n Jones is visiting relatives in
Mt. Airy.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Warthen have re-
turned to their home in Baltimore.
The skating rink will be open Sat
urday night.
Al. Phoebus recently purchased a
piece of the Brooks property.
Harry Vowel, of Baltimore, who
has been staying with his cousin, DR..
Harrison, of Springfield Hospital, has
returned home.
Mrs. Harry Bevard has been visiting
friends in Baltimore.
Mrs. Samuel d. Shipley has purch-
ased the Hewitt farm.
RI. II. Bennett sprained his ankle
this week. The sprain, though very
painful one, has yielded to treatment
very nicely.
The Sykesville Library Association
recently bought good number Of the
latest books. 1t is quite an up-to-date
association, having nearly all the best
magazines, and lots of splendid books.
Why not join if you like to read ? It
costs only one dollar year. For ad-
mittance apply to Miss Katie Nc
Donald.
The B. G. o. has had gang of car
penters repairing the platforms and
station for the past week.
The good weather has made every
body busy here. p. Il. Bennett has
sold car load of clover leaf spread
erS.
A. A. Dorsey, better known as Uucle
Bud, visited w. w. Ritter this week
and said the blue bird had whistled,
and the clerk got busy in sweeping up
the scattered hair. If anybody wants
hair, call on Ritter, and he will give
them q crop with every subscription
to the Advocate.
painful accident on Sunday morning
which was caused by taking the pow
der from a gun she'll and placing 1t
Oh post at the B. &c D. station, and
lighting, which blew up in his face.
He was hurried to the Office of w. +.
Lucas, where the injuries were dress
ed. He is getting along very nicely.
The storm of Sunday night was very
severe in this section. Lightning
struck three large locust trees near
the cottage or VIM. Knaff, and the
meat house of VIM. Bennett, tearing
one end out. The electric plant was
out Of commission for while and lam
terms and candles had to be put in
use, but owing to the good manage
ment of Fred Gebheart, the chief cleo
trical engineer, the place was soon re-
stored to light.
WI. Bennett and Sons, contractors,
have started in with good force to
build the road from West Friendship
to join the Sykesville macadam road.
The stork visited the home of Ed
ward Barnes Monday morning about
3 o'clock and left him a. souvenir,
for his first visit, a fine 101a pound
boy.
The Sykesville Timing Company,