The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-06-10
FROM NEARBY TOWNS
CHRONICLE OF HAPPENINGS AMONGST
OUR NEIGHBORs.
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sTEESvILLE..
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ments and Job work Of Walter VI.
Filters Tonsorial Parlors, local agent.

The strawberry and ice cream fes.
IiFal held IN the Isyceum On Monday
night for the benefit of the Sykesville
Library Association was not largely
attended on account of the weather
but a neat sum was realized and tht
Indies felt repaid for their work.
Mrs. VIM. MeDaniels, Of Frederick
is visiting Miss Fannie Jones.
Miss Emma v. Beach, Of Philadel
phia, is the guest of Mrs. .. B. SPEECH.
er.
Earl CLANCY and little daughter
Gladys are visiting relatives at Plane
No. 4.
Miss Margaret Mellor gave birth.
day party on Tuesday evening. Games
we're played until late hour, wheI
refreshments were served. Those
present were Misses Margaret and
Dorothy MeIlor, Elva seIby, Lillian
Schultz, Esther and Adelaide Selby
Angels West. Caroline Hewitt; Messrs
Edwin and Frank Mellor, Z. L. Swain
Henry Mereeron, Roger and William
Selby, VIM. Shipley, Rev. st. ClalI
Allen and Margaret Harris.
Miss. Marjorie Sprecher Is visiting
friends in Baltimore.
Miss Hattie Blake, OF Baltimore, Il
the guests Of her sister, Mrs. John Nc.
Donald.
Harrison Rider, of Sherwood, Il
visiting his sister, Mrs. Newton De-
Vries.
The Misses Sprecher gave a five
hundred party on Friday evening
Those present we're Misses Marjorie
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Mcdonald, Lillian Schultz: Messrs
Welburn Mapp, Henry Mereeron, r.
i. Swain, William Shlpley, Lowndes
Bennett, William Hutehens and Frank
Mellor.
Miss Mary Merceron is visiting her
grandmother. Mrs Wright. Of Towson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Crook have
returned to their home IN Howard
county, after an extended Northern
trip.
DR.. D. q. sprecher has returned
home from St Louis, where he at
tended the American Medical Assoei=
alton.
Miss Catherine Cauthorn gave a
Five Hundred party on Friday even
Ing. Those present were Misses I'll
len and Julia Grey, Mary Merceron.
Lillian Kemp. Catherine and Agnes
Gauthorn. Mary yelling: Messrs.
Thomas and William yelling, Frank
Mellor, II. l. Swain and Henry Mer-
eeron.
Miss Lillian Kemp and brother
Franklin, Of Roslyn, are the guests
of Mrs. John Gauthorn.
Miss Julia Grey, OF Woodstock, Il
visiting her sister, Miss Ellen Grey.
On account of the inelement wealth
er Children's Day exercises we're post
poned at Springfield Presbyterian
Church, ST. James and st. paul's Il.
{. Church, until Sunday. June 18th.
Exercises will be held al 10 o'clock
on Sunday morning at Springfield,
Sunday afternoon at o'clock at st.
James, and Sunday evening at St
paul's NJ. L. Church at S O'clock.
The great D. & o. Station at Sykes
vile is being remodeled and repaired
to accommodate the summer tourists
At Sykesyille.
Henry Blake Is visiting relatives In
sykesyille.
Rev. Mr.. Allen is visiting friends In
Baltimore
Miss Beuiah Johnson and brother
Raymond, Of Ellicott CITY. have re-
turned home.
An interesting feature Of Memorial
Day at Confederate Home in Rich
mond was the presentation by Mrs.
s. Dorsey sydnor of portrait of
her uncle, YIN. Henry Forsythe, of
Howard county. painted from a pho
tograph taken Immediately after the
battle of Gettysburg MH. Forsythe
mai "a uaI - -
was gallant Confederate soldier and
Of Maryland feel Justly proud that his
portrait nov stands among the honor
ed veterans n Dixie Land.
The evening Of June 7th vas the oe=
easion Of delightful social gathering,
when Miss Margaret Elizabeth Mell0f
entertained her friends At the beanti=
ful home Of Dir. e. NJ. Mellor. The
spacious rooms of Rugby were
beautifully decorated and ablaze with
many lights, and as soon as the last
of the guests had arrived, various
forms of Amusement. were introduced
contests requiring considerable skill
in mental gymnastics as we'll as In
sight" into hidden mysteries, and the
time passed most swiftly until mid
night, when the doors we're thrown
open into the dining room. where un-
der beautiful decoration OF bells
and cupids and lanterns, refreshments
we're served. Down the center of the
perfectly appointed table ran a mini
aInre telegraph system on the
wires OF which happy eupIds smiled
benignly down on the assembled
guests. To the place cards we're tied
little golden bells, and the fasors were
little silYered mail boxes filled with
eomfits. Just as the guests were
seated, telegram was handed Joshua
7. Mellor. Of AIberton. VINO promptly
rose in his place and informed the ex.
pectant group that the telegram an.
nonnced the engagement Of his ward
Miss Margaret Elizabeth Mellor, to
Mr.. Edwin II Mellor, Jr. Such clan.
ping OF hands and cries of approval
set all the wires" hummIng, until Il
seemed that the Cupids Joined In fhf
glee, and nodded their gaY little heads
as II to say We did it.. and all the
little bells rang a merry wedding
chime. After the serving of the col.
lation, graceful and witty speeches
we're made BY Joshua T. Mellor, Rev
st. Clair Allen and Walton HOOD
Grant, all Of which were heartily ap.
plauded. After some attractive music
the guests said "good-morning," and
departed, hoping there would be an.
other altogether delightful announce.
ment Miss Margaret Z. MelIor is the
daughter Of the late Thomas H. and
Emma V. Mellor. OF Hartford county
and since her residence N sykesyille
for the past few years has made man,
warm friends. who hope to welcome
her back a. permanency. after !
brief sojourn in Philadelphia. Mr.. Z
n. Mellor. Jr. since boyhood. has beer
one Of the most popular young men
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