The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-03-25
FROM NEARBY TOWNS
CHRONICLE OF HAPPENINGS AMONGST
OUR NEIGHBORS.
Leave all subscriptions, advertise.
Ments and job work at Walter wv.
Ritter's TOnsOrial Parlors, local agent.
SYKESVILLE.

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Misses Edna and Grace Auer are
visiting their uncle, DIR. Auer, of Bal
timore.
The Junior Club of the Methodist
Church met at the home of MIR. and
Mrs. John Clarke last Friday evening.
The young people were entertained
with music, recitations and games.
Mr.. Floyd Spurrier gave several very
funny selections. Refreshments were
served at late hour. Those present
were Mir. and Mrs. Y. T.. Buckingham,
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Spurrier, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Clarke, Misses Mamie
Clarke, Mary Lacey, Margaret and
Helen Harris, Elizabeth and Leila Hep
ner, Lille Wheatley, Maggie Barlow,
Esther and Mae Sullivan, Messrs.
Lewis Ogle, Clarence Clarke, IL. II.
Bennett, Henry Bennett, Kenneth
Barnes, Marion Harris, Norman Buck
man, Irving Mount and st Clair Allen.
Misses Frances and Ida Jones are
visiting in Mt. Airy.
Last Sunday prominent member
OF the Sykesville Dramatic club took
rat poison, whether by accident or
suicidal intention has not yet been
learned, as the young man is very re-
ticent on that particular subject. 1t
is learned that unrequitted affection
played the leading part in this I'M
staged drama.
Mrs. l.. H. Schultz has been quite
sick for the past week.
Misses Josephine and Helen War
field, of Mt. De Sales Academy, are
spending the Easter holidays with
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. III. I'D.
WarfieId.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Barnes and lit
tie son Francis are visiting friends in
Baltimore.
MI. and Mrs. Earl CLANCY have
moved to their new home on Church
avenue.
Jack Merceron is spending few
days with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
F. G. Merceron.
Harry Pickett was taken to Balti-
more on Monday by DR.. Edward Cronk,
where he will be operated on for ap-
pendicitis.
Rev. Gibbs Mckinney visited our
town last week.
Early Monday morning, Daniel Hep
ner, one of our oldest residents, died
at his home in Sykesville. Mr.. Hep
ner had been quite sick all the winter
The funeral services were held at his
home on Tuesday afternoon, Rev. G..
r. Dudley officiating. Interment in
Springfield cemetery.
All persons who wish fine, stylish
buggies and good strong wagons, take
a look at the two carloads of buggies
and wagons at Mr.. r. w. Carriers.
Misses Katherine and Martha Hep
ner are spending a few days at the
home of their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Asa Hepner.
Miss Ella T. Shultz has returned
home after spending few days with
relatives in Frederick.
Mrs. J. +. Waesche on Tuesday even
ing was unexpectedly called to Vir-
ginia, to see her mother, Mrs. Ale
stock, who is desperately i'll.
Miss Marjorie Sprecher has return
Cd home after spending the winter in
Baltimore.
The infant daughter of MIR. and Mrs.
Geo. Bopst, who has been critically i'll
the past week with double pneumonia
and meningitis, is reported by the at
tending physician, DR.. G. w. Heffen
ger, as much improved.
Miss Ruth Berrett has returned
home after spending several weeks
with relatives in Baltimore.
Mrs. Ella Thomas, who has been
visiting Mrs. L. P. Shultz, has return
ed to her home i'm Baltimore.
The March term Of the Circuit Court
for Howard county convened Monday
morning with Judge William I'll. For
sythe, Jr., on the bench. The follow
ing we're selected a. grand jurymen
John B. Mattingly, foreman; William
T.. Isaac, Edward ID. Ridgley, Eugene R.
Dennis, Joseph o. Hale, George w.
Hobbs, Jr., Charles . Gerwig, James
wv. Thompson, Edward M. Gillett,
Augustus R. Biddinger, Arthur Hardy,
Jr., John R. Wheatley, Frank @. Hig-
ginbotham, Samuel M. Scott, Harry
Putgenter, Thomas wv. Christian, Jr.,
A. Riggs Stackhouse, H. Griffith Davis,
George q. Wolfe, 1T. WI. Claggett, Thos.
f. Justus, Francis D. Millman and
Anthony StrOmberg. Petit Jury-Ed
ward a. Powers, John z. O'Donnell,
Frederick D. Gill, Frederick Ennoss,
Caswell III. Mckenzie, John y. Norton,
Herman J. Rosenstock, B. Preston
Isaac, Charles Il. Hardy, William iii.
Berrett, Martemer d. Crapster, Jr.,
Henry Zimmerman, Thomas O Bor-
trell, Frank r. Florstedt, Ray E. Wal
tiers, William ID. yelling, Howard T..
Zepp, "a. Howard Linthicum, Charles
T. Disney, Lorenzo D. Pickett, William
r.. Thompson, Charles y. Eberhart,
August Drummer, George w. Page and
Joshua Cross of T.