The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-03-04
FROM NEARBY TOWNS
CHRONICLE OF HAPPENINGS AMONGST
OUR NEIGHBORS.
SYKESVILLE.
Leave ait subscriptions, advertise
ments and job work at Walter W..
Ritter's TOnsOrial ParlOrs, local agent.

Polk, of Sykesville, met with very
severe accident while doing some
work on his farm, he ran pitchfork
several inches deep in his side. The
wound although very painful one,
has not given him any serious trouble.
Mrs. VIM. Postam and son Floyd, Of
New York City, are visiting Mrs. Chas.
Sullivan.
Messrs. Jian and George Berry, of
Gainesville, spent the weekend with
George Schrade. ........
Mr. Waesche, Of Montgomery coun-
Waesche's. ..E.
Mrs. George Ennis, who has been
spending some time with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Frank Lucus, has returned
to her home in Montgomery county.
Miss Leila Hepner Is visiting friends
in Baltimore.
"a dance was given to the nurses OF
Springfield Hospital last Friday even
ing. Many outside young people en-
loved good music and dancing.
Mrs. Harry Warfield is visiting rela-
tives in Baltimore.
Mrs. Nicholas Jones spent afew days
last week with relatives i'm MT. Airy.
Miss Esther Sprecher, who was
taken to the University Hospital on
Monday, was operated on for append1-
citis she is greatly improved at pres
ent.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Warthem and
baby have been visiting friends in
Sykesville.
Miss Marie Mcdonald gave an infor-
NAL dinner party on Friday evening.
Games were played until $50 when
dinner was served. Those present
were Misses Dorothy Mellor, Angela
West Lillian Schultz, Gertrude Hoff-
man, of Baltimore; Nell Thomas,
Virginia Sprecher, Julia Mcdonald,
Messrs. G. Lowndes Bennett, Pen. J..
Bennett, Walton Grant, Frank Mellor,
William Shipley, Henry Merceron and
Edward Norton.
Miss Angela West, of Gainesville, is
spending sometime with Miss Dorothy
Mellor. ....
Miss Nell Thomas, of Baltimore,
who has been visiting Miss Lillian
Schultz has returned home.
John Bennett, who has recently
been operated on, is very much i'm
proved.
Mrs. D. p. Sprecher is staying with
friends in Baltimore.
The Junior club Of the M. e. Church,
OF Sykesville, met at the home OF Mr..
and Mrs. J. z. buckingham. Those
present were Misses Helen and Mar
garet Harris, Esther and May Sulli-
van, Mamie and Myrtle Arlington,
Lizzie HepHer, Lille Wheatley, Mag
gle Barlow, Messrs. Harry Brown,
Marion Harris, Clarence Clarke, Ben
Fowble, Norman Buchanan, Rev. st.
Clair Allen and Kennith Barnes.
Miss Mary Merceron who has under
gone lately an operation for appendi-
citis, is SO much improved that she
is expected home the last of this
week or the first Of next.
Miss Mary Hewitt, of Della, is Wis
iting her aunt, Mrs. s. ID. Shipley.
Mrs. F. G.. Merceron and daughter
Catherine are spending a few weeks
in Baltimore.
Mr.. Raymond BROMLEY, OF Balti
more, spent the weekend at the home
of Mr.. j. ii. Fowble.
Miss Carrie Brown, who is nurse
at the Columbia Hospital, of Wash
ington, has been home for few days.
A right unfortunate accident occur
red last Thursday night, which almost
broke up the skating rink here, when
Miss Mamie Smith fell down, bending
one arm under her. DIR. d. B. SPEECH
er was called in and found Miss Smith
had broken her arm in a very serious
way. A piece Of the bone being brok-
en- off and splintered.
Miss Earle CLANCY and little daugh-
ter Gladys Belle are spending week
with relatives in Plane No. A.
Mrs. John Mcdonald and daughter
Julia and son Harry, Mrs. Richard
Bennett, Dr. G. w. Heffenger, and VIM.
Chipley, cashier of Sykesville National
Bank, visited Baltimore Wednesday.
Miss Helen Cauthorn daughter of
John T.. Cauthorn, who has been very
i'll with pneumonia for the past two
weeks, Is improving very nicely, show
ing the good service rendered by their
family physician, DR.. @. w. Heffenger.
Sheriff Benjamin I'D. Kemper was i'm
town Tuesday and Wednesday with
summons for the directors Of the Sy-
kesville Building Association against
Louis Horpel and wife, Laura z. Hor-
pei, to appear ut the Office OF Guy W..
Steele Thursday at 10 a. m. Those
summoned were Walter T.. Hawkins,
2. NJ Mellor, Geo. Schrade, John Har-
ris, John Firvoed, Asa Hepner, Levi
Barnes, VIM. Melville and Harry M.
Phelps.
Miss Mary Merceron, daughter OF
+. G.. Merceron, was operated on ut
the University of Maryland for appen-
dicitis. The operation was success
and she is improving very rapidly.
Mr.. Merceron and family have been
continually at her side.
The administrator OF the Miss Mag
gle Hugg estate, Albert =. Strobel and
VIM. 8. Thomas, visited Sykesville last
Friday and Saturday and left orders
with Mr.. II. r. Curley to make all
necessary improvements to properties
and make sale OF all stock and farm
ing implements on March LIZ. The
farm has been rented to John w. For
sythe. w. w. Ritter will occupy the
old mansion.
Sheriff Kemper was here on bust
ness Tuesday.
After the regular meeting OIL the
Carroll Council No. ia, Jr. %. U. "A.
M, banquet was served and enjoy
ed. The state officers of the society
were present at the meeting.
W. r. Polk, who recently recovered
from an attack OF typhoid fever, met
with a painful accident by falling
from hay rick upon fork, which
pierced his limb from the knee to the
thigh. MMn Standardization
R. w. Carter, who has been confined
to the house with tonsilitis for the
past three weeks, was at his place OF
business Tuesday.