The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1914-08-21
RURAL NEWS.
CHRONICLES OF HAPPENINGS AMONGST
OUR NEIGHBORS.
lMcGTNNIS SIDING.

One Of the best affairs held tn this
neighborhOod for many moons w.
given last Monday night 1T the home
Of MIR. and Mrs. Isaac Long the CO
casion was a birthday surprise party
given in honor or Miss Marie Long by
her many friends The guests NUM-
bered about fifty people, and they
came from all sections OF tn county
Among the crowd were a few people
from Baltimore and Philadelphia The
party was truly surprise to Miss
Long i'm whose honor AZ vas given.
She wa totally unaware OF any OF
the plans until the fifty OF more OF
her friends suTged On the lawn. the
evening could not have been better
spent. Games OF ali kinds were play
ed, some OF which caused considerable
laughter Aside from this the guests
were entertained with music in every
fashion. The musical feature wa
the singing OF the famous Tannery
quartet consisting of Bill Bowman,
Andy" Himler, Raymond Moser and
Herb" Matthias. Such singing 81 was
rendered by this quartet has never
been heard before and may never b.
heard again bill Bowman IL the
soprano singer OF the quartet and
when hi melodiOus voice IL keyed up
to high pitch the sound II almost
synonymous with the squealing or "a
sea gull. When III il i'm deep earnest
and tries to make an impression or
nis hearers he curls his upper Lip UP
to hi nostrils hi pinkish gums and
hi pearly white teeth become visible.
Andy" HiIller ID what il known a. a
Frog In The Throat" basso. When
he let loose at the party the columns
supporting the porch trembled- ITO
avoid destruction Of hi home Ike
Long jumped up On the roof to keep
Andy" from bassoing il down Ait
certainly il fun to see Bill and Andy
trying to drown each others voice.
The decorations OF the affair were
extremely tasteful. The porch where
most of the evening was spent was
artistically decorated with Japanese
lanterns OF all colors. Around the
porch columns bunting OF ali cOlOrS
was wound. Miss Long was warmly
congratulated by her friends. At MA
late hour a fine collation. was served.
The large crowd i'm attendance neces-
STATED the resetting Of the table four
times. Before the affair was con-
cluded the people voted they had the
times or their lives Among those
present were: Messrs. and Mesdames
Isaac Long, Andrew Himler, Charles
Sizes and William Bowman; Mesdames
Gertrude Green, Fred Friese and
Luther Martin, Of Philadelphia Misses
Marie Long, Matte Long, Amanda
Green, Edna Green, Larue Bowman,
Henrietta Himler, Flora Friese, Ida
Lowe, Mary Lowe, Annie Bitzel, Elsie
Bowman, Anna Sizes, Emma Burgoon,
Of Baltimore, and Flora and Laura
Burgoon, of Philadelphia; Messrs--
William Tawney, Hurley BerWager,
Jessie Stephen, Herbert q. Matthias,
Harry BerWager, Weldon Wimert,
Harry Larmore, Henry Buckingham,
Raymond Mosher, Albert Lowe, John
Bitzel, John Green, Russell Bowman,
Vernon Stocksdale, Of Finksburg, and
Howard Burgoon and I'll Lipnick, Of
Baltimore; Frederick Matthias and
Ralph Wimert.
Col. Joshua Murdoch is not the only
one who can handle stubborn animal.
Miles Long attempted to lead calf
from one pasture field to another.
Miles with the assistance or his
helper, Joe Fowler, did almost every
thing to get the calf to bulge. They
finally turned the animal around and
started to back him. He responded to
this treatment, but it certainly was "a
peculiar sight to see Miles backing
the calf ND hill