The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1914-05-29
SYKESTILLE.

timOre who have been the recent
4 guests of MIR. and Mrs. William Mel
vile, have returned to their home.
1 Miss Adele Harris spent sever i
days this week with relatives in Bal
i timore.
Mrs. Ed. Arlington spent several
days last week with her daughter,
Mrs. Benjamin Fowble, of Baltimore.
| Mr.. John G.. Gather, who had been
critically Ill, is somewhat better at
this writing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Devilbiss, OF
! Baltimore, spent Sunday with the
formers mother. Mrs. Mamie Devil
bliss.
Mr.. william Shipley has purchased
a Ford touring car from George &
DeVries.
The strawberry festival held last
Thursday night in Odd Fellows Hall,
by the ladies OF the w. O. II. w., was
considered quite a success.
Miss Anna Brown, teacher at the
school, returned to her home in
Fowblesburg on Saturday.
Mr.. ]. B. Barker spent Saturday
and Sunday i'm Westminster.
Mr.. John McCauley, of Cumberland,
spent Sunday at the home of Mr.. @.
H. Sullivan.
Miss Mary Gallon. of Baltimore,
spent the weeks end at the home of
Mr.. Irwin Buckingham.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Parke and
family are spending the summer at
the home Of Mrs. Parke's brother,
MI. J. B. George.
The first quarterly conference OF
St Pauls Methodist Episcopal
Church will BE held Friday night. Dr.
r. II. Watson will preside.
Mr. Frank Hill, OF Baltimore, spent
Sunday with his brother, Mr.. Elbridge
Hill
Mr.. Alexander, OF Philadelphia;
Miss Amoss, OF Baltimore; Mrs.
Krumb, Of Dayton; Mr.. and Mrs y.
Il. Harris, Misses Marie Harris, Mabel
Bennett, Rev. and Mrs. Otto Drifting
ham and Frank Bennett were the
guests of MIR. and Mrs. Milton Flohr
ON Wednesday, May goth.
Public schools closed on Friday for
the summer term.
Mrs. Grace Brown spent the weeks
end with friends in Ellicott City.
Mr.. Raymond Ffrovid, of Baltimore,
visited Sykesville on Saturday.
Rev. and Mrs. 2. A. Sexsmith, Of
Washington, y. c., are spending
several days at the home of Mr..
Walter Hawkins
Mr.. Edward Alexander has rented
the house just vacated by Mr. Will
lam Dudderar, on Springfield avenue.
Mr.. Alexander will take possession
the first OF the month.
DR.. John Morris and Mr.. Wade H.
ID. War6eld have purchased automo-
biles from George g. DeVries.
A very pretty wedding was witness
ed last Wednesday at 2 p. m, in
Union Chapel, Flohrville, when Miss
Gertrude Flohr, eldest daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs Milton Flohr, became
the bride of Mr.. William Amoss, of
Washington, ID. O., by the Rev. Otto
Birmingham. The church was taste
fully decorated in green and white.
The bride wore very pretty gown of
white satin, trimmed in lace and
pearls and carried bouquet of white
roses and lilies of the valley. Miss
Edith Flohr, sister of the bride,
played the wedding march. Mr. Roy
Flohr, brother Of the bride, acted as
best man. and Messrs. Herbert Flohr
and Frank Bennett were ushers. a
wedding breakfast was served at y
o'clock to a number Of their friends.
The bride and groom left immediate
ly after the ceremony for q trip to
Niagara Falls.
Mr.. Samuel Slack, after an illness
OF a week, died at the Maryland
University Hospital, Baltimore, on
Thursday morning and was brought
to his home, which is near here, on
that day. Mr.. Slack lived near Mount
View, Howard county, and IL survived
by a widow, two daughters, Mrs.
Alvie Iglehart and Eunice Slack, and
two sons, BENJAMIN and Dallas Slack.
Funeral services were held in St.
James Methodist Episcopal Church,
of which he was a member, on Sat-
urday morning at 1890, Rev. Jones,
pastor of that church officiated, inter
ment was made in Mount View Gene
terry.
Mrs. Harvey Fowble, of Baltimore,
Is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Joseph
Lippy.
Miss Woody Miller IS the guest at
the home OF Mr.. William Blunt.
Miss Louise Barnett is visiting in
Baltimore.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Firovid have re
turned from a trip to Cleveland
Rev. #. Y. Jaggers was the weeks
end guest at the home CT Mr.. John
Harris.
Miss Virginia Sprecher spent sew
eral days last week in Wilmington
Delaware.
Miss Dorothy Mellor visited Balti-