The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1914-01-30
RURAL NEWS.
CHRONICLES OF HAPPENINGS AMONGST
OUR NEIGHBORS.
SYKESYILLE.

The many IFlGnQS OL MES. IndEl1o1S
ShipIey were very sorry to learn that
she was taken with paralytic stroke
Saturday, lasting for about half
hour. Mrs Shipley il improving as
well as can be expected.
Miss Helen Harris Ia spending ten
days with relatives i'm Wilmington,
Del.
Rev. DIR. A. @. Dudley, pastor of the
Springfield Presbyterian Church, read
his resignation to his congregation on
Sunday morning. DR.. Dudley has been
the pastor of that church for ten
years, and if he leaves the community
this kind and lovable pastor Will pc
missed by Ill.
Mi, and Mrs. Richard Williams, Of
Alpha, spent Sunday at the home Of
Mr.. Frank Hale.
DR.. and Mrs. John Morris and fam
lily spent Sunday at the home Of ut.
Howard Warfield.
Mrs. c. a. Sullivan will entertain
the Ladies Aid Society Thursday, FEB
ruary 5, at 2.30 D. ~. This Is an i'm
portant meeting, as the arrangements
are to be made for the oyster supper,
which Is to be held February u and
13 ia the Lyceum.
Mrs. Levi Barnes, who had been on
the sick list, is able to be out.
Miss Bertha Aldridge has accepted
a position at the telephone exchange.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bailey Duddrear spent
Sunday ut the home OF Mr.. John Ben
nett.
Mr.. Brace, OF Frederick, visited at
the home OF Miss Ella Schultz this
week.
Miss Whalen, OF Ellicott City, has
been the guest OF Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer
Thompson.
Miss Eleanor Fisher, of Baltimore,
spent Sunday with DIR. and Mrs. y. Is.
Koerner.
Messrs. John Harris and Harry
Phelps attended the temperance lee
ture at the Lyric last Sunday.
Mrs. Abe Norris and family, who
had been spending a month at
Gaithersburg, have returned to their
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. John F. Sippel, of Bal
timore, were the weekend guests of
DIR. and Mrs. ]. @. Clarke, of the new
Mansion.
MIR. and Mrs. Elmer Thompson,
Charlie Thompson and Miss Whalen,
of Ellicott City, are spending a week
with relatives i'm Washington, d. @.
Mrs. Grace Brown, of Ellicott City,
has been visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs W. Dudderar.
Mr. w. Dudderar, who has been
very i'll, is improving.
Mrs. Kate Boyer is visiting relatives
and friends in Baltimore and Ellicott
City.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Melville are
visiting relatives in Baltimore.
Miss Myrtle FlOhr is visiting Mrs.
Levi Barnes.
Among the business men that visit
ed Baltimore this week are Messrs.
Brooks Mellor, z. M. Mellor, IT.,
Wade H. d. Warfield, T.. II. Schultz
and Joseph Lppy.
Miss Matte Brown is visiting her
sister, Mrs. w. r. Brown, Of Balti- |
more.
Mrs. Laura Barlowe has been very
sick, but is improving.
Mr.. Frank Mellor has been visiting
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. z. M. Mel
lor.
Miss Carrie Hewitt entertained at
cards last Saturday. Those present
we're: Misses Ruth Berrett, Mildred
Kessler, Josephine and Helen War
field, Elsie and Ida Jones, Dorothy
MeIlor and Jemima Forsythe; Messrs.
Walton Grant, Thomas Will yelling, |
Willie Hammond, Beverly and Lown-
des Bennett.
Mrs. John Wolf, Of Glenwood, visit
ed Mrs. Willard Weer last week.
Mr.. Brace and Miss Ella Schultz
are visiting in Baltimore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Harris enter
tanned number Of their young friends
Friday evening After having a good
time playing games and singing, they
were invited to the dining room to
partake Of an elaborate supper. Those
present were: Mr.. and Mrs. John
Ruby, Mr.. and Mrs. Bailey Dudderar, |
MIR. and Mrs. Mantz Curley; Misses
Mary Dorsey, Mary Yohn, Margaret,
Helen and Adele Harris, Lille Davis, |
Mamie and Carrie Hughes, Mary |
lilly, Gertrude F1ohr, Mabel Bennett, |
Bessie Murray, and Louise Ridgely;
Messrs.-Willie Hughes, Marion Har-
ris, Clarence Clarke, Robert, Frank,
and Ralph Bennett, Ivan Gather, Roy |
Flohr, Andrew Brandenburg and
Ernest Ridgely.
Miss Corinne Cauthorn has been Wis
iting in Gainesville.
Mrs. John Harris entertained few
of her friends on Thursday night.
Mr.. Lloyd Bennett made q delight
full visit Saturday and Sunday to
Philadelphia, Pa.