The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-02-26
RURAL NEWS.
CHRONICLES OF HAPPENINGS AMONGST
OUR NEIGHBORS.
SYKESVILLE.

PUBIC ScnOOI gave q very cL0QlLdDAS
performance on Washington's birth
day of the play entitled Mother
Goose Comedy" The principal parts
were taken by Miss Eleanor McDon-
aid, as little Miss Muffett; Carrie
Knauff, 81 Mrs. Jack Spratt; Master
John Morris, as Mr.. Jack Spratt, and
Ralph Gather, as Old King Cole.
Miss Ruth Dorsey, of Mt De Sale,
spent the holiday with her aunt, Mrs.
Harry DeVires.
Mrs. Grace Brown entertained the
Tuesday Card Club at her home.
Miss George Bowie, of Wheeling,
is the guest OF Misses Josephine and
Helen Warfeld.
The Gather oyster supper held last
Thursday night was a great success.
Quite al number OF the people from
Sykesville attended.
Mr. William Mellor, OF Piedmont,
NJ Va, is visiting his brother, MIR. =.
M Mellor
The Ladies' Aid Society OF &c.
Pauls Methodist Episcopal church
will hold an oyster supper 10 the
). All are cordially invited.
Messrs. William and Herman Har-
ris, Of Rock Hill College, spent the
holiday at the home or their mother,
at Eldersburg.
The Embroidery Club met at the
home Of Mrs. Arthur Brown Thurs
day afternoon.
Mrs. BENZ. Fowble, of Baltimore, II
visiting her mother, Mrs. Edward Ar-
rington.
Miss Beulah Amoss, who had been
spending several days in Buckeys-
town, has returned home.
Miss Nellie Duttman, of Baltimore,
Is the guest Of the Misses Hughes.
Mrs Newton DeVires gave a very
prettily arranged George Washington
Card Party on Monday afternoon at
her home, near Freedom, i'm honor OF
Mrs. Frank G. Merceron. The ap-
pointments were most suitable. The
cards, tallys and favors were symbols
on the father OF our country. Those
present were Mesdames. II. @. Mer-
ceron, J. Clement Clarke, John N.
Morris, III. P. Schultz, Lowndes Ben
nett, N. 5. Jones, p. p. Sprecher,
Charles Adams, Misses Ruth Berrett,
Ella IT. Schultz, Blanche Hewitt,
Caroline Hewitt and Julia Belts.
Miss Ida Jones, or Baltimore, spent
several days at her home on Spring
field avenue.
Mr.. Harris Sanner, of Baltimore.
spent the weeks end as the guest at
the home Of Mr. Augustus Selby.
Mr.. Charles Harmon, Of Pikesville,
was the weeks end guest at the home
of MIR. John Harris.
nf Woctnrn
Maryland College, spent several days
at her home.
Miss Beulah McCrone, OF Hale
thorpe, was the weeks end guest Of
Mrs. William Melville.
Mr. James Marsh, OF New Windsor,
was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Chas-
Thompson for several days.
MIR. Frank Hill, of Baltimore spent
the weeks end with his brother, Mr..
Eldridge Hill.
Mrs. Nellie Owings, Of Ellicott City,
has been the recent guest OF Mrs.
Howard Warfield.
Mr.. E. NJ. Mellor spent the weeks
end In Washington, ID. OF, with his
wife and daughter.
Mrs. j. Brooks Mellor entertained
the Hill Club on Monday night
Miss Helen Harris is able to be out
again.
MIR. Wakeman Bevard, of Balti-
more, spent the holiday at his home,
in Eldersburg.
Mr.. Wilbur Ridgely, of Baltimore,
spent several days last week at the
home of his father, Mr.. wv. Ridgely.
Miss Blanche Hewitt, OF Baltimore,
IL the guest of Miss Caroline Hewitt
Mrs. N. S. Jones is spending sever
al days in Baltimore.
Miss Grace yelling is spending
this week with the Misses Sykes, OF
Ellicott City.
who had been spending the winter
i'm Baltimore, have returned to their
home here.
Miss Dorothy Mellor, who has been
i'll at the home of her aunt, in Chevy
mobile Tuesday afternoon. It -
hoped by her many friends that she
will b. out very soon.
Mrs Georgianna Phillinger and
daughter, Mrs. VIII Selby, on Balti-
more, are the guests Of Mrs R. wv.
Carter.
Services at It. Barnabas Episcopal
church are held every Friday at
o'clock until Easter Every one IL
cordially invited to attend
Miss Elsie Jones spent the week 8
end i'm Baltimore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Merceron, of
Towson, are this weeks guests "
MT. and Mrs Newton Devires
Mrs. Howard Warfield and children
spent Tuesday with Mrs. John NJ
Morris.
MIR. Howard Scott spent the weeks
end at Glen Burnie.
Mrs. Fred. Cottleib, Oh Baltimore, Is
The guest Of Mrs. Wade II. ID. War
field.
MFR. and Mrs Valentine Smith, VI
Roslyn, were the Sunday guests oil
Mrs. James Grimes
Misses Anna and Elizabeth Waesche
were the weeks end guests of Mr.
and Mrs. U. Fred Waesche.
MT. William Chipley spent tht
holiday with his parents, In Washing
ton, ID. @.
The dance given in the Lyceum OF
Monday night by the young men "
the town, was quite success.
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