The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-05-04
SYKESNILLE.

Nv Thos. Roberts, Of Laurel, VINO
-,er inst home from hospital, Wis
tied Sykesville one day last week. anu
his friends were very glad TO see
him looking so well.
Mrs Levi Barnes entertained 10
supper Sunday Rev. and Mrs. Milton
VI Petzold, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Mel
willie Miss Marie Dolly and Mr. Ken
nath Barnes and little Ethel Melville
Barnes.
the Hill Club at the home OF MIS-
Brooks Mellor Tuesday evening
Mr.. and Mrs. Mantz Curley have
moved into the hotel formerly occupl-
ed by Mr. Walter Ritter.
Mrs. VIM. Shipley and little daugn-
ter, Margaret, have gone to visit Tor
two weeks, Mrs. Shipley's parents
Mr. and Mrs. George Maddox, Marion
Station, Eastern Shore Of Maryland
MIR. and Mrs. Albert Clark, OF Bal
t]more, were the Sunday guests OF
Mr. John j. Wilson.
Mrs. Robert Retzer and children, OF
Pittsburgh, Pa, are visiting Mrs.
Retzer's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Fl. Ridgley.
Miss Fannie Dudley, Of Ivory, How
Guilty. CPCAh IAAN
with Mrs. Howard Warteld.
Miss Julia Belts, of New York, is
visiting her mother at the home or
Mr. VIM. Blunt.
Miss Janet Sprecher, OF Baltimore,
was home over Sunday, with her
parents, Dr. and Mrs. D. B. Sprecher.
Rev Daniel Payne, OF Western
MARYLAND College, spent Sunday and
Monday at the home of MIR. VIM. II.
Bennett.
Mr.. Jas K. Green, of ToWson, has
been visiting Col. and Mrs. Adams.
Mr.. Harry DeVries, DR.. Norris, Mr.
C. Harry Bevard, and Mr.. VIM. Ship
ley, visited Baltimore Monday night
to attend the Shriner's meeting OF the
MasonS.
Mrs. RAYMOND Angel and little
daughter, Of Union Bridge, have been
visiting her sisters, Mrs VIM. Forth
man. and Mrs Millard Weer.
Ex-Gov Brown was among the Wis
itors to our town last Sunday.
Quite a number of our children
went to Westminster Thursday for
the childrens exercises Of the coun-
try at that place.
Mr.. Wilson. OF baltimore, brother
of President Wilson, paid visit to
Mrs. VIM. Muirhead last Saturday,
Mr. Wilson's wife was a class-mate OF
Mrs Muirhead.
The Guild of St. Barnabas Episco- |
nal church was entertained Monday
afternoon by Mrs. Harry Purdem, at
the State Hospital.
Prof. John Barker, Western Mary !
land College, visited friends in Sykes !
Vile, Saturday. |
Tie new canning factory is gong
up fast and all arrangements are pc
ing made so it will be ready by the
time the vegetables are grown.
II is to be hoped the new town
officials will be progressive enough 10
nave better side walks. At present
thew are in such a condition that
walking is safest in the middle OF the
road.
Rev. VIM. Muirhead died Friday
evening, after fifteen weeks intense
suffering. He was paralyzed ana
while his mind was clear, he cOuld
not move his body. Mr.. Mulrhead
had just been at this place one year
in April. but he had closely endeared
himself with his congregation and
MANY others His patience and low
ing faith in his Heavenly Father IS !
monument and rock for those left be-
hind Mr.. Muirhead came here from
Jillico, Tenn, but he was Scotch
man. being born in Castleburg, Scot
land. He leaves a widow but no
children. He was buried in Spring
field cemetery, Sunday afternoon
April 18th.
Nobody wants to miss The King
of Timbuctoo," merry burlesque
which will be given in the Lyceum
May 18th, for the benefit OF the Com
munity Room The plot of The King
of Timbuctoo" is the finding of a hap
DIV woman and every line is laugh
Finding a happy woman, strange
to say, seems a somewhat dill
fcuIt thing to do, but unless
the King can do this in thirty
DAYS, he loses not only his crown, but
his head, and naturally he IS interest
ed in the search, and also, as he pa
thetically remarks, how could ne
wear his lat, if he had no head.
bunch of breezy American girls nap
pen in TimbuctoO at this time and nave
a lot of fun with the handsome Prince,
the scientific Professor, to say MOTH
ing of the mighty General of the Army.
There is also stranded in TimbuctOO,
a showwoman and his wife, who IS
medium and sees things which no one
else can, and they please the king SO
much that he promises not to have
them boiled in OIL a promise which
is we'll made, as His Majesty has re
Gently given up cannibalism. The
Princess leads the army, playing most
artistically on a tom-tom. Then there
is a new woman, a manly lady, OF
whom even the King finds himself in
awe There is also Piper, the hotel
man, jolly and rotund, who objects
most strenuously to being called lr-
ish, and his nationality is for the au-
dience to find, out, as none of the
troupe have solved it, although spend
ing valuable time arguing about it,
when they should have been learning
their lines And last, but not least
there is Ginger, who is little sun
burnt, and can do everything from
driving the chariot to singing a song,
the audience may recognize an old
favorite. A fuller account will appear
next week.
MANCHESTER.
On Sunday, April 20, Mr.. and Mrs.
Jacob Baltozer celebrated their 5Oth
wedding anniversary at their home