Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1877-02-02
LOCAL AFFAIRS
An Annual soiree.-We were the h

An Annual Soiree.-W werethe happy
recipients of an invitation to the second an
nual soiree of the GAINESVILLE Grange, in this
county, which took place on Friday evening
last. The young ladies of the Grange, Miss
Donnie Hilton, and the Misses Belt and Brown,
were instrumental in affording their many and
grateful friends that evening of pleasure and
enjoyment. Their generous impulse prompted
n wide distribution of invitations, about four
hundred and with the approach of eventide,
when the queen Of night was Just embarking
on her nocturnal career and rejecting her
gl!terng sheen upon the mellow earth, came
the fair lasses of Pooesville, GAINESVILLE
Rockville, and also many worthy representa-
tives of Frederick county. with their beaming
countenances dazzling the bright SPLEEN
dor of their sister in purity, who occupies
that Heavenly realm Not more than an hour
interlapsed before the influx of the crowd in-
to hall ceased, when the ladies and gentleman
together numbered two hundred and fifty or
three hundred. We were agazed upon enter
ing the main ROOM which, it might almost be
said, was filled TO the incompetency of hold
ing another being, and beholdng there so
many fair rivals of Venus, all wearing cos
TUNES la mode and becoming. The gentle
men, too, were Hastily clothed in fine raimenl
and with equal grace and agility as that Of
the ladies threaded the giddy mazes. Every
thing now in readiness--two dancing rooms
and a band of string music provided for each
one, and on the first floor table of eata-
bles palatably catered, specially for the regale-
ment of the inner man, and the table was
most literally patronzed-the crowd began
to "vex the drowsy ear of night with the
most seemly mrth." So it continued until
the night had near spent, when the crowd
was admonished by the Sweet restorer of
rest-sleep' that there must now be a cessa-
tion of the nights mirth and revelry. The
parting hour had come, and each and everyone
separated with much reuctancy but impressed
with the idea that this was the alder-lefest
dance of all. Nothing occurred to mar the
pleasure OF the occasion, except the incapacity
of the hall and the iuharmony of the music
County Grange Meeting. The Mont
gomery County Grange met at Brighton,
January 25th. The different parts of the
county were represented by the farmers,
together with their wives and daughters,
all sharing the fraternal feeling that so
manfestly exists among the Grangcrs through
out the county. The following officers were
elected Tor the ensuing year.
J. Mcdonald, Master; G. R. Rice, Over
seer; Jas. B Averitt, Lecturer Aug. Dorsey,
Steward j. o. Clark, Assistant Steward
Joseph Reading Chaplain J T. DeSellum,
Treasurer; f. A. Tschidely, Secretary John
Horner, Gate Keeper Mrs. NJ. J. Mcdonald,
Ceres; Miss NJ. c. Suter, Pomona; Mrs
Anna Wilson, Flora; Mrs. A. L. Moore, LADY
Assistant Steward.
The following preamble and resolutions
Nere offered and adopted
WHEREAS, The Agricultural Society of
Montgomery county has passed II resolution
appropriating $500, or much thereof rs
snail be necessary, for the purpose Of testing
manurrs by analys 10 the hands Of farmers,
therefore
HeS0tpcdi NAV TINS NOuh'Y NFanRS 90 earn
eslly recommend to each suho dinate Grange
in the county to increased interest in tie
County Agricultural Society supporting il
in such useful measures, by tine addition to its
Treasury resulting from increased member
ship, and by active attendance at its meetings
not only Of Patrons, but of such farmers as
are not Patrons.
Rcs1loc9, That the County Agricultural SO
ciety be requested to furnish, through its
proper officers to each subordinate Grange il.
the county, blanks with tie proper headings,
for obtaining names for membership in said
Society.
Resolce5, That the Montgomery County
Grange DO heartily and cordially endorse the
action of the Agricultural Society Of the
county, in approprialiug money for the object
Stated in the above preamble.
By order Of the Grange.