Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1880-07-16
Local option Meeting.-on Saturday


last the Local Option County and District
Committees met in the Court House and
transacted the following business:
j. W. Horner called the meeting to order.
The lists of the district committees were
read. A very valuable letter from Hon. VIM.
Grady wasxead on the interests and fiatter-
ing prospects of the cause, with important
suggestions, which were adopted by the
meeting. Also very interesting paper
from Silas W, Davis, Esq
On motion, the District Committees were
requested to meet on the 32nd instant at the
following places 10 organize and report name
Of chairman to ID. II. Bouic, Secretary, by as
many as may meet LIST district, at Laytons-
vile; 2nd, Clarksburg; Bird, Poolesvile; 4th
already organized; 9th, already organized
9Th, Jamestown; It'll, Bethesda; Sth, Olney.
Resolution of B. II. Miller was adopted
requesting the District Committees to divide
their districts into subdivisions and appoint
three to five active men in each to work up
the cause and conduct the campaign in their
respective localities.
ReS0Iged That in order to fill up and en-.
large the District committees the following
names be recommended to constitute the
District Committees. Adopted.
First district-Jacob Allnutt, Rev. f. NJ.
Strothers, Reuben Riggs, Albert G. Merri.
weather. Thomas Riggs, DR.. Maynard, Silas
W. Davis, Samuel 0. Dorsey, Thomas d.
Gather, ID. L. Pugh and Walter NJ. Talbot.
Second-Rev Jas. Henderson, Rev Ran
dolph Murphy, G. j. Burdett, w. Welsh,
Grafton Watkins, l.. NJ. Watkins, j. w. c.
Kemp, Jackson Day, DR.. Wash. Waters,
John II. Benson, G, w. Soper and G. W.
Walker.
Third-lsaac Young, Upton Darby, Sam'l
Darby, John w. Brown, Nathan Alnutt,
Rev. 9; l. Amy, r, ?. Hays, DIR. N. Brewer,
John L. Fletchall, Edward Chiswell, Walter
Williams and Sam'l Gator
Fourth-Dr. Julian Magruder, Thes. II.
Suter, John I. DeSellum, VIM. Ward, l.. NJ.
Veirs, Edward House, Jos II. Bailey, J. W.
Clagett, JAS Ginge, Sylvester G. Jones, j.
ID. w. Moore and +, Mace
Fifth-Asa Nj. Stabler, VIM. II. Phair,
VIM f. Lazenby, John G. Wilson, VIM. Il.
Mannakee, Edward Burton, Benz Candy,
JOS Hopkins, o. Ii. Clark, Jas. r. Pearce,
Thos Waters, of ), Chas. Waters and G. N.
Warlield
Sixth-Jas. s. Windsor, Samuel Higgins
+. A. Tschiffely, John II. Gassaway, Nath
Clagett, Frederick Dawson, James Purdom
Nat Benton, JOS Thompson and John H.
Garrett
Seventh.-Rev p. p. Flournoy, Clayton
Williams, Lewis Bohrer, NJ. l.. Venerable
JAS Gillland Alfred Ray, VIM. Reading
and Chris. W. Lansdale.
Eighth-B. Il. Roberts, G. H. Brooke, DIR.
VIM. Il. Magruder, VIM. ii. Farquhar, VIM
Grady, w. c. Gartrel, A. b. Davis, VIM. T.
Muncaster, VIM. Miller, b. II. Miller j. A.
Bennett, Winder Owen and VIM. Thomp-
son, of w.
On motion, David IL. Bouic was elected
Treasurer of the County and District Com
mttees
On motion, the following persons were
appointed To collect funds from ali friends
Of the cause, for the campaign, TO hold meet.
ings, furnish speakers &c, and forward the
same TO David II. Bouic, the County Treas
urer
| First dstrict-A. G. Merriweather. 2nd
&. w. Walker. Bird, Isaac Young. 4th, j.
T. DeSelum. 9th, Benjamin Fawcett 9th
Nathaniel Clagett. It'll, Clayton Williams
9Th, II. 7. Bentley.