Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1880-05-07
Gural aud gersunal.

meeting at the Fair Grounds, in this place,
on Thursday of last week. The County
Grange has for its object the business and
social advancement of its members. and is
composed of the Masters and Past Masters
of the subordinate oranges and their wives
and of six members elected from each sub
ordinate, making from the eight oranges in
this county about eighty delegates. Twenty
four of these, beside large number of visit
ing patrons, were present, which was good
turn out for so Indictment a day. 1t was with
great regret the grange accepted the resig-
nation of Mr.. Joseph Il. Moore who was
elected Master at the January meeting and
declined on account of his private affairs.
Mr.. Isaac Young was elected in his place,
and officers were installed as follows
Master, Isaac Young; Overseer, b. F. White;
Lecturer, William H. Farquhar; Steward,
Geo. Rice; Asst Steward, Jno. w. Homer;
Chaplain, Jackson Day; Treasurer, John Il.
DeSelum; Secretary, E. NJ Lansdale; Gate
Keeper, Robert Briggs; Ceres, Mrs. jos. T
Moore Pomona, Mrs. John Mcdonald
Flora, Mrs. w. l.. Day; L. A. s., Miss Lou
Tschiffely.
Worthy Master Young made an eloquent
address on taking the chair and Worthy
Lecturer Farquhar read an essay on the
objects and duties of county and district
oranges.
An amendment to Bylaws was made
fixing time of meeting on the third Thurs
days of January, April, July and October;
another amendment to Bylaws was adopted
providing for the election of officers once in
two years.
1t was decided to have public picnic
during the Summer with addresses, &c.
Poets and POems.-.l is indeed a great
consolation to know and feel that the muses.
have found Parnassus in the United States,
and that the charge of II hard utilitarianism
favorable to coupons but hostile to couplets,
is disprovcd or modified by the facility of
American vcrsiicaton and the amenities of
our poctica studies Poets spring up with
"A wonderful spontaniety on every side and
rapidly lructily in every species Of metrical
language and nigh flown ideas.
We have before Us abundant data to war
rant this statement Were we disposed To
print and the public to read a volume Of
poems, epic, lyric, dramatic, we would be at
no loss for material Our friends, in spite
Of the SCOTS of Democritus, who excludes all
sound heads from lIelicon and the invectives
of satrists from the days of Horace to those
Of Pope and Boiieau, who spitelully say
"With little rhyme, less reason if you please
The name Of poet may he got with ease"
lav" given us unmistakable evidence of
Piorian inspiration.
1hrs" poetic ellusinns, as they come To
our aanctum, scatter a perfume like the
Ottar of roses or the fragrance of sandal
wood. We are often sorely pcrplexed to
express our thanks for this excess Of good
ness and our poignant regrets that we can
not communicate these treasures. The diff
iiculty too often arises from the mathemati-
cal principles of length and bredth, which
rudely check the expansion of poetic genius
and its productions Meanwhile, even in
due appreciation of the kindness Of our con-
trbutors and the excellence of their offerings,
we submit the necessities of our condition.
Economy the close of the Radical
Convention, on Saturday last after motion
TO adjourn had been carried, Mr.. Benjamin
Miller arose and asked to be heard in IA pa
thetic appeal for aid in behalf of the radical
organ about to he established in this place.
Not content with seeking to draw from the
reserve fund Of his own party, which has
filched from the producing classes of the
country countless millions of dollars in the
past twenty years, he had the affrontery to
call upon Democrats to come and bring their
offerings to the christening Of the newborn
babe The plea was made that by support
ing the new paper they would learn how
much money could be saved to the dear old
county in the matter Of public printing
Now we do not know what Mr.. Miler's
ideas are as To what he considers a fair com
pensation for the large amount Of work the
lac requires to be done in this county, but
if he thinks it can be done at lower prices
than at present unless under daily dietary
Of dried apples for breakfast, warm water for
dinner and let them swell for supper, he is
welcome to the job
In the wise dispensation Of Providence,
all men have some particular sphere allotted
them, and Mr. Miller has been placed upon
the earth as an economist" He looks like
one and he is one. We have often wondered
why the County Commissioners do notmake
Il contract with him to repair all the roads,
build the bridges, keep the alms-house and
Jail, run the court house, and do the printing
when SO many thousands of dollars could
he saved thereby.
Now we say these few words with the
kindcst feelings for Mr.. NJ, for we are con
WINGED that nature in putting such AN eco
nomical finish 10 the inside OF his mansard
roof intended that he should take the char
acier Of grumbler in the play Of life.
Central Agricultural society ~
ON Saturday last, agreeable To previous no
tice, delegations or representatives from the
counties of Prince Georges, Howard and
Anne Arundel met at Laurel and organized
an association which is 10 he chartered under
the name, style and title Of the "Central
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