National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-06-06
MARYLAND MATTERS.

1t is understood that "wild cat 4" life
insurance has begun to spread in Montgomery
County.
There are already eight candidates for
the clerkship of Queen Anne's County, to be filed
the coming fall.
The Masonic Lodge room at Rockville,
Nd was broken into recently and the Jewels of
the order and valuable sword stolen. Loss, $50.
W. NJ. Sprigg, of this city, received a
gold medal for excellence in chemistry at the
commencement of Glenwood Institute near Lis
bon, on Friday
Mr.. Nichols, of Montgomery County,
has this spring in one shearing obtained from
thirteen sheep LOG pounds of wool, and has raised
twenty-five lambs.
The Government fish-hatching steamer
Fish Hawk leaves Havre de Grace Sunday morn
ing next for Mobiack Bay. During her sojourn at
been Matched.
DR.. William C. Boteler, formerly of
Frederick County has been elected to the chair of
professor of chemistry and microscopical anatomy
IN the Hospital Medical College of ST. Joseph. Mo-,
and has accepted the same.
Three enterprising citizens of Keedys-
vile, washington County, Maryland have pur-
chased forty of land that village for the
purpose of establishing fruit farm and engaging
extensively in the cultivation and marketing of
the choicest grades.
General w. E. W. Ross. department
commander of the G. A. R. with several post COM
manders, visited Annapolis on Saturday for the
purpose of selecting site for an encampment of
the q. A. K. five days in July. No selection was
made, but tits thought that the Government ceme-
terry grounds will be selected.
The Emery camp-meeting grounds were
sold on Wednesday to Messrs. D. H. Carroll Joshua
SIS, 800 the mortgage for which it sold amount
ing to $4,000. 1t was purchased for camp meet
ing purposes, and camp will be held there Aug
uSt II. No admission fee will be charged and it
will be open on Sunday.
The stockholders of the Queen Anne's
and Kent Railroad met at Centreyille Wednesday.
The report shows the earnings for the year to have
been S24,SS6; expenses, So 6a The following gen
tlemen were unanimously elected directors for the
ensuing year: Jacob Tome, j. Morris, B. I. BigSS
Frank Thompson, Strickland Kneass, Isaac Hink-
ley, and Samuel NJ. FELTON,.
The practice-yessels Dale and Standish
have arrived at the Naval Academy from Norfolk
for the summer cruise of the cadets. The Dale
went into commission Saturday with the follow
ing officers in charge: Commander 7. +. Harrng-
ton, commanding; LieutenantS Walker, TauSSlg
McCracken, Murdoch, and Green Other officers
will be assigned to the ship in a few days. The
Standish has already been commissioned for the
cruise.
Commencement exercises will be held
at Mount St. Mary's College near Emmittsburg, in
this county. on Wednesday, the 22d instant, and
at st. Joseph's on the day following. Among those
Eminence Cardinal McCloskey, Archbishop Glib
bons, of Baltimore. Father Byrne, late vicar
general of the diocese of Boston, has assumed the
functions of the presidency and there seems to be
no doubt now that the troubles of the college will
be satisfactorily adjusted and the institution
opened again. as usual, in September.
A religious reception by the Sisters of
Mercy at the Convent of Mount st. Agnes, Mount
Washington, took place Thursday evening in the
convent chapel, at which the following young
ladies were received into the order and assumed
the white veil: Miss Bridget Hallan of Woodbury.,
who took the name of Sister Zita: Miss Teresa
Brannan, of Waverly, Sister Thecla; Miss Margaret
White, of Washington, D. C., Sister Blandina.
Rev. F. P. Duggan, of st. Thomas, Hampden,
sisted by Rev. William E. Bartlett, of st. Anne's,
and Father Femme, chaplain of the convent, con-
Quoted the ceremonies.