Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1882-09-08

| On Tuesday of last week the sixteenth
session of the Baltimore District Conference
met at Potomac Chapel, Rockville Circuit,
NJ. E. Church South, Bishop A. W. Wilson
presiding. G. Il. Tyler was elected Secre-
tary and II. p. Hail Assistant Secretary
The following ministers and laymen were
present: Thomas Z. Carson, p. E.; W. d.
Harper, j. A. REGISTER, ]. r. Andrew, c. E..
Simmons, G. NJ. Brown, B. W. Bond, II. p.
Hamil, G. T. Tyler, Thomas Brown, b. W.
Waters, w. w. Watts, G. W. Mark, w. H.
Wolf, w. E. Miller, Il. L. Coe, ministers,
and J. d. Mitchell, N. s. Norton, T. L..
Award, ]. R. Mills, A. G. Merriwether, Sam
uel Higgins, E. B. Prettyman. W. w. Welsh,
John Hodges, T. L. Beard and Stephen
Beard, laymen. Rev. J. A. REGISTER preached
the opening sermon from Mark X, upon the
faith Of Bartimeus, and treated the text ex-
haustively. Committees were appointed to
examine the quarterly records and upon
missionary work. On Tuesday evening at
1850, Rev. II. p. Hamil, of Frederick city,
preached splendid sermon from the 10th
chapter of Marx, 10th verse. Wednesday
night, Rev. w. d. Harper preached fine
sermon from the text, "lf any man have not
the spirit of Christ he is not His" On
Thursday morning an exceedingly large
concourse assembled to hear the gifted Bish.
op preach, after which the Sacrament of the
Lords Supper was administered to large
number of members. In the evening Of the
same day the children's meeting was held.
The meeting was very pleasantly addressed
by Revs. G. M. Brown and w. ID. Harper.
The members of the Conference gave vote
OF thanks TO the community who kept them
so hospitality during the conference, after
which the body adjourned to meet at Free
dom, Carroll county. Altogether it was a
very edifying affair, and was largely attend
cd from all parts of the county and other
places. Delegates were elected TO the next
Annual Conference, which will be held at
Salem, Va.
Tho semi.annual meeting Of the Potomac
Gun Club was called at Potomac on Satur-
day last, and the following officers were
elected: j. w. Carroll, President; l.. M.
Ofutt, Jr, Vice-President; Thos Il. Perry,
Treasurer; Henry Bradley, Secretary. Some
fine shots were made in the shooting which
followed
Mr.. o. S. Maus raised upon his farm,
near this place, u big tomato, weighing SO
ounces. Who can beat thisy
About forty boats, loaded with coal, last
week passed down the canal, this is an in
crease on the average of over two hundred
per cent Business along the line is grow.
ing brisker
On Saturday last the house upon the farm
of Mrs. Martha Hardesty, in the neighbor-
hood of Muddy Branch, caught fire and
was entirely destroyed. 1t is thought that
sparks from the chimney flew into an open
window and caught to some clothing, &C..
AT the time of the fire the house was ten
anted by Mr.. Charles Fl. Thrift, who met
with the loss OF some clothing and other
articles. Insurance is reported to be $500,
which will nearly cover the loss.
MIR. H. G. Fawcett, residing near this
place, had fine lot of chickens stolen last
week.
"Rox," Of Jamestown, asks, "What has
become Of Potomac and Miner9" They are
not in the "mires" One Of them Is reclin-
ing on bed of Moss during the scarcity of
news, while the other-well he is Hardetn.
September 8, 1882. PoToMAc.