Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1883-03-02
Jacksonville Items.

Wcdtner clear ana cold.
Mr.. Milton G.. Darby, OF this place, VIII,
had surgical operation performed upol
him, is doing as well as could be expected
! Mr. c. A. Saunders, teacher of the Senecs
school, is down with the measles.
Mr.. William Williams, an enterprisine
young merchant of this place, contemplates
building fine residence in the spring.
Miss Mary f. Dawson, who has been visit
ing her sister, Mrs. A. Williams, in Wash
ington, has returned home.
Miss A. l.. Dawson, who has been sick fol
sometime, We are glad to learn is able to be
out again.
Miss Gertrude Dade, one of the bellies OF
this place, is visiting friends In Frederick
county
Scarcely had "Old Sol" nj in The western
horizon when guests and members COM
menced arriving AT the residence OF Mr. N.
w. Allnutt to attend the meeting OF the
Jacksonville Literary Society, which met
there last Friday evening We were met
by the polite Mr.. Nathan, .Jr., and conducted
To our respective rooms, where our wraps
were quickly deposited. Issuing from thence
we were ushered into the spacious parors
by the charming Miss Valie, where Joyous
faces were in abundance Suddenly the door
opened and the newly elected officers en-
tered in single file, the president in advance
This caused some differing" of course, but
they held stiff upper lip and passed on
At T:30 the President called the meeting to
order. The Secretary read the minutes of
the last meeting, which were very parlia-
mentary. Secretary called thc roll, Misses
Darby, A and q. Dade, Dawson and MIR.
d. ii. Dawson being reported MS absentees
There being no business before the Society
the programme was reached, which was the
largest and best rendered Of any heretofore
heard. 1t consisted Of twelve declamations,
eight readings and one recitation, to wit:
Reading, Coquette Punished, Miss Susie
Darby; King Volmie and Elsie, Miss Mel
lie Allnutt; Pythias and Thisbe, Miss Bessie
Darby; Gone with Handsomer Man than
You, Miss Bette Moore; Too Utterly Utter,
Mrs. II. c. Alinutt; For He played on
Harp OF Thousand Strings, Miss Mary
White; The Battle, w. j. Williams; Witch
Unmasked, +. A. Dawson Recitation, Wait
Til! Sister Comes, Miss Belle Veirs. Decla-
nation, The American Eagle, Jos. Allnutt;
Skeleton in Armor, Robert Allnutt; The
Roman Sentinel, Milton Darby; Saints of
Beuna Vista, Thomas Kelley; The Blue
and Gray, John Jones; Whipping in the
Navy, Sam Byrd; Speech of the President
of the Lime Kiln Club, Geo. Byrd; Respon.
sibilities of American Citizens, Jas. n. All
mutt; Champion Of the American War, A.
Allnutt; Despair, Richd Allnutt; Supposed
speech OF John Adams, Jack Darby; Had
Cold, Richard Saunders. This closed the
evening programme The President in be-
half of Miss A. L. Dawson extended an in
vitation to the Society to meet at the resi-
dence of her brother, Mr.. f. A. Dawson, on
the 9th of March, which was accepted. The
President then reported the programme for
the next meeting. The reading Of this be.
ing finished the Society adjourned.
Music was then given by Misses Anna
Ewing, Lizzie Veirs, Lula Hall and Mr.
Montgomery Veirs, after which our gener.
GUS host entered and announced supper
Entering the dining hall our eyes rested upon
tables splendidly arranged and loaded with
all the delicacies and substantials OF the sea-
son. After being thoroughly refreshed by
the sumptuous repast, we retired TO the par
lor, where an hour Of social enjoyment was
spent, after which we were soon on the road
to our homes, convinced that it was one
of the most largely attended and one OF the
most enjoyable meetings yet held by the So
ciety.
Feb. %, 1883. IvANHoE.