The bee., 1883-11-10

1nfee Ol lile clufCileS nav regular
pastors, the one other, Macedonia,
is supplied. All have services regu-
larly with good congregations.
They havd three Benevlent Socie-
ties consisting of Odd Fellows,
Samarltans, and Gallllee Fishers.
Each church has a well OIL ganized
Sunday School and unsecterian
school (mission) which hold reg
ularly sunday morning except the
mission school which meets in the
afternoons. All these schools are
supplied with the proper officers
and teahers. These schools in
summer season are well attended.
The public school of Hillsdale
meets in a building erected on
Nichols avenue a frame building
two stories and basement. Six
rooms, are now running with Mr..
John G. Nalle, principal assisted
by efficient and capable
teachers as follows: Mrs. Math-
ews, Mrs. Shimm, Miss Emma Pat
terson, Mrs Beniamine and Miss
Emma V. Smith, Miss Smith was
a pupil in this school. The atten-
dance of pupils in this school is
about 800, nearly all are doing
well | learn in their studies. Both
teachers and pupils will compare
very favorable with the schools of
like grade in Washington City.
Quite a number who have passed
the gradesin the HiIlsdale school
are attending schools in Washing
ton and others are attending school
at Howard University. All the tea
chers in HiIlsdale school are highly
respected and indeek much loved
by the people Of the village and
from this school not less than six
have gone in the Counties Of Mary
land to teach the public schools of
that State. Some have passed the
first year and have been very sue
cessful. 1t would not be at all out
of the way to name some who
have gone out aud done well.
Mr.. William Tolson, 3 years; Miss
Lucy NJ. Denney, year: Miss Ida
Johnson, 1 year; Miss Sarah E.
Smoot, l year i'll Virginia and !
year in Maryland; Miss Eliza Doug
lass y ear; Miss JOSIE Fox in Mary
land, Miss Christine Corscy, l year
in Maryland; Mr.. Harry Arnald
several years i'll Maryland; Mr.
Edward Arnald l year, IN Virginia;
Mr.. Hugh Smith, year III Mary
land. All of them entered the
schools at Hillsdale small chill liren
and the good record brought in
from the different fields Of labor
reflect great credit upon the school
at lIillsdale for which the people
seem proud and most if not all
named above will return at the
opening of the fall term of 1888.
The people at Hillsdale are gener-
all industrious. They market their
produce at different markets
where they attend daily with gar
den truck, chickens, eggs, and
berries t,gether with fruit in sea-
son. The church is we'll attended
the congregation number about
$50 to 400. All have organs with
fair choirs. The sunday school
are attended by about 500 chill
dren
The principal market gardeners
are Lucy Johnson, Thornton SIau-
ghters, Richard L. Barry and
Harry Mathews. The mechanics
who follow their trades are Mr..
Slaughter, blacksmith; Peter
Lynn, blacksmith; Mr. Robert,
blacksmith; Peter Lynn, black
smith; Carpenters Quinn Green,
Egling Smith, Brazel Frazer,
Flood Hall, Birch Makers, VIM.
Fractius; Painters, Mcintosh and
Frazer; Plasters Davis, Harper and
johnson; Lawyers, John A Moss
and Hewlett; dress makers Mrs.
Ta|laiferro, Mrs. Brown and
Mrs. Denney,. Many Of the
homes have musical Instruments,
flower gardens and fine fruit
The gentlemen who superintend
the sabbath schools are G. w.
Davis, S. G. Brown, Alexander
Frazer, James Il, Smoot, and
James Howard. The people as
far as we.could learn live on friend
ly terms save where the denonina-
tional lines are too tightly drawn
which will in "a measure disappear
as the people grow more enli III
tened and learn to understand bet
ter. Even with this little him
drence the citizens enjoy many So
cial assemblies such as parlor
socials library circles, concerts,
fairs, exhibitions and festivals Too
much much praise cannot be Civ
ell them for the peaceful DISPOSE
ton toward each other. With very
few exceptions we rarely hear of