Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1883-02-23
Jamestown Items.

Hon. George Peter, of Rockville, accom-
panied by Miss Ella Darne, was in Darncs.
town last Thursday
Miss May Montgomery, Of Frederick
county, is visiting friends in our midst.
Mr.. A. Jones, who has been quite i'll, is
much better.
There are ut least dozen cases of measles
in the immediate vicinity of Jamestown.
The name of Col. James b. Gather is
mentioned here in connection with the
Democratic nomination for Judge of the
Orphans Court. Col Gather is q devoted
member Of his party, always giving the
ticket hearty SUPPORT and endeayoring to
get all others to do the same Vote for Col
Gather
Despite the inclemency of the weather,
the spacious and handsome parors of the
Andrew Small Academy were filled with a
large and appreciatlve audience on the even :
ing of Friday, February 10th. The occa-
sion being the meeting Of the Jamestown
Lit rary Society. At 8 O'clock President
Gimer called the Society to order and in
behalf of the Society expressed its regret
Of the non-attendance of the Jacksonville
Literary Society, they being informed that
owing to sickness at the Academy there
would be no meeting of our Society, so that
Jacksonville was only represented by Messrs.
ID. H. Dawson, J. N. Lawrence and Robert
Allnutt.) The minutes of the previous meet
ing being read and approved the. programme
was reached, which was very interesting
and greatly enjoyed by the audience, they
testifyng their appreciation Of the same by
frequent rounds of hearty applause. The
following was the programme: Reading,
The Spectator, Mrs G. ii. Nourse; reading,
Wounded, Miss Daisy Petcr defamation,
A Georgia Volunteer, Ebert Perry, Jr in
strumental solo, Miss Florence Mulican,
Sounds from the Ringing Rocks; reading,
Miss Nellie Kelley, Uncle Zeke's Con-
science; vocal trio, Gently Falls the Dews
of Eve, Misses Bette and Katie Tschiffely
and Mr. Glen Poole; defamation, Renzi's
Address to the Romans, George Peter in
strumental solo, Miss Ellen Gilmer, Crcling
Waves; defamation, Henry Clay's Fare
well Address to the Senate, John Jones;
reading, The Raven, Mr.. Glen Poole; vocal
trio, We'd Better Bide Awee, Misses Bette
TschifFely, Florence Mullican and Mr.. Glen
Poole; defamation, ID. H. Dawson, I'm
portance OF Union
The Secretary reported the following pre-
gramme for the next meeting Defamation,
Thomas Kelley, Parke Gilmer, Robert All
mutt, Jos. Kelley and Jas. Vinson reading,
Misses Ellen Gilmer, Lulu Hickerson, Nan
ME Moseley, b. d. Kelley, Susie Perry, Effie
Windsor, Eva Peter, Stella Mullican, Jennie
Peter, Florence Mullican and Mr.. Moses b.
Montgomery recitation, Miss Katie Peter.
After the reading of the programme the So
ciety adjourned
The President then requested the guests
TO descend To the large school rooms where
they found tables tastefully decorated and
bountifully laden with all the delicacies OF
the season. The committee of arrangements,
Mrs. Peter, Mrs. Nourse, Misses Peter, Bet
tie Tschlfiely, Maggie Beall, b. d. and Mel
lie Kelly, Messrs. Glen Poole, Jos. Kelley
and Ebert Perry, were untiring in atten-
ton TO the guests and well merit the en-
comiums which have been pronounced upon
them. After another hour had been spent
in pleasant social enjoyment the members
and visitors reluctantly departed to their
several homes
Feb 20, 1888 SAYTEE.