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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-08-09
THE CONFERENCE.
SOME sveeLEMgNrARY opINloNs
Ia Relation to the Ps..lbIllty Of the scheme.
What the RrOnin.nt Republicans Of FAlr.
mont asrsto say Regarding It-TAs
Weight Of the ssntissst.


SiIeetdi Correspondence o. ut LHielipaer.
FAIRaoNT, W. Va, August s.-Last yeai
the Republican party made great progress
in Marion county, and it is believed q
similar showing will be made when the
ballots are counted at the next election.
DR.. Browntield, Chairman Of the County
Republican Executive Committee, has had
conversation with q prominent Demo
crat who admitted that Marion county was
lost to the Democracy. The proposed con.
ference meets with the appreciation OF
nearly all with whom your correspondent
conversed. A few opinions:
Ex Governor Pierpont-The proposed
conference receives my approval.
T. Reed, Postmaster that favor 1t.
Republicans will not be so foolish as to
allow strife to endanger good results.
Scott Meredith, Prosecuting Attorney
Anything to beat the Bourbons. One
thing that will assist in bringing about this
very desirable result will be a iudiciously
conducted conference. ..
7. Hough, Proprietor Mountain City
Hotel-Good thing. Let Us have II.
Thomas Fl. b. Staggers: am enthu-
siastica!ly in favor OF the conference What
harm can it do? None. Let US have 1t.
FAirmont will send big delegation.
Col. Fleming: Certainly we ought to
have such conference. Why mol? I
want to attend such gathering.
7. W. Fleming: Let the conference
be characterized by sound judgment, Judi.
clous management and thelrue Republican
spirit, and 1t will be good step.
Al. Stone, member Of the State Execu-
tive Committee. It was my judgment that
such conference was not desirable at
present. But las member OF the State
Committee am not "hurt,"" because I was
not consulted, Ifthe people want con-
ference no one should try 10 prevent such
a meeting. Icertainly should not.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1883-09-21
|Olney Items.

We are glad to hear that Miss Blanch
Young, who has been i'll so long, is mucl
PETER and considered out of danger
Miss Sarah Kirk, daughter of r. s. Kirk
while out riding on Tuesday, was thrown
rom her horse and badly hurt.
MIR. Lloyd Fawcett and daughter, of Coles
vile, are lying very ill with typhoid fever.
Misses Margaret and Ella Barnsley, o.
This place, have returned from Ocean Grove
much benefited and refreshed by their visit.
Farmers or gardeners, can you beat this |
Mr. George Bonifant, near Colesville, has
grown this year three pumpkins, the largest
weighing ITO pounds; the other two aver
aging 80 pounds each.
The Rev. Mr. Bond is holding Protracted
Meetings at Emory Chapel.
All quiet along the political line here, and
the Democrats intend to make the battle
warm Tor their Republican friends, and by
Ia solid vote elect the entire ticket
! Mr.. VIM. Bolinger, who has been con.
|hned to his bed with severe attack of
typhoid fever, We are pleased to say, is much
better and we hope soon to see him at his
post again.
Mr. .. Broscop and Miss M. Broadly, of
Baltimore, paid Redland a flying visit on
Sunday last
MIR. j. ID. Barnsley lost a very fine young
mare on Wednesday. She was found dead
In pasture-cause unknown.
Mr.. Jos. }. Hutton lost fine OK, by being
choked with an apple, on Tuesday.
Sept. Is, 1888. RAG PICKER.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1883-09-21
Potomac Items
Some very hot weather.

Some very hot weather.
Farmers are generally engaged in cutting
off corn, which is about 25 per cent. less
than last year to the acre.
Mr. +. S. Kilgour lost fine horse last
Saturday; it was found dead in the pas
ture Mr. Sylvester G. Jones also lost one
by being snagged.
Mr.. John II. Carey will sell his farming
utensils and other personal property on the
25th instant at public sale. Mr.. Carey has
quit farming.
The pay-boat Maryland went up last week
and paid the employees of the canal for
June and July, 1888.
The Democratic ticket seems to give gen.
eral satisfaction, and will be heartily sup.
ported by all true Democrats.
Preparations continue To be made TO CON.
mence the building of the Great Falls dam
for the Washington Aqueduct Al one
time, two weeks since, Washington was
supplied mostly with waste water from the
canal, impregnated with cleanings of boat
stables, dead mules, &c.
We often see parties looking for land in
these parts. Good thing to have sociable
and healthy neighborhood and live people
To improve the farms. M
The old Kilgour homestead Is being thor
Oughly renovated, a fine addition is being
built to the house and the lands we'll COW
cred with lime.
Mrs. John Saunders continues TO be very
feeble Mrs. Montgomery Cagett is conva-
lescent, and generally the neighborhood Is
healthy.
DIR. Lemuel Offutt and his brother James
paid these parts flying visit last week.
Twenty whites and five colored men reg
istered during the last sitting Of our Regis
trar, and five colored and nine whites were
stricken of-mostly changing their resi-
dence.
The concert at Hermon Chapel was quite
success. N4#H
The Potomac School was not opened until
Tuesday, 18th instant, owing 10 the teacher
failing TO put in his appearance. Mr.. Chas.
Fawcett now Has the school 10 charge and
it is well patronized.
No big fish or snake stories 10 record.
Sept Is, 1888. PoTohAc.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1883-09-21

Accident.-An accident which came
near resulting in the loss Of life occurred
last Friday afternoon on the farm Of Mr.
George Kengla, on the Tennallytown road
about one mile and a-half from Georgetown
Mr.. Kengla has in possession huge boar
The animal, which has grown very vicious
lately, was kept confined, and Mr.. Kengla
and two employees were endeavoring 10
drive him from one pen to another, when
Mr.. Kengla suddenly fell from the fence
into the enclosure The beast Immediately
rushed upon and began tearing Mr.. Kengla's
flesh In frightful manner. The other men
came To his rescue with clubs, but failed to
drive the brute away until Mr. Kengls was
very dangerously MANNED. the calf Of his
leg being badly torn. his knee-cap dislocatcd
and several deep gashes inflicted in bis
thighs and back.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1883-09-21

Negro Deputy Sheriff Kelchner has
peremptorily refused the solicitation to APP
point a negro deputy, made by a colored
representative committee. They will now,
we are also informed, wait upon Mr.. Pur-
dun with the same view. Some persons
contend that confusion will result from
whichsoev.r horn oi the dilemma the Re.
publican nominee selects-compliance or
refusal. We hold that this practice upon
the part of the negroes is to effect another pur.
pose, that Of convincing the negroes that the
Democracy is not in sympathy with them
and with this knowledge cement the party
1t is determined effort to have the negro
element arrayed against the Democracy to
a unit, nothing more.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1883-09-21


that our public schools have started on the
new year under the most favorable circum.
stances and we say God speed to them
The happlest government is that founded
upon the consent of the governed, and when
that consent is fortified by thoroughly cdu
Gated opinion and elevated moral principle
the government has nothing to fear at home
or abroad. 1t will resist and repel every
attack, asa rock in the ocean resists and
drives back the onward dash of the pillows.
1t may laugh rs securely at every attempt
to overthrow it. rs do the blue hills at the
storms which have beat upon their sides for
ages.
The motto Of the present day is achieve
ment, improvement and perfection it is
seen in all the departments of service and
in the various branches of the arts. The
dreamy philosophy of the oden time is dis
carded or murged into the practical, and
everywhere we hear the words Educate
the Nation" and from every direction men
are seen who are willing and ready to de-
vote themselves TO the high and honorable
Office of instructing the multitude. The age
is progressive, the people are progressive and
the great motive power has been wrought
in the school loom. Let us then help to
build up the schools and encourage those
who have charge of them. Let us ever bear
in mind that the great problem Of the age
is the constitution of society, and its success
ful solution depends upon the aid which we
give in support Of our public schools.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1883-09-21
The Commissionership ri

The COmmissionership The recount
of the primary vote by Capt. Jas. Anderson
Messrs. W. ii. Rabbit and II. NJ. Talbot Of
Messrs. Mannakcc and Shaw for County
Commissioner Of Berry's District was fin.
shed Thursday night Of last week, result
ing in majority of six votes for Mr.. Shaw
The Central Committee met on Tuesday
last to consider this result. They then al
journed TO meet next Monday 10 make an.
other count of the tickets for their own s,iis.
faction, when they will declare the nominee
10 Oil the vacancy which occurs in the ticket
this week.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1883-09-21

Opening a Bank The establishment
Of bank in Rockville is a thing of certainty.
Friday OF last week several gentlemen Of
Frederick City, Md, In conjunction with
gentlemen Of this town, met here and mr.
ranged to establish national bank. Thirty
five thousand dollars were subscribed. 1t
requires $4,000 To start national bank
The par value Of share is 800. All per.
sons throughout the county are invited 10
take stock. 1t is preferred that the stock
shall be taken in small numbers, that il may
be local institution.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1883-09-21
A Recount.
ROCKVILLE, Sept, 10

ROCKVILLE, Sept, Is, 1883.
AT meeting of the Democratic Execu-
tive Committee of Montgomery county, held
to-day at the office of II. W. Talbot, in
Rockville, present ii. w. Talbot, Spencer
Watkins, Jos Henderson, A. G. Merriweth-
,er, j. L. Fletchall, Geo. Dawson, ]. l.. Dor
|sey, Thomas Lea and w. d. HELEN, it was
csolved that the State Committee adjourn
meet ON Monday, September oath, at 10
FLOCK, "A. NJ, to recount ballots cast ut late
mary election rs between Messrs Man
xee and Shaw.
y was also resolved that Mr. Mannakee's
name be LETT off the ticket, as published in
the papers, until II final result is arrived at.
III. w. TALBOT, Chm.
j. Il. FLETCHAII,. Sec'y.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1883-09-21
A HOUSE AND LOT
AT PRIVATE SALE.

INiIE subscribsr offers at private sale The
Il HOUSE AND LOT, 10 ROCKVILLE,
where he now resides for the sum Of $1,000.
This property is situated on Washington street
in said town, and is improved by two
story Frame House, containing ten rooms,
with Kitchen attached a good Stable and
all other necessary out.bnldings. The Lot
has on IL y variety of Fruit Trees and Is 10 n
fine state Of cultivation. There 10 also a well
OF good water 10 the yard
For further particulars, apply 10
WIN. v. HUMPHREY,
aug G-u Rockville, Md.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1883-09-21

Ciething.--As the season for change OF
clothing is at hand il becomes a question Of
some moment as 10 where the best and
cheapest can be procured. The system Of
marking the price ofclothing in plain figures
which was inaugnrated by Mr.. Geo. G. Hen
ming. Of Washington, d. c., many years
ago. is still adhered To by that gentleman,
and has resulted IN building up an immense
trade. His large business with the people
Of this county is on the increase, and all
who patronizo him come away satisfied. See
advertisement.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1883-09-21
TURNPIKE LAW.
CHAPTER 3G8

CHAPTER j68
AN ACT TO authorize the County Commits
sioners Of Montgomery county TO subscribe
TO the stock Of Turnpike Companies in said
county.
SECTION l. BE il enacted by the General
Assembly OF Maryland, That whenever three
ffihs OF The capital stock OF any turnpike
company in Montgomery county, chartered
aud organized since January the first, eight
cen hundred and eighty-two, or 10 be here
after organized, shall have been subscribed
for and taken by responsible bona yids stock
holders, the county commissioners of said
county are hereby authorized and empowered
10 subscribe for such portions Of The remain
Jog two-hfih Of said capital stock, 10 the
name ard for The benefit OF said county, az
they shall deem expedient, and shall be en-
titled 10 be represented at all meetings Of the
lockholders Of said company by the county
commissioners for the time being, or by such
person or persons as may be duly authorized
by them, provided that the total cost per mile
shall not exceed twenty-five hundred dollars,
and that no turnpike shall be constructed Of
less depth than twelve inches Of stone brok :
en- 10 pass through ring two and onc-half
inches in diameter, and with a width of stone
" not less Than ten feet.
See Aud be il enacted, That the county
commissioners " said county are hereby an-
tborized 10 issue bonds Of the county TO the
amount OF stock 50 subscribed, and 10 neg0-
tiale said bonds upon the most favorable
terms, provided they shall not be sold for less
than par aud carry interest at not over five
per ceniem per annum and the said county
com niissionrrs are authorized 10 levy upon
the assrssable property OF the county nm
anount gunicient 10 nav the animal intcregI
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1883-09-21

Grand observation-disclosures Shoe
House, 402 7th street, N. W., Washington,
ID. c., will celebrate Its twenty-first ami.
yersary from September Gath until October
the 9Th by presenting every caller with a
handsome souvenir and by offering special
bargains in all kinds Of boots and shoes.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1883-09-21
j. L. FLETcHALL, Sec'y

One of the suggestions of II motto Tor the
coat of arnlsof the proposed State of Dakota,
is Fear God, and take your own part"
which implies In substance all that is con
tanned in the slying "God helps those who
help themselves"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1883-09-21

Property Of the Canal The Direc-
tors Of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal held
q special meeting at Barnum's Hotel, Balt.
more, on Thursday OF last week Those
present were Lewis Cass Smith, President
Jas. G. Berrett, Patrick Hamill, John Hum
bird, Spencer Watkins and j. A. l.. Mcclure.
The purpose Of the meeting was to con-
slider the filing of a claim in Washington to
the water rights and property owned by the
company, which is To be taken by the gov
eminent under an act of Congress, approved
July IS, 1882, entitled "An act to increase the
water supply of the city of Washington, and
for other purposes" An advertisement was
published some time ago notifying owners
to file their claims. A resolution was passed
at the meeting authorizing the presentation
Of claim, " bc filed in the Department Of
Justice in Washington by the President, to
the propcrty'"i the company which is to be
taken under the act The total valuation
placed IN the property is $225000.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1883-09-21
BRIARLEY HALL,

THE nett session OF BrinIley Hall will
i commence ON the 9th OF September,
1883. The services OF full corps Of eff
Gent teachers have been secured. Address
Mrs N. n. PORTER, Prin.,
Briarley Hall. near Poolesville,
aug l0-2m Mont. omery co Nd
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-03-07
COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION As A
ERAIN.POwER.

Ide present Is an age or competitive
Examination, yet these afford but an
imperfect test of brain-power; for, after
time, competitive examinations be-
come iess and less efficient as true tests
of intelligence, and sink into q sort of
, rfficiai routine. As examples, We will
take the following cases: Brown is the
sun OF an Indian officer who died whom
his boy was ten wears old, and left his
widow badly off. Young Brown is in
tended for The Royal Military Academy,
Noolwich, bat his mothers means do
not enable her TO send him TO first
class "ciammef's," so he has to sit be-
meath the average schoolmastsr. He
works hard and thinks great deal, and
gains fair knowledge of the subjects
he is required to learn. lie goes up to
the competitive examination at Wool
wich, and finds each question so com
plicated that he is utterly puzzled; and,
when the results of the examination ara
made known, Brown Is nearly last on
the list.
On the ether hand, Smith is the son
of a wealthy tradesman who wishes his
son TO enter as cadet at Woolwich.
Young Smith is sent early in life TO
successful ''crammer's," to be fat
tened with knowledge as turkeys are
crammed for Christmas. The eraIalner
does not coniine his attention To teach
ing his pupils; but he watches the ey-
animation papers set mt Woolwich, and
he finds that the examiners have each
peculiar fad" and set their questions
IN sort OF rotation. He looks careful
iyoyer these, and he forms kind of
estimate of the questions which are
likely to be set at any particular EXAM
nation. lie therefore trains his pupils
for these questions, and is often SO sue
cess!ul in his predictions that at least
half the questions have been worked
cut by these pupils week before the
examination; and this result is obtained
without any collusion between the
! cramner and the examiner. On one
occasion that we know OF, seyon ques-
tons ont of q paper of thirteen were
Predicted as due" aud the pupils of
this crammer were consequently most
saecessful ut this competitive" Young
Smith 10 thus trained, and passes,
say fifth, ont of long list. and IL con-
sidered, as far as this test IL con-
cernej. to possess brain power far be-
yond that of the unfortunate Brown.
Who was nearly last iii the same exam
nation.
Twenty years elapse, and Smith and
Brown meet. Smith has logged on in
tne usual routine: he may have never
either said or done a foolish thing.
Brown, on the other hand, is man of
Wide reputation, has written clever
DOCKS, and done many clever things,
YET people who know his early history
say Row strange il was that he was
50 stupid whea he WAS young, for he
was ANONYMOUSLY spun at Wool
!, those who thus speak imagine that
Ms examination at which Smith sue
seeded aud Brown failed was a test of
1neir brain power. 1t was in reality
nothing of the kind; it was merely a
ssss OF the relative experience of those
VINO trained Smith and Brown.-Popa-
'aF Sefsaee Aoathlg.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-03-07
ACCIDENTS on THE ICE,

John Wilson. of Jerome, Ind, got
drunk while skating. lay down on the
ice over night, and had both arms fro
zen, so that ampntatlon was necessary.
As the three little sons of james Mil
ler, aged respectively s, s, and 8 years.
were playing on the ice on the Monocay
river, Bethlehem, Pa, two of them fell
through. The S-year-old boy kept Il
clear head. and succeeded III saving
them both.
Bette Lundell and Frederick Peter
son, aged respectively 10 and IL years,
started at night with IEaie compani-
on 30 cross the lake at Lake City. Mimi,
on skates. That was several days ago.
They have not since been seen and it il
supposed they We're drowned.
Constantine Loseh of Allentown, Pa,
fell on the ice and broke through, head
first. in shallow water. He was in a
perilous position, with his head under
the ice and his legs in the air. Grasp
ing some wesds, he pulled his whole
body under the water, and then putting
his back against the Ice. broke through
it, and thus saved himself from drown
ing.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-03-07

pov. Dsnisl Lee, ons of the pioneers

par Danisl Lee, ons of the pioneers
.sft, years ago. has written the follow
=, 10 the Chrtstian Adrocate:
Tbere are good many persons who
-,nId ike to know the exact number Of
,.porsr5 who were employed IN the
n,sntiuc aud prosecution of the Oregon
T;ss;on, during the ten years Of its col-
..nsauoe. The Mission Was originated
VI the first missionaries appointed in
sss ga In the spring of 1884 they COM
aa,enced their journey across the Ameri-
NV desrt. They we're the Rev. Jason
Tas and his nephew, Rev. Daniel Lee.
totb natives Of Stanstead, Canada East,
s.d Mr. CYRUS Shepard, of Philiipstown.
Wsss.. sent o.t as teacher.
In. Jason Lee was appointed Super
;,tendent, and in Missouri, in passing,
~ Philip l.. Edwards, a layman, and
r, Courtney ". Walker were hired as
Ieln on the journey, which required
nsarIy FIVE months of labor. exposure
snd risk. II was made III safety.
The Nav Dacre, bringing mission sup
niles, arrived just Ia time TO meet the
ayerland pioneers, %ho had crossed the
mains in company and in the protection
gthe American Fur Company, in charge
II Capt. Nathaniel j. Wythe, OF Cam
bridge. Mass. In September, 1884, the
Mission was commenced IN the beautiful
yaIley of the Willamette, and here was
lsi3 lie first foundation Stone of our
enterprise.
Ths little band was now il .heir field,
Int il was desert. No house, no culti-
yated spot greeted the eye: but nsed to
toil.rhey shrUnk not at tho task before
them. Not strangers to the axe, or
nIow. or team, they went ahead. build
ID. planted and lived. IN the year 1897
reinforcement was added, much TO
the iog Of the first workers. They We're
Elijah White, physician, and wife. Mr..
Alanson Beers aud wife, Mr. W. IL.
Wilson, Misses Anna Maria Pitnan,
Sasan Downing and Eiyira Johnson
eight. Ia September of the same year
the strength of tho mission was in
creased by the addition of another
band Of new recruits, consisting of the
Rev. David Leslie and wife, Res. Ii. X.
". Harl ins and Miss Margaret j. Smith
-four in number. 1t now became
necessary 10 enlarge our work, and
soon a station was commenced at Tie
Dalles on the Columbia river, and still
there were unoccgpied fields: aud to
meet the demand another large rein
foreement was sent out in 1889 and
1sl0, arriving in May, thifty-two IN num-
ber. as follows Rows J. T. Richmond.
G. Hines, w. w. Kcne, A. f. Waller, j.
II. Frost and Or. /. S. Babcook, Geo.
Abernethy. w. w. Raymond, ii. Is.
Brewer, l.. Ii. Judson, }. l.. Parrish.
james Olley, II. Campbell, and their
wives. Mrs. Jason Lee, and Misses NJ.
i. Ware, G. A. Clark, L. Phillips, q.
Phelps and o. Lankton.
To sum up the whole number We have:
LIST, the pioneers Of 1884, four in mum.
ber; I'd, first reinforcement IN 1887,
eight ia number; Sd, second reinforce
ment IN 1897. four in number; 4th,
third reinforcement in IS33-40, thirty
two in number; making total of forty
eight.
This shows the number of the adults
TO the Oregon nission-the
working forca. The children were
txenty-fiye.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-03-07


Before fifty years are over France
will, at her present slow rate of increase
of population, have sunk, il not TO the
level of second rre, at least To the
bottom of the list of the great powers.
Ii We suppose that tho population of the
United States and'of the various coua-
tries of Europe are decimated by no
wars or exceptional maladies. and still
preserve their present frontiers and go
on increasing at the present rate of in-
crease, their numbers will by the year
1882, a time which our children will see,
be AS follows: United States. 10000
900; Russia, l5s.oo0, eco; Germany, 3d.
900, 900; Great Britain f3,000. 900: Aus
tria- Hungary, ii,0o0.0eo, and Italy. A.
100000. So that France. which cen-
tury ago was really La G,ande Nation.
having still the largest population in
Europe. will be but the sixth in rank in
point of numbers.