Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1885-03-13
Jacksonville Literary society.

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The Jacksonville Literary Society held
its fifth meeting at the residence of Mr.. N.
w. Allnutt, February the eth, 1885. The
mantle of snow that, covered the ground
furnished convenient mode Of travel and
to the merry gingle OF bells the company
reached their destination. The parlor was
crowded, as was also the hall and ado lining
| room.
AT 1880 p. NJ. the President called the
meeting to order. Secretary called the roll
with an absence of four active members.
Minutes read and adopted. Secretary Daw.
son resigned his position. Laid over until
next meeting. The Society then accepted
an invitation to meet at Mr.. BENZ. w. All
NUTS March 18th, 1885. After the transac-
ton of some miscellaneous. business the pro-
| gramme for the next meeting was read, viz |:
Misses N. c, Tilghman. Laura Covington,
EVE Allnutt, Annie Hurley. Nellie Allnutt,
A. NJ. Dade, Eva Dawson, Belle Veirs, Mag.
gle Allnutt, Alice Waters, Messrs Charles
Fawcett, Joseph Darby, Jas. II. Jones, N. S.
Allnutt, VIM. Hershberger, Rich'd Allnutt,
Robert Alinutt, Sam Byrd, j. W. Allnutt
David Dawson, Geo. Byrd, Nathan White.
The Society then proceeded to the execu.
ton of the evenings programme Joseph
Dyson acclaimed the Speech of Otis; SUSIE
Darby read Little Jim's Letter; Sam Byrd
detained Value Of Reputation NJ. G.
Darby read Imps of st. Anthony; G. w.
| Berry read A Treatise on Noses; Alice
Waters read The Old Maids Prayer; Nan.
ME Byrd read Sequel to the Old Maids
Prayer; +. A. Dawson, read The Widow.of
Glencoe; Belle Gott read The Clowns
Camp; Jennie Dawson read Awiully Love.
ly Philosophy; Mamie Cummings read A
Domestic Difficulty; d. II. Dawson de.
claimed speech on Women.
By invitation the following visitors par.
ticipated; Miss b. Brown, OF Georgetown,
recited Lorraine; Mas Kate Davis, Of West
Virginia, recited The Baron's Last Banquet
Miss Blanche Buxton. Of West Virginia, re.
cited Curiew Shall Not Ring To. night; Rev
James Noursc read Laughing in Meeting,
which ended much enjoyed programme
Instrumental music WAS rendered by
Misses Tilghmsn, Maggie Allnutt, Mamie
Allnut and others during the evening and
added greatly to the enjoym.nt Of all The
Society then sdjourncd.
A bountilul supper was then served In
the dining hall, and after al hour OF social
chat the company departed. May the So.
| ciety ever remember their motto, Sine Fita
Literts Aors est, which has been their guild.
ing star for eight successive years and whose
briliancy increases with age.
March 8, 1885 VISITOR.
Departure.--Hon. George s. King, q
prominent Democratic politician aud law.
yer OF Kansas, who with his lady have been
spending some time with their kinsmsn, DR..
.. J. Maddox Of this place, lett Wednesday
for short visit to his native home, Leonard.
town, 81, hary's county, which he has not
visited for Twenty-Five years
When quite young man Mr.. King
edited the ST. Mary's Beacon, one OF the
Oldest journals in the State, and which, be-
cause of ia pfeeent able Democratic man
agement, still enjoys large patronage.and
wide influence in Southern Maryland He
was also early upon his admission to the
bar elected States Attorney for st. Mary's
county, position which he filed with
marked ability until near or about the
period when he left for Illinois, taking up
his residence at Quincy. At this place Mr..
King edited and conducted the Quin cy
Herald, Democratic journal, at the same
time acting as Secretary and Assistant Coun-
sci Of the Quincy, Missouri and Pacific
Railroad. This latter enterprise failed 10
be as remunerstive as Mr. King had antici-
pated, and catching the enthusiasm of the
tide of progress then rolling over Kansas he
removed to Oswego, Lsbette county Of that
State, where he devoted himself to'the prac-
| tice OF his profession, ut the same time es.
tablishing and editing the Labette County
Democrat, paper which he continued to
conduct until within the past three years ),
when, because OF the duties of his profess
sion, he was compelled to abandon. Some
idea OF Mr. Kings popularity in his new
home may be formed when we find him
elected county attorney for his county when
the Republican majority il from two to three
| thousand.
Mr. King was one Of the Democratic cleo
! tors.at-large for the Cleveland and Hen
bricks ticket in Kansas, and his eloquent
and able efforts in State 50 largely Itepub.
lican, was highly gratifying 10 his friends
aud party.
We enjoyed very much Mr. Kings visit
to our office, and should he stop over at
our village on his way home. we would be
gla d 10 see more OF him.