Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-03-28
JAcoBsvILLE ITEMS.


JAcoBsvILLE, March 81. 1888
Last evening was quite brilliant scene
at tue residence of vt. James s. Armiger
The occasion was the 9th meeting of Gin
ton Musical and Literary Association
The youth aud beauty of Jacobsville was
fully represented. The evening was en-
joyably spent Ia musical and literary ex-
ercises. Among the choice readings may
be- mentioned a Welcome" an origi-
nal. composition by Miss Villetta I
Phelps; The Idiot Joe, " reading by Miss
Carrie q. Dunlap; '-Foed for the Bears,
MISS Geneva Crane; Being Extinguish-
ed, dialogue, Misses Maggie Heath and
Blanche Ashburn; widow Snriecens
Daughter, Master Dorsey Dunlap:
Good Temper" reading. Miss Rrbecca
Jacobs; Pete and the Judge" Masters
Dunlap and Crane; City Sights with
Country Eyes" dialogue, Misses Villetta
Phelps and Hattie Dunlap; The Yankee
Horse Jockey and the Auctioneer, Mas.
ter Horace Jacobs. The music was well
selected. I'm the Strength OF Jesus,
chorus; BLACK Hawk, waltz. Miss
Maggie l. Heath; "secret Love-" piano
solo. Miss Carrie G. Dunlap lie Defle, !"
instrumental Duet. Misses Olive and Ge-
neva Crane; Cascade of Roses" Miss
Hattie NJ. Dunlap; NO no. no, chorus;
"On 1onder Rock Reclining" from Fra
Diavolo, Miss Villetta Phelps; Under
the Mcou-lit Sky" vocal Duet. Misses
Carrie Dunlap and Mollie McCauley; so
10. Ear Away
The following charades were then en-.
acted Mistake, /" Java" Maryland, !"
Baltimore" "Peacemaker." After the
the exercises were over the time was
| spent in social conversation
Miss Sallie Armiger received the mem
bers of the assertion In her usual hospi-
table way and nothing was neglected to
| make the evenings entertainment agreea-
BILE to all. A collation. was served at 10. 30
The association adjourned at 10 P. NJ. to
| hold their next neeting at the residence
OF Mr.. Nj. ID. WEIGH, Friday, April 9th,
1888. The new members admitted were
MIR. Stonewall Jackson Williams aud
and Mrs. John Heath. The officers of
the association are Miss Mollie McCauley,
president; Miss Carrie G. Dunlap, secre-
tary and Miss Villetta Phelps, vics-presi
dent; Miss Rebecca Jacobs, treasurer.
Mr.. James Heath is reported i'll with
measels at his home.
Btulah. infant daughter of Mr.. III. S.
Dunlap is quite i'll.
Mr.. George A. Gray is very iii and has
been confined to his bed for some time
past.
Mr.. Albert has the small pox scare. A
wagon went through the village marked:
"A case of smallpox inside
Miss Agnes Tate, of Broad Neck, has
been visiting her sister, Mrs. DR. L. Will
liams
Spring chickens have already begun to
| appear. Those looking forward to an
early fry are Mrs NJ. D. WEIGH, Mrs. Nj.
Gray, Mrs. Jas. Williams, Jr., Mrs. John
Jubb, Mrs. M. Ellison.
During the heavy rain storm on the
morning of March Goth, Mr.. John L.
Tydings, resident of Town Neck, was
startled from his slumbers by a mass OF
plastering falling upon him Fortunately
| he escaped without serious injury. The
| dwelling is more than one hundred years
old and was very heavily plastered as was
the style in "ye olden time.
Our worthy citizen, MIR. James Armi.
ger will shortly take charge of Jacobsvile
psstoflice. We take pleasure in certify
ing our confidence in his polite and oblig.
| ing manner toward those who have
business to transact with uncle Sam
Clinton Academy had an average in
attendance Of fifty students for the week
ending March 23rd, and still more com.
ing Annie Jubb was admitted on Mon
day. The scholars are competing for the
| first honors. Examinations are the tests.
Monday they are examined in Geography
and Grammar; Tuesday, Arithmetic;
Wednesday, History Thursday, Physiolo-
gy; Friday, Etymology and Music. The
examinations will close next week.
The boys have organized foot ball
team and have bought fine large ball,
and on the first round one of them put
his number nine into it. and squashed aIl
the wind out of 1t. The rest stood aghast
at the disaster that had befallen their new
ball. ALPHA.