Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-08-18
From Rockville,

AksTNG OF FARMERS YEsTHRDAY-A BASKET PICNIC
KNJoYKD BIT MANY IN ATTENDANCE.
Correspondence Of TIE EVENING s1AR.
RocKvILLR, August IL, 1855.
The farmers meeting and basket picnic, which
was attended by people from al sections OF the
country, was held at the Fair Grounds here yester.
day. Owing to the busy season among farmers
and the close proximity Of the annual fair the
crowd was not rs large a. anticipated. In the
morning addresses were delivered BY Henry C.
ington, and others, BY which the audience was en-
tertained until the arrival OF the hour for dinner
when the wives and daughters Of the farmers
present showed to perfection what Montgomery
could produce In the way OF good dinner. AL
present were invited to partake OF refreshments
w,an tne dinerent parties scattered through The
viandA
After dinner able addresses were delivered BY
Hon. Mortimer Whitehead, lecturer OF the Ma
tional Grange, and Col Upscomb. OF south Caro-
Una, now OF the Patent ONCE In which all sub
Jects OF immediate interest TO farmers were dis
wages. and other topics OF Interest The ad.
dresses met with the approval OF all present. A
large number Of ladies were in attendance.
Jas b. Henderson, spencer watkins, A. j. Al
mony, and II. w. Talbot left here for Virginia
A game q base b bali Win oe played at the Fair
Grounds here this evening between the Hyatts-
Vile and Rockville mines 8 A. N.
The COMING DRANAr1o sEAsoN.-The season at
the National will begin on the 9th, the opening
extraction being Harrison's military melodrams,
Harris fnssssr x sif Be- sspsnsd for the
son the same night, when Mr.. Milton Mobiles and
Miss Dolly Mobiles win appear in "Love and Law"
TIE MARINE BAND CoHcrRr.-The program of
the concert OF the Marine Band at the WhiIe House
grounds at sails O'Clock to-day is a. follows: 1.
ening OF the Lion" Kuntski. 8 March funebre
"The Honored Dead" Sousa- 4 "a Military
tfa sS1n 1.-THE
Cantons," Gungle. 2. Mosaic, "La Flle due Tam
6our Major" Orenbach. g. 'victor, The Blue
LIQUOR DEALERS CONSULTING. - About thirty
members OF the Grocers and Liquor Dealersp Asso-
streets to discuss the liquor business and consider
the action or the Commissioners regarding the Is
suance OF licenses and the closing OF saloons Den
mis- cornell presided. Gen. VIM. H Browne spoke
OF the legal status OF the situation. and ansWered
many questions. Mr.. X. Z. White referred to the
interview with the Commissioners yesterday, and
liquor store to have partition made separating
their grocery from the liquor store and to get out
wholesale license and sell only In large guam.
titles.
THE NEW JERSEY REPuBLIcANsL-ANe New Jersey
republican association was organized at the Ma
uonal League House last night with the following
Of1cers: DR.. A. p Pardon, president; Walcott Lay,
vice-president; Geo. II. Graham, recording secre-
tary; DR.. s. Parsons, corresponding secretary; ].
w. Howell, treasurer; executive committee, VIM.
Edgar Rogers, Thos c. FarQuhar, A n. Steventon,
s. Morris Thorn, z s. Tilton, Il. c. smith, and
and Chas. b. White.
THE BOYS PLEADED SKLFDEFENsE But WERE
FINED.-ISaac Robinson, a colOred special police
man, had two small boys, Horace Higgins and
Percy Reardon, before the Police Court to-day for
throwing stones near the baseball grounds. The
boys claimed that they were attacked by some
other boys from Capitol Hill, and they only acted
In Self-defenSe They were fned e each.
AN OLD CoLoRRD WOMAN WITHOUT HoNE-
Sophia Turner, a colored woman apparently about
eighty or ninety years old, was before the Police
entered the eighth precinct station yesterday ana
asked TO be sent to the almshouse, as she had no
home and had been going from place to place
the law, three months. An EFFORT will be made 70
have her admitted TO the almshouse "a perma-
nent inmate.