Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-06-27
FREDERrCK CITY AND COUNTY.
Commencement Notes-Horse-Br Breeders
Association-Personal News, &c.

The forty-second annual commencement ex-
ercises Of the Academy Of the Visitation, b. v.
NJ, this city. took place yesterday. The annual
exhibition Of art work by the pupils, which al
ways precedes the commencement exercises,
closed Monday evening. The only prize Of
fered in this department., a handsome water
color, entitled "Regrets," was awarded to Miss
Mollie Murphy, one of the graduates. In the
audience at the commencement were many
visitors from Washington, Baltimore, Virginia,
West Virginia, Delaware, and this city and
county. The District OF Columbia pupils pres
ent were Misses Louise Benner, Mary v. Carr,
Eleanor M. Clements, Irene F. Entwistle, Ce-
celia NJ. Hanlon, Mary Harvey, Mary
F. Peacock and Rachel NJ Wheeler.
The program Of the day was finely rendered.
The two graduates, Miss Mary NJ Murphy
Of West Virginia, and Miss Catharine worthing-
ington, of Maryland, received gold medals for
the completion of the entire English course.
Miss Murphy also received medal for history
and literature and Miss Worthington was
awarded one for rhetoric. The medals for pro-
ficiency IN Christian doctrine and arithmetic
were awarded. respectively, to Miss Helena
Schoch, of Virginia, and Miss Regina Eisen-
hauer, OF Frederick. Those pupils included in
the roll Of honor were Misses Mary NJ Murphy,
Catharine W0rth1ngton, Irene Entwistie, Gene
We've Boland, Florence Gather, Mary Fitz-
simmons. Julia Douian, Louise Hunter, Regina
Freshman, Helena b. Schock. large number
OF handsome premiums were also awarded to
pupils in the various departmental
OTHER coMMENcEMENTs.
Hon. Milton G. Hines, Of Frederick yester-
day attended the commencement exercises of
Dickinson college, at Carlisle, Pa. His son,
Hammond, delivered an address on the ''Spois
system" At st. Johns college, Annapolis,
l. l~ksz
by John Richie, Of Frederick, and Osborne J.
Yellott, nephew of Col. Charles e. Trail, of
this city. At the annual commencement ex-
ercises Of Mt ST. Mary's college, at Emmits-
burg, this county, to-day, his eminence, Car
attended. st. Johns liter
airy institute here held interesting closing ex-
ercises last night. Rev. Father O'Kane, Of the
Novitiate, delivered an address, and prizes
were given for proficiency in scholarship.
Jesse Ramsburg. OF Frederick, took part in the
Phiiokaiian society celebration at St. Johns
college, Annapolis, this week. Rev. E. T.
Helfenstein, OF Frederick, is among the grad
yates OF the University Of Virginia. James Ad-
olson Ingle, Of Frederick, is q student there
and is a candidate for deacon's orders. Mr..
week at Harvard. Charles Ely, of Frederick,
Is at Yale college, preparing to graduate.
THE HoRsE-BREEDEns' ASSOCIATION,
NJ.
Garmendia, of Frederick, have been elected
directors Of the HorseBreeders Association of
and the District Of Columbia, the OBJ
jects Of which are to produce in Maryland and
the District an animal for road and track pur-
poses Of superior characteristics, DC. Both
Mr.. De Garmendia and Mr.. John White. of
this county, have entered number Of horses
for the first race meeting Of the association,
which will be held in connection with the state
agricultural and mechanical association, at
Pimlico, September 9 to a.
VICTIMS OF ILLNESS AND ACCIDENTS.
John SHAFT, prominent citizen of Jefferson,
this county, was stricken with paralysis yester-
day and is critically i'll. He is eighty five years
old. Peter Kimmel, an aged and well-known
resident Of Emmitsburg, this county, was
stricken with paralysis few days ago while in
church. VIM. Hartman, Of Emmitsbure, while
at work in saw-mill there few DAYS ago had
his face mashed in by the end of falling slab.
John Lebour, also of Emmitsburg, had one Of
his legs broken by a falling rail while at work
on the railroad Saturday. At the same place
this week Raymond fancy, son of Edward 8.
fancy, esq, had leg severely lacerated by
falling from a tree. Horatio Bentz a respected
vesident\ of Frederick, has been stricken with
paralysis. Leo Wineberg, small boy Of Fred
eriek, swallowed a tin whistle yesterday and
SSSaPeAnS@"'
PERSONAL MENTION
Mr.. ]. Roger McSherry, of Frederick, who
passed very credtable and successful exami-
nation for admittance to the bar of Frederick
Monday, was student of Georgetown univers-
lty, but completed his law studies in the Office
OF his father, Chief Judge James McSherry.-
H. o. Messier, of Washington, has entered in
The fifty-hour go-as-you please to be held at the
armory OF the Frederick rifemen here this
and John Goldsborough have
gone to Washington to spend the summer
z. V. s. Levy Of Frederick, is in Louisville,
Ky.--Thos. Gittinger, Of Frederick, is pro-
nounced to be the best ball player this year in
the Pennsylvania state ieague.-Wm. j.
Freeze, of Mechanicstown, has been adiudged
insane and sent to Montevue hospital.
The wedding of Charles B. Trail,
Winebrener. Of Frederick, will take place in
All Saints P. E. church here on July So
Mrs. Clara Shook, of Washington, is visiting
near Frederick.-Surgeon Ezra Derr. of the
U. s. steamship Nipsic, now on its way home,
is resident of Frederick.---Prof. c. Nj. Grow
Maryland Institute for the Deaf, are attending
the convention in hington.-Arrange-
ments are being made to entertain Gov. Jack
son and staff in Frederick during the coming
state encampment.-Gen. E. G. McSherry, OF
Frederick, has been appointed member OF the
military committee for the state exposition in
Celia Daily, of Washing
ton, is here.-Miss Joe Harbaugh, of WASH
ington, is the guest Of Mrs. F. b. Sappington.
Mrs. c. G. Helfenstein and daughter are In
Washington. Theodore b. Moody and fam
lily, of Washington, have arrived at Jeffer-
son, this county, for the sumner
Miss Josephine Cavenaugh, of Washington.
was here yesterday.-Miss Emily Willard, of
Washington is visiting in this county.-John
NJ. Halter has been elected secretary of the
Lutheran Sunday school here.-Ex-County
Surveyor II. A. Rager is in Montgomery county
a tract Of land near Gaithersburg.
upon which are mineral deposits. It is owned
by DIR. Lloyd r. MacGill, Of Frederick, and
b. Rice is home from Mexico.
where he has been engaged in railroad work.
Miss Laura Grove, of this county, has gone
to Kansas City, Mo.-Miss Minnie Main, of
Frederick. to-day attended a marriage cere-
mony in ashington.--Chas Geicke and NJ
A. Norton, of Baltimore, are summering in this
county.
ALL SORTS.
During a recent thunder storm In this county
the lightning struck in the lane on Albert
farm, near Brookhill, and drilled a
hole feet deep and 10 inches in circumfer-
ence.
J. Adae Houck. young man who had sew
eral relatives in Frederick, hanged himself in