Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-02-21
OUR MARYLAND NEIGHBoRs.
Annual Meeting OF the Montgomery
County Agricultural Society.
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO FARMERS coSsiDrRFD-
APRorrsr TO THE ooNNlssIoSERs-AFAk NERs'
rNsrrrurE-a FASHIONABLE HoP-cArrrRE 90
THE JAIL BREAKERS
I TEE EVENING srAa.

Correspondence Of TIE EVENING srAH.
ROCKVILLE. Feb. 20, 1889.
The annual meeting OF the Agricultural -
ciety of this county was held here to-day az the
town hall and was well attended The treas
urer Of the society maze his annual report.
showing balance in the treasury Of siss, and
OF this amount he was ordered by resolution %
apply sl0O TO the reduction Of the prirsipal OF
the debt of the society due the savirs - institu-
ton Of Sandy Spring and to deposit ESQ in said
institution 10 the credit Of the society. Mr.. r.
ID. Laird stated that in response 10 a resolution
passed at the last annual meeting a bin had
been passed by the last legislature by which
one farmer from each congro ssional district Of
the state had been added to the management
Of the MARYLAND agricultural college. The
secretary read a communication from Major
Alvord. Of the MARYLAND experiment station,
suggesting the formation of a farmers institute
IN this county, aud on motion Mossrs. Laird.
Fletcher. and Il. B. Farquhar were appointed
committee 90 communicate with Major Alvord
on the subject and details and appoint time
for the meeting. The following officers were
elected for the ensuing term: President Capt.
John Mcdonald; yice-prcsidents. Vim. T.
Burford, of the District of Columbia: las A
Boyd, VIM. j. Thompson. W. T.. Muncastcr,
Geo. Shaw. and Chas. r. Brooke; secretary. A.
II. Fletcher: treasurer. Philip D. Laird: execa-
tive committee. Messrs. II. n. Miller, IN.
Bagley. Z. c. Hutton, {. y. Trundle. and saml
StenmetZ
Mr.. II. II. Miller presented resolutions which
were unanimously adopted stating that the
agricultural society OF Montgomery county
earnestly protested against the use of the mid
die of the road-bed on the 7th-strect road for
the purpose of laying the tracks for the pro-
posed raliroad from the Boundary 10 Bright
wood. 1t being the unanimous opinion of the
members of said society that the doing so will
prevent a. farmers of &c.
yeniently and safely using that highway TO
reach the markets of Washington" IL was de-
clded that copy OF these resolutions be pre-
sented to the Commissioners Of the District by
Hon. W. Were Bouic i'm person.
Although no definite action was taken bv the
meeting on the subject. it is understood that a
majority of the board of management are i'm
favor of holding both a spring and fallexhibi-
tion. and that in a short time a meeting will be
held TO make arrangements for the spring fair
One of the most fashionable and largely at
tended hops of the season was given during
this week IN the large stone building of Mr.
John Byrd near Dawsonville. The house was
beautifully decorated for the occasion. and the
handsome toilets of the many ladies present
elected admiration. Among those present were
Misses Fannie Dawson. of Missouri. black silk;
Eva Dyson. of Kentucky. gObelin blue: Mamie
Boteler. Frederick. brown cloth: Estella Perry,
Knowles. white cloth; Bessie 0in. Baltimore.
terra Gotta satin: Lucy Hyson. Manassas Va
red cashmere; Mary Brewer. dark blue surah;
Bessie Darby, tan-coloredcloth: Estelle Alnutt,
black silk. velvet sash; Olive Waters black
silk; Clara Byrd. light blue cloth: Annie Byrd,
brown cashmere; Bette Byrd. dark blue cloth;
Grace Darby. granite silk: Maggie Darby. red
cashmere; Ida Dyson, dark green cloth: Lucy
Williams, red Henrietta cloth: Dora Hall. black
silk; Annie Dade, pale blue silk: Manic
Hilleary, cream-colored cloth. Among the
gentlemen present were Messrs Milton Darby,
Ihos. Dawson, Fred. and Chas. Ainutt David
Dawson, Thos. and Edward Darby. Benjamin
Shreeye. Lawrence and Nathan Allnutt. Joseph,
Frank and Vernon Dyson Samuel Byrd. Nor
man Wootton, Albert and Lewis Allnutt Thos.
ID. Harry, Robert Darby, Nathan oiott. Harry
Williams, Elijah White and Ii. ID. Waters. OF
spencerville. At II o'clock a sumptuous supper
was partaken of and the festivities were con-
tlnued until early hours this morning
GorhaH. Sudath. and Watkins. three Of the
four prisoners who escaped from the Jail here
on Monday night last. we're recaptured to-day
and returned TO their old quarters Watkins
was captured at his home near Browningvile,
quietly sitting by the fire smoking his pipe
The other two were captured neas Dickerson
station. Bonnell. charged with horse stealing,
Is still at large. and is supposed % have made
his way TO Virginia.
Mr.. Isaac q. Rabbit a well-knowp citizen OF
this district, near Became post-offce was yes-
terday, about noon. stricken with paralysis,
and now lies in a critical condition, being un-
able TO artlculate. 3. A. VI.