Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-06-14
MIDDLE MARYLAND,
Flood Notes-A Colored Mfe.Saver-
Educational and Religious.
Of TEE EVENING star.

EDUCATIONAL ana Religious.
Correspondence Of TEE EVENING srAR.
FREDERICK, Nd, June IS.
Services appropriate to the confederate deco
ration day were held in this city to-day under
the auspices of the Confederate memorial asso-
citation of Frederick. A prayer was offered by
Rev. C. L. Kennard, pastor Of Trinity NJ. E.
Church South, and appropriate anthems were
sung.
CANAL suFFERERs-A BRAVE coLoREp MAN.
Col VIM. II. Love, Col John c. Legg and
Mr.. Adolph Dressed, the members Of the relief
committee sent along the Potomac by the
city of Baltimore to relieve the food sufferers
report that they examined into and relieved the
wants Of the poor people who live in the flooded
districts from Monocacy to Hancock. They say
that Robert Ivory. colored man at the mouth
of the Monocacy, at the risk Of his life made
three trips in the awful food to rescue a white
family named Fox. and in which he was sue
cessful. In the meantime Ivory's own house
was washed away" The committee made the
following awards: Point of Rocks, 81 families
assisted, with 500; for the town. 81 ,0l0; Berlin
16 families assisted, S225, and $50 f'r the town;
Hancock, 200. Mr.. Dressed will make another
trip through the flooded district Oh his bicycle
At a concert given at the Friedrich female semi
nary Tuesday night S115 was raised for the re-
lief Of the Maryland food sufferers. This sum
mas DeeQ luOlclOQsly dlstrlDuteQ Dy the COM
mittee here, Messrs. John G. Hardt and Geo.
Z. Meyer. Several large droves Of Chesapeake
and Ohio canal mules have passed through this
city since Monday on their way from Cum
berland to Georgetown. The men in charge Of
them spoke in hopeless tones Of the future Of
the canal
THE LOSS OF THE COUNTY BRIDGES.
Since the loss Of the county bridges by the
recent flood in the Monocacy the question of
inf thn
abouts has been: How will the county COM
missioners raise the money needed for building
new bridges? The present board is republican
The most feasible plan for overcoming the
difficulty has been offered in the suggestion
that the commissioners borrow the necessary
amount and provide the interest on the same
for one year on the levy of 1882 and through
their successors in January next. petition the
legislature to pass an act authorizing the
county to issue bonds at 4 per cent or less to
mature at stated intervals, say Of five, ten, if
teen and twenty years. This Is the plan that
Is likely to be adopted The sum needed will
be about 100000. Through the solicitation of
the Frederick Mercantile association, Mr.. Viii
son Brown, superintendent of the Frederick
division of the p. r. r., has been induced to
put on an early morning train between Woods
boro' and Frederick to bring into the CITY
residents of the county who are unable to cross
the Monocacy in any other way, now that the
county bridges have been SWEET away.
COMMENCEMENT.
Interest here to-day has been conferred in the
annual commencement exercises of the Frede-
rick female seminary, which were held at 1890
O'Clock this morning in collegiate hall. The
names of the graduating class and the honors
awarded them have been previously reported
IN this correspondence. Among the strangers
present to witness the exercises were: Miss
Matte o. Winnie, Washington; Mr.. and Mrs j.
L. and Miss Neani Ayton, Laytonvile Montgom-
al he wao
ton: Mrs. Albert Gleason, Miss Mary Brinton,
L. Banker Brooker and many Others relatives
and friends of the pupils and graduates. At
the conclusion of the exercises to-day a large
humber of medals and diplomas were awarded
by DIR. Furnell assisted by Mr.. IL E. Town.
send and Miss Chatterton, of the faculty. Dr.
Purnel was presented by the pupils with a well
executed crayon portrait of himself, the work
Of Miss Roberta Black. A gold medal, given for
three years seminary standing, was awarded to
Miss Mamie Johnson. gold medal for the
highest seminary s.an1ing during the past
year was awarded to Mss Mary Spence. Miss
n. Benner was awarded a gold medal for at
tendance. The medal for elocution was won
by Miss Blanche GARNER, Of Frederick. with
honorable mention for Misses Daisy Banty and
Mary Shriner. The medal offered by the
Alumne society for the best average in mathe-
mates was awarded to Miss Mary Spence In
the preparatory department. two premiums
were offered for the highest seminary stand
ing. The first was won by Miss Matte Pope
and the second by Miss Katie Price. Miss
SOpho Handy awarded Q premium for
latin Second and third premiums were
awarded Miss Anna Brown and Miss Berdella
Davis In painting, crayon and pencilling
premiums were given to Misses Keedy Williams
BE rtha Bartlett and Ida Stauff IT. with honor
able mention fer Misses Mary Spence and
Neani Ayton. In the preparatory department
hrst and second preAiums respectively, were
awarded to Misses Blanche Radcliffe and Lulu
Gilbert for regular attendances and pune tual-
ity. The diplomas were presented to the
graduates by DIR. PurnelL
The annual commencement exercises and dis
Irritation of premiums at the Academy Of Wis.,
itation. b. v. NJ, this city, will be held on the
18th instant, beginning at $50 a. m. Among
the pupils Of this institution are several young
ladies' from Washington.
RELIaIors
1t was voted by the consistory Of the Evan
gelical Reformed church here several weeks ago
to erect a new parsonage on a vacant lot owned
by the congregation adjoining the church edi-
ice. Bids for the erection of the new dwelling
have been asked for. and the work will soon be
commenced The building is to cost about
5000.
At the recent session Of the Maryland classes
OF the Reformed church, held at Keedysyille.
the Rev. Mr.. Shulenberger, of this county, was
granted permission to erect a new church at
Liberty, near here.
MISCELLANEOUS
The Independent Hose company, of Fred
erick, have accepted an invitation TO attend
the state industrial display in Baltimore Sep
TENDER 9. They will be the guests of the Vet
eran Volunteer Firemen's association
John Beall, grandfather OF Miss Elizabeth
u. Leach, teacher of chemistry in the Fred
erick female seminary, died at his home in
Prince Georges county, Tuesday evening"
Geo. Henisler, q native of this city, died in
Baltimore Tuesday, aged eighty-two years.
Ex-States Attorney Frank c. Norwood and
Miss Maria K. Wrestling, both OF this city, left
here Tuesday on trip across the Continent
their destination being San Francisco, CAL
Misses Annie K. Rudy and A. Gertrude Hoff-
mier, Of Middletown, this county. graduated
to-day at Mercersburg college, Mercersburg
Pa r. M"
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MD.