Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-03-30
MONTGOMERY COUNTY NEWS.
Republican Observation-Disclosures Easter
Services-Actiyity In Real Estate.
Correspordepcs of The Evening Star

Republican Primaries-Interestins Easter
services-Activity I'm Real Estate.
Correspondence of The Evening Star
ROCKVILLE, March 90, 1891.
Yesterday republican primary meetings were
held in the several districts of this county for
the purpose Of sending delegates to a county
convention to be held at this place on next
Saturday, which body will name four delegates
to represent this county in a state convention
to be held in Baltimore on the Sth of April to
adopt a constitution and bylaws for the future
government of the party. The meeting held
here was presided over by Mr.. Thomas Dawson,
with VIM Proctor as secretary. The meeting
was well attended and very harmonious, each
member seeming to realize the importance of a
thorough reorganization Of the party in the
state under such rules and regulations as will
secure tranquility and Danish party pickering,
specially in Baltimore. The delegates selec ted
from this district to the county convention are
Thomas Dawson and Rein Ofutt, with Samuel
SoPer. Frank Mace, Wm.H. Proctor and Horace
Sedgwick alternates.
Easter services were observed here today in
al the churches to large CONGREGATIONS In
ST. Gary's Catholic Church high mass was cele-
brated by Rev. Father Rosensteel and the
church was handsomely decorated with flowers
and evergreens. Services we're again held in
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the Protestant Episcopal Church the morning
service was attended by large congregation.
who listened with marked attention to an able
and timely sermon by Rev. A. S. Johns, the
regular pastor The charcel was profusely
decorated with choice potted and cut flowers
and presented n beautiful appearance. The
afternoon services we're devoted to the children
OF the Sunday school, who acquitted tho m
selves in the best manner They were
formed into limo and ma ched down
the asia EiuOi-,1
carol, accompanied by the mu =, of the orga-
Here, after being seated. they also sang seyer raj
other pieces appropriate to the occasion and
were examined in the catechism Of the church,
tn which they gave ready answers. At the con-
custom of the exercises each one Of the me NJ
bers Of the infant class was presented by the
pastor with a tiny baske. of flowers. The ar
rangement Of the AFT li- was in the hands of
Mrs Robert E BradleT. who has had charge CT
the school for some time, and was of such
character to reflect credit alike upon its pro-
jectOr, the teachers and the pupils
tIhe following transfers of real estate have
been recorded In the office of the clerk Of The
circuit court during the past week: BENJAMIN
T. Athey and Ellen A. Ho-kins to Snowden j.
Athey, 30 acres Of land; S1Oo. VIM. Ii. Ricketts,
to Laura v. Ricketts,, 81 acres; $500. Augustus
Burgdorf and Frederick W. Pratt to d. p
Mannix, lot 9. block Is, Rockville Heights.
900 Mary E. Hartwen to b. W. Perkins and
j. Z. Burrows, acres of land; g. b. W.
Perkins and j. C. Burrows to Edw. L. Mule
neaux, lot 2. block 3, Linden; s237. Thos. r.
Clark to Nary Z Hartwell. A acres of land; 6.
f. and E Baltzley to Jas. p Sannios. lot 2e5<.
block l41<, Glen Echo Heights; Sl5l7 Catna,
rine Rose Carroll and Elic S. Carroll to John
H Soule, lots % and "a. block u, Takoma Park;
$4,000 John H. Soule to Elic S. Carroll, lots
70 and "a, block u, Takoma Park; so, 600. John
j. Bottiemay to Geo. NJ. Darby. 8 acres of Lar l.:
SloSo- Francis L. King, agent, to Asht n So
clety Of Friends, one half acre of lar :: s.
VIM ii. Cook to Emily +. Hort, lots "a and q,
block Is. Glen Echo Heights: 80, $50. Sarah p
Aiekum to Leonard W. Ogden, $50 acres of
land; =.
At the session Of the ministers and laymen's
meeting AZ the Baptist Church, this place. on
Friday night an able sermon was delivered by
Rev. W. D o. Thomas of Georgetown on The
subject Of 'Consecration-" On SATURDAY. morn
ing the subject Of The Duty Of a Church to
Her Pastor was considered and soma VERY
PraeleaI remarks were made by quite a num-
Der OF speakers On Saturday night a meeting
was held under the auspices of the Young Peo.
pies Society OF the Baptist Church. Rev. I.
ID. ID. Clark Of Hagerstown, who was unable TO
attend the meeting, sent a well-prepared ESSAY
on ihe Duty OF q Church to Her Young Peo-
PIE, which was read by the pastor. Earnest
addresses were also made on the subject by
Rev. ). II White, Elder John Kingdom and he
pastor fayoring a distinctive denominatio nal
organization Of the Baptist young people. On
Sunday morning the exercises were conducred
oy Rev. J. l. Lodge, DID,, of Gaithersburg,
who delivered an interesting sermon on '-Strong
Men, and on Sunday night the exercises of he
meeting were closed by the reading of an ESSAY
by the same reverend gentleman. This series
OF NEE tlngs has been very interesting through
out, and the next will be held az this place Ir-
ing the last week In May next
spencer Z. Jones, clerk to the Maryland
court OF appeals, has been confined to his home
at THIS place for several days with an attack Of
the grip" SAN.