Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-06-17

school commandments Western District
| baptist Association Meeting-SOtes.
| Corresnondence Of The Evening Star.

school Commandments - western D1stf1c1
Baptist Association Meetins-Notes.
Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
ROCKVILLE, June 16. 1892.
The closing exercises Of Briarly Hall Female
Seminary. near Poolesvile. on Tuesday evening
we're of very interesting character. Fine
vocal and instrumental music was a feature of
the occasion. Miss Ella NJ. Poole, valedic-
torian, acquitted herself in excellent style. The
graduates of the institution were Misses Re
becca Owings of Ellicott City, Danetta Cross Of
Washington. ID. c., Minnie Owings of Triadel-
phis and Ella NJ. Poole of Poolesville, each of
whom received gold medal and diploma.
Misses Lizzie Owings. Irene Young. Mary Will
Jams and Rebecca Owings also received medals
as honors in their several classes. At the exer-
cises there was large assemblage Of the rela-
tives and friends of the pupils and there was q
profusion of floral tributes.
There a very large audience present ut
the closing exercises of Wheaton School, and
the following program was rendered In excel
lent style: Chorus by the school; dialogue, Nell
lie and Nettie Window, VI. Barnes and Z. Well
Ter: solo, Lucy Anderson recitation. Lizzie
Windows solo. Kate Weller: recitation, s. Quin-
ter; duet. Misses Weller and Anderson song by
the little ones; duet Misses Plyer. "a Catch at
Last" play by Lizzie Window. Fred. Win
dom. Herbert Cisseli and Emmett Weller. A
comical feature of the evening was an Irish
play entitled TOO Much Mother-in-Law," by
Misses Kate Weller, l.. and c. Window and
Messrs. Herbert Cisseii and Clayton Window.
The Western District Baptist Association,
which convened at Upper Seneca Baptist
Church on Tuesday was largely attended. The
meeting was called to order by Mr.. j. +. Brown
of Baltimore. after which the annual sermon
was delivered by Rev. Henry Thomas Of Frost
burg, Nd. At the meeting on Wednesday the
delegates from Hagerstown reported new
church property at a cost of $4,000 Cumber-
land reported improvements TO church amount
ing to $4,000. and Mt. Zion, this county,
repairs to building amounting to 81 100. Re
port on home missions was read by DIR. A. j..
Rouland, and it was stated that S14 ,s95 had
been contributed by the Baptists of the south
during the wear for the work. The number OF
persons added to the churches in the mission
field during the year WAS S5,274. A report
from the Women Home Mission was presented
bv DIR. A. G. Barron. This society is much in
terested in school work in Cuba. The afternoon
session was devoted to foreign missions, and
several interesting addresses were delivered.
The centennial sermon was preached in the
evening by Rev. E. Y. Mullins.
The store and dwelling house of Mr.. ]. H.
Hurdle at Garrett Park was badly injured .
few nights ago by the explosion of q quantity
of gasoline in the cellar. BY the efforts Of the
neighbors the building was saved from destruc-
ton by fire.
At the closing exercises Of the Episcopal Fe-
male Institute at Winchester. Va. on Tuesday
night Miss Anna c. Poole Of this county had the
degree Of A. b. conferred upon her.
By the recent distribution Of the state school
fund this county was awarded S3.403T ~ for
white schools and 81, 800. 80 for colored schools
Miss Marie Wadsworth is at present visitor
at the residence of Lieut.. A. II. Fletcher, this
place.
Miss Margaret A. Barnsley died at Olney on
Wednesday morning last and her funeral will
take place on saturday at pm.
The new half-nile track on the farm of Mr.
W. W. Rapley. near Silver Spring, will be COM
pleted in a few days and will be one of the best
in tine state.
The school commissioners have determined
TO build new school houses at Laytonsvile and
Dervood. to erect an addition to the school
binding here and to establish school at Oak
mont.
Mr.. Norman A. Reid of Washington Grove
and Miss Leila Waltmon of Virginia were mar
ried on the 18th instant at the home OF the
bride.
Edward Candy and Harry Moulden, two
house painters residing here, met with a serious
accident today while at work on the house of
Mr.. heiser near Bethesda. The scaffolding
they were using near the roof gave wav .preclpi-
tating them to the ground some thirty feet
below. Moulden sustained a fracture of the
right wrist. and was also.badly bruised. In the
ease of Candy no bones were broken. but he is
thought to be injured internally and suffers a
great deal. 4 carriage was sent from here for
the sufferers. but by advice of their attending
physician they were not brought home tonight.
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