Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-10-02
LUTHERAN SYNOD.
One Branch I'm Session at Frederick
Other News.


Correspondence Of The Evening Star
FREDERICK, Nd. September %, 1898.
The eleventh annual convention of the
Women's Home and Foreign Missionary
Society of the Maryland Lutheran Synod.
which includes Washington city, has been
in session here since Wednesday afternoon,
and has held some very interesting meet
ings. The delegates present from Washing
ton are: Mrs. DIR. Butler, Miss II. Lein-
kins, Mrs. johnson, Miss Lulu Dayley. Miss
Maggie Brendell, Mrs. NJ. Sutherland.
Among the other delegates are Mrs. l.. B.
Wolfe Of India. Rev. d. A. Day. d. D., of
Muhlenberg, Africa, Rev. c. 8. Albert, d.
D., Of Baltimore, A. G.. Fastnocht Of York
and others. The daytime sessions Of the
convention have been held in the Evan
gelical Lutheran Sunday School building
on East Second street, and the evening ses-
sion in the church on East Church street
of which the Rev. Luther kaufman Is
pastor. Interesting information has been
adduced as to the status Of missionary
work by women by the reports Of the off,
GERS and the addresses that have been de-
hvered. The general society was organ
lied at Canton. Ohio. in 1879. and at the
meeting in Omaha. Neb, in 1892 there were
SIG auxiliary societies reported, S422 men,
beers and receipts for the year aggregated
$40, SOC The synodical society was planned
IN lSoo' when committee was appointed by
me synod to take up the matter, and at
the First Church in Baltimore in 1888 the So
ciety was organized. with 16S members. At
the meeting last year in Grace Church, at
estminster, there were "A auxiliary So
cletles reported, a membership of 2,6O9 was
noted. and the receipts for the year aggre-
gated S,o18S8. The women's societies num-
Der ~. OF which two are In Washington the
young peoples societies number Is, one Of
h0l 1Ona fx.zI t..
children's bands number L. The officers
OF the synodical society are: Mrs. w. II.
James. baltimore. president: Miss NJ. H.
harris. Baltimore. vice president. eastern
conference; Mrs. 8. A. Diehl, Westminster
wee president. middle conference; Mrs. J.
~. MAIN. Hagerstown. vice president, west
ern conference; Miss Sallie NJ Protzman
6altmore. recording secretary; Miss Mary
tary; Mrs. E. d. Miller, Baltimore, treas
urer. Among the interesting features OF
the convention have been addresses by the
rev; Dr. Day on mission work in Africa;
India; by the Rev. DIR. Albert on home mis-
sions; reports of the officers and committees
ana discussion of plans for future work. At
the nnal session Of the convention held this
the late Annie H. Morris. led by Miss Lottie
NJ. Keller of Smithsburg. The delegates
from young peoples societies reported, re-
ports OF the various committees were re-
~NA'SNs were elected ana StanQinG
committees appointed, then the convention
adjourned.
The fall campaign in Frederick county
promises to be the liveliest for some years
past. Both the old parties now have their
tickets in the field. and the prohibttionists
VIII nominate ticket in a few days The
democratic nominating convention, held a
rev Gays ago, named the following ticket
WIN which the party is we'll satisfied, ex-
cept in the matter of the sheriff. but it is
believed that the differences engendered by
his nomination will be healed ere the cam
paisn progresses very far Here is the
erick. who held this post in lSS9-9O. For
house of delegates. j. s. Biggs of Creagers-
town, McGill Belt of Buckeystown. Raw
mond c. Reich of Frederick, .. p. Cramp-
Ton OF Petersville, Nj. a. Englar Of Johns
Vile, all prosperous farmers. For county
surveyor. j. T. Browning of New Market
For delegates to the state convention Col
l. v. Baughman. j. Roger McSherry. c. v.
>. Levy, Geo. VIM. Smith Of Frederick
Outerbridge Horsey of Petersville. j. e.
Newman. James NJ. Smith of woodsboro.
John T. Worthington. Levi Price, James
Davis or urbana, Charles E. Cassell Of Me-
chanicstown, DIR. j. W. Downey of New
Market. Interest was manifested in the
nature OF the action the convention would
take In the matter of county commits
sioner ticket, and the policy OF the party in
THIS regard was clearly defined by Col l..
V. Baughman, who said in calling the con-
ventlon TO order that they intended to abide
by the constitutionallty of the act of the
legislature OF 1892 in extending the terms of
the county commissioners from two to six
years. He said that the legislature of lSgo
had suggested such a plan and that at the
election in 1891 a constitutional amendment
70 that enect was submitted to the people.
VINO ADOPTED II by q vote of Is 900 majority
This substantially wiped out all former pro-
VISIONS OF the constitution relating to terms
or county commissioners and became a
part OF the organic law of the state. which
q n Nf
spirit and its letter when 1t fixed the terms
OF the county commissioners at six wears
instead of two years.
Even with this exposition of the matter
the republicans of Frederick county. who
nominated commissioner ticket at their
convention last August, are not satisfied
put nave, through their counsel Nessrs
w m. r. MauIsby. VIM. Fl. Kinks, John C.
Motter and Hammond Urner, petitioned the
circuit court for mandamus Compelling
the board Of election supervisors of Fred
erick county to place the names of the re-
pupHcan county commissioner nominees on
the off1cial ballots. The board has replied.
through its counsel c. V. S. Levy and + p
X. Wood. stating that 1t has taken no off,
ciai action In the matter, and reiterating its
belief in the constitutionality of the act ~
1859 and its intention to abide by that
The recent revival of the movement for
tne ouliding OF an electric railway between
Frederick and Middletown has resulted in
the organization and incorpora tion OF two
passenger Railway and Power COMPANY to
build road from Myersville, this county.
to Boonsboro'. Washington county, and one
the South Mountain Railroad Electric
Light and Power Company to build a road
from Boonsboro' to Keedysville The offi-
GERS of the former company are Geo. w.
Jacobs. jr.. of Philadelphia, president: ID.
". Harp, Myersville, vice president. G. F.
Flook Myersville, secretary; G. W. Wachtel.
Myersville. treasurer; T. E. Bovine. New
York general superintendent These. with
r. j. Smith Of Myersville and Edgar L.
Miller or Frederick, constitute the board OF
directors. The Boonsboro' company have
elected Geo. w. Jacobs. jr., of Philadelphia.
president; Charles j. Young of Boonsbor
vice president and general manager: Geo
A. Davis. secretary; Clarence E. Shaffer.
treasurer. These, with T. E. Bovine p
j. Smith and E. L. Miller, constitute the
board OF directors. The contracts for the
of the roads have been
awarded to the Hughs & Rigby Engine
Company Of Baltimore. and it is said the
work will soon be commenced. The com
pany will also furnish electric light and
power for the towns of Boonsboro' and
Keedysville. and their object in building a
road In that section is 10 touch the great
South mountain peach belt.
Mr.. Charles Lawrence Taylor, a drafts
man in the United States patent office at
and Miss Ida Diehl Moberly
Of this city were quietly married Tuesday
cram parsonage in this city, the Rev Luther
kaufman officiating. Miss Moberly is the
eldest daughter of ex-Mayor Lewis H. Mo-
oerly of Frederick, who has for some years
been employed in the Treasury Department
N Washington. After the wedding Mr. and