Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1894-12-14

State Grange.-The yearly meeting OF
the Maryland State Grange began Tuesday
in Baltimore. Mr. Henry o. Devries, mas
ter of the grange, called the meeting to Or
der, Mr.. William b. Sands acting as secre
tary.
Fifty delegates answered the roll-call and
twenty subordinate oranges were repre-
sented. Among the delegates present were
large number of ladies.
Mr.. Devries made his annual address, in
which he said he would urge CO operation
among farmers, as that was the only method
which would lead to their proper recogni-
ton, He declared that more than 80 per
cent of the taxes of the country are paid by
the agriculturists.
Mrs III. o. Devries made an address in
which she told of the last meeting Of the
National Grange, to which she was sent as
delegate.
On Wednesday the Grange discussed at
length the question of changing the State
Grange agency into stock company and
decided to take this step. The agency will
be incorporated as the Maryland Grange
Agency of Baltimore.
A report was submitted by the committee
on resolutions urging members of the local
oranges to agitate the question Of making
proper nominations for the governorship
and for members of the legislature.
Resolutions were adopted advocating a
new assessment of property in this State,
recommending the encouragement Of sheep
raising in Maryland instead of the growing
of cereals and deploring the "desecration of
the Sabbath in sections of the counties ad-
joining Baltimore city"
The proposal OF Secretary of Agriculture
Morton to have the distribution of seeds con-
fined to the various experimental stations
was approved.
Prof. j. H. Patterson, of the Maryland
Agricultural College; Edward P. Thomas,
of this county, and J. B. Ager, Of Prince
Georges county, were appointed delegates
of the grange to the conference of dairymen
to be held at Washington.
The meeting was continued on Thursday.
Business in the Orphans Court
The following business was transacted in
the Orphans Court:
The will of Esther w. Davis, deceased,
was filed and admitted to probate and record
and letters testamentary on the personal
estate of said deceased were granted to Mary
d Davis, one of the executors named in the
will, the remuneration of Rebecca ID. Davis,
the other executrix having been filed. Bond
$500
The will of Mary Owen, deceased, was
led Tor probate and record.
James +. Powell, executor of Eliza E
Powell, deceased, filed inventories of per
sonal and real estate.
VIM. " Bouic, Jr., executor OF Caroline
f. Price, deceased, and lgnatius L. Fulks,
administrator of Sarah L. Saunders, de-
ceased, passed first and final accounts of
personal estates of their respective decedents
Sunday School WOrkers.-On Sun
day last there was largely attended con-
ference of prominent Sunday school work
ers in the Methodist Church South, at this
place, under the auspices of the Montgom
erv County Sunday School Association
Charles w. Prettyman presided AMI G. s
Duyall acted as secretary. The Rockville
male quartet and Professors Terrell and
Montgomery, of Kensington, rendered ex
cellept music. Mr. Warren Choate made
an address on "How to hold young men and
women" Messrs William A. DJ5son and
John w. H1rner discussed "Tne proper
use of Biblical maps" Addresses were
also made by Rev. DR.. EggIeston, Of Wash
ington, Rev Richard Bagby, Messrs. nory
Baxter, D. H. Bouic, DR.. W. X Andrews,
]. F. Stock and others. Arrangements were
made for the fourth district annual confer
ence at Potomac, and a mass meeting OF Sun
day school workers at Kensington the last
! Sunday in January next.