Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-15
GAITHERSBURG.


for commissioners to serve one year on
Monday. Five candidates were running for
the three Offices, and the following was tie
result: Elected-columbus W. Day John T.
Baker and l.. +. Price: defested-Rufus
Brrdette and T. Martin Young.
Mr.. Harry ID. Cooke, who has been In the
west for the benefit Of his health for
months. has returned home.
Mr.. VIM. Chapman happened to a painful
accident while at work for Mr.. James +.
Rabbit. He was cutting with an ak, and
in making a downward blow a tree limb
above caught the AK. which came down
with increased force upon one foot, cutting
it i'm two. DR.. f. H. Etchison was called
and dressed the wound. and Mr.. Chapman
Mr.. Juan Boyle OF New York, a former
resident of this place, has been visiting Mr..
c. +. Meem.
The Montgomery County Sunday School
district organization. preparatory TO the an
nual convention. The executive committee
held a meeting the past week and set the
Gate for the convention for Saturday ana
Sunday. July and s. at Boyd's station.
An interesting program was formulated.
embracing number OF important sunday
school topics. for discussion, which have
been assigned TO prominent Sunday school
workers throughout the county. Mr.. VIM.
NJ. Terrell OF Kensington was selected 20
train the large choir to furnish music On
the occasion, ana among tne nOteQ speakers
engaged are Rev. George II. Mock OF the
Maryland Sunday School Union and Mr..
VIM. II. II. Smith of Washington During
next week two conferences will be held In
the third and second districts. The formsr
will occur at Poolesville on Sunday evening
in the Y NJ. e. A. rooms. Mr.. q. r. Pol
lock will preside and Rev. Pitman ana Mr.
Charles W. Prettyman will deliver address
es: Prof. Glen Poole will conduct the music.
Mr.. VIM. p. Hickman has returned homo
from a two weeks absence on business In
Virginia
Mr.. samuel S. Gloyd. on behalf OF the local
board of trustees. met with the county
school commissioners on Tuesday In the In
terest of much-needed improvements TO the
public school building here. A new roof.
new desks. repainting and repairing was de-
Miss Minnie Smiths scholars delighted q
large audience at Norman Hall Tuesday
evening with musicale Mr.. W. H Wes-
sells introduced the participants, and Messrs.
p. S. Lansdale. W. Clarence Duvan and
Henry J. Sterick served ushers. The fol-
lowing program was very creditably rem
dered: Piano solo. Minnie Darby; piano
duet. Misses Grimes and Waters: piano solo.
Katie Carlisle; wand drill. eighteen children
in costume; piano solo. Z. Jennie Waters:
voca! duet. Misses Grimes and Smith: reel
tation, +. Jennie Waters; piano duet, Misses
Darby and Waters; piano solo. Florence
Waters: calisthenic drill, twelve young
ladies in white dresses and red sashes; vocal
solo. Fannie Grimes; piano duet Misses
Crawford: piano duet Misses Grimes and
Darby; piano solo. Clara Walker; recitation,
Henry ]. Sterick; piano solo. Battle Of
Waterloo" Miss Minnie Smith.
The colored Methodists of Rocky Hill have
just completed the erection OF a comfortable
church edifce, which will be known as Gen.
tenary NJ. f. Church. Rev. Joshua Barnes
is the pastor
Members OF the Ridgely Brown Camp Of
Confederate Veterans in this community
learn with great pleasure Of the acceptance
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to deliver his famous lecture to that organi-
zation on May %. at Rockville. The lecture
is entitled Last Days OF the Confederacy."
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Z. Owen of Baiti.
more paid a visit TO relatives here.
Mr.. Charles r. Murphy OF Clarksburg has
declined the appointment, by Gov. Brown,
as justice OF the peace for the second dis
trict. and Mr.. w. J. Dronenburg has been
named for the position.
The Y. NJ. c. A rooms at Poolesville were
crowded Sunday afternoon by Sunday
school workers TO participate in the con-
ference there. Prof. Glen Poole and his
choir furnished music. Mr.. George F. Pol
lock, president OF the Montgomery Sunday
School Association. presided. and there were
addresses by Rev. Mr.. Pitman OF the Pres
byterian Church and Mr.. @. W. Prettyman
of Rockville. Considerable interest was
awakened in the coming annual CONVENTION
of Sunday schools. to be held at Boyds on
which all Protestant schools viii particle
pate.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. z. Snyder Of Frederick
county visited Mr.. s. s. Gloyd the first Of
the week.
Mr.. A. H. Stevens Of Washington has re.
turned home from a visit 70 his daughtsp
here. Mrs. Maggie Nelson.
The ladies of the NJ. E. Church South held
a meeting yesterday and arranged for their
annual strawberry festival which VIII oc-
cur on Saturday, May 20. An apron party
will be a new feature OF the festival
As Rev. John w. Steele. the new pastor
of Hyattstown NJ. f. Church. was on his
way to the church on Sunday with his two
sons his horse took fright and ran away,
throwing the occupants OF the vehicle 20
the ground. slightly injuring them and
completely demolishing IL.
The Gaithersburg Coxeyites and the Red
land mines played the first of q series OF
games of base ball at Redland on Saturday
afternoon. the Redland nine winning by .
score OF 20 10 H.
Miss Nettie Williams is visiting relatives
In Alexandria
Although the newly elected town council
has not qualified a large number OF candl-
dates are announced for clerk and BALM.
both of which offices pay a salary. Among
them are Messrs. c. A. Spates, Jonn Il
Selby and James T. English for bailin ana
Messrs. Harry ID. Cramer. James b. Adams.
F. w. Carlyle and James E. Irunole Tor
clerk.
Methodist Episcopal Sunday school.
with thirty or more scholars. was ORGANIZED
at Hunting Hill by Rev. w. c. Brian on
Sunday morning. Mrs. Alexander Garrett
is superintendent.
on Sunday evening the Woman's Home
Missionary Society of Epworth ME. Church
beld a snecfal service. which was conducted