Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-05
ROCK WILLIE.

The following bills for work on roads and
bridges have been passed by the county
commissioners and ordered to he paid: First
district. ]. Hutton, bridge. SIS: third dis
trict-James T. Trund!e. bridge, s27.S5:
Fourth distrct-Charles A. Clagett, piking,
5000; Daniel Kraft piking. 81: fifth dis
trict-E. Birgfeld, piking. $3.50: Geo. Bon
liant, road, $40; the Howard Company,
bridge. sl5sO3; Eleazer Ray. road $500
Mr.. Thomas Veirs, residing near this
place, has purchased of DR.. F. D. Stone of
Mount Pleasant Md, Wilkes Purdy, bay
Ceiling, by Riddle, son Of Ethan Wilkes,
out of dam bred by Col. Daingerfeld of
Harrisonburg, Va. by Sam Purdy. He is a
fine looking animal and promises good
speed.
Sheriff John w. Collier has appointed Mr..
Charles Peyton of this county as keeper of
the county Jail.
Rev. L. r. Milbourne and family were
favored Friday night with donation party
by members of the Baptist Church, Of
which Mr. Milbourne is pastor The ladies'
of the congregation made several handsome
presents to the wife of their pastor and he
was not forgotten in the general distribu-
ton. The large party in attendance sat
down to sumptuous supper. after which
several addresses were made.
Mr.. Hattersly w. Talbot, chairman of
the democratic state central committee,
sued call for conference of the demo-
cratic senators, to be held in Baltimore on
the evening of the 18th instant. for the pur-
pose of considering the organization of the
senate ard probable legislation tina. Will
come before that body.
The congregation of Montgomery Chapel
NJ. p. Churcl, has recently purchased a
fine organ for their lately improved church
building at Browningsville. The recent re-
vfval meetings. conducted by Rev. A. D.
Dick, pastor, resulted in about forty ad-
ditional members to the church.
Considerable excitement was created here
Tuesday by the running away of two spir-
tied horses attached to a carriage belong
ing to Mr.. Jacob Poss. The team had been
left for moment standing In front of the
post Office when the horses became fright
ened and dashed up the street, finally over
turning the carriage and badly breaking
the same. When caught the horses We're
found to ne uniniured
The recent meeting of the Teachers AS
ISOLATION at this place was well attended
and the proceedings were of a very inter-
estinS character. Prof. j. T. Baker pre-
sided, with A. G. Harley as secretary The
musical program, in charge Of Mr. F. w
Watkins and Misses Hobbs and Groomes.
gave general satisfaction. The subject of
electing wolhen as trustees of the public
schools was ably discussed by Mr.. s. A.
Layman and others in favor Of the promo
sition. and r. w. Stout and others opposed,
to the same. Echoes From the State
| Teach ers' Association" by Mr. Layman
and Misses Sibiey, Hardy and Green re-
| ceived merited attention. Appropriate res
| olutions on the death of a fellow teacher
Mr.. Claude Drvall, were adopted. The
| Following officers We're elected for the
| current year: A. G. Harley. president
Miss Blanche E. Braddock, vice president
| Warren ]. Price, secretary
| Information has been received here OF
the death at Leonardtown, Md, Wednes
| day of last week, of Mr. Louis Welt, q
| former citizen of this place
| James Anderson, jr, of this place has
| been promoted to the captaincy of one Of
| the Maryland Agricultural College com
panies. and also appointed editor of the
| Cadets Review