Evening star., 1896-06-18

embraced the fr:kving: Dialogue. M. Mason and
Mildred Hurley; Uncle Joe's Cotton" recitation.
Hattie Jones; The Little Angel" Margaret
Stokes; What Not to Do" Dora Williams:
What Can Do" Mary Owens; the mnuet, An
ME Laurie Dowden; "Itidng in the Cars" Viola
Fowler and H. Baldwin: Seven Times One" vir-
T5aakfa f1nn f1mse; so The Dyins Soldier" Jones' IA
JOHNS. reward Of merit; Mis- Hattie Jones'. medal medal
ship: Annie Laurie Dowden, premium for general
I,r improvement and neatness; Mildred Hurley,
and $
F1wlcr. premium for general improvement and de-
PSsmums for general Improvement: @ R Y. ~ts stotps.
Virginia Lamar, D. Williams. Emma Carr. n.
snS aas we9s s S in for ssslh9ss
condition. and Will be continued next year.
Eli Thomas, Walter Matthews and Robert Ham,
mond. three Of the colored men charged with be-
since been confined in Jan. wsrs TUESDAY after
before Judge Henderson Of the circuit court on a
writ Of hateas corpus. After the bearing in the
case and argun ent Of counsel the prisoners were
,a At meeting Of the board Of in. sshoS, commits
tery and treasurer. mede the following report Of
the operations of the public schools for the sum
orsd iotaI
tendance. white 2, 1ol; colored 1.241: total aver
os sanse xhss
6es 90 Due and unpaid white schools, 81 ,2O0.47
which was ordered to be paid on the 28th OF June
Morris Hacker appointed trustee OF school NO
l. election district Z, vice d. S. Porter resigned
The following designations accepted: Sylves-
ter G. Jones, trustee Of school No g. dstrict =.
NJ. A. Bowman teacher school No l. ds!rict
James E. Duvall, teacher school No. z district
Alma o. johnson, teacher school No. o, district II
The next meeting OF the Teachers Associa,'oh "i
take place FAday the 2'ith instant: ~,
meeting OF the county COMMISSIONERS "as nsi'
Tuesday, the principal business transacted belns
in relation to the annual levy for county expenses
l,toh, Ia IurinV
The following bills We're passed and VIII DE IN
cCrporated In the levy: Jacob NJ Dutro~, niag,s ss
tIate's account $11; l.. Reese Kinsey, same. $50;
r. Kent King same, $1225; w: C. Fowler, ex-
s365: Il. F. and W. Hicks. merchandise, $o.iS; !;
Jos. Reading same. $643; Peter H: Davis, pauper
coffins, $l6; o. 4. Nanhorn. same 50; C. H. bausli-
man. magistrates account, $25. 10; Edward Z.
Peter states attorney $5S5; Geo. W. Meem. elec-
tion booth, So: James H. LoughhoronGh, magis-
coffin, $40: Horton G. Thompson constable ac-
count. $3.50: join X. Abell: pauner coffin. Sls'
John W. Collier, sheriff 81 ,S43.55; Thos: w Stone
street, magistrate, $21i.iO: George &. DAWSON
register Of wills. s7Oi.92 Salathiel T. Mulican
late sheriff s2.9s3 .2s: Bowie F. Waters, counsel
to commissioners, x1O5.
Misses Lydia and Mary E. Shoemaker of Wash
ington Mrs. Maurice Wolfe Of Linden. Misses
Delashmutt OF Howard county. Miss I'earre OF
Texas Miss Edith Barnes Of Ashland, Va, and
frie n,ls In the vicinity of COmus.
Wheat harvest in this csInty VIII commence
within few days. Latest Information is TO Inc
effect that the crop will be much better than was
anticipate ed some weeks ago.
TIE burning of stable premises owned by
Prof. f.. Il. Prcttyman caused considerable excite
ment here Monday night. The flames were ek-
tinguished without much loss