Evening star., 1896-01-11
ROCKVILLE.

The annual meeting of the Agricultural
Society of this county was held here We'd
nesday, there being a good attendance Of
members. President Dorsey made his an
nual report of the operations of the society
for the past year, showing great success in
every particular. John j. Higgins, treas
urer, made the following financial state
nent: Receipts, balance on hand January
8. 1895, sl6.71; advertisements in pamphlet,
S13l.4O; membership tickets, SAG; exhibitors
tickets, $1O1; admission tickets, $41O5.25;
grand stand, s1S4.25; parcel room, $14.6O;
privileges, S516.5O; race entries, $2SS; stable
rents, $4S; rents, SIS. 10; refund of premiums,
S2.23; special premium by j. o. Howland,
S25; treasurer of Maryland, ST14.29; tenn
rorary loans, $3,91G.31; total, $1O,2SI. 73.
Disbursements, interest on mortgage, SIS;
taxes, s:,4s5; dues National Trotting Asso-
citation, SIS; whitewashing, S43.25; rent of
Town Hall, s13: posting bills, 3d. printing
and advertising, S4U004; wells and pumps,
$!A1i; commission on advertisements.
ters' work, $39.15. lumber, $S.3o; surveying
for half-nile track, $50; sprinkler, $19.25;
music, sIo; secretary's postage, $46.1O;
treasurer's do, $3.50; entertaining guests
Of society, si2s.7O; merchandise. $3.50
hauling exhibits. SIC; hay, straw and feed,
$4O1 Judges and expense, $3G.4O; entry
clerks, So6.15; superintendents, $4o; watch
men. S4625; laborers. $13.5O; walters, 81;
Keeper parcel room, $5.2o; salary secretary
SlOO; salary treasurer. 500; permanent i'm
provements. $.376.25; miscellaneous ex-
penses, $1,000; loans repaid, S425O; race
purses. $935.34; premiums, 81 56G.57; paid on
mortgage debt 500; balance cash in bank,
s51.11; total, s10,2S7.73. The receipts from
the fair, exclusive of last years balance
and loans secured during the year, were
$63O4.11. Messrs. c. w. Prettyman and w.
w. Welsh were appointed to audit the ac-
counts of the treasurer. On motion, MeSsrs.
John c. Bentley and H. 8. Nyman were
elected members Of the society. The code
directors were adopted with some unim-
portant changes The meeting then pro-
Ceeded to vote by ballot for board of di-
rectors, Messrs. c. w. Prettyman and Jo-
seph Reading acting as tellers. when the
following gentlemen were chosen: VIM.
Dorsey, Lee Offutt, John H. Bogley, c. w.
Fields. James G. Cashell. John H. Gassa-
way, Hez. Trail, H. C. Hurley, ]. c. Bent
c. H Griffith. The president, secretary and
treasurer will be chosen by the board of d.
rectors at their next meeting.
Mrs. Jane Abel Clements. relict Of the
late Lemuel Clements of this county, died
at the residence of her daughter. Mrs. Lee
Offutt, this town, on Wednesday, in the
seventy-first year of her age. Mrs. Glenn
ents was a native of st. Mary's, but has
been a resident of this county for many
years.
The Young Peoples Society of the Baptist
Church. at this place, has elected the fol-
lowing officers: Yewell Bogley, president:
Eugene Harriss, vice president: Miss Bessie
Jones, secretary; Miss Lizzie Haney, treas
urer.
Mrs. Margaret Mullfnger, for many years
respected member of this community died
Tuesday night at her home, in Kensington,
aged seventy-four years.
The recent entertainment given by the
Sunday school Of the NJ E. Church, at Hunt
ing Hill, of which Mrs. Alexander Garrett
is superintendent, was a success, and was
largely attended. The church was hand
somely decorated for the occasion with ever
greens. Rev. Mr.. Brian, pastor in charge,
made an appropriate address to the chill
dren. The musical selections were of a fine
order, a charming feature of the same being
a solo, entitled Jesus is His Name" by
Margaret Garrett, little tot of five years.
Appropriate presents were distributed to the
children.
The hospitable home of Mrs. Debbie Israel,
near Boyd's Station, was, a few nights ago,
the scene of a large social gathering. Mrs.
Israel. attired in handsome gown Of silk
and velvet, received her guests in her usual
graceful manner. Good music and fine re-
freshmertS were features of the occasion.