Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1896-05-08
Gov. Lowndes has appointed Allen Far.
quhar, Of this county, notary public.

qunar, OF THIS county, notary pubic.
A grand entertainment will be given in
Norman Hall, Gaithersburg, on Tuesday
evening, May 18th, at 8 o'clock, under the
auspices of the Waverly Club, by the cele-
brated Collins and Cullen Club of Wash
ington, consisting Of banjo, violin, mando-
lin, piano, instrumental and vocal music
A young lady of noted reputation as a sing
er will give vocal solos. Pathetic and
comic Rotations by professors of elocution Z.
Comedy in three parts. Proceeds for the
benefit Of the Waverly Club. Admission
adults, 25 cents; children, 10 cents.
The Montgomery County Teachers AS
ISOLATION held its meeting last Friday, with
u more than usually large attendance of the
teachers of the public schools OF the county,
and number of their friends. Miss Miller
gave short talk on the preservation of Mt.
Vernon and on the possibility OF having a
day set apart in the public schools as Mt
Vernon day, for the purpose Of visiting once
year the birthplace of our country's father.
Miss Hobbs and Mr.. Burdette sang duet,
which received much applause. An essay
on the subject of public schools was read
by Prof. E. L. Amiss. "The School Pro.
gram, and How to Arrange Studies" was
lucidly discussed by Miss Ida Dove, Mr.. E.
A. Zeigler, Mr.. F. w. Watkins, Miss Sarah
j. Sibley and Miss s. P. Brooke. Misses
Blanche Braddock and Nina Hobbs were
elected delegates to the State Teachers AS
ISOLATION, to be held at Deer Park during
the month of July.
Mrs. Annie E. Miller gave dance Thurs
day evening OF last week at her beautiful
residence near White Oak, this county, in
honor of her niece, Miss Lolita D. Grant, of
Sterling, Va, who is on a visit to Mrs
Miller. Music for the occasion was furnish
ed by the Burnt Mills Orchestra. Refresh
those present were Mrs. Annie E. Miller,
Mr. and Mrs. VIM Tucker, Mr.. and Mrs
Morgan Boteler, Misses Lolita d. Grant, Sal
lie NJ. Shaw, Carrie V. Shaw, Carrie Bote-
Ter, Maggie Boteler, Inez Coupard, Daisy
Coupard, Maud Coupard, Rose Harper, Ma
mic Baker, Martha Knott, Jessie Knott,
Martha Lindsay, Carrie Miller, Rosa Miller,
E. G. Shaw and Messrs. j. G. Miller, Joseph
Umstead, Edward Umstead, NJ. o. Creham,
w. o. Coils, Harry Powers, John Hardy,
Daniel Matthews, Frank NJ. Boteler, James
NJ. Boteler, Ernest Harper, Hugh D. Don
nell, Charles Hopkins, Eugene Hopkins,
William Bean, Eugene Bean, Harold Brad
ford, Edw. Reed, Oscar Peter, c. L Miller
and Opie Lindsay
The committee on privileges of the Agri-
cultural Society, consisting of the president.
Saturday last, several persons from Balti-
more, Washington and other places, who
wished to secure the privilege of selling arti-
ticles at the September exhibition, being in
attendance. The right TO run flying horses
or merry go-round was awarded to VIM. j..
Gaines, who has large machine with
handsome organ attached The same party
was also awarded the cane and knife boards.
The hot sausage privilege was sold to W..
II. Holt. Edward Pier secured the cigar
and tobacco stands, and the photograph gal
lery was assigned to W. H. Reed, Jr. The
prices obtained for the privileges awarded
were considerably in advance of those paid
last year. A number of exclusive privi-
leges have not yet beervdisposed of, and are
held for better prices. A settlement having
been effected with regard TO insurance on
the stables recently burned, a meeting of the
board of management will be held at an
early day to make arrangements for rebuild
ing the same, and also to take steps in re-
gard to other improvements on the grou nds.