Evening star., 1896-01-29
ROCKVILLE.

The quarterly meeting Of the Teachers
Association of this county will be held at
this place Friday, 14th of February next.
Inc program of exercises for the occasion,
which promises to be of more than ordi-
rary interest, will be as follows: Music
conducted by Prof. Vernon Watkins; install
lation of officers elected at the last meet
ing; inaugural address by Prof Harlow,
President-e1ect; music: a paper on THE
dignity of Teaching" by Rev. Cephas Shell
0urne, professor in Winechal Female Sem
mary; music; Free Text Books" general
discussion led by Mr.. Z. l.. Amiss of Gath
ersburg; music. At the conclusion of the
exercises the teachers will be paid their
salaries for the past term. The meetings
of this association Of the public school
teachers of the county are increasing in
interest from year to year. as is evidenced
by the large attendance and the superior
character of the exercises.
A large meeting of ladies and gentlemen
interested in the fair and bazaar, to be
held at the Opera House the evening of the
"1st instant for the benefit of the Rockville
base ball club, was held Saturday night at
the residence of Mr.. L. L. Nicholson. Com
nittees appointed at previous meetings
made reports Of such nature as to insure
the success Of the undertaking A large
number of valuable articles have been con-
tributed by the merchants of Washington.
and the merchants and others of this place
have not been backward in helping along
the affair with substantial aid. Tables for
the sale of eatables and refreshments will
he presided over by the ladies of the vicin-
lty, and already the contributions promised
in this line insure a choice and varied as
sortment. Most of the articles contributed
10y the merchants will be disposed of by
rattle, and embrace suits of clothes, canes,
umbrellas. cigars. pieces of furniture gen.
N nd 1ax
Der of fancy articles. Among the Washing
ton contributors are NJ. A. Tappan, Saks &
Co, Parker. Bridget G. Co.. Cline Brothers,
Robinson Cherry & Co., Frank Hume. Scott
BROS, A. w. Francis, Lansburgh & Bros
Eiseman Bros. F. H. Wilson, Woodward &
Lothrop. B. Rich & Sons w. B. Moses &
Sons, +: p. May & Co. A. Guide & Bros.
w. d. Clark & Co, Bryan G. Co. C. H
Riesenstein. A number Of others have sig
nified their intention of sending contribu-
uons previous to the day.
The Woman's Cemetery Association will
hold meeting at the residence of Mrs
Elizabeth Miller, at this place, on the 9th of
February, at which important business will
be transacted. Plans for the further inn
proVement OF the cemetery grounds will be
considered
Mr.. Richard Day of Adamstown, Fred
erick county, Nd, spent some days here
last week looking after his real estate in
teTeStS In the county.
Among the names mentioned for justj,e
OF the peace in PoolesviIlc district is that
OF Mr.. David E. Charlton. For the same
positions in Rockville district Messrs.
rank Mace, Carey Kingdom and Charles
Jones have been recommended 10 Gov.
Lowndes for appointment
Miss Clara Hall of PooIesville has been
spending some time with friends in WASH
ington.
Persons living along the line of the
Georgetown ard Bethesda electric railway
are anxious to see the road extended 10
Re ckville. as originally intended, and claim
that the road will not pay any large diyi-
dends to the stockholders without this
extension. They think that while other
siniIiac roads are being pushed TO various
points in the county, that this companv
cannot afford to stand idle.
The Senatorial question having been set
Ted, 1t is now expected that the legislature
sion, and in this connection the passage of
several bills of interest to the people of
this country is anticipated. Among those
measures wanted is law for the perma-
nent Improvement of the public roads, one
regulating the time of the game season
ard one giving Justices of the peace the
power OF police court in the settlement
of all cases of petty larceny, simple as
sault and other minor infractions of the
law. These cases now go before the cir
cult court, eEtailing large expense to the
taxpayers. AS it is now, scarcely a
chicken is stolen that does not cost the
county enough to stock a large farm with
these fowls and leave a balance for sheen
and hogs.
Christian Culture Society is about to
be organized at this place, and an initial
meeting for that purpose was held on Tues
day night at the residence of Rey r. n
MilboLrne of the Baptist Church. Owing
the meeting was adjourned to a future
date.