The Washington bee., 1897-01-23
ANNAPOLIS NOTES.

DEATH OF R. GARNER AND MISS
sMoTHERS.-rHE GOVERNOR AND
FAMILY ARRIvE.-TRUSTEE MEET
ING.-ART SCHOOL SUCCESS
WHOLESALE KPARDONING.-NEWS ETC.
! JANUARY 20, 1897.
Death invaded the home of A. K. P.
Garner and removed there from his
son Charles r E. Garner, promising
young man 2I years of age, after a
, short illness of two weeks. He died
Sunday night and his fnneral was at
tended v ednesday 3 p. m. from st
Philips Chapel by Rev. Mr.. Brooks,
assistant pastor, and his body laid to
rest in Brewer Hill Cemetery.
| Miss Maggie Smothers, age IS years,
died at her residence on Washington
street, Friday very suddenly and
! under very distressing circumstances.
Her funeral was attended Sunday 3 p.
m. from Asbury Church, by Rev
| Wallace Stewart.
His Excellency Governor Lowndes
and family arrived from Cumberland,
| Md, 10 spend the Winter in the Execu-
tive Mansion, which gives much sat
isfacti1n to society people. Mrs:
| Lowndes entertains in much style and
all oftheir help are colored
1 Rev. MIR. Lavette was seen upon our
streets Monday in company with Rev.
is. T. Tice. The completion of Mt.
Moriah Church is fastening on to
completion and will be ready for re-
opening January 3rst.
Sunday was a bad day for church
goers and not many were out.l
The Trustees of ASbury had call
meeting and agreed upon plans of ac-
ton relative to the entertainment OF
the Washington Annual Conference
which meets here March 10th. Bishop
John P. Newman, presiding over this
| / onIerence contains some OF the best
preachers IN our race, and it is the
largest of the seventeen conferences
in the M. E. connection, there are but
few necessary changes on account oi
time limit, but many important
changes are expected to take place
and much uneasiness is felt in certain
/ charges as to the final out come.
A military and scarf drill was given
Monday night at the First Baptist
Church, which was we'll attended
Music was furnished by MI. Walter and
Harry Spriggs and MIR. E. Williams,
"the artlst'' was the leading feature OF
the play, which was rendered
The Art school conducted by Miss
Simms will give an exhibition of their
work Friday night 22d, also Prof. w.
leo Jacques will give one of his
happy lectures on this occasion and a
large picture of Rev Reid will be raj
fled al 10 cents chance.
WHOLESALE PARDoNING.
ONE HUNDRED AND TwENTY-s1x TO
RECEIVE THEIR LIBERTY FROM THE
HOUSE OF CORRECTION.
= list of one hundred and twenty
six names of prisoners confined at the
/ House of Correction has been made
/ by Superintendent William Slack and
submitted to Secretary of State Dali
lam The names will be placed i'll the
| hands of Governor LowndeS with the
request that the prisoners named be
pardoned as the first active step look
ing to the relief Of the overcrowding at
that institution
Those whose names appear on the
list, both men and womeI, have been
selected by the superintt ndent from
the total number 465 inmates tor ex-
emplary conduct and in consideration
of their having but short period OF
their sentences still to serve, or from
the fact that their commitments are
| defective. None Of them will be re-
leased before Wednesday, when the
| Governor will go over The list with
| Superintendent Slack at the ExeCu-
tive Department, and will listen to
! persors who might be Interested IN
Of
| One condition on which the prisoners
will be granted their liberty IS prob
/ ably that of consenting to leave the
| State. The prisoners from thirteen
counties and the city OF Baltlmore, the
latter having the names OF fifty per
sons on the list who were committed
by the poll e magistrates.
! The Cadets of the Naval Academy
have been ordered 10 Washington and
they will bring all of mess hali boys,
stewards and cooks, etc. 1he entire
| force is colored who find study en-
1 pIoyment there.
The Cadets are all anticipation for
| March 4th. when the dull routine and
monotony of their daily life will be
broken by their trip to Washington 10
| the inauguration of President McKin-
lev. There will not be much in it for
! the cadets, as the battalion will be
formed early in the morning and the
cadets wi arch he depot, where
lev will take ",, eciil" for Wash
| ington, be. k asst eng served en-
route. After The cere monies the bat
TALON will march To the train and
lunch will be served du ing the ride
home. here be no "liberty" in
Washington, yet the trip is Something
to look forward to and something to
remember afterward, and the cadets
are pleased with even this prospect.