Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1900-05-04

County Grange regular quarter.
ly meeting Of Montgomery County Grange
No. Z, was held with Liberty Grove Grange
April S6th, with Worthy Master Cassard in
the chair.
The Legislative committee stated that the
last General Assembly was hard one to Sc.
cure any measures from on progressive and
educational lines, and little was accom-
plished.
The following were named as the Exec.
utive committee Of this body to look after
the business interests until the next general
election Of officers Joseph B. Ager, H. j.
Patterson, Asa M. Stabler, NJ. B. Thomas,
and o. B. Beall.
The following was unanimously adopted
Resolved, that Montgomery County Grange
denounces the lawless character Of certain
public houses at Cabin John Bridge, as fully
described in the Washington Star of April
23d, and calls on our county authorities to
indlct the offenders and permanently sup
press the evil, and asks the CO operation of
all good citizens to this end, and that two Of
our members be appointed to visit the Sheriff
and States Attorney, and personally urge
this matter upon their attention" Asa M.
Staber and Louis H. Duvall were appoint
ed for this duty.
The Grange endorsed officially the Bro
sius bill, now before Congress, providing for
the inspection of all prepared foods, drugs
beverages, candies and condiments by a
Chemical Bureau Of the Department of Ag.
riculture, very much the same as meats are
now by the Bureau Of Animal Industry
Congress is asked to pass the bill increasing
the powers of tho Interstate Commerce
Commission, and the bill to give the States
control of imitation dairy products.
The following questions were proposed by
Worthy Lecturer Taliferro, and interesting
discussion opened by Patrons named: Do
farmers pay enough attention to the purity
Of drinking water for themselves and their
stock p-Dr. II. b. Mcdonnell. What is the
best succession of vegetables for the farm.
er's garden p-Richard I. Lea. Would cher
ry culture on large scale be profitable in
this section Louis H. Duvall. What is the
best breed of ducks for the farm, and the
most profitable way to handle them Mrs.
s. W. Beall. What is the best way to raise
and handle guinea fowls flames ID. Gas.
sard.
The next meeting will be held Belts.
vile on the last Thursday In July
school Matters.-The Board of County
School Commissioners on Tuesday trans
acted the following business:
A reward of $40 was offered for nforma-
ton leading to the apprehension and con
viction of the person or persons who re.
Gently broke open the school house at Sandy
Spring
The Board decided to close the schools of
the county on June LIST.
The Board appointed toe trusieea TO- AZ
the schools of the county The oIt irislCes
were appointed with the exception Of Tie
following changes
School 2, district 1, CT Watkins, E
Griffith and Jacob M. Allnutt; scuo g.
district 2, j. T. White, T. BuEds,ie snd
James H. Norriss school /, dlsf 2, q.
Carln, c. T. Kingsbury and 70. Z " ,lln;
school /, district 4, John J. Higgins. lhcs
Dawson and N. II. Robertson SCHOOL 3,
district 4, Charles B. PIERCE, George "a Fry
Jr., and James Mcfarland; school 8 iistnct
7,Cyrus Keiser, W. s. Powell and J.a Hen.
dry; school 1, district 0, d. c. Ow.lgs, *.
g. Thompson and r. W. Murphy school
8. district 8, Reuben Baker, Julian Griffith
and Ernest Ricketts,; school 4, ds.tiot 8, @.
W. Gather, G. e. England and Jas Eideri
school 8. district IL, ]. W. Collier, James &.
Padgett and H. H. Beall.
The next meeting OF the board VII
held on May 22nd.