Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-04
GAITHERSBURG EVENTS.
Mcdonald Chapel Dedicated - Thomas
Sellman Held for Court.

Special Correspondence OF The Evening Star.
GAITHERSBURG, Md, May 3. 1908.
Several hundred Southern Methodists of
this section of Montgomery county witness
ed the formal dedication exercises OF the
new church of that denomination at ounce
Orchard, which has been made an appoint
ment on Gaithersburg circuit. Rev. T. J.
Lambert is the present minister in charge.
and under his direction the services OF to-
day were held. He had with him Rev. Dr.
J. P. Stump, who came this morning from
Alexandria, Va, to deliver the dedicatory
sermon. 1t is estimated that the church
cost $500, which had been paid as the
work of construction proceeded, with the
exception OF some $500.
The offerings during the day amounted to
nearly $500. The house of worship Is Sit
uated on the Jamestown road. about three
miles from GaitheFsburg, and is an tmpos-
ing frame building with two hundred and
fifty sittings. Mcdonald Chapel was select
ed as a name for the church, In tribute to
the late Rev. VIM. A. Mcdonald, whose
labors in starting the church building while
pastor of Gaithersburg circuit were highly
appreciated. The church has a promising
Sunday school. of which Mr.. John w.
Briggs of Gaithersburg was the founder
and is the present superintendent, through
whose work at Ounce Orchard the organi-
zation of the church was made possible.
There was no service at the Forest Oak
Church. Gaithersburg, this morning ena-
bling the choir to go to Ounce Orchard and
render the special music for the day. Rev.
L. W.WaIker was leader and Mrs. r. P. w.
Jones presided at the organ. Tonight, how
ever, there was large congregation In at
tendance at Forest Oak Church. when the
Rev. Dr. Stump preached the sermon. The
addition of the new appointment to Cath
ersburg circuit has necessitated a new order
of regular services by the pastor Hereafter
the congregation in this town is to have
xI-x,
and evening. while every other Sunday
afternoon Ounce Orchard congregation will
have preaching. Jamestown, Travilah and
Germantown congregations will be served
by Rev. c. w. Smith, constituting a sepa-
rate appointment, the parsonage being 10
Gated at Jamestown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank B. Severance lost
their only child by death Thursday even
ing. The death was due to pneumonia:
Rev. H. r. Naylor, D. D., of Washington,
and Rev. w. c. Herriott of Epworth Church
officiated at the funeral, which took place
from the home Saturday morning. Inter-
ment was made at Forest Oak cemetery.
Thomas Sellman, colored was given
trial by Justice Woodward at Washington
Grove. who held him in $500 bail to court
The charge against him was attempted lar
ceny, made by Agent Dove, who caught
him in the act of stealing funds from the
cash drawer of the Washington Grove
depot.
officer Small lodged Sellman in Rockville
jail, as ne COulQ not 1urnlSh Dali, but on
Friday night he secured the services of
Attorney Peyton Gordon, who subsequently
secured his release
The Fairview School base ball club went
over to Jamestown Saturday evening for
game with the Andrew Small Academy
boys. The honors were won by the latter
team by the score of % to D.
Mr.. VIM. Veirs Bouic, trustee, sold the
farm of the late Johnson Benson, about
three miles from this town, Saturday Sale
was made to settle the estate. Mrs Valera
Waters. executrix of the late Joshua Dor
sey. and a creditor. was the purchaser. The
tract contained 165 acres, and the price paid
was So 900
Rev. Lewis Jones of southern MARYLAND
has received call from the Baptist
churches at Poolesville, Edwards Ferry.
Seneca and Travilah, this county Mr.
Jones formerly served these churches ac-
ceptably, and his acceptance is confidently
anticipated.