Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-25
GA1THERsBURG NEWS.
Sunday Schools to Hold Reunlon-'en-
eral and Personal Items.

snecioI Correspondence of The Evening Star
GAITHERSBURG, Md. August %, 1904.
| The Sunday schools of the Galthersburg
circuit. Methodist Episcopal Church, nave
CONNECTED arrangements for great
union picnic September Z, to be helo IN
| Hutton's Grove near Choppers STATION.
| Rev. William c. Parrish the pastor, IS
| chairman of the committee IN charge.
Prominent speakers have been secured
and the Browningsville Cornet Band Will
| furnish the music. The event is not given
| to make money, but to bring together the
| Sunday schools of the Methodist churches
OF Hunting HILL Germantown and Gath,
ersburg to promote their social ana
spiritual welfare. ,
Contractor Martin Helm has begun the
! work of construction of the new schooi
building at Laytonsville Inc CONTRACT
price was $2TOO. The county school board
has DESIGNATED this school as Grammar
School No l. and is the first of the con-
solidated schools to be erected under
their new plan for the betterment of
county public school facilities. Miss Dor
sic r. Gilliss, whose school al Goshen has
been merged into the grammar school,
has been selected by the board as assist
ant teacher Miss E. Mabel Condor is to
be principal, holding the same position In
the Laytonsville public school last year.
Mr.. John w. Walker is at Berkeley
Springs, w. Va, for the benefit of his
health.
Mr.. E c. Brandenburg and family of
Washington are here for vacation.
Sheriff Arthur Williams has appointed
Mr.. Francis 4. Cahill of this town deputy
sheriff for the Gaithersburg district, and
he has qualified Subsequently he was
designated by the mayor and council Of
Gaithersburg as under bailiff.
Ground has been broken by Mr.. Gideon
D. Briggs for the erection of a dwelling
in the Walker addition to Gaithersburg.
Prof Lee Davis Lodge of Limestone
College, South Carolina. accompanied by
| his family, is visiting his parents, DR.. and
| Mrs. ]. L. Lodge, at "Ammore."
Colored Methodists of the vicinity of
Washington Grove have just completed
and dedicated a modern church edifice at
a cost of nearly $4,000: The building has
a lecture room and auditorium with seat
ing capacity Of 400. with stained glass
windows, and was built by Mr.. Martin
Helm. Rev. M. w. Clair, DID,, pastor of
Asbury Church, Washington, preached
| the dedicatoIy sermon. Pastor A. B. Dor
sey Of Rockville was also assisted by Rev.
L. A. Carter Of Laytonsville circuit.
Mr.. Robert Young has returned from a
protracted stay in southern Maryland.
Prof. w. F. McIlwee has resigned as
principal Of the Jamestown Academy. 1t
Is understood, to accept an important
educational position in Florida.
Charles Harriss and Samuel Brown, who
were arrested on Sunday at the colored
camp at Mineral Grove by Deputy Sheriff
Cahill, were found guilty of disorderly
conduct by Justice Woodward today.
They paid fines and costs aggregating
$15.35 and were released.
Rev. c. Herbert Richardson, DID,. of
Baltimore, accompanied by Mrs. Richard
son, are guests of Mr. and Mrs. Charles
c. Crawford.
Mrs. w. Clarence Duvall and her chill
dren have returned from a months So
1ourn In FREDERICK and vicinity.