Evening Star Newspaper, July 3, 1897, Page 20

THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, JULY 8, 1897-24 PAGES. grove, and blew This 20 yas 2 | Bez and Bessie Maxwell; “Our Orphans’ Home,” | bertson, accompanied ch the platd by Miss Emma ] The great storm df fast fall destroyed more than S U B U R BA N | address by Mr. E. L. Alden of St. Paul's Sanday | Aibertson; vocal solo, Mr, W, RB. mag. hundred fine trees in te school; “Children’s Day by infant class; vocal The waion serviccs held ngregational fares t of the outs! duet, Stone and Mrs. Trottidg ; benediction, | Church Sunday 2vening were rgely attended. as all by ed M 1. Kuhns, D.D. ‘The collection amount: » $8, ‘which will be devoted to the further pro- motion of the Orphans" Home at Loysville, Pa. At the services tomorrow, for tegular attendance, —- gold me nted to Amelia Etz, Al Cia held its final meeting of the | Wiliams, Bessie Maxwell and Hattle Ohin; silver at hunt week at the henie of De. FL Dockey. | teal to nw Marie Stone, Mamie’ White 3 s f tothe | et Jennie Will books to Beulah Borenstela, pruductions ef Madame de Stael formed { Bessie Oliphant. topic of the hour. Sever es held _to- real by Mr. ¥ and WN emorate the Fourth of July. ‘They ered by the Hy d with an addess by Rev. Mr. , G, A Kleha | Bowers of St. Mark's Church of the cits. The s pater; | Sanday school’ will be held soem in the evenii ered n, William Kreteh- | owing to the weather being too hot for an aft brit A. R. Holden sang | noon service. company Mrs. J At the ance Joining in nt, Miss Sinith 2 ent Union meeting of the Soldiers’ Home there were recitations by M Wd Miss Ball and vocal so H. Ralston rendered several voral selec- TMiss Koss, iter. Mr. Mott and Miss Smith. tions, and thes: 1 by Miss Mary Dor- | Jiurinz the evening Interesting remarks were made phe sige » read from tue au- | be Mr. Redm of lowa legislature, u : ainment closed with | and Rev. Mr tings of this soclety Pp No. athe ines will Le | Will close for the semmer months on July 9 with he 1 in October, when the works Of | 2 play. T wt Mrs. f. R. West snd family anticipate leaving ‘Ame the Inst, meting were | shortly for West Virginia. Mr. an piting, Mr. and Mrs. It. Mrs. Lillie P. Baltey, teacher of the Brookland Hae Neuter Msgs WY Gece - | school, is enjoying her summer vacation on the fmepa Owens, Mr. and Mrs . coast of Maine. Mr and Mis James B, Burnsite, Me amd Mrs. | “"Mis. Mortimer Downing, @ graduate of the class Clinton Robinson, Mrs. Harriett N. Ia ot ‘SI of the Loretta Academy of Florissant, Mo., A.D. Hates. Simies 3 Drorses, Hj | near Bt Louls, read an interesting paper. Kira ea Nie Trtewn, Seinen “[eretta’s Laiors," at the golden fubllee of the the Messrs, Harry and Wirt Purses. tis at | ccslene took place recently. Mrs. Kate A mst enje niet whale tata gr He Burk, also a graduate of the college, sent an essay, ee ented ca tie anal | ‘Loretta y Years Ago,” which was read by with palms and cut flowers, while | Katleen W. Noel at the same exercises. Z beh ah pate titied by numbers of | Rev. Dr. IH. Hyvernat anticipates leaving today a vcrd eatiy in the | for Burepe, where he will remain several months. while Misses Trio, faster Alfred Baltes own ¢ 1 Mrs Latine Mrs Mis. John E. . Mr. amd JS. ie MeKeiden, Mrs. Charles Mics 8 Ericon, the entertainmen thday Of Mrs. ¢ < ap by cide upon t has tan visability pre- p, | laid ov 11h is understoo this suburb, Lord's grove apiist affair, and a & tod fom the Spa Springs at Biadersiarg to ied Rivesdale met last ty morning at Hy rs | pected scon, and, iu company with & numoer of prominent prop: | Bnuye neat erty owners of this vielnity, went over the proposed | route. Those in t a were Ben}. D. | James Miller, Rox examiners; 1, vex: | bt. Josep: A) By mton, Joon L ser. Phillips Clirke, | Edward A. Newman, “it, LW, eiaske. J. Lacris | r. Arthur Carr 4 urvday evening at | Mr. Chas. pastor for St. on Lowell street, ‘The well-bedded gravel walks which have been \ street are a great Improvement. It A that such will be the pathways for Instead of the beard walks, on Monday in Mr. J. B. al Fourth of July picnic for This ts always an enjoyable Is anticipated. the an Chureh large crows ‘The Baptist Young People’s Union held a laws party last night at the residence of Mrs. Godfrey. decorated. and those he gro were prettily was the cele- | see ge were Mrs. J.B. Lord, ar. Miss doa Bessie. Lynch, Miss Nettle Btz, Mrs.’ Wegnold, ty commis- | Mrs. Harold Marean, Miss Luey Lyneb, Mr. Rob- of buliding is. Keulth Borerstein and others. Anthony’s Church 18 ex- as Rey. D.C. De Wulf will sail for week. uday school is making preparations to be held the middle of this n Lewis are visiting Rey. and | at New Windsor, Md. F. Teylor has taken the large house West Brookland. bata Bh Me I. N. Low of Washington has moved into dist pare the Gregory house, West Brookland Park. ee Mr. Petnam. is occupying the Wood house on ¥ Providence street. Gibbons. ak canaiderabte car} Mr. Gore has removed Into the house formerly the statio eran en Walle intacl, | occupled by Mrs. Elizabeth Russell. cee cated she Spite a foncy dance in front}. Mr. and Mrs. Del. Marean have gone to Call- ef the dru She was premptly arrested by | fornia with the Christian Endeavorers. Oticer Karr. Un the way te the lock-up ghe be- a came very abusive Justice Carr, on the following: BRIGHTWOOD. weed Lez to siaty dass in the house of ero Mary has the distinction of being. the White wouan eves senteseed by Justice Caer | While passing through Brightwood on his way to ing iis tirts-vear term as justice peace. | the Cycle Cottage Monday evening Mr. John rsd Lowndes amd Mire. Lowndes aoe | Krouse, living on Rrightwood avenue, was quite vegas os RY Suit | badiy injured in a bleycle colitsion. He was thrown Upon | to the ground with violence, brutsing his face and spent an! head and dislocating his shoulder. <t jn the town and prop! ture. ber and sisters of Mr. W. W. he summe t his home me. He expressed a crowd of Payne will * on Colum- tire neigh first quarterly m of the HH, EL Caurch ld Monday at | When several A number of reports were made. | them where ‘airs of ireult, spiritual and | A serles of in a most satisfactory condition. | trotttug and f this place prescuted | Bri, in gold presen orLers timore py colored rep! sinsen of Bs meeting of town made msement of the at the tax ait at a werd. sul the An acelden! ir report, © fixed at tobe given ting the E spend the sn Mes. O'Btri rig eu Oar tir ntwoed Driving Park “Monday. antial and have called out some sp There will be no charge for admission to ladies. Some excitement was caused Tuesday evening by dsorderlies, mostly old soldiers, who looked too much upon the wine when it was red and then engaged to transmit that color to the en- rhood. They were succeeding nobly, 1 officers their * races, . one running, ppeared and put four of * would be useful. of four events, three will take place at the The purses are IY gers. ¢ occurred on the Brightwood rallway whieh resulted in the serfous tn- erson Young, lv- He emerged car was pasxitiz, ing In a hurry to ard It from the with the result et with th mus and T ly removed to FE al days liter to his home. ‘own carelessness and no lway emplores, i ‘Thursday from a visit Mr. the opening of the charge of the United States govern- Wi min named He ween Sth and 9th. ad just as to tion, ght of Flint street has gone to r with friends in Mt. Sterli en of th street left this morni © she expects to remain caring, f Mr. James Keene died at his Lome wt avenue Monday evening. reat Whe SS WASHINGTON GROVE, MD. aioe the = Sherman, foreman; : 1 and mld will ith, assistant Beall, hoster! K - alerreahieads Nelson, FG. Bornhurdt, J. W. Covington, M! B. Metz, A. M. Dosaldson and two others who Miss Mabel Platt, company the hose carriage, whlch Is to w., Last Wedaesd. territe: alloted to No. 13 Is known as fire t Coben and wife occupying thelr | distrtet N and is bound 2 fourth and t Mr left telay sill. Je Fecttation, Hazel Witten; ."' Marte Stone, Jennie W: ts of Mr. Harry H. Platt Sunday restiny Blair | Kock creek r nee of engine more will carry protection, Wednesday age jon the Double second, + will be whet Livood. denial 1 eniplation audience talk, from thelr t Mrs dwar the; n le ron. Darlins ies are grand old fo r crest, in Washington PF. hopes to. her play, * whica will b Mr. Walt next and w tii | to de ee | he goes to F ron lire of the report th ‘Tracts will oceu Miss Ei Ss struck A port to T: and south to Rocit C Van Armincr and family have taken three alarm I < of Mr. William Mayse, on the cir he same Dui > Wilkins and Mr. Tisdel of Washing. SSI and respectively. ee eee S| engine has be al No. 2, located here, together with makes the the chemical tall desirable thin’ a steamer, as the reel build! hose enough to afford ample water last the Brightwood Junior base ball Journered to Washington and defeated by a score of 11 to 6. This is Victory taken from the “Stars,” and e an opportunity for a third on Wed- u they agalu uieet on the grounds at by Ty easurer Willams: t that f the Bright- npuny had tn plan of free transfers with the Company is another disappoint- suburbanites who daily go to and wisiness over these Mines. One fare to m a the center of the city uppears as far off as ev Ri W. Keene, with her son Ray and Mrs. ft Friday’ for Colonial Beach, where se during the sum- n thei Tater. Brightwod failrond ser mide many friends, who learn of his appolntmes istrict police force. uctor en the An -odoce Brown, has been Q States pension office, from discharged early in the Cleveland ilar to that of Sunday occurred ut this place ‘Thursda named Werner, employed the at ya pole while dismounting = side of the cer, He wa 3 office and later to Lis home. not serious, > —— OAK CREST. His This suburb received Its name from {ts acres of wrest trees, the varie and Tt nd it being the ds as surveyed betw: the B. ard 0. railrs Maryland electrie and the t polnt, imore c Reap ate Which came the company which isan oe al of the nation from Philadelphia a All visitors attest its coolness and ak Forelin F-ances Hodgson Burnett and her sister, Jordan, Mr. Harry FP. Waltman and Mr. Duna were the guests of Mrs. Kimball at Mrs. Burnett 1s busily . a coutinuation of some of the Lady of Quality,” whieh she for publication by the time v of Quality,” 1s to be produced, e In the early fall. van will leave for New York Tuesda pend some time at Manhattan Beach it of Jobn Philip Sousa, after which vet Hamilton to palmt a portralt of Mrs, | Harvey €. Curbaugh. Among the visitors at Oak Crest during the past Miss Min | week were Mr. and Mrs. ©. ©. Norton, ol. Stand- fusseil, | ford, Capt. and Mrs. Gunning, Mrs.Dr.D.W.Prentiss, helt prese Wedn, luding $ e kun of principal ef | peinelp \s B. Vrentiss, Mr. An important and Mayor J. D. Payne presiding. annual report on the floanctal affairs of the cor- Ward Prentiss, Mr. James M.A. MeCullough and daughter, Ransom of Washington, Mr. J. 8. T! timore, Mr. D. 0. of . Md., and Mr. A. W. Patterson of Oregon, mes ing of the town council was evening, with all the members ‘The say for the fiseal year closing July 1 was sub- hy the clerk and received the approval auditing committee of council. The total receipts for the year, including $229.10 balance from last year, were $1,458.76, and the total Serents, $1,363.11, The general expenses, 4) paid on stone crusher, were $690.85. $4 was spent on streets and side- nlows: Balance on hand, $95.65, of wis for ts and sidewalks and expenses. The Village In- donated $15 for sidewalks tn he sum of $38.18 was returned the school fund re- yn to improve 236.15 for pay of teach- The sum of $661.19 was state and county for pay teachers for elglit mont and repairs to sch total expenses of the wprovements, was $2,044.84, an] falance on band, $307.85. was elected @ member of the e Mr. W. Lynch. ‘The council et next Mo at 8 a.ni., whe Ellison, W.-N. Lynch and W. E. ted councilmen, will quality, ganze for the theoming year. a sergeant and clerk will alsu be time, a8 Well as committeemen 1p nings since Mr. George A. L. Merrifield Miss Faith, delighttuliy ‘entertain maber of thelr friends at a musicale, folowing participated) | Instrumeital inlite Hedgson of Athens, Ga.; vocal accompaniment, Mr, B. N, Py of recitation, Miss Nellie wxbucst; Mre. Webb; violin slo, Yr. Byall Al- taken to | Special music was rendered by the members of thé Christian Endeavor Seciety. | Ree. 3. W. Kincheloe of the Baptist Church preached the sermon, (ther ministers present and taking part were Rev. J. H. Jenkins of the Congregational Church, Rev. D, L. Rathbun of the Eresbyterign (hursh, Her. John McGill of the Episco 1 Church, Rev, U. S. A. Havener of the M. £. Church ‘and Ref. i, ‘y of the M. BE. Church South. The ‘next of like character will pe beld In the M. Coureh the fourth Sunday dn July, and Re John Mccitt, Preach the sermon. v , rector of the Episcopal Church, will A fishing party, Consisting of Misses Baith Merrl- field, Bevtle Reeves, Mamie Pond, Margaret end Gertrude Ncurse, Prof. Rovert Nourse, Messra W. It and FP. H. Bastman, W. W. Kinsley, $r. Carl Kinsiey and P. P. Nourse, went to the Grea Felis Tuesday. . Fred. Besley has purchased ten acres of nd of Mrs. Kate T. Brown, being a part of the ‘ron homestead near here, for the sum of $565. ‘A Ledies’ Home Misstonary Soclety of the M. FB. Church has been o1 ized, with Mrs. S. 8. Lut- trell as president. A branch of the Monumental Savings and Loan Association of Baltimore bas been organized here, with M. H. Brinkerhoff as president, W. 1H. Veitch dice president, E. F. Rorebeck secretary, George W. Hawxhuret treasurer ad the following directors: F. A Niles, A. yee sg, W. H. Veitch, G. W Hawxhurst,’ H. Moreland, B, F. iorebeck, M. H. Brinkerhof and Joseph Burkhard. All arrangements are complete for the celebra- tion of the Fourth of July Monday next. United States Senator John W. Daniel wiil be orator of day. The strect parade, in charge of Mr. C. W. Parker, will be ove of the features of the ov cusion. Many bicyclers will take part. All teams and vehicles will be decorated with flags. A de- tachment of the Mt. Pleasant Drum Corps will furnish the instrumental music, and In addition there will be two large choruses. S. W. Proudtit will read the Declaration of Independence. ‘The members of the Christian Endeavor Soctety will meet this evening at the residence of Mr. Geo. W. Hawxhburst to elect officers for the ensuing six months. District Denuty Grand Master Geo. W. Hawx- hurst, assisted by Geo. A. Brunner as grand mar- shal, M. B. urch as grand warden, W. N. Febrey as grand secretary and J.D, Chapin as grand treas- urer, last ening Installed the following officers of Fatls Chureh Lodge, No. 11, 1. O. O. F.: William J. Smith, no Peter Mabin, vice grand; A. D. ft, se John H. Well treasurer; HT, Garretson, past grand: G. A. Brunner, warde W. H. Veitch, chaplain; J. 1. Brunner, right sup- porter to noble grand; TB, F. Johnson, left sup- porter to noble grand; J. A. Poole, conductor; J. Be Chapin, right scene supporter: Wililam Mareey, left scene soy porter; J. F. Garrett, outside guard- fan; Walter Varee , Inner guardian; J. E. Jacobs, right aupporter to vice grand; Walter Marcey, left sayy porter to vice grand. Afiss Campbell of Ballston, V friends here, hi who fs visiting 1 the misfortune’ to dislocate her arm at the elbow Thursday. Dr. T. C. Quick ren- dered th» necessary attention. The Ladies’ Aid Society of the Baptist Church met at the residence of Mrs. E. J. Northrup Thurs. day. A pleasant time was spent and refrealiments served. ‘Those present were Mrs. B. D. Merr Berry, Mrs. G. F. Melnturff, Mrs. Thomas Hillier, Mrs: Eliza Hammond, Mra.’ Walter Wescott, Mrs. "Lizzi Seaman, Mrs. G. B. 5 Miss Ida Quick and Miss Emma Reid. Geo. M. Newell, photographer of the U. S. Treas- ury Department, has been ordered to New York to take views of the ruins of the immigration station at Ellis Island, New York harbor, to be used in de- signing the new station. —__._—_ TAKOMA PARK. This is the first year since the organization of the Takoma Citizens’ Association that there has been no preparation for a celebration under the auspices of our national hollday. However, the Takoma Athletic Association will have a day of field sports Monday, including two games of base ball, one in the morning between the Takoma Scconds and the Creseents, and one in the even- ing between the Takoma first team and another good club. There will also be running, jumping, pole vault- Ing, bicycle racing, hurdle racing, obstruction racing, shot puttlug and hammer throw ‘There will be danclug und other attractions at all day, the 5th. In the evening Mr, A. Warren will display a large number of rks at his residence near the Log Cabin for the amusement of the children of the Park, | A large grand stund ts being erected oh the grounds of the Takoma Athletic Associution. Last Tuesday the Takoma base ball team de- fexted a team from the interstate commerce co: mission by a score of 17 to 9. A large number of spectators witnessed the came. Work Is being rapidly pushed on the constrae- ton of the railr ington Transit. Company. completed as far as Ca as the rails arrive and are pliced’ along Cai avenne a large number of men will be employed in order that the avenue shall be torn up for as short a period as possi The globes of geveral street lamps have been broken lately, and the authorities are after the violators of the law ‘The town council the year beginning $100 of assessed year Was 65 cents. BaltImore avenue has been graded and capped. Rey. Mr. Snell of Anacostia will preach at the Presbyterian Church Sunday moruing. gee GAITHERSBUR pluced the mte of taxation uly 1, 1807, at 60 cents on valuation. ' ‘The rate last Rev. E. Wilson Walker has gone to Mifttinburg, Conn., to engage in teaching The Epworth M. E. Sunday school gave its annual plenic this week at Darby's grove. The people were out in force for enjoyment. Exercises of an interesting character, including addresses by Mr. Hosea B. Moulton and Rev. Page Milburn of Washington, were in charge of Superintendent J. L. Burns and Messrs, C. W. Crawford and E. D. Kingsley, the committee of management. Proceeds from the sale of refreshments ure to be applied to school tmprovement. Mr. Frank W Watkins has arrived home from Lebanon, Ollo, where he has been attending col- John Imirie of Washington has rented the s residence for the summer. he Cis held its monthly meeting for Wednesday evening at the home of Mrs. Fannie V. D. Kaytleld. Children’s day is to be observed Sunday morning at 10 o'clock, in the Baptist Church at German- town. “The ‘Cross”” is the title of a special pro- gram to be rendered, and Rev. J. D. Rayfield is to make the address in'the interest of education. ‘The election for town commissioner, to sil the office made vacant by the resignation of Mr. J. B. Adams, did not tuke place Saturday. ‘There were ho aspirants, and has set July 10, between hours of 1 and 6 p.m., at the shop of Mr. Win, H. Coomes, on Diamond avenue, as time and place for another election. Mr. C. Scott Duvall will attend te Toronto con- vention of the Epworth League, July 14-18, as a resentative from the Gai ter. A fine driving horse belot van Smith fell an open well and Was killed Tu ‘orest Oak Lodge, No Knights of elected the following officers ‘for the new its meeting this w islish, chan Virts, master master of exchequer; ud seals; Alb arms; Ivy, prelate: gard? outside guard; Dr. BE. H Etchison, alpha Lodge, A. F. and A. M., will attend services, commemorative of St. John's day, Sunday morning at the M. E. Church South, when Rey. L. L. Lloyd will preach. —————— LAUREL, MD. B. P. Baldwin, formerly auditor of the Treasury Department, has gone to St. Louls on a business trip. Dr. Wiley Lee Athey, surgeon on the U. S. prac- tice ship Chase, visited the family of Mr. Walter A Milstead during the week. . Mr. W. Raymond Collins left Tuesday for Boston, Mass., where he will probably accept a position and make his future home, Miss Mollie Luber of this place and Mr. William A. Skerritt of Philadelphia were married in’ Baltl- more at noon Wednesday. The wedding was pri- vate, only relatives of the centracting parties be- ing present. Among the Laurel citizens who at- tended were Mr. and Mrs. ©. Fred Flester, the lat- ter a sister of the bride, and Miss Mae Flester. Mr. and Mrs. Skerritt will spend thelr honeymoon at Atlantic City. They will make their permanent home in Philadelphia. Miss Ciaudia E. Donaldson of this city was mar- ried to Mr. Robert N. Mann of Washington in Bal- timore recently. The wedding was also. private, only relatives attending. Mr. and Mrs. Maun, afte an extended bridal trip, will make their ‘future home in Washington, Dr. Foster Whin, ‘a surgeon in the Cuban insur- ent army, is visiting bere, the guest of Mr. Wal- er A. Milstead. About August 1 Dr. Whin ex- pects to return to Cuba to fill his old position. ‘The James A. Gary Club of Laurel has indorsed Rev. Lather, Brashears for the republican nomina- tion for the house of delegates in this district. The club also recommended the selection of Mr. G. B. Timanus as a delegate to the couuty convention. Colored Republican Club, No. 2, of Kaiser, this district, of which Benj. Stewart 18 president, ‘Thos. Suowdeh vice president and John H. Jamcs’ secre- tary, passed a resolution at their last meeting that they’ would not support any candidate who was in favor of civil service. ‘A Joint meeting of the trustees of schools Nos. 1 and 3 and the committee on high school, of the council, was held this week to take action regard- ing thé establishment of a high school here by the finty jcorminlssioners and) wchool | commissioners, Mayok Phelps presided at the, Joint meeting. with Jobn W. Gray as secretary. After a great deal of Giscussion, in whlch the matter was treated at Jongth, ‘resolution was unanimously adopted au- thorieing the mayor to select and appoint a com. mittee fo visit Marlboro’ Tuesday next to bring the matter to the attention of the county officials. There has heen some talk of purchasing the Acad- f Music for the high school at a price, it ts of $5,000. Many, however, oppose this plan, iz it best to have @ new building constructed, the necessary appropriation can be secured. faurel hag at present two public schools, with aigut grades each, ae f —_———.__- MONTGOMERY COUNTY. A majority of the farmers have finished reaping thetr grain. Iteportg from various sections of the county fndicate an unusually abundant steld of wheat. As it of the abnormally cool weather of the spring and early summer other crops are late not so promising. The grass crop will be much below the average, and corn is making & very poor showjng. Potatoes, though somewhat bebind time in thelr growth, give prom- ise of an average yield. ‘The agricultural falr at Rockville are wodergolng @ geherg] orsrhauling and improvement. little | exctog fencing. fencing een rebuilt, the falleh timber remov from the grounds, about seveuts-fve new stables are now ty course of erectioti, Miss Gora Cecil and Mr. Amos Young of Comus, Mr. John Best and Miss Siiumle MeAtee gf Darn town, Mr. C. 8. Duvall of althersbire, Me icks Hay of Oakdale, Rev. @. W. Borle and Mir. W. G, Hoskinson of Poolesviile, Miss Sallte Kilgour o} Potomac, Mrs, H. shell_and M! inzie jomas df Redland, Misg Lucy Garrett, Rev. 0. A, Lrmstrong and Dr TE Htoberis 0 fockvijle a: iss Lizgie Brotirerton, Mr. A. B. Smoots ai » W. P. Licklider of Shephe1 igutiog to fhe mpany the Montgomery county delega: e worth League convention at “Toronto. ‘he action of the county of supervisors of flection io dispensing with the services of regula? Tegal counsel to the hoard is reported to have been severely criticised in Gaithersburg district. It is explained on behalf of the supervisors that thelr action was taken purely on the score of ecenomy, and that by decliulng to retain counsel they have saved to the county an unnecessary expense of at least $200 per annum. A petition Is in circulation, which has been numerously sigued, urging the county commis- alouers to coustruct a good road on the bed of the old Gcorgetown turnpike, from Rockville to the District ne. The charter of the turnpike was forfeited severul years ago to a company Whose purpose was said to be to grade and re- construct that old highway, but, nothing bas ever been attempted In that direction. A Turge num- ber of farmers living on the Hue of the turnpike have no decent road to the markets of Washington, and they, as well as other citizens, are making every effort to induce the commissioners to give them speedy relief. "The county school ¢ommisstoners have under consideration a proposed reudjustment of salaries to be paid to teachers of public schools. It is claimed that the present plan of computing sala- rles works an fnjustice to a certain class of teach- , and that a more equitable system could be easily devised. Republican polities are very quiescent, and there appears to be unwonted harmony all’ along the In contrast to the democrats, there seems reat demand for places on the county ticket, although there {s thought to be a fighting chunce of success, at least for a part of the of- fices. There appears to be a disposition to await the result of the democratic primaries, and then make up a ticket best calculated to recelve what. ever advantuge may result from the mistakes of the enemy. ‘The temperance folks are bot on the trail of alicged violators of the local option law. | ‘The Auti-Saloou League has served notice on a large number of persons said to hold internal revenue Heenses that unless they publicly exhibit such censes and discontinue the sale of intoxleants they will be preseuted at the next term of court. There is some telk of the organization of a bigh- lccnse league to combat the efforts of the Antt- Suloon League. It is thought that the temperance question will “cut some figure in the democratic priwaries, espectully relative to the noulnation of the sheriff aud the legislative ticket. ees FAIRFAX COURT HOUSE, VA. A lawn fete was held in the court green Wednes- day evening for the benefit of the M. E. Church South. Mr. Ralph Bingham of Richmond, Va., tained a large audience in Union Hall Tu evening. The program consisted principally of declamations and music. The proceeds are to be devoted to the rectory fund of Zioa P. E, Church. Cards are out for a german next Wednesday at “The Mill,” given by the Fuirfax Assembly. —_———__ PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY. ‘The New Bank of Southern Maryland began bast- ness at Upper Marlboro’ ‘Thursday. It bas a capital of $25,000, aud 1s expected to be of great benefit to the residents of that section of the state. Colonel Clureuco Hodson 1s president, and Mr. Herbert Coffman cashfer of the new institu- tion. Mr. Herbert Reyburn, Jr., of Berwyn is about to make extensive improvements on his farm-near that villuge. He intends, among other things, to erect a large incubating plant and raise chickens on a broud scale. Dr. Keyburn wus formerly in the chicken ratsing business, but was obliged, on account of his healt, several years age, to give up the occupation, Dr. W. 0. Everpticld will soon begin the erec- tion of a $6,000 cesidence ou his property Joling the Agricultuial ecllege, to take the p w destroyed by lire about two years: commigsioness of Berwyn have organ- election of \illiam De Mott as, pre: 1. dent, The other fremberS are Messrs. J.C. Bul- ford and BE. E. Alger. ‘kbe board appointed ©. A. Woudtiewd secretary und Ueasurer, aud John Dov ‘builitf. It as intended ‘to spend a considerable sum in repairing the streets und sidewalks, ‘dhe Buwyn tepublega Club has elecied J. |. Kufauien prestlent, to ed Captain Win, The ub has a inenbers! Last ng speeches vide by Capt. C12, Gdedoa, candidate for seautor trom VPrincé George's county; M, W. i mond of Berwyn, and W. i. Barton of Wasi ‘the town ized by le ry De Mott, resigned. about 180, At the were ate ten, D. The wlal of Emma Brown ard Joe Davis, colored, Whe mie charged with & of robberies at Baws, Branchville tnd vicluity, bas been post- pored “ancl vber term” of the Prince George Stefore the incarcerazioa of tuese parties. there a reign of terror in the beighioriouds named, and quuny men were unable to remain away irom’ their homes utter night for fear of injucy to their familles, but tile the accused have been in prison ron account of dept Over i near Branchville Sunday list. some: grove mn of those present walked more than «weuty miles both to aud from the gi ‘Tbe members of the Presvyterlan Church Berwyn wre preparing for thelr annual ph ‘The Sunday scuool now has a membersuip of 170, 72 belonging to the Infant department. ‘The Migpab Epworth Lasgue elected officers Wedvesday evening for the coulng six months as follows: “First vice president, Mr. 2. L. Baker; second vice president, Mrs. ‘Joum Wilson; hind vico president, Mrs. Machen; fourth vice président, Mrs. W. T. Wallace; secretary, Mr. J. 2. Boileau trevsurer, Mr. B.A.’ Seaggs. “The league increase its membership at every meeting. A lawn fete was given Thursday evening at the residence of M he benetit of the M. EB. par: Ville. “The attendance was very large. Mrs. B.A. Scaggs has gone to Virgivla to pay a visit to ber relatives, and will be absent until next September. : Piute ‘Tribe, No. 100, Improved Order of Red Men, at Its last council elected the following otfi- cers, to serve six mouths: Sachem, Howard Dick. etsoh; senior sagamore, Henry Galles; junior maga- more, Robert hb. Baker; prophet, J. P. Boileau; keeper of records, P. A. ‘Sea; ficurfshing condition. Mrs, Edward Keonard of Baltimore will spend the summer season at the home of Mrs. Jolin Hall ah . ‘he tribe 1s in a In Bel'sville. While riding bis bi le Wednesday evening Mr. William = Kalberg of Centcal Heights ran into a wire fence. He was thrown from his wheel and received rome scrate on his fac but for- tunately escap:d serious Injury, ¢ BALLSTON, VA. Mr. Hammer of Washington, D. C., has purchased two lots of James E. Clemeuts, upon which he is now building. Mr. Tony Merton and family are now occupyin; their new home, Just completed. Mr. Merton was quite budly hurt from a fall which he received while moving. Mr. J. Sutton {s erecting a warehouse for the storing of merchandise, on his lot opposite the store. Another building begun the past weck is that of Mr. Robert Ball, near bis old home. Mr. Hoyt Johnston has returned from Scion, Oslo, where he has been attending college the past year, bringing with lm a college friend, Mr. Crawford. ‘The W., A. and F, ©. Railway Company is now rying ‘the mafl for Fort ™ Ballston and Falls Church. By this arrangement have a morning and evening mail from Washit The Presbyterlan Sunday school has d hold {ts annual plenle at River View W. July 14. ‘The Presbyterian Church will observe Independence day by appropriate services. In the morning a ser- mon suitable to the occasion will be delivered by the pastor, and in the evening the Endeavorers will be addressed by Mr. Reisner of Washington. The Arlington and Mt. Olivet societies respectively have been invited to joln in this service. Miss Lacey JoLnston is entertaining Miss Maud Doolittle of Huntington, W. Va. Mr. and Mrs. Moore of Washington are spending the summer at Wundoria farm. Mr. F. G. Schutt and fatnily have returned to their country home for the summer months. ——_——_—_ LANGDON, A lawn party wav glven last evening at Wild- wood Terrace, the beautifol residence of Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Sherman, for the benefit of the Langdon M. E. Church. ‘The affair was in charge of a Joint commiitce froin thy Ladies’ Ald Scclety and the Young People's ‘Christian Endeavor Union. ‘The seventh anniversary of the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. O. T. Putnam was wade notable by giving, them (a ‘delightful surprise party, wht Was organized by . J. G. Durbey.’ ‘Those Who partletpated were Mr, and Mrs. I. J. Baker, Mr. aud Mrs. Sherman, Mr. and Mrs. Durbey, Mr. and Mrs, Clark, Mr. and Mrs. Mott, Miss Sadie Whitcomb and Mrs. ‘Mott of Pennsylvanta. ¢ Commissioners” have refused the application of the wheelmen of Langdoa for permission to use the sidewalks {n lea of the rough strect: ———- ROCKVILLE. The following transfers of real estato have been recorded in the office of the clerk of the etrcutt court for this county: Rufus K. Day, assignee, to Lorenzo T. Day, 25% acres of land; $1,143. H. M. Talbott and others, trestees, to James W, Day, 147 acres of land near Bethesda; $2,324. Samuel K. Bready to George O. Ransdell, mining option cn 100 acres of land; $10,000. Ann M. Offutt to George ©. Ransdell, mining option on 236 acres; §—. N. T. Harris to George ©. Ransdell, mining option on tract of land on Falls road; $1,800. J. W. and H. E. Higgins to George O. Ransdell, min- ing option on 70 acres of lund on Falls road; $—. Richard T. Ray to Jobn Willett, six acres of land near Linden; $1. James L. Magruder to Benjamin . Newman, five and nine-tenths acres of land néay Kedlata; $1,875. Elvert Perry to Lillte 0. Perry, ‘lot in Gaithersburg; $425. Alezander Sf. Proctor to H. L. McQueen, lots at Capitol View; §—. Kato A. ‘Townsend to Charles I. Caldwell, two lots at Woodside: $2,800. Henry King, fr., to Washington and Forest Glen Ratiroad and Power Conpany, right of way; $— Wim. 8. Thompso and Joba O. Harman fo same coupany, right. o way: $—. Joseph W. Moyer to Clara Greasou, lot in Glen Echo; §—. Joseph W. Moyer to Marie EL cided to duesday, [cNaughton, lot in Glen Echo; $—. Julius M, Vat to Se Watkins, 115 gcres of land le; Maddot to fi ningsville; $—. Chas, leury ‘Weal, tot ht Rockville: $134, ‘The entries for places on the democratic primary ticket will close July 7, and at present if is not thought that may more persons will enter the ¢ontest. which {s now warming up all over the county. Tig following candidates for nomination ye regulzrls, announced: | Kor the state senate, m. Veirs Bouic, jr.; for three members of the house of delegates. John O. Clark, Thos. W. Vin- mn, sr.; J. W. Curroll, Thomas 0. White, Charles . Eccleston, Jobn W: Kelchner and Wim. Frank igin; for clerk of the cireult court, John W. Cel- er, James H. Hilton, David Griffith, Oliver Hi. P. Clark and James Anderson; for register of wills, H. Clinton Allrutt, George C. Dawson and Alfred . Bafrall; for sheriff, Richard T. White, jr., Thos. . “Howard, John E.’West, Horton G. “Thompson, m, HL. Heavbitt, Sulathtel T. Mullican and Joseph \. Bailey; for the three places of county comm ioner, Win. T. Wheeler, Wm. H. wird T. Ra: Griffith, George W. Day, jr., E. A. McAtce, James BD, koime, Enntp 1B." 'souder” and Joun "Wesley ‘alker. In the orphans’ court Tuesday the following business was transacted: The lust will and testa- qent of Catharine Jane Maddox was iled for pro- bate and record; Citrles Collinagrue, adwinistrator of James Barnes, deceased, passed lis first and final account; Wm. P. Stallsmith made application for letters of administration on the personal estate of W. Scott Stallsmith, deceased. Miss Katharine Choate, daughter of Warren Choate, esq., of this place, left for Callfornia on a through express train, which was stopped here for the purpose, at 8:40 p.m. Monday. A very large number of her young friends assembled ut the station to bid her govd-bye. Miss Choute is very popular with the Rockville young people, and she carries with ber their hearty well-wish She Will be absent several weeks. A picnic under the auspizes of the King’s Valley Cornet Band will be given in Willams’ woods, near Cedar Grove, the 15th instant. A clay pigeon shooting contest ‘will take place at 10 a-m., and dancing will be enjoyed during the afternoon and Henderson, in the circuit court, has dis- missed the bill of Complaint filed by Wm. B. Selby to subject the lands of which Mrs. Mury A. Case died, seized and possessed, to the paymcut 6f two stogle bills which he bolds. Mr. Selby was repre- by Messrs. Anderson cud Boule and the defendant by Mr. Robert B. Peter. A union prayer meeting will be beld in Christian church at this’ place the evening Wednesday, July 7, Mr. George H. Lamar | A programm’ of exercises has Deen arranged aud the meeting will be participated fu by Revs. Arm and Mil- the of strong, Edwards, Shelbourne, McNair Lourue, aud Messrs. Prettyman, Choate, Bouie and Allen.” ‘The musical exercises’ will conducted by Prof. ‘Trail. ‘The county commissioners held a meeting Wed- nesday and signed the tax levy. for the present year. Contrary to general expectation for the past few months, the rate of taxation was not raised, Dut remuins the same as last year, The county tax is placed at 8814 cents on the $100, the state tax being 17% cents on the $100, making a total of $1.06. expens 629.9 The following are the various items of $3, Altashouss assessing, attorney's fees, brid $4. 2,405, 1. collectors’ corumixsions, $5,385; county’ comiulssion ors and clerks, $2,080! Citcult court, $5,0W: stables, §uv.44; ‘cle court, $2,923.84; court house and = jail, court house bonds and Interest sporations, $2,000, elections, $3,751 indiges i $4,000; ‘Ever Ready le of the King’s Daughters will meet at the residence of Mr, Groomes Tuesday afternoon, July 6, at 3:30 o'clock, when the election of officers Will take place. William H. Fillmore “and Peyton Poole were brought here Monday, charged with buruing te house of Mrs. Charles” Young at Cedar Grove s¢ months ago. They had a hearing before Just! Jones und were discharged. ‘The regular monthly meeting of the W. will be held Monday next, July 5, at 3 0% the home of Mrs. Josephine Fowler. The Montgomery county prohibition convention will be held at Kensington July 10. Mr. Charles Bready, an old resident county, is {ll at his home in Brookeville A call has been made by the vestry of the Protestant Hpiscopal Chureh at Brookeville to fil the vacuucy occustoued by the death of Rey. Wt. H. Luird, but no selection has as yet been made. ee SANDY SPRING, of this A call for a public meeting on the farm of Mr. Oliver H. P. Clarke, to devise ways and means of promoting an electric railroad from new Ine at Sligo to Sandy sed quite a ripple of interest, and once again our fainting hopes ure revived. Mr. and Mrs. John A. Needles and Miss Emma Needles, Miss Beulah Lea of Massachusetts and Miss Clara P. Moore are with Mrs. Joseph 'T. Moore; Mrs. Joseph T. McDowell and children of New York, with Sarah H. Stone; Mrs. It. Rowland Moore and children of Suffolk, with Mrs, William ank Tuylor and children of WU- ep and Miss Meta Boynton of s. Mrs. itobert er and Miss Mrs. Charles F Eliza H. Mailer of Newtown, Pa., with Mrs. ©. Haliowell; Mrs. und. Miss’ Iai Was With Mrs. Sduiuel P. Thomas; Mrs, Henry Misses Auna and Lucy Lea ‘and Join 1. Massachusetts Lea of with Mrs. Edward N. Bentley, and Mrs. Walter Reese of Baltimore, with Miss Ellea Stapler, Other visitors and boarders a ‘Miss % Stabler of Baltimore, Kobert Brooke Lea of Lawrence; Mr. Green and Mrs. Hill of Wushington, ‘Louls and Samuel Rumford of Wilmington. files White, Jr., of Ballino: days here, engaxed In coll uewlogical work upon the uumerous Janney family in Maryland, Washington and Virg' Mr. and Mrs. Henry W. Davis, Mrs, Catherine Janney and Mrs. George F. Nesbitt have visited friends in Alexandria, and Mrs. John Thomas bas Been called to Baltimore by the ‘serious ness of her father, Mr. William Vickers, a member of the board of trade of that city. Miss Ellen H. Thomas’ will leave home in a days for Cambridge, Mass., to remain for nearly two months, with the Intention of attend- ing aw school for physteal culture at that pice. A new society, devoted to the consideration of heme ond farm toptes, and not yet formally named, held its tuitlal meeting with Mr. and Mrs, Tuciton B. Stabler at Amersly farm, and it’ purposes to convene hereafter the third ‘Thursday in each Henry H. Miller presided, and Mrs, Allan eretury, the guests being Mrs. ick Stabler urd Mrs. Charles R. Hallowell. T. Moore and Hallie I Lea were elected members. Adjourn Burnside, the heme of Mr. and Mrs. J. Junney Shoemaker. Mrs. Amanda Cour of Eduor entertained the Tem- perance Society of Ashton at tea Wednesday after- nocn. A number of relatives and friends from Sandy Spring attended the wedding of Miss Smith and Mr, Thomas Talllaferro, which oc Wednesday in Baltimore at the home of Miss Isabel Tyson, an aunt of the bi Mr Tallivferro will reside at Belli professor of mathemattes in the B. posit and Miss: principal of Lit W. Harum, ox School here, has Belle Friends’ n chaen principal of the Bacon Acadewy at erwood. Woods! M wn, N. J. . Charles Abert is extremely fll, and it is “d Le will not recover. Joseph Bond has gone to Washington to reside. Miss Ellen Farquhar of ‘The Cedars was hostess of the Woman's Association at its ession. Most of the members were present, an ost were Mrs. Richa Kirk, n Mrs. Charles R. Hallowell," maker, Mrs, Charles F. Brooke, Mille: 3. Frederle Miller, Stabler, Tyson, Kirk aud Gilpin. cellent short articles’ were coutributed San Jose scale on frult trees, the pres roses and chrysapthemums from insect foes the making of soap were discussed, after which the company Was served with a collation, and then proceeded to inspect the garden. Miss Ferqubar raises beautiful flowers and fine vegetables in the same fnclosure, and is so suc- cessful in both branches as to capture a long Ist of premiums whenever she exhibits at our county fair. Adjourned to the home of Miss Martha Holland. — RANDOLPH. Mt. Zion Sunday school will hold its annual plenic Mcnday next In the grove adjacent to the couatry place of Mr. Cyrus Helser. Mr. Chas. Holmes of Columbian University will entertain a party of city friends on the Fourth at Idlewild, the country residence of the family. When Cholly Had a Toothache. From Puck. Dentist—“I'm afraid to give this chap gas.” Assistant—“Why?” Dentist—“‘How can I tell when he becomes unconscious?’ fom Harper’ é “I can save you $5,000, Mr. Moneybags.”: “How 80?” “Well, you say you will give your daugh- persed as a marriage portion. “Well, I'll take her for forty-five.” ———_+e “Want” ads. in The Star pay because they bring answers, IN THE CHURCHES the The seventy-fifth anniversary of founding of St. Peter's Catholic Chur: to be observed tomorrow at that church by a pontifical high mass, the celebrant of which is to be the Rignt Rev. Rishop Cur- tis. Bishop Curtis formally blessed the cla- mond jubilee altars of the church this morning. The Episcopal Church at Benning has been severed from the Hyatisville parish, and the congregation has called as its pas- tor Rev. H. Fields Saumentg, formerly assistant minister at St. Andrew's. The 14th street branch of the Central Union Mission is holding three street meet- ings a week, in charge of Messrs. Grant, Leet, Clayton, Davies and others. The mission of Trinity Protestant Epis- copal Church in Southwest Washington has beer. placed in charge of the Rev. H. F. Saumenig, under the general supervis- fon of the rector of the parish, Rev. Richard P. Williams. The trustees of the Central Union M sion are planning to organize bands, composed mainly of members the varlous young people's societie out Sunday afternoons and evenings sing gospel songs in alleys and on street corners whe-e pecple congregate. The locai council of the Brotherhood of St. Andrew is to hold a mass meeting the iatter part of this month, at which the coming first International convention, to be «1d at Buffalo, will be discussed. Each chapter is entitled to a delegate to every ten members and each fraction thereof, and to one delegate-at-large, so that from the present interest taken in the conven- tion it is expected that the Washingcon Brotherhood will be represented by about singing of seventy-five delegates. The Sunday school of St. Patrick's Church closed last Sunday with special exercises, during the progress of which Premiums were awarded the pupils and altar boys. The Church Society of Trinity P. E. Church, has determined to improve the chancel of the parish church during the summer, and to this cud quite a large sum of money was raised yesterday by means of an ouUing for the church. The condition of the Rey. Thomas 0. Tongue, recter of Grace E. Church, South Washington, is somewhat improved and there are hopes entertained of his. ul- timate recovery. The services at. the church after tomorrow will be in charge of the Rev. Mr. Tongue of Connecticut, a son of the sick pastor. It is expected that the the Cathoile Uriversity, Archbishop Keane, will be in Washington about the last of this month, and rumor has it that he may not return to Rome, as his friends, who ie clude nearly all the prominent Catholics of the United States, are urging his ap- pointment as archbishop of New Orleans #8 successor to the late Archbishop Jans- sens. Dally evangelistic services are being con- ducted at the People’s Tabernacle by the Revs. G. O. Ferguson of Princeton and R._A. Elwood of Philadelphia. The new Pastor, Rev. Charles C. Cook, is expected to move his family to Washington next Week, and will probably conduct the chute, services the Sunday following. : ev. John A. Aspinwall is to leav ne course ‘of the next few days for Mis mane mer home at Shelter Island. In the an sence of the rector, the work of St. Th as’ parish is to be carried on by the a ciate rector, Rey. W. G. Ware. The Central Union Mission is Bible evangelistic Campaign. The workers in sis particular movement are expected to read the Bible once a week to a designited fam- lly, and in this way it is thought that many of the very poor, and especially ihe nfirm poor, of Washing! vill be reach- Ela e ton, will be reach former rector of za reading movement as a part of | The pastor of the North Presbyterian j Church, Rev. Charles B. Ramsdell, D.D., eapects to leave, with his family, week after next for a summer vacation of two qonths up in the Blue Ridge mountains. Rev. Dr. George V. Leech hi jfrom his recent bicycle accident, resumed charge of his church, Grace Meth- odist. Phe Sunday school of Hamline M. E. Chureh heid its annual outing yesterday. The annual meeting of the €asiera dis- trict of the joint Lutheran synod of Ohio, which has been in progress in Baltimore ‘for ten days, adjourned Tuesday. | The triennial session of the general con- ference of the Southern Methodist Charch is to be held at Baltimore next sprin, jbeing so near to Washington, the southern Methodists are taking a gool d | of interest in the arrangements for the re- ception of the convention, which were started by the appointment this week of various committees. The Ladies’ Benevolent Society of St. Peter's Church gave an excursion down the river Monday evening for the benctit of the parish, “Ye Old Déestrick Skule” was the title of @ very successful entertainment given Fri- lay evening last by members of the Ninih Street Christian congregation. A number of the members of the Young Men's Christian Association have organized themselves into a bicycle club, and have already arranged for several runs. The mission of the Columbian Association at Hynesboro’ Park spring and summer months has in charge of different ministers, but for the next three months the association has se- cured Rev. Mr. Harlan, a graduate ef Col- gate University, who is to conduct regular services. A platform kas been built on the w side of the Southeast branch of the Cen- tral Union Mission, against the buiid where outdoor services are being held. Among the recent graduates from the Virginia Theological Seminary of the P: testant Episcopal Church was Rev. Wi fam H. Laird, a member of the dic Washington. The pastor of Grace Baptist Rev. A. F. Andersen, recently re: fiom a week's trip to Pennsylvan of which time he was at Lewisburg ping there to attend the commen ercises of Bucknell College, of wh’ a graduate. t. Joseph's Union has purchased a coun- try home for the use of St. Ann’s Asylum. About seventy-five beds are necded, and of this number about twenty have been se- cured. The committee on receipts states that the building needs extensive repairs made to the plumbing, draining and the Wood work, and consequently the uni arranging plans to raise a fund of about $2,500 for this purpo: The pastor of Calvary Baptist Church, Rev. Dr. Samuel H. Greene, Is to leave on the 10th of this month to spend two months up in the Green Mountains, near his old home. The first of the tents of the Central Union Mission has been pitched in South- west Washington in the neighborhood of the Gospel Hiall. The tent seats about 400, and is managed by a@ regular corps of workers, including leader, organist, direc- tor of the music and singers. Within the next few days, however, it is expected that the tent will be moved to some other local- Bapust the ch he is is ity. The Sunday School Union of the Balti- more conference, Southern Methodist Church, is to meet in annual session next Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday ut Charlestown, W. Va. Miss Elbertine Robertson of this city has been assizned « place en the program, her tople being “How to Use the Sunday School Hour to Best Advantage.” Mr. W. W. Millan of Was! ington is the secretary of the Conference Association. . The Christian Endeavor Society of Grace Baptist Church, Rev. A. F. Anderson, pas- tor, has elected the following offi ident, Miss Eva Steward; vice president, Miss Eva Furr, recording secretary, Chas. Gordon; corresponding secretary; John A. Harcombe- and treasurer, Miss Anna Ba- len, Rev. Dr. G. M. P. King has left for his summer home at Monte Alto, Garrett coun- ty, Md. For the past two weeks the Baptist Min- isterlal Association has been discussing the books that its meinbers have read and r Viewed during the spring. The meeting of the association will be adjourned until next fall after next Monday, and during the interim whatever business it may be necesssary to transact will be in charge a committee composed of Revs. Granville 8. Williams, Rev. W. S. and Rev. Hugh T. Stevenson. Rey. Robert 8. W. Wood, assistant mint jter in charge of St. John’s par has moved into the country for the summer. The Brotherhood of St. Andrew of Trinity Church has decided to discontinue most of its work during July and August. Three or four of the members of the chapter will probably represent Trinity at the interna- tional convention to be heid at Buffalo. The pastor of St. Joseph's Church, Am- mendale, has been transferred to another parish by the cardinal. Before leaving Father Noonan presented a class of thirty- five children to Bishop Curtis for con- firmation. Church fs delivering a serios of Sunday er illustrated jectures on “The Par ables. A committee of Grace Chure on very successful “lemon sq nes- day evening. The decorations of the edi- fice were entirely In yellow, and the articles in use we nt lemons as far as pos The Epworth League of the Southern Methodist Baltimore is to meet in annual convention » afternoons of Tues day, Wednesday and Thursday of next Week. Miss M. E. Elliott of St. Jos has presented a handsome Ss banner to the church. A course of six lectures on the times of Christ was begun by Rev. SR. Mu the M. E. Church last Su day everi the lectures wiil be con- Unued ch ay evening until the end of the course. The lecture Sunday ev was handsomely illustrated by stereoy views, and the remainder of the cours: be as well proviied for tn tnis particu An illustrated song servic eight or ten view showing % will ve given Imm: Th tures are ly after eagh lectu to the public, which attend. 8 cordially -_-—> -— SHOOTING A RHI CEROS, Two of Them Charged a Hunter in an Afric Forest. Mr. H. W. Seton-Karr in the July Cen- tury describes his experiences “After Big me in Africa and India.” Shortly after bagging his first elephant, the author start- ed after the two-horned rhinoceros. He gives the following account of his experi- ence: As I came round a bush I saw at the bot- tom of a kind of natural alley in the forest, framed in like a picture by the tre a massive old female rhinoceros. She was facing me, and standing half in sunshir half in shadow. From a bush protruded the hind quarters of another. Signing to the Somalis to keep back, I instantly sat down and irew a bead” upon her chest. ‘The distance was about seventy yards, and although the wind was adverse to her, and we had made no noire, she must have seen us like moving shadows among the trees, nd was evidently full of suspicion and istrust. If I ever took careful aim {it was at that moment, and under cover of the smoke I shifted my position as the rhinoceros came charging down upon us, giving three or four sharp whiffs like jets of steam, evi- dently with the intertion of clearing the enemy away from the rear before making her escape toward the front against the wind. Having, as she supposed, effected this maneuver—a v usual one on the part of the rhinoceros—she swerved off, and the two broke away across the forest crash after crash, dying away in the dis tance, marking their course they ceded. On perceiving the rhinoceros go off apparently uninjured, my Somalis gave full vent to their disappointment, making ex- travagant gesture, and using what sound- ed like bad lang . Yet still in half-whis- pers, as they knew ‘instinctively that the animals might not have gone far, after all, especially if the one I had fired at had really received a mortal wound. The tracks we now followed were deep holes and furrows imprinted by the ani- mals at full speed. We had not gone far before I again saw the larger of the two rhinoceroses standing broadside on, and quite motionless, under a bush which con- cealed the h iving my three Somalis to understand that they must remain quiet, I aimed once more at the animal's shoul der, taking care that no twig or brench was in the Ine of fire, knowing how easily a bullet may become deflected. My shot was followed by a couple of short, angry shorts, the stamp of heavy feet, and an appalling crashing, which advanced and then swept round toward the left. Another itious advance on our part, and not far of I saw, near the center of an open space, the smaller of the two rhinocerc but not the larger one. A shot delivered standing, from the shoulder, was followed by two shrill squeaks, as the animal tottered a few paces and fell over on its side—a sound most disproportionate to the size and bulk of so large a creature, but which T ins! nt= ly recognized, from Sir Samuel Baker's de- scription, as’ the death cry of the rhi- noceros; and the hearing of it filled me with a hunter's jo: While I was reloading the Somalis had crept forward with their spears, relying upon their own agility in evading any charge delivered by the larger one, which I knew must surely be some- where near at hand. After peering o low bush they executed a war dance the ground beyond, for there were the iwo rhinoceroses lying stone dead almost side by side. My Somalis gave way to shouts and exuberant mirth; they were tra formed from scowling fiends, soured b; white man’s folly, into radiant angels, and I allowed them to stroke my face and pat me on the back without @ reprimand. re SOLD AT CHURCH, Times When Slaves Marketed Melons on Sunday. From the Macon (Ga.} Telegrap) “A man would hardly imagine that ne- groes used to crowd around the front of that eiegant church and sell watermelons on Sunday,” said H. T. Powell, the well- known banker, yesterday. He referred to" Mulberry Street Methodist Church, one of the finest church buildings in Macon, “But it’s a fact,” continued Mr. Powell. “I am not an okt man (and everybody in the crowd looked with admiration at his tall, erect figure), but I can remember scenes as well as if they were “It was before the war, slave owners allowed their tndustrious or so of land on which to watermelons or anything they ° roes Were given eve Saturday rnoon to tend their patches, and on S ys were allowed to hitch a mule to a wagon and take their melons and other produce around to churches, camp meet- ings or elsewhere and scll them. It was very common thing to see a man sti negro’s watermelon pile and select a melon those sterday. when all the slaves an ac raise pay for and put it in his bugey and driy on home after church; and, indeed, ehil- @ren frequently clubbed in and bought | melons from the slaves and ate them dur- ing the time between Sunday school and preachin In those days masters took great inter- est in the Industry and enterprise of their slaves, and did everything they could to encourage them. body ever thought of objecting to or interfering with the negroes in their Sunday traffic. From the Dubuque (lowa) Herald. Assistant Superintendent Given of the Rock Island tells about a new and pe- culiar track appliance which he discovered the other day, as follows: “Crossing the Milwaukee track, I was puzzled to notice several strands of barb wire neatly tacked down to the ties and ex- tending across between the rails. “Noticing the section boss and his men at work a short distance away, I made bold to ask the purpose of the wire. Look- ing up at me with a face the picture of an animated interrogation point, he asked: ‘Are yez wan uy thim bicycle devils?” I denied the insinuation, when, his sus- picion removed, he said: ‘I've Leen bothered to dith wid the bicycle devils, them spal- peens on wheels, leavin’ the roads at the crossings and ridin’ down the thrack. The middle of the roadbed, as ye see, is raised high in the cinter and makes a noice path for wheels. Well, the riders would jest take to the thrack and three times me and me min have been run into and knocked down while at work by these fellows. I pul me wits to worruck and the idea of stringing barb wire across the ties between the rails struck me as a good wan. That's what it’s fur, and we haven't been both- ered since I put it down.” -- se If you want anything, try an ad. in Tae Star. If anybody has what you wish, you will get an answer. From Marper's Bazar, dad, does thinking make a person 8, my son. Just see what a heavy Rev. A. F. Anderson of Grace Baptist | head of hair your mother has!”