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1887

love hath no man than this, that a man
lay down his life for his friends."

No austerity of manner kept him at
arms length from those with whom he
was thrown in casual intercourse, but a
cheerful and sunny disposition diffused
around him that warmth of nature,
"One drop of which makes the whole
world kin." Therefore

Resolved, That a copy of this tribute
to his memory be spread upon the records
of the Church, and be furnished to
his widow and little children, and to his
father and family, with the assurance
that our deepest sympathy and condolence
attend them, and that we invoke
in their behalf the blessings and comfort
which comes from the "Judge of the
widow and the Father of the Fatherless."
J. E. PENN,
F. B. THOMAS,
T. T. FISHBURNE.

The infant daughter of Philip D. and
Ella Laird died at the residence of her
parents, in Rockville, on the night of
Saturday, December 18th, 1886. The
interment was in the St. John's (Episcopal)
Cementery, at Olney, on Monday
morning.

An interesting entertainment was
given by the Women's Christian Temperance
Union, of Olney, in connection
an oyster supper by the ladies of
Brookeville, on the night of December
21st.

The meeting was opened with reading
of the Scriptures by the President,
Mrs. Margaret Magruder, followed by
prayer, by Mrs. Philip Stabler; a recitation,
by Miss Sallie Strain; and "The
Plea of the Vegetable Kingdom,"
which consisted of recitations by nine
young ladies concerning the harm done
by certain grains and fruits when improperly
used; also the good to be derived
from them when used in a proper
manner. The ladies made their appearance
on the stage in pairs, each bearing
in her hand the fruit or grain, of the
good or evil influence she had spoken;
after which it was deposited in a handsomely
trimmed basket borne by the
ninth young lady, when all performed
a march to the organ accompaniment
and disappeared behind the scenes.

The literary part of the programme
was interspersed with music, finely rendered
by the Olney Quartette.

Great credit is due all who took part
in the entertainment for the success of
the enterprise, which seemed fully appreciated
and enjoyed by the large audience.

The object of the meeting was to
awaken interest in the Temperance
Cause at a season when drinking is
more likely to be at its height. The ladies
hope to see good results, by way of
increased membership to their Union
and to the Order of Good Templars. B.

On Tuesday of last week the newly-
elected officers of Olney Grange, Patrons
of Husbandry, were installed by
State Officer Welch, in the presence of
a large number of members and visiting
members from other granges. Mr.
Robert B. Farquhar succeeds Mr. H. C.
Hallowell as Master, but we have been
unable to obtain a list of the other officers.

The executive committee of the Maryland
State Grange met in Baltimore on
Wednesday, and arrangements were
completed for opening a branch agency
in Washington city to meet the wants of
Montgomery and Prince George's famers.
Mr. Charles J. Kinsolving, of
Prince George's, has been appointed as
the Washington agent.

The Grange.—

At the recent meeting of Montgomery
County Grange, No. 7, held at Brighton,
the following officers were elected to
serve for the ensuing two years: Capt.
John McDonald, Master; J. J. Chiswell,
Overseer; Hobart Hutton, Lecturer;
E. H. Burton, Steward; H. H. Miller,
Assistant Steward; F. A. Tschiffely,
Chaplain; John T. DeSellum, Treasurer;
C. R. Hartshorne, Secretary; C. J. Burdett,
Gatekeeper; Mrs. C. F. Rush,
Pomona; Miss J. McDonald, Ceres; Miss
Mary A. Stabler, Flora; Miss Lou Tschiffely,
L. A. S.; Executive Committee—
I. D. W. Moore, T. F. Tschiffely C. J.
Burdett, Luther Brashears, Johne.
Willson, J. T. DeSellum, E. J. Chiswell,
F. A. Tschiffely, John C. Bordley. The
grant will hold its next meeting at
Barnesville on the last Thursday in
April. C. J. Kirk read an essay on the
use of fertilizers, which was ordered to
be printed in the county papers.

A resolution offered at last meeting
by E. J. Chiswell, protesting
against the rate of insurance adopted
by the Mutual Fire co. of Sandy
Spring, came up for discussion and
after Mr. Chiswell had stated his
reasons for calling attentiom[attention] to the
matter, Mr. Jos. T. Moore, one of
the directors answered M. Chiswell's
objections, and then explained the
poilcy of the Company, and replied
to questions to the entire satisfaction
of the Grange, which was
unanimous in its approval of the
management of the company.

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