Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1872-09-27

For the Sentinel.
| Mr.. Editor, This place, that for many years
presented about as poor and unpronising an
aspect as any little congregation o: cabins
within our county aspiring to the isnity of
a name, has within latter years, and specially
since the war, put on another appearance, as
sumed, indeed, so marked a change for the
better, am surprised no notice thereof has
been taken ediloriay or per correspondence in
the professed thatcher over the interests general
" Of Old Montgomery. But comes with an
i'll grace from myself thus to wonder or com
plain, since, besides having Partially for the
place as being the loved spot which my in
fancy knew and where, indeed, many of the
happiest OF my maturer days have been passed.
ain, also, Gas you know somewhat addicted
to scribbling for the Sentinel and it is likely
had still logger proved derelct TO the cold
burg but for the happening thereat within
the past two weeks of an event so palbably
prognostic OF the future prosperity and impor-
lance TO the village, that cannot resist prof
lering you an account thereof for record. The
event of which speak is that of the establish
ment of a railroad depot here, and the receipt
thereat within the abovenamed period of car
loads Of merchandise. Yes, sir, already has
there been delivered here from the District of
Columbia, not per the Anticipated way of the
slow-paced wagon, but through the modern
swift medium of the steam car, several large
consgnments of fertilizers, lumber coal Sc,
RECONSTRUCTED to WALTER NJ. TALBOT, ESQ.
who, II seems is the accredited agent of the
Railroad Company at This depot, and who, in
the energy displayed by him, is securing the
transportation OF these goods, and erecting a
commodious warehouse for the receipt of the
same at so early dale, before, indeed, the
same has been done at any other point on the
route, proves himself the right man in the
tight place.
indite this at said warehouse, and assure
you it is with delight and pride witness the
scene of business activity before me viz: some
ten wagons and teams being loaded and wait
ing their turn to be loaded from the warehouse,
which is piled to the roof with sacks of bone
dust and euano several empty and several
yet unloaded cars Standing on the track, and
the engine this moment arriving with still ano-
Their cargo.
learn through Mr.. WN. A. GLoYp, the as
sistant of Mr.. TALBorr, than whom, by the
way, more worthy OF popular person for
that place, could not have been selected, that
there has already been received at this depot
near 200 tons of fertilizers, and rs far the
greater part of this is intended for the lands in
the immediate vicinity of the village it will
proportionally enhance the production and
richness of those lands and accrue TO the bene-
fit of the ''burg" in degree no other article
ofimportance could promise
In addition to all this going TO advance the
prosperity and importance OF Gaithersbarg,
the lands around it are well known to lie most
beautifully for farming, are well timhered and
watered, and wonderfully improbable; and
then, too, it is pretty generally understood
that from this point there is to be at an early
date branch Railroad via Laurel TO Bati-
more, so that am satisfied the day is not far
distant when there will be seen at this place,
in lieu of the two or three dlapidated cabins
of ,ehiiOm Gaithersburg, the pleasant and -four
ishng town of Forest Oak.
could dilate still further on this subject
Mr.. Editor, but find have already spun out
pretty lengthy epistle, too long, perhaps, to
suit for insertion in your paper-eren should
it suit your critical surveillance otherwise you
are liberty TO eartail and correct as you see fit.
Yours, Eco.
toRnsr OAK nee GNgHERsBRuG,
Sept. Goth, 1872
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