Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1873-12-19
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Friday Morning ...--.... Dec. 10, 1873.
ROCKVILLE, MD

CnRIsrNAs.-This festive season is again APP
preaching, and all hearts are anxiously look
ing forward TO that day which gave to the
world Redeemer. II was at one time more
Of a Christian festival than now, but since IL
has become national holiday, IL seems to be
less observed as Christian festival, though
many churches are yet opened on that day TO
the more devout. TO the young, il is a season
Of joy-those whose pulses bound with LIES
young blood, and who are looking forward TO
the future with bright anticipations-th
have not yet gone forth to fight the battle OF
life, and know but little OF the cold selishness
Of world ia which they are to find much TO
make the heart ache, and to see their own
hopes blasted. To the old, it is a season Of
reheciion--as the years come and 90 they feel
and know that they are ''passing away" and
must soon give place TO those who are to sue
coed them--they live their life over again in
the little ones who crowd around their knees
and listen to the stories Of ye olden time when
the Yne log blazed high on the hearth and
Santa Claus came in the nght-time and filed
the stockings Of The little folks with the good
things intended for good children. With sto-
ries such as these the pleasant hours pass away,
but not until all the absent ones are gathered
under the old rooftree TO join once more The
loved ones al home on a happy Christmas day,
aud the kindly feelings of the heart go out to
all in atill more kindly greetings, in the for
givcness all, and the wish that they all may
meet in that realm where "there is no more
Borrow and no more tears
To the little folks we shy be happy while
you may. "Chrstmas comes but once year -
Coon ROADS. Nothing adds more to the
material interests Of u county than good roads
Almost The first thing stranger asks in any
community in which he desires to locate and
purchase lands, is the character of the roads
the access 10 market. If the roads are good
and transportation easy, he is very likely to
purchase and become citizen No county
can properly be said to be flourisbing coun-
ty where the roads are in such condition as TO
prevent easy transportation, and where each
time he goes TO market the breakage of wheel
or the loss of horse subtracts much from the
value Of he load, or perhaps overruns the
value. The loss Of time, too, in going to and
from market, should be taken into the ac-
count. Good roads to church, 10 MILL and to
market, give value TO lands, and the farmers
OF the entire county ous ht to take deep in
terest in this subject, and not rest contented
until every road in the county is put in good
order. We have referred to this subject be-
cause we see from some of our exchanges that
the people in some of the other counties in this
State are moving in this matter Of good roads
1t certainly is most important subject to the
agricultural community. If there are defects
IN the law, these defects ought to be exposed
aud such enactments made as would remedy
the present defects, and insure good roads
throughout the county. fneed be, such steps
should be taken as will call the attention of
our delegates to the Legislature 10 the subject
for the people Of Montgomery county win find
it to their interest to make and TO keep good
roads