Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1888-12-28
The Oldest person in the County

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21st instant at the home of Mrs Henri,
Stabler, at Brighton, this county, aged 10:
years. She had displayed no signs of i'll
ness, but was found dying in her room by
one Of the household, and breathed her las
few minutes afterward. Miss Russell wa.
a relative of the well-known lowering fam
lily of Philadelphia, and came to this State
fifty years ago with the late Mrs. Thomas
Lea, who was her intimate friend and com
panion. After the death of Mrs. Lea, at
her home in Sandy Spring, this county
Miss Russell made her home with the
daughter of Mrs. Lea, Mrs. Henry Stabler
where she remained until her death. Miss
Russell was a member of the Society OF
Friends and attended the Meeting House at
Sandy Spring whenever the opportunity
offered. She was well-knowu Throughout
the county, not u wrinkle iued her brow
and she did not appear to be over sixty five
years old. She was woman of fine in
telligence, and possessed her activity of mind
and retentive memory until her DEATH
About year ago her sight failed, which
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for reading. She was able, though, to go
about the house without any assistance
She lived a quiet, unobtrusive, estimable
life at the home Of Mrs. Stabler and was
beloved by the young people for her bright
disposition. On her hundreth birthday she
received numerous callers, who congratu
lated her on her remarkable health.
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Cheated with Bogus Checks-.A
dispatch from Frederick. Md, to Ale Bati-
mere San, dated the Goth instant, says
"Another species OF swindling has just come
to light in Frederick county. A man pre-
tending to be householder has been oper-
ating among the farmers in the southern
section OF Frederick and in Montgomery
county during the past few days by what is
called the check game. He represents his
business in various neighborhoods to be the
| purchase Of q farm or horses, and in the
course of his operations gives checks for
certain amount, generally five or ten dollars
in excess of the sum called for in the trans.
action, and then asks the difference in cash, as
he is just out of change, &c. 1t is understood
that he has succeeded in u number of cases
in obtaining money in this way. He is de.
scribed rs q man about SO years old, has
dark eyes, bald head, five and a,half leet,
weighs about las pounds and wears dark
clothes, coarse boots, Derby hat and over
coat.
A uan, supposed to be the same person,
who had letters signed by John Wanna.
maker and other prominent residents OF
Philadelphia, visited the farm of Mr. G. A.
t. Snoutfer, near Adamstown, last evening
and negotiated its purshase for $4,000 He
gave check on Baltimore bank for $500
to bind the bargain. Afterwards he went
to store in the vicinity and purchased less
than dollars worth OF goods and gave a
check for $50. He was given about $40 in
change, and in n short time thereafter he
| disappeared"
Maryland State Farmers AssOcia.
tion.-The annual meeting of the Mary
land State Farmers Association will b.
held in Baltimore, ON Wednesday, January
9th, 1888.
| BY the provisions OF its constitution, the
body is made up of delegates from local or
| CARNATIONS and representatives from the
several counties. Each agricultural socie-
| W, CLUB, grange or regular organization
oi farmers is authorized t~-elect one
delegate. In those counties where county
farmers associations have been formed
they are entitled to rs many representatives
and votes IN the State meeting us the several
counties have members in both branches OF
the legislature. Where no county associI.
ton exists, the vice president for the county
Is required To call IA public meeting OF It's
farmers on or before the first Wednesday in
January, which meeting shall select dele
gates, IN number as above, To represent it in
the State meeting. All citizens engaged in
farming are eligible to vote at such county
meetings and to be elected AS delegates.
In the event Of the failure of at least ten
farmers to attend u meeting so callel in any
county, then the vice president from that
county shall appoint the delegates there
from. Addresses will be made before the
asSocihtIoh ny seVtraI prominent gentlemen
who will be announced hereafter
The election of officers will take place at
this meeting, the constitutional terms OF
those now serving bcins about to expire.
Special Jury.--On Thursday of last
week jury was empanneled before Judge
Vinson, of the Circuit Court, To take action
in the Case Of George Myers, who has tor
the past two years been confined in the Ma.
ryland Hospital for the Insane, and whose
money has been exhausted IN his mainte-
from the physician in charge stating that
the patient was still insane and hal no
means to defray his expenses. The verdict
Of the jury was that Myers should hereafter
be kept in the asylum at the expense OF the
county.
Action was also taken in the case Of Miss
Fanny Shreeve, daughter of Dr.. Charles
Shreeve, Of this county, who was declared
insane and that evening taken to the asylum
at Gainesville, Baltimore county. She is
% years of age and has been partially i'm
beetle from birth.
Western Maryland Nj anufa cturers
and AEriculture.-As short while ago the
Baltimore Sun published series Of excel.
lent articles on the resources of Western
Maryland, and the inducements the health.