Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1889-06-07
Sentence Commuted.-Last week Car.

Sentence COmmuted-Last week Car
roll bowman and VIM jackson, both col
ored, were released from the Maryland peni.
Tertiary. These men, in company with foul
other colored men, William Brown, Henry
johnson, Samuel Cuttings and Cornelius
Conney, were convicted in Montgomery
county in November, 1876, of larceny, and
each was sentenced to 10 years in the peni-
tertiary The ages of the prisoners when
they entered the institution, November 25,
1876, were Brown 81 years, johnson %
years, Cuttings % years, and Conney 10
years, Johnson died in prison April 8, 1884,
and Conney died September 30, 1888. VIM.
Brown and Samuel Cuttings had been pre-
viously released. Downman and Jackson
rest OF the time was taken off for good be
havior. They served five days longer than
Brown and Cuttings, however, on account of
fight during their confinement.
The above. named prisoners were convicted
of stealing four pairs of boots from Mr.. Jas.
Rannie of Norbeck, of the value of SIG, and
on the evidence of Messrs Jas. NJ Etchison
and Hugh c. Townsend.
The Locust A visit OF the unwelcome
seventeen year locusts on II big scale is
threatened. At least entomologis,s predict
their presence in Maryland during the sum
mer, and the reasons upon which these wise
men base their prophecy seem good. 1t
was generally thought that when the in
sects disappeared in 1885. as mysteriously
as they appeared, they would absent them
selves for at least seventeen years. 1t now
turns out that seventeen years do not have
to elapse before the pests are resurrected.
Twenty different broods of these insects,
which scientists call cicada, have been es-
tablished and studied by Professor Riley,
the entomologist of the United States De-
partmcnt of Agriculture, and each brood, he
says, can have year all to itself to come
forth from its grave or mysterious hiding
place, play its own havoc, and then quietly
retire for a nap or die, its place to be taken
by another set of ccada.
A Far-Sight Machine.-Mr. Edison
is reported, in conversation with re-
porter who solicited his ideas on the subject
OF the projected worlds fair in New York
city, as saying that he would take an acre
OF space In such II fair and completely cover
it with his inventions, of which he has no
less than seventy now under way. "One
of the most peculiar, and now promising
good results" said Mr. Edison, ais what
may call II far sight machine" BY means
of this extraordinary invention, the Elec-
tricdI Re0teao says, he hopes to be able to in-
crease the range of vision by hundreds of
miles, so that, tor instance, "a man in New
York could see the features of his friend in
Boston with as much ease rs he could see a
performance on the stage. That" he ad led
u would be an invention worthy promi-
nent place in the worlds fair, and hope
to have il perfected long before 1892"
AT Washington GrOve.-The stock
holders Of the Washington Grove Camp
Association held their annual meeting in
the tabernacle ut the grove at noon on
Thursday Of last week, President Wood
ward in the chair, with Mr.. Simpson as
secretary. About 1876 stockholders were
present
Alter the calling of the roll the question
was asked by Mr.. j. II, Mitchell why his
name did not appear.
He was told by the secretary that Ne was
no longer an owner of stock.
Mr. Mitphall claimad that la, ,ya,i ,,.,l
cited the fact that he had lately befn as
sessed for stock; that he paid said ,9ssess-
ment and held the receipt.
A breezy discussion then ensued hat ween
Mr.. Simpson and Mr. Mitchell, which fs3UK-
ed serious for time. The trouble was oh
waited by a resolution, offered by MrAPlatt,
that n committee of three be appointed 10
investigate, and the chair selected Mr.. Gee,
DIR. Winter and Mr. j. Wilson as the com.
mttee.
After brief recess the meeting proceed
ed to the election Of the twenty five trus
tees to serve for the ensuing year. The fol
lowing were elected, J. G. Athey, Geo A.
Birch, J. r. Birch, w. r. Choate, G. Il.
Gartrell, II. b. Monton, w. Burriss, w. II. |
H. Smith, f. f. Simpson, j. w. Somervile,
J. Henry Wilson, Jesse H. Wilson, DIR. j
+. Winter, b. $. Plat, H. w. Frankland, X. |
Cohen, l.. W. Worthington, II w, Dunn, |
NJ Lindsay, j. II. Mickle, j. r. Riggles, G. |
L. Woodward W. X. Woodward, A. Wood, |
and s. POlknhorn
During the counting of this vote DR.. Peck
had taken from the table resolution offered
by him at the last meeting that committee
be appointed To memOrlaliZe the MARYLAND
Legislature TO reduce the number of the
w. q. A, trustees from twenty five 10 nine
The resolution was adopted. d. M. Peck,
ii. b. Mouton and Mr. Ireland were an.
pointed as the committee.
The committee appointed to investigate
Mr. MtchclPs claim reported that in the
absence of any documentary evidence it
was unable to make IL satisfactory report, and
recommended that Mr.. Mitchell be rccog
nized as a stakeholder at this meeting.
This was agreed to.
Ball0tlng for president, vice president sec.
rotary and treasurer was then in order. AT
ter several unsuccessful ballots were taken
the following officers were elected: H. Il.
Moulton, President; L. w. Worthington.
Vice President; Warren r. Choate, Secre.
tary, aud Robert Cohen, Treasurer
Resolutions OF sympathy were pissed in
regard to the sickness of Mr. Wade. the
present treasurer, AS also IL vote OF thanks
to Mr. Simpson for work us secretary.
Permission was given the trustees ~ grade
certain avenues, aud also to sell at public
auction on July 4th certain lots and thereby
liqudate the present indebtedness of the as
ISOLATION, which is about i've thousand dol
lars.
The present board OF audit was reelected,
as follows: +. A. Springer, G. G. Pursell,
w. f. Dore The new officers and trustees
enter upon their duties July l.
Medical Society.