Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1889-07-26
Mrs. Mary Brady, of Lafayette, N. j., the

Mrs Mary Brady, Of Lafayette, N. j., the
woman who was recently convicted in the
Hudson county court as common scold
under an old law which imposed penalty
of ducking on a stool, was called up before
Judge Lipincott for sentence on Tuesday.
Such conduct and language as Mrs. Brady
used, the court said, was disgrace to any
community and she was advised to keep a
civil tongue in her head. A fine of $25 and
costs of court were then imposed. The costs
amount to about $780,
The Frederick correspondent of the Wash
ington Star says "Wm. S. Poole, of Hyatts
town, Montgomery county, has been arrest
ed and taken to Rockville TO await his re-
moval to the county Jail here, where he is
wanted on serious charge. Twelve months
ago Poole visited this county and in the
neighborhood of Urbana made the acquaint-
ance oftwo prominent farmers, whose names
he later received on promissory note for
$50. He came to Frederick, raised the note
to $3.50 and had it negotiated at one of the
banks here. The fraud was not discovered
until few days ago. when the note became
due and the securities were notified that it
had not been paid"
Gen. Clark s Ideas About the Canal
Gen. Jas. c. Clarke, President of the Mobile
and Ohio Railroad, stopped in Baltimore
Monday while on his way to New York
from Frederick, where he and his daughter
had passed day or two He left late in
the afternoon for New York, whittier he
has been summoned on business connected
with his railroad. He will return to Balti-
more the first of next week. Gen. Clarke
still takes much interest in the Chesapeake
and Ohio Canal, of which he was formerly
president, and he discussed briefly its affairs
with reporter Of the Sun. Although not
interested financially in the canal, he does
not like to witness its decay and total aban-
donment as a waterway. He acknowledges
that the existing encumbrances upon the
corpus of the canal and its tolls are bar to
floating upon the financial market the loans
necessary to make the canal navigable.
He believes that its maintenance as water
way is matter of importance to the people
living along the banks, and he, therefore,
suggests as the proposed loans have not
been fioated, that the farmers residing along
the banks and the residents of Cumberland,
Hagerstown, Williamsport and other points
take bonds, which be issued in sums of $25,
$50 and 800. AT these figures they will
be within the means ofmany people interest
ed in the maintenance of the caaal, but who
would be frightened by a thousand dollar
bond. He said that he would be sorry to
see the canal used us Il railroad bed, as the
mineral and other products of Western
Maryland can be transported to the sea
board much more cheaply by water than
by rail. He added that if the canal should
be disposed of for this purpose the railroad
buying it should be compelled to take all
or none. With one part as roadbed it
would be like a body with a severed head.
Gen. Clarke expressed the opinion that the
mortgage of 1878 was unnecessary. and that
it does not represent the full value of the
canal. He believed that il the Legislature
would put the bonds, which the directors
propose to issue, upon par with the bonds
Of 1878 the former would possess a material
value He suggested after the canal is re
stored that Washington or Georgetown and
the towns along the canal be taxed for
small amount to maintain it.
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