Montgomery County sentinel., 1890-07-18
Meeting of the Board of Manage.

Meeting OF the Board of Manage
ment.-The Board of Management of the
Agricultural Society was called to order at
1920 A. M, on Wednesday, by Mr.. Miller.
There were present Messrs. Muncaster, IL.
H. Miller, Trundle, Hutton, the Secretary,
the Treasurer and Mr.. Stinemetz.
The committee on grounds was ordered
to attend to the fencing and to patch up the
stables with boards to render them fit for
use.
On the question of renting the grounds,
President Miller stated he had an official
communication from the Mayor and Coun-
Gil of Rockville stating that the admission
of disorderly pic.nics to the Fair
Grounds was nuisance to Rockville, and
it was decided that the Treasurer be re-
quested not to rent the grounds again until
further orders.
Treasurer Peter brought request for per
mission To fix the track to use for training
purposes from several gentlemen Of Rock.
vile and vicinity, which was granted, pro-
vided that it be kept in good condition up
to the time of the Fair and not be allowed
to wash out at any place.
1t was decided to move the judges and
starting stands across the track and to put a
grand stand on the lower part of the hill,
also to raise the outside track on all curves,
and to have the track re surveyed, and to
have fence for sixty yards along the home
stretch built
A large amount of advertising was order
ed to be done.
1t was decided to pay the railroad ex
penses OF all committees outside of the
county, and after appointing judges for
the coming Fair, Sept Bird, 4th and 9th, the
Board adjourned.
Canal Hearing August I2.-An or
der was filed in Hagerstown last week d
recting the Clerk of the Court to enter All
appeal to the Court OF Appeals from the re.
cent decision of Judge Alvey in the canal
case dismissed on the part OF the Chesa
peake and Ohio Canal Company. The petl
ton which follows the order sets forth that
in April last the Board of Public Works
directed Mr.. Stephen Gambrlll, president
of the canal, to make thorough inspection
of the entire line from Cumberland to
Georgetown, and to report the result of
such examination. 1t then says that the
president, with the assistance OF Messrs Ell
ward Mulvaney and S. d. Young, made
such inspection and submitted IL report oil
10 the stockholders OF the company The
report fully sustalns that OF the receivers
appointed by the Court and says that it is
impracticable To repair AMI operate the
canal with any expectation that it can earn
in the future revenue enough to keep itself
a living and going concern and demon
strates that the interests of the creditors OF
the company demand that further proceed
| ings shall be had looking TO "a disposition
under the most favorable conditions of the
canal and all its works under the final de
cree OF the Court.
The petition then says that the continued
existence of the canal as Il revenue earning
concern is no longer possible, and prays that
the Court set the case for hearing at an early
day. The petition is signed by Lanahan
and Poe. solicitors for the Chesapeake and
Ohio Canal
Upon the petition Judge Alvey passed an
| order setting down the case for hearing on
August II, 1890.
Sunday Base Bali lawful.-We
are glad that halt has been called to the
"A. - I. A
drifting farther and farther away from the
Christian Sabbath until we are practically
without one In many places No sin SO eats
into the bone aud marrow of national mo-
rality AZ violation ol Gods day. And What
ever may be ones individual idea Of the
proper observance Of the day, public gather
ings Tor sport where work is done tor the
amusement OF the class who dominate on
such occaslons is II moral wrong which
should be remcdled. Our laws Tor the con
troll and well being ol our people are based
on u moral sentiment and without it are
impotent; that sentiment then deserves re-
spect
Judge McSherry iled in the office OF the
Circuit Court Clerk at Frederick on Tues.
day an OPINION dlsmisslug the petition of
Manager Barnie's counsel in the Sunday
base bail case, and remandlug Mr. Barnie
and Catcher Tate to the sheriff ol Anne
Arundel county, VINO Is authorized to admit
them to ban. In nls l. gthy opinion Judge
McSherry says:
"Only those persons who paid the price
charged Tor admission were allowed 10 enter
the park during tae game IN question: Mr.
Tate and other players are employed ny
Mr. Barnle al IA liked salary Tor The base ban
season. The playing oI pase ball during
that season Is the occupation, pursuit aud
business Ol the petitioners. lhe game was
played on the Sunday in question precisely
as 1t is played on any other day.
, Worcester defines work thus: The act
of working, toll, labor, travail, employment,
occupation, operation, exertion. He further
says Work is a general term for the exer
ton Of the body and mind, and the product
of such eXertlup AS already stated play
ing base ball Is the occupation and employ
ment Of the petitioners, and u the pursuit Of
an employment or occupation constitutes
work, then playing base ball Is dong work,
Notwithstanding The thing done may lie
known by some other name. Courts look
beneath the surface, often disregardin9 mere
names, in dealing with the substance and
issues OF things.
"Of course 1t will be understood that am
only dealing with the case before me, and all
mean to decide is that the playing ol base
f ball on Sunday, under The conditions before
me set forth, is working or doing bodily
labor within the prohibition of the statute. "
+, Festival and TOurnament.--Gra
Festival and Tournament for building o
!, at Forest Glen, on Tuesday and Wednes
e day, July 29th and Both, 1890.
! Dinner, supper and refreshments OF al
: kinds will be served on the grounds neal
: the church.
J, Base ball and athletic sports, with free