Montgomery County sentinel., 1891-04-10

Ernest Forbes, the negro boy, nineteen
years of age, who committed felonious
assault on Miss Bertha B. Phipps, of Anne
Arundel county, November 9Th, 1890, was
hanged in the rear of Annapolis Jail on Fri
day morning last. The drop fell at six
minutes past ten. Fifteen minutes later the
body was lowered, when it was found that
the neck had been broken.
The season is perilously variable and un.
certain one. The worst danger is from colds
which easily run into pneumonia, and at
this season it is exceptionally easy to take
cold, while the temptations are peculiarly
strong to do those imprudent things that
induce colds. The "moral" Of the high
mortality rate is the exercise of special care
and circumspection on the part of each in
dividual.
The will of Mrs. Margaret H. White, a
sister of the late John Hopkins, was pro-
bated in the Orphans Court of Baltimore
on Friday last The total value Of her es-
tate is estimated at $1,000,000, one.twelfth
of which is bequeathed to Mrs. Caroline S.
Janney, and one.twelfth to John H. jan
ney, Mary B. Hutton and Sarah H. jan
ney, children of the late Samuel A. Janney,
formerly of this county.
AT the annual meeting of the Gathers
burg Mutual Building Association held on
April the 1st the following officers were
chosen for the ensuing year President, p
M. Smith; Secretary, S. T. F. Sterrick
Treasurer, l. r. Fulks; Solicitor, H. Maui
rice Talbot; Board of Directors, H. G. Mil
Ter, G. W. Crawford, L. M. Lipscomb, ]. II.
Nichols, A. F. Meem and E. II. Etchison.
The association is in prosperous condi-
tion and made splendid showing for the
past year.
The regular monthly meeting of the Town
Council was held Tuesday night, at which
a large amount of routine business was trans
acted. Mayor Bouic and Councilman Offutt
were appointed acommittee to purchase the
necessary amount of tagging stone to lay
down crossings on several of the main streets
and at several other points the crossings
We're ordered to be repaired. A petition
signed by number of persons living near
the outskirts of the corporation and others
was presented to the Council asking for the
privilege of keeping hogs in that part of the
town, and after some discussion OF the SUBJ
Ject the privilege was refused. Several
propositions for regarding and piking the
road in front of the fair grounds were re-
ceived, but no definite action was taken in
the matter. The subject of piking that por-
tion of the Baltimore road lying within the
corporate limits was also considered.
A very interesting meeting of the Horti
cultural Society of this county was held on
Tuesday last at the residence Mr.. Albin
Thomas, near Ashton, which was attended
by about sixty ladies and gentlemen of the
society and a number of invited guests.
The display of flowers, considering the sea-
son, was very creditabe. This society is
composed principally of families residing in
the eastern part of the county, who hold
meetings on the first Tuesday in each month
during the spring and summer at the homes
of the different members, where all subjects
connected with Horticulture and horticulture
are discussed and the day passed pleasantly
in social converse. In September of each
year public exhibition of fruits and flowers
is given at Sandy Spring, which is largely
attended by the general public Henry G.
Hallowell, the well known educator, has
been for number of years president of the
association.