Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1893-12-22

Inc 6eOIgetoWn correspondent OF the
Washington Star says Citizens along the
upper part of the Bethesda road say that the
most prominent Rockvilletes have informed
them that if the Bethesda line is extended
into their town il will be but o short time
before it will be sent on TO HAgerstown and
the Cumberland valley, as the people there
are extremely anxious to be brought into
ready and cheap communication with this
section"
Mr.. Frederick Hays, Of GAINESVILLE, this
county, while feeding hay cutter on his
farm on Wednesday of last week, had his
arm caught in the machine and had it cut of
from the fingers to the elbow inch by inch.
When il had cut to his elbow, the elbow
went in between the rollers that feed the
machine anil his upper arm was mashed
from elbow nearly 10 shoulder. 1t took two
men to pull his arm out of the machine.
The latest reports represent Mr.. Hays as
improving rapidly.
Mr.Enos Jankins and Miss Sarah Nichol-
son were married on the evening of the
18th instant Al the residence Of the brides
parents, MIR. and Mrs. James Nicholson,
Linden. the Rev, MIR, Meader performing
the ceremony The bride was becomingly
attired in costume OF cream chocolate
cloth trimmed with silk TO match, and car
ried bouquet OF bridal roscs. The brides
maid WAS Miss Neltie Nicholson Mr.. VIM.
Jankins, brother Of the groom, acted "a beat
man. After the marriage reception was
held, among those present being Messrs,
Basil and Thomas Nicholson, MIR. and Mrs.
William Atwood. VIM. Ray, Miss Clara
Jankins, Miss Maggie Rhodes, Jesse Jan
kins, Miss Maggie Riley, 5. d Duvall. L. +.
Riley, j. G. Claughston, Mr.. and Mrs. Crown,
VIM. Hopkins, Mr.. and Mrs. 5. T. Mullican,
William Ward, and Elgar Richardson.
al don't believe five hundred quail have
been killed in the counties Of Montgomery
and Prince Georges this fall, said Browner
Mccain, a sport-loving Maylander, to a
party of devotees of the double barrel at the
Ebbtt yesterday. Last winter was par
ticularly severe, and very few birds survived
the long continued cold snap. found tif.
teen dead birds under one of my folder
shocks when was hauling il of lost spring.
| They had been frozen To death. Many of
my neighbors had similar experiences, and
they also found, as did, that the birds were
nearly equally divived between the sexes.
Consequently, as there were very few breed
ers left, no coveys were Matched to give US
sport when the first of November rolled
around But We expect to have the sup
ply renewed for next season, as there is a
movement on foot in several sections of both
counties to import birds from the West this
| Winter, and turn them out 10 the spring.
Up in my country We bought fifty pairs OF
birds down South several years ago, and
turned them out just after New Years, but
the cold killed them all. The Western birds,
however, are Il hardy lot and are accustomed
to low state OF the therno meter, and while
they are somew What smaller than our native
birds, they are strong flyers and lie we'll to
dog. There is man gu; in Kansas who
offers TO furnish live quais at the rate OF
four dollars Tor dozen pair, and | expect
to sec many coops OF his birds shipped to
Maryland They will be kept in the CO rps
and fed until just before mating time this
winter however. as our last experience with
imported birds taught US a thing or two
Wash Post Of Friday last.
Funeral OF Mrs. Riggs funeral
Of Mrs. Catherine Riggs, widow Of the late
Remus Riggs, took place on Thursday morn
jnE OF last week in the house in which
President Madison spent night when flee
ius from the British invaders in 1874 Mrs
Riggs was the last of the long line of the
older generation Of this distinguished family.
Her husband, Mr. kemus Riggs, long a
prominent member OF the boari ri trustees
of Brookevile Ac ,demy, was the Youngest
son ol samuel, fourth son ol j Inn. who mar
RED Amelia Dorsey, daughter oi Capt Pale
mon~Dorsey, ol Howard county. His Older
brothers were Grorge Washington, whc
married, frat, Miss Era X ,bn4'n aud
second, Mrs K .bccca Norris, nee 5 NTH
leaving George Smith and ltemns Riggs, o
this county A second brother, Elisha, "a
tablshed the banking house, which is his
loric, leaving many branches in both B.lt
more and Washington A third brother
isOmnlus, leaves Also many defendants II
Baltimore and this county. A fourth, Thos.
owned the farm upon which BrOokrvill,
Academy is now established.
His sisters were Mary, who married Henri,
Griffith; Henrietta, who married DAME
Gather, and Anna, who married her cousiI
John II. Riggs, Of Elisha
, The inlerment WAS in the old family GENE
terry. Rev. VIM H. Laird, OF st. John
Episcopal Church, read the burial service
Y The pail bearers, taken from the families O
3 the younger members, were George, Rober
8 Lee and Benjamin Candy Riggs, Waite
Mobley, Henry Griffith and b. Worthiugto
Howard. Mrs. Riggs was an older daugh
ter of Mr.. John Adams, prominent aou
merchant of Baltimore. She and her hu'
band both died in the month of Decembe
: and within few days Of the same dat
| John, Thomas aud William Riggs and Mr.,
, Amelia McGill survive her.
Business Ia the Orphans Court
The following business was Transacted /
q the Orphans Court;
t. The will OF John W. Hogg, deceased, WI
II filed for probate and record.
% The will of Sarah Il. Burdette, decease'
was filed and admitted 10 probate and recoI
b, and letters testamentary on the persons
l. estate OF said deceased were granted To Tho
Is A Burdette, the executor named in the wi
1t Bond 81 800
u First and final accounts Of the persons
e. estate OF their re pective decedents wei
re passed by John w. Carroll, administrator
IS James w. Trail; Florida H. Hurdle, a.