Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1893-03-17
Retirement Of DR.. Lodge.-we learn

from the edltorship of the Progress of the
Waverley Club, which he has edited and
conducted for the past four or five years
with such marked ability and brilliancy.
DR.. Lodge, when he organized this So
ciety, and which is now one of the most
fourishing in any of the rural portions of
the State, conceived the very happy idea
that journal in connection with the same
would not only have stimulating effect up.
on the members of the organization, but at
the same time would open up an avenue of
thought for those who might desire to shape
their views and opinion into words. That
it has been success, those who have had
the pleasure of being present at any of the
Society's stated meetings are too willing to
attest
The Doctors leading editorials, whic h
were always in manuscript, were furnished
for the SENTINEL. and we are sure that our
readers will share with US in the regret we
experience at the Doctors retirement.
For ourself we will say that we never
started to read one of the many articles that
we were not sure TO be carried on TO the
last word His articles displayed an init
mate acquaintance with the phases of human
character, and presented moral of inesti-
mable value. They were articles which
could be read with pleasure and profit
They were remarkable for their warm and
| brilliant invention, wealth of imagery, ready
flow of ideas, deep pathos and deeper re-
search and acquaintance with the best
| authors of ancient and modern times. His
| styles free from insipidity on the one hand
and bombast on the other, aud though we
meet with forcible, we are never startled
with inflated language. The application of
his subjects TO life pictures, his statements
founded upon facts and supported by the
| best authorities, are characterized by a sin e
gular purity both of conception and ex-
preston. He has the faculty of saying
what he means, AMI saying it in such
way and manner that his meaning eau
not be misinterpreted. la short, he pos
sesses in very eminent degree those quail
ficatons which are the peculiar prerogative
of good and strong writer and at the same
time he applies home truths to his under
standing with the force of rational con
viction.
| We are satisfied We do but express the
| opinion Of many who have read these arti.
Giles as they have appeared in the SENTINEL,
that ifcompiled and putin book-form would
prove finished and valuable work, attract.
| ing attention because OF the calculation of
| each subject-lts brilliant, chaste aud point
ed style, and the liberality of sentiment.
Decisions In Local Gases Among a
large number of decisions rendered by the
Court of Appeals on Tuesday last, are the
following two which will be found of in.
terest to the people of this.county:
An opinion written by Judge Robinson
decides that the stealing of several articles
of property at one time but belonging to diff.
ferent owners may be charged in one count
| OF an indictment. The decision reverses the
judgment OF the Circuit Court for this coun.
ty in the case Of Nelson Warren. Part of
the opinion is as follows "Fhe indictment
contains two counts, in each of which the
prisoner is charged with stealing several
sums of money at the same time, belonging
to several owners, and the question is
whether these counts are bad for duplicity.
Now, by dupIcty in pleading is meant
the joinder OF one or more distinct offenses
in the same count The object of all plead
| ing, civil and criminal, is to present single
issue in regard TO the same subject matter,
and it would be against this fundamental
rule to permit two or more distinct ofenses
to be Joined in the same count. So the Ques-
ton really comes to this Does stealing sew
eral articles of property at the same time, be-
longing to several owners, constitute one
offense, or as many separate offenses as there
are different owners Of the property stolen
1t is but one offense, because the act is one
continuous act, the same transaction and the
gist of the ofense being the fconious taking
of the property We do not see how the
legal quality of the act is in any manner
affected by the fact that the property stolen
| instead of belonging TO one person is the
several property Of different persons"
The order OF the Orphans Court Of this
county directing certain issues TO be trans
mitted for trial To the Circuit Court was re
versed in an opinion by Chief Judge Alvey
| These issues were framed on caveat TO the
alleged will Of Catherine A. Whalen, and
numbered six. The sixth issue was objected
to on the ground that it was embraced in
| the second, both referring 10 the mental ca
pacity of the testatrix. The opinion says
| the sixth issue was not proper one 10 be
submitted 10 a jury, and that there was also
error in the order appealed from in direct
ing the transmission Of the alleged will tn
the Circuit Court with the issues framed
with respect 10 its validity. Its clear from
the clearly worded provision Of the statute
and the obvious reason for such case, the
opinion says, that the paper writing pur-
porting TO be the will in contest should not
be taken out Of the custody of the register
except under the conditions expressly pro.
vded by statute.
Birthday Party.-On Monday night
the 9Th instant, quite a number of people
gathered at Mr.. James r. Benson's TO cee
brate the 2lst anniversary Of his only un
married boy-boy did say? But he is moi