Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1894-06-08
Surveyors have been at work locating the

lance is two miles, following the new county
road, which is a continuation of Connecticut
avenue extended. 1t will intersect the Bal
timore and Ohio Railroad at Howard ave-
nue., Kensington, where a station will be
erected. The contract has been given out
and work will begin at once.
A man, supposed to have been Frank
Walls, of Pittsburg, Pa, was killed by an
electric car OF the Bethesda Railroad, about
II o'clock Tuesday night, halfway between
Bethesda and Bethesda Park. Metorman
Hill noticed the body Of man lying face up
on the tracks. 1t was too late to stop the
car, which struck the man with great force,
manging the body badly and causing in
slant death, if, as some suspect, the man was
not already dead.
AT the annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Washington Grove Camp Meeting
Association last week trustees for the en-.
suing year were elected as follows: Fred
A. Gee, M. d. Peck, Carleton Hughes, H. L.
Strang, w. H. II. Smith, H. Maurice Tai
bott, Warren Choate, l. T. Fulks, p. NJ.
Smith. Officers as follows were also elected ::
President, Fred. A. Gee; Vice. President,
M. d. Peck; Secretary, Carleton Hughes
Treasurer, H. L. Strang.
The Hotel Takoma, at Takoma Park, this
county, was sold at mortgage sale on Satur-
day last by James B. Henderson, solicitor.
The purchases were Catharine Carroll, E..
G. Gilbert and J. II. Bruno, of Washington.
The price paid was 5000 for the real estate
and Improvements. The property consists
of eight lots in block number 10 of the sub
divisions of Takoma Park, containing about
$1,000 square feet of ground. The property
is improved by large hotel, containing $50
rooms, with outbuildings, and now open and
in running order.
The Convocation of Washington, consist
ing of the clergy and lay delegates from
Charles, Prince Georges, st. Marys and
Montgomery counties and the District of
Columbia, will convene at Rockville on
June IL. Bishop Paret is expected TO be
present, also Archdeacon Williams, of Wash
ington, who will preside in the event of the
absence OF the bishop. About seventy five
cergymen and lay delegates are expected to
be present. There are about fifty churches
to be represented either by their respective
clergyman or lay delegate.
The annual meeting of the Garrett Park
Improvement Company was held in the
pavilion at Garrett Park on the Both utimo.
Considerable routine business was disposed
of, and the following named officers We're re
elected to serve during the ensuing year
President, Geo. II. Brown; First Vice-Presi-
dent, Emory F. Best; Second Vice Presi
dent, John w. Bates; Secretary, s. Dana
Lincoln; Directors, Geo. II. Rice, E. M.
Dawson, r. B. DERRICK, E. V. Murphy.
Vivian Brent, G. G. Bergman; Advisory
Committee, James l.. Skidmore, Chas. Wat
son, w. II. Alden, S. S. Burdett, Thos. G.
Riley, j. r. Hampton, o. G. Fox; Finance
Committee. j. G. Stoddard, j. b. Cox, M
McNulty.
The entertainment under the supervision
of Miss Alice, Stabler, given on Friday even
ing last at Irving Hall, Linden, for the bene
fit of the public school library, was a bril-
liant success, the hall being crowded to its
utmost The program consisted of recita
tons by Mr.. F. Benjamin and Miss Mason,
vocal music by Messrs. j. ]. Marsh and
Henry Odds, and instrumental music by
Mrs. j. E. Benedict. This was followed by
play, entitled "Veneered Savage" the
actors and actresses being DR.. Julian Gar
trell, Messrs John and viii Wilson. Mrs.
Oscar Woodward, and Misses Alice Stabler,
Emma Wilson and Nellie Randall. After
the play dancing was INDUCED in until -
o'clock.
A serious accident happened on Bright
wood avenue last Friday evening about
o'clock, caused by the horse driven by Mr..
Enos Keys becoming frightened upon the
approach of an electric car, and, shying,
suddenly overturned the dog cart, throwing
Mr.. Keys aud his brother Edward to the
ground. The former was badly cut about
the face and sustained other bruises. The
latter, who was not so seriously hurt, as
sisted his brother to the office of DIR. G.
G.. Stone, who dressed and sewed up the
wounds. In the meantime the horse started
on mad gallop up the avenue, dragging
the cart after him over the railroad bed, and
was eventually stopped about mile up
the avenue near the District line. Messrs.
Brainard and Colegrove, who were driving
ahead, recognized the horse of Mr.. Keys,
took charge of 1t, returned to Brightwood
and assisted the injured young men to their
home at Linden.
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