Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1895-04-12

in this issue, should receive the attention Of
our lady readers
Owners OF summer houses at Washington
Grove Camp Grounds have for some time
been aware of what appeared to be system
attic robbery Of house after house. Joseph
dagan, who has spent the winter at the
Grove, was arrested on suspicion and had
hearing on Saturday last before Justice q.
W. Crawford, of Gaithersburg, who held
held Tor court Some dozen or more houses
have been robbed OF furniture and carpets
A colored man named Lancaster was ar.
rested and convicted of robbing cottages
winter or two ago, and is now serving a
term in the penitentiary.
And Now TO WOrk.-We have now
fairly entered upon April, the tickle and
coquettish, the, month of smiles and tears
There is great deal of poetry about it. The
sap gets up the trees, likewise to the heads
ofthe verse writers. the blood courses more
gladly through the veins, life takes on
deeper and more generous meaning, the
young mans fancy and the young woman's
too, for that matter, lightly turns to thoughts
of love, and we delight in looking on
The uncertain glory ofthe April day
Which now showsal the beauty of the sun,
And by and by cloud takes. them all away"
But there is practical as well as poetic
side to April. The etymology of the word
has been disputed, but many people accept
the derivation from Aperire, Latin verb
meaning ito open" And it certainly is a
month Of openings, The whole world of
trade and Commerce opens its eyes and gets
| down to business. The house wife opens
her windows and fairly revels in the de-
light of Spring cleaning, whilst the husband
busies himself abroad opening new accounts
in his ledger. The milliner, too, alive to the
occasion, has her openings, and so has the dry
goods men, and all the merchants who cater
TO our manifold and varied wants. Plans
| for the coming season are laid, new schemes
are projected, the real estate man and the
builder rub their hands aud get down to
work, and newspaper like the SENTINEL
Is filed with brand new advertisements OF
wise traders who realize how much such a
CWui5C Will duu W luctT SAFES anu tnclT Dduk
accounts. April is with US in every sense
Of the word-so let's all get down to work
Farmers Club Meeting.-The White
Oak Farmers Club met Saturday evening,
April 9th, at White Oak, the home of j. s.
J. Clark. After partaking of an elaborate
supper, presided over by Miss Ida Palmer
Topham and Howard L. Morrison, friends
of the host, a delightful musical program
was furnished by Messrs. L. w. Stone, Dr.
VIM. Long, VIM 4. Green, members of the
Georgetown Orchestra, and Prof Harry w.
Howard, pianist. Solos by the above named
gentlemen were highly appreciated.
The first question discussed by the club
was the "Mixing of Commercial Fertilizers,
it being one OF great Importance to the
farmers present, as the present low prices
of cereals have caused the problem of fer
tilizing to be one of vital interest Prof
Henry w. Wiley, chemist of the United
States laboratory, Agricultural Department,
gave q clear talk on the subject
The next question discussed was the ad
visibility of the farmers to take stock or
otherwise offer Involvement in the proposed
Burnt Mills and Sandy Spring Electric
Railroad. 1t was decided that it was al
visable.
Among those present were VIM t. Man
nakee, VIM. McCeney, Chas. Hopkins, Jas
Clark, VIM. E. Shaw, DIR. w. r. Brown,
Geo. Il. Windham, Prof. Henry w. Wiley,
]. S. j. Clark, Rev. VIM. Harris, Col. VIM
r. Reid, Mr.. Tolson, Howard l. Morrison,
Eugene Hopkins, DR.. Long, Mr.. Green, Prof.
Howard, E. W. Stone and E. p. NARROW.
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Death OF a Veteran Divine.-A dis
patch from Richmond, Va, under date of
April 9Th, says
"Inteligence was received here to night
of the death at Scottsville, Albemarle c0un
ty, of Rev Joseph Walker, the oldest and
one of the most widely known ministers in
Virginia Mr.. Walker was native of
Chester county, Pa, and would have been
ninety-two years old had he lived two days
longer He entered the Lutheran Church
at thirteen, and fourteen years later Was
baptized 10 James River rs member of the
Second Baptist Church. Mr.. Walker was
in the ministry nearly sixty years and served
twelve churches among them large ones
here, in st. Louis, at Georgetown, D. G.,
and in other cities He was Tor four years
secretary of the domestic Baptist conven.
ton with headquarters in Alabama; was
at one time editor of the Christian I'tter, at
Macon, Ga and during the war was chap
lain in the Richmond hospital. He was
man of fine intellectual and educational en-
dowments."
The deceased was well known in this
| county, where he resided for some time.
Business In the Orphans Court
The following business was transacted in
the Orphans Court:
The last will and testament OF sophia
Key Briscoe was admitted to probate and
record and letters testamentary were granted
to Sophia Key, the executrix named in said
will. Bond $1,000.
The last will and testament of John Hig,
gins, deceased, was filed for probate
H. Macubn Waters, administrator OF Jas.
M. Waters, filed list of sales of personal
! property of said deceased.
Martha E. Downs, administrative Of VIM
Downs, deceased, filed list of sales of per
sonal property of said deceased.
Sophia Key, executrix of Sophia Key
Briscee, filed inventory of deceased per-
sonal property.
Laura H. Riggs was appointed guardian
to her infant children. Bond $25,OOO
iTeachers' Ass0ciatiOn.--Follow
is the program of the Montgomery County
Teachers Association to be held in Rock