Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1896-09-18
The Death of a Former Montgomery

Physician.-Dr. VIM. Turner Wootton,
eldest son of the late DR.. John Wootton, Of
this town, died at his late residence in Fred.
erick city, on Sunday evening last, after
lingering illness, in the 74th year of his
age.
Completing his education at the Rock.
vile Academy, DR.. Wootton read medicine
with the late DR.. Charles A. Harding, who
at that time was practicing in Rockville
and after graduating in his profession he
located at Neelsville, this county, and if we
mistake not subsequently at Clarksburg, in
large and lucrative practice.
Finding a country practice too arduous,
Dr. Wootton removed to Frederick city,
A physician by Inheritance, a close student
of sound and discriminating judgment, call
ing to his aid the best and latest medical
journals and books, and devoting himself
exclusively to his profession, it was not long
before he took prominent position in the
front rank of the faculty of Frederick city
and county, and for number of years prior
and to the time of his illness was the most
prominent consulting physician in his sec.
ton Of country.
DIR. Wootton was naturally modest, quiet
and reserved, but he was a man of noble
and warm impulses-we doubt if he ever
made an enemy or ever lost a friend. lie
made no effort at display, but was an ardent
seeker after truth. He was close and
logical reasoner, a profound thinker, and
was never satisfied with superficial knowl-
edge of anything, but approached conclu-
sions by regular systematic course of study
and analytical reasoning. He paid due def.
erence to the opinions of others, and always
listened attentively to any argument offered.
Envy found no place in his bosom, and he
ever had word of good cheer for all.
DIR. Wootton was never married. Buttwo
of his immediate family, survive him-Mrs.
Martha, wife of j. Mortimer Kilgour, of
Virginia, and Mrs. Mamie, wife of John F..
Byers, of this town These two, with his
nearest surviving kinsman, DIR. Edward
Wootton, of Poolesville, are all that are left
Of once large and influential family to
mourn his death. They realize, as will all
have to realize, that through life every heart
must bear its own sorrow, its own grief, its
own precious memory, sanctuaried from the
eye of curiosity, where the voice of sympa-
thy cannot reach and the touch of healing
cannot come.
A n nn Ruu ha R,o I'd f,f
Management of the Agricultural Society
held meeting here on Wednesday Tor the
purpose of closing up the business of the
late Fair.
The treasurer reported that the receipts
fiom the exhibition would amount TO the
sum of $7,806 rs; total expenses, 81 500 81,
leaving balance of 1886 o. The amount
of expenses to be placed to the credit of
permanent Improvements is 81 1876, making
a net profit of 1882 "a.
The Board ordered the payment of all
outstanding bills and premiums on the 4th
of October
The following corrections were ordered
to be made in the premium list:
First display of pigeons to Louis G. John
son.
First premiu m on flour manufactured in
Montgomery county, to S2ithersburg Mill
ing and Manufacturing Company instead of
Upton Darby & Son.
First premium on quick draft geding, /
year old, to NJ. Counselman.
James ID. Laird-James ID. Laird was
born at Georgetown, d. c., July 22nd, 1928,
his iather was VIM. Laird and his mother
Helen Dunlop Laird. He was educated at
the Rockville Academy and started life in a
dry goods house in Georgetown. AT the age
nineteen, in 1S4S, he went to California
as clerk to Capt. johnson, of the U. s. Navy.
When he landed in San Francisco the popu-
ation was less than five hundred.
When Capt. johnson was ordered away
from San Francisco he remained there, en-
gazing in the business of receiving and for
wardiDg cargoes at the port of San Fran
cisco. He returned east for the first time in
1870, since then he has made five or six trips.
He came east for the last time in 1894, ar
irving in Washington September 9th. He
was in bad health at the time, and died of in
flammation of the bladder at Poland Springs,
Maine, on September 9th, 1896, at the age
of 60 years, month and II days. His re-
mains were brought to Washington and in
TERED in Oak Hill Cemetery. He never
married.
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Weems Line Schedule.-The Weems
Steamboat Company, until further notice,
will run boats from Pier s, Light,street, Bal
timore, for Fair Haven, Plum Point, Darc's,