Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1896-11-27
Mr., Robert E. Constant, we'll known in

washington anu luis county, uleQ MONDAY
morning about 4:30 O'Clock at the johnson
Sanitarium, Washington. Mr.. Constant has
been sufferer for some time past with q
complication of diseases, and his death was
not unlocked for. He has been resident
of Kensingtion, this county, but went to
Washington regularly every day, being a
clerk in the office of the auditor for the State
Department in the Treasury, a position he
has held for about ten years. He was born
in Missouri and was Mason of high rank
and well.known in the order throughout
this part of the country.
Charles Martin, employed by the Penn.
sylvania Steel Company, who are building
q steel bridge across Little Seneca creek for
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company,
near Boyd's, was badly injured about the
head and body last Friday morning. He
fell or was thrown from the bridge while
standing on q tie which was being hoisted
by an engine, distance Of about twenty.
five feet, landing on his head and shoulders.
He was picked up in an unconscious state
and sent to the Emergency Hospital, Wash
ington, under the care of George r. Seide
and William Monday. His parents live in
Washington. 1t is thought he will recover
The large planning mill, together with part
of the lumber yard, occupying full block
just east of the Capitol Baseball Park, in
Washington, and owned by Thomas w.
Smith, was destroyed by fire on Tuesday
night last. 1t was one of the hottest fires
seen in Washington for years and present
ed grand spectacle The blaze shot up to
q great height and attracted fully 10000
people to the scene, as the brightly illumin-
ated skies indicated that large area was
on fire. The fire was of such proportions
as to call into active service the entire Fire
Department and a reserve from each police
station. Fortunately nobody was injured.
The loss will aggregate $4,000, with par
tial insurance.
G. G. Sloan & Co., the well known Wash
ington Auctioneers, will on Monday next
offer at public sale, on the Monkey farm,
near Lay Hill, this county,, a large lot of
fine horses, cows, colts, hogs, wagons, car
riages, farming utensils, household iurni-
ture, and large stock of farm produce of
various kinds. The valuable farm OF 1913
acres will be offered at the same time. The
same firm will on Wednesday, December
end, at the Riggs Stock Farm, near Hyatts
Vile, Prince Georges county, offer at public
sale 20 head of blooded horses and colts,
embracing some of the most noted in the
State. Also large number Of fine blooded
cattle OF various breeds. Full particulars
Of these sales will be found in our adver-
Using columns on second page
The Epworth League devotional service
1t the M. f. Church South last Sunday
evening drew full house, and the services
we're of an unusually interesting nature.
The meeting was IN charge OF Mr. A. G.
Warthen. The subject under consideration
was "The Christian Armor."-Ephesians
}: 1920. An address by Mr. G. W. Pretty
nan on "Ephesus and the Ephesans," fol-
owed by original papers on various phases
If the subject for the evening by Mrs. Il. X
Greene, Miss Adele Maus, Mr. Herbert Ho
len, Mr.. George II. Lamar, Mr.. S B. Hege
md DIR. W. r Andrews, respectively, were
III very interesting A well rendered solo
Mr.. g. w Prettyman and an equally pleas
ng quartette by Mr.. Prettyman, DR.. X c.
Warfield, Mrs 0 NJ. Linthicum and Mrs
B. F. Hicks added TO the interest of the oc
.asion.
An unknown white man, about sixty
ears of age, and whose appearance sug-
rests that he was tramp, was killed near
North Takoma by express train No. 2 on
be Metropolitan Branch of the Baltimore
nd Ohio Railroad about o'clock last Sat
rday afternoon. AS soon as the engineer
discovered that man had been struck he
topped the train and backed to where he
ay. Tie right arm was severed from the
ody and the face and body were badly cut
nd bruised. The man was dead, having
'een killed instantly. The train crew placed
he body on board the train and carried it
0 the Takoma Park Station, where the police
we're notified The Eighth Precinct patrol
wagon from Washington carried the body
o the Sixth Precinct morgue. No one could
IDENTIFY the body, and there was nothing
bout his person to reveal his name. Cor
,nor Hammett was notified, and will en-
eavor to learn the name of the dead.