Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1896-05-22


pany held its annual meeting at Gathers
burg on Thursday of last week. Increasing
business and greater demand for tele-
phones than ever was reported. The fol.
lowing are the new officers: Albert F
Meem, president; James B. Adams, vice.
president; VIM. II. Talbot, secretary and
treasurer; D. M. Munro, U w. Griffith,
Joseph Reading, w. B. Tschiffely, W. H.
Talbot, J. B. Adams and A. F. Meem,
board of directors.
The School Commissioners, at their meet
ing on Tuesday made the following addi-
tional appointments of trustees: John E.
Benson, school 8, district /, vice H. H. Kin.
sey, declined; James E. King, school 8, dis.
trict 2, vice DR.. j. E. Deets, resigned Thos.
F. Cashell James E. Thompson, T. T. Bus,
sard, school 4, district Il D. s. Porter, G.
W. Fisher, H. Bradley Davidson, school 1,
district7. The next meeting will take place
on Tuesday next, when applications for re-
pairs, furniture, &C., will be considered.
Among the principal sufferers by the big
fire in Washington on Monday last was the
well known firm of VIM. E. Clark Il Co.,
dealers in agricultural implements, fertil-
zers, &c. With that energy for which the
firm is noted, new quarters have been Sc
cured at 1905 B street, a short distance west
of the old stand, where they will be pleased
to meet their many customers from this
county. In addition to their usual large
stock of farm supplies, they are at present
paying particular attention to the sale of the
celebrated Adriance Rear Discharge Bind.
ers and Adriance Buckeye Mowers. These
popular machines should be examined by
by our farmers. See ad. for particulars.
The storm which swept over Washington
city shortly before 8 o'clock on Monday
night left in its wake the most disastrous
fire that has visited that city in years. The
lightning struck u wire in the Postal Tele-
graph office, situated in the commission
house of W. s. Anderson, 910 B Street N.
W., and set fire to the table where the in
struments stood. In moment the flames
spread and it was two hours before they
could be checked By this time they had
laid waste and Quilted between twenty and
twenty-five commission and produce houses,
killed four firemen and injured several
others. The loss of the merchants and the
damage to the buildings, conservativeIy es-
timated, exceeds 100000.
Two of the heaviest storms that have oc-
Cured in this section of the county for
number of years were experienced here on
Monday last. The first one occurred in the
afternoon and was a regular tornado, ac
compaLie1 by heavy rain fall Much dam
age was done to trees, fencing, etc, both in
our town and the surrounding country. On
the farm of Mr.. Lee Ofutt, on the Freder
lex road about four miles from this place,
twenty-seven large trees were blown down
within a space of about three acres Other
farms in that vicinity suffered in like man
ner. All along the same road trees, tele
phone poles and fences were scattered in
every direction. Near Veirs' Mill a tree
was torn up by the roots and narrowly es-
capped falling upon the residence of Mr.
p6uDen DULLES. uC SGCOuu
about o'clock in the evening and was &C
companied by hail in large quantities. Trees
were partially stripped of their foliage and
corn and vegetables badly damaged.
Rt. Rev. Bishop Satterlee on Sunday last
at II A. M. preached and administered the
rite of confirmation at Christ p E. Church,
this place, in the presence of large con-
gregation. A class of eleven candidates was
presented by the rector, Rev. A. S. Johns.
The bishops sermon was an able and inter-
esting presentation of Christ in the three
fold office of prophet, priest and king, dwell
ing chiefly on the priestly characteristics of
the Savior's work. The bishop also made
an address to the candidates. At p. NJ. in
Ascension Church, Gaithersburg, the bishop
confirmed one candidate and made brief
address, followed by a sermon on the train
ing and preparation given by the Master to
His disciples previous to the outpouring of
the holy spirit on the day OF Pentecost,
emphasizing the importance and power of
prayer in forming and strengthening the
Christian character. AT each church an
offertory was taken for the bishops special
mission work in the diocese of Washington.