Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1896-02-21
A New Railroads.&c.. Markell intro.

on Friday bill incorporating the Balt
more, Chesapeake and Western Railroad
Company. Friends of the measure CLAIM
that 1t is the intention of the company to de
velop portions of the State now inaccessible
except by tedious rides. The incorporation
named are Allston Gerry, of New York
George E. Boynton, P. H. G. Birely ant
George P. Shelter, of Frederick; Jon Q. A
Sand, DR.. w. J. Gascoyne, Frank G. Drant
and W. R. Gascoyne, of Baltimore.
1t is said that a syndicate of capitalists
from Boston, New York, Philadelphia ant
London are behind the scheme. The CAPT
tai stock is 100000, with power to in
crease to $500, 900.
The route OF the road as laid down in tht
charter is as follows: Commencing in Bal
timore city to some point in the western par
| of the State, about Hagerstown, and from {
point on the line between Unity and olney
in Montgomery county, to Bladensburg, il
Prince Georges county; thence to Piney
Point, on the Potomac river, and to the
Chesapeake bay, from Drum Point harbor tc
Point Lookout This is the main line and
is proposed to pass midway through the
several counties from Washington county
on the west to St. Mary's on the south.
In addition branch road Is contemplated
to run through Middletown Valley of Fred.
erick county from north to south. Branches
are also projected from the WeNH'- = a sfau
Of the main line 10 RsoA aips, aud IRON the
Baltimore stem to ElliCoG ity. The idea
ii is csmed, is 10 couG5ct ne county townl
OF the western ard southern a5uBsies Ill
rectly together Or by connection with other
railroads. Tie comps iss' given tb'
right to build other So --4 :...>.s :roui v.u-,
time as may be necessary.
The total mileage of the road as now con
templated is about 800. 1t is said by its pro
moters that it will open up new country
and does not intend to conflict with existing
roads. The bill contains an enabling &C
permitting the counties Of Washington
Frederick, Montgomery, Howard, Prince
Georges, Charles, St. Mary's, Dorchester
Wicomico and Somerset to subscribe to thu
stock of the company if they shall decide q
do so by majority vote Of the legal voter
of those counties The vote to be taken a
the election next November. 1t also enable
the board OF public works Of the State anc
the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore Il
subscribe to the first mortgage per cent
gold bonds Of the company, after it has beer
constructed and in operation, for the sink
ing fund of the city and State.
The project was conceived by Mr.. Franz
G.. Drane, formerly in the employ of thu
Pennsylvania Railroad Company. The of
ficers of the company as now organized are
Geo. Boynton, president; Frank G. Drane
first vice president and general manager
W. ]. Gascoyne, second vice-president; W
r. d. Gascoyne, secretary; j. @. A. Sand
treasurer.
On motion of Mr.. Markell, the bill wa!
referred to a special committee composed
of one member from each of the counties
through which the proposed road is to run
Jurors DraWn.-Judge Henderson, on
Monday, drew the names of the following
persons to serve as jurors at the March
term Of the Circuit Court:
First district-Ebert s. Davis, Rich'd H
Lansdale, James G. Holland.
Second-Wm E. King, John T. Plquett
Hanson T. Miles.
Third-John F. Waesche, Rich'd H. Cts
sell, Lawrence A. White, Jas. T Trunde
Fourth-Hezekiah Trail, Lee Offutt w IN
F. Wagner, John w. Beckwith, William A
Davis, Charles Veirs.
Fifth-George H. Culver, VIM. G. Multi
can, VIM T. Wheeler, Walter T. Burton.
William I. Humphrey, Thos. W
Vinson, Charles G. Dufief.
Seventh-George T. Greenfield, William
H. H. Brown. Charles q. Bohrer.
Eighth--Jacob J. Kemp, Abel Brown,
Joseph Nicholson, Charles T. Brooke.
Ninth-David NJ. Munro, Henry Waring
Jesse L. Burns, Ignatius B. Ward
Tenth-John H. Stearn, Francis $. Xii,
gour, John Mcdonald.
Eleventh-Charles A. Clements, Isaac N
Emmert, Richard E. Darby
Twelfth-Richard H. Stanley, John G
Duval, Basil I. Glaze.
hirteenth-Columbu Joy, James W
Barnes, James t. Burroughs, Augustus w
Smith, Charles M. Clark
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Farmers Convenlion.-The twenty
fourth annual convention Of farmers will
be held at Sandy Spring on Tuesday, 25tt
instant, beginning at 10 o'clock, A. M
Farmers from all over the State are expect
ed to be present, and good speakers have