Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1897-12-24

derson othciating. The best man was Mr.
Harry Clark and the bridesmaid Miss Alice
Warfeld, sister of the groom. The ushers
were: Messrs. Greenbury Griffith, W. G.
Gartrell, Mr.. Claggett and j. Dorsey War.
field. A reception followed at the residence
of the groom's father. A large number of
persons witnessed the ceremony.
Died, at the Old Ladies' Baptist Home,
West Washington, on the 21st instant, Mrs.
Martha Hardesty, aged 81 years and II
months. The funeral service took place
from the Gay Street Baptist Church and
the interment at Rockville Cemetery on
yesterday, her old pastor, Rev. S. r. White,
officiating at the latter. Mrs Hardesty was
a native of this county, where she spent the
greater part of her long life, having been a
widow over forty years. Two children sur
vive her--William and Annie M.
The Maryland Game and Fish Protective
Association have made arrangements to
seive the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal again
this winter. In accordance with the in
structions of DR.. Msssamore, secretary of
the association, the same plan will be OBJ
served as proved so successful last year
Bass, crapple and other game fish will be
returned to the river. The catfish and suck.
ers will be given away and the carp will he
destroyed. The main object is to preserve
the bass, OF which $4,000 were saved last
year. Washington anglers will materially
aid in the work, as they did last year.
Jos. II. Irving, a motorman on the Forest
Glen and Woodside Electric Railway, was
seriously injured Sunday afternoon by hav-
ing his head come in contact with one of
the iron trolley poles. The car was running
at full speed when Irving leaned over the
side nearest the poles and WAS attempting
to fix the wire gate. While thus engaged
his head struck the pole, and was rendered
senseless. The car was stopped by the con
ductor, and no time was lost in getting the
unconscious man to the Office of DR.. Oar.
ling at Brightwood, where he received med
ical aid. After regaining consciousness lrv-
ing was removed to his home.
A stable and hay barrack on one of the
farms of Mr.. James G Cashell, short dis
lance from Norbeck, were destroyed by fire
about o'clock on Sunday morning last
Six valuable work horses, about sixty five
tons of hay and some agricultural imple-
ments were destroyed by the flames. The
tenant of the farm is Mr. Vernon Brale, and
a large proportion OF the property burned
| haIn IN al in
surance on the property, and the loss is es
timated at $4,000. The - in OF the tire is
unknown. Mr.. Beale was considerably
scorched in his attempt to save other build
ings in the vicinity of the ire.
DIR. and Mrs. w. H. Benson will spend
part of the holidays with Mr.. and Mrs. w
H. Benson, OF Germantown, Md. DR.. Ben
son is attending the Baltimore Medical Col
lege and will come up for graduation April
next. He is also taking special course in
the Maryland General and Lying-ln Hos
pitfalls, and the hospital for crippled chill
dren. DR.. Benson feels quite proud of his
college and class of '99, which is the largest
class of students that ever attended medi.
cal college of Baltimore. He also claims
that in his and many others belief its pro
fessors cannot be equaled, and many o
spective branches.
The caucus of the Democratic members Of
the Senate and House of Delegates will be
held in Annapolis on Tuesday evening,
January 4th. As the Democrats are in the
minority, til ey cannot hope to assist in the
organization of either branch of the General
Assembly AT the caucus they will proba.
bly, discuss plans for concerted action on
legislative matters, and will determine who
will receive the Democratic support for the
speakership and presidency. The call for
the conference was issued Wednesday by
Chairman Murray Vandiver, of the Demo-
cratic State Central Committee, who came
to Baltimore from his home in Havre de
Grace for the purpose.
At "Falling Green" OIney, this county
Tuesday at high noon, Miss Edith Farquhar
Brooke was married by Friends ceremony
to DR. w. French Green The bride was
attired n white null over white silk, and
carried bride roses. She was attended by
her sister, Miss Mary Brooke, and Miss
Anna M Farquhar, who were becomingly
gowned In white organdie, with blue and
corn colored ribbons, and carried holly
After the wedding breakfast DR.. and Mrs
Green left for short tour. Among those
present were Mrs. Mary w. Kirk, Miss
Kirk, George E. Brooke, Mr.. and Mrs. II
c. Hallowell, Mr.. and Mrs, Henry W Davis
Mr.. and Mrs VIM w Moore, Mr., and Mrs
John G Bentley of Sandy Spring, Mr. and
Mrs. Parsley, Mrs. Miller, Messrs Griffith
and Hutton OF Brookeville, Misses Staber
Magruder, Hallowell, Miller, Keys, Far
quhar, Jones, Griffith. From Washington
were Mr. and Mrs WatrOus, Mr.. and Mrs
Paschal, Mrs and Miss Sherman, and Mr.