Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1900-04-06
The Young Mems Christian Association

The Young Mems Christian Association
of Poolesvllle will hold gospel meeting in
the Beallsville school house Sunday after.
noon, April 9Th, at 8 o'clock. Leader, H
W. Spurrier. Subject, Peace as bund in
l4th chapter of John. Also meeting
at 7;30 o'clock in the Y. M. c. A. Hall, al
Poolesville, led by T. r. Hall, missionary
topic. The public invited to attend these
services. The meeting for men and boys in
the reading room Friday night will be led
by Rev. F. W. Ptman.
Miss Sophia Hungertord died suddenly
on Thursday afternoon Of last week while
in the dry goods store Of Mrs. Sulzer, at Gil
North Gay street, Baltimore. The deceased
had been matron for the past five years at
Father Didier's Home for Working Girls,
OF that city. The remains were removed to
the Home and later TO the home OF her
nephew, Sir. A. II. Peasants. Miss Hun.
geriord was the daugh Of the laIe James
Hungerford, who was Principal oil the Rock
vile Academy for a number of years. She
Was about so years of age.
A trial trip was made Monday afternoon
over the Rockville extension of the George.
town and Tenleytowu electric railroad.
Car No. 10 made the trip, starting from the
car barn on SD street. running south and
switchlng>of at Dumbarton avenue, thence
running over the tracks OF the Metropolitan
railroad TO Washington, back again to
Georgetown, switching off at 32i and P
streets, and out to Rockville. The official
trip by the directors OF the railroad syndl.
cate, with some invited guests. lis expected
TO be made 10 the near future. some Of the
new oars 60 be the road have ar
rived,and more are expected soon.
II is rumored that the Baltimore aud Ohio
Railroad contemplates double tracking the
the Metropolitan Branch from GAithersburg
to Washington Junction team early date.
The branch is already doubIe, track from
Washington to Gsithersbuyg. n is under
stood part of it will be started at once
from Gaithersburg to Warnings, about four
miles, and the rest completed as soon as the
present bridges west of that point are re.
built TOR double track. The part from
Gaithersburg to Warnings can be easily
built, not requiring much grading and lit.
tie filling, but west of that point the grading
and filling will be heavy and deep and
about i've large bridges are to be rebuilt.
The Washington Star of Tuesday says:
Wnanial HaviIand son IF M and Ma
Merritt Haviland, of Sandy Spring, Md is
reported to have suddenly disappeared re.
Gently from Linton, Texas, where he had
been engaged in merchandising The young
man was a naturalist and an expert hunter
About two weeks since he went ducking, to
be absent a lew hours. Failing to return,
searching party was organized, and, despite
every possible effort TO ocate him, his fate
is still unknown, though II is supposed he
was drowned and his body swept into the
Gulf of Mexico. Lewis N. Scofeld, formerly
of Sandy Spring, but now OF Texas, has been
active in the search, but is as much myst.
fed as are the members Of the family of the
missing man"
Tue season OF 1870 oa the Chesapeake
aud Ohio canal will be opened this week,
it is stated, and the traffic will continue ua.
til the cold weather forces the closing of the
waterw way. There is believed to be posi-
bility that the tonnage this season will ex.
coed that of last year. 1t is understood that
everything is in readiness for the commence.
ment oil the shipping, and In fortnight at
the most the boats will be plying regularly
Dnring the past winter season. it ia said.
considerable repairs have been made on the
canal, representing the expenditure OF a
large sum of money. The breaks were not
as numerous as they we're 10 other seasons,
but there was one particularly bad gap
near Hancock, the repairs To which has Just
been completed.