Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1900-11-30
Leaders for the Baptis, Young PEOPLES

Leaders for the Baptist Young Peoples
Union for December are as follows: Decem
Der 2, topic, spending time and taking
pains for Christ-Matt. 25, l %; leader
Miss Alice Bouic. December 9, topic, "Now
to lsten"-Matt. 10, 13; leader, Miss Ma
mic Kingdom. December 10, topic, "Con
Tossing Chrlst"-Matt. 10, $3.50; leader, Mr.
s. B. Haney. December 9S, topic, "Ths
Glory of Christ"-John 1, IA; leader, Rev
T. H. Campbell. December 80, The Cen
tennial Missionary Society meeting, led by
the president.
| Mr.. R. B. B. Chew, Jr., 51s F street north.
west, Washington, D. c., has just consum
mated handsome deal by which Charles
K. Oliver, Vice-President of the Mt. Vernon
and Woodbury. Cotton Duck Trust Com
pany of Baltimore, has exchanged his farm
in Prince Georges county, Md, near Bowie,
for No. 1909 10th street northwest, Wash.
ington, d. G., which house was owned by
DR.. Frank A. Mazzei, OF that city. Some.
time ago Mr.. Chew made similar exchange
by which Mr.. Jesse b. Wilson, President of
the Lincoln National Bank OF Washington
City, exchanged his farm in Prince Georges
county for a beautiful house at LIE Droit
Park, Washington City.
A severe wind storm occurred in portions
of this county on Monday morning last, do
ing considerable damage Itappears to have
been violent in the vicinity Of Choppers sta
ton, and swept up the valley of Seneca
creek to Goshen. AT Choppers shade trees
were overturned and windows shattered.
On the farm of Henry l.. Clements meat
house, very substantially built Of brick, was
wrecked, and quantity of meat buried in
the debris. Fencing at the Middlebrook
farm was strewn over the fields and heavy
loss sustained. All along the valley great
injury was done to timber lands. Many of
the people lett their houses at 2 o'clock in
the morning, expecting them to be demol-
ished.
Mrs. Ara Rebeccs Peddlcord, wife of Mr..
Thomas j. Peddcord, died at Oakland, Md. :,
on Tuesday of last week and was buried on
Thursday. Rev. A. Mick and J. M. Davis,
OF the Methodist Episcopal Church, Off.
ciated. Mrs Peddicord was daughter of
the late James H. Clagett, of this county,
and was in her fifty eighth year She had
been sick for some time. Ia August, 1899,
she was thrown from a carriage and sus-
tanned severe injuries, from which she never
recovered. Mrs. Pcddicord was charita.
BILE woman, amiable and devout Besides her
husband she leaves the following children ::
Mrs. George 0 Miller, Mrs. +. A. Thayer,
Miss Mary h. Peddicord aud Mr. James G.
Peddicord.
Fire broke out in the store aud dwelling
occupied by r. T. Wyatt, at GAINESVILLE,
this county, at o'clock Sunday night and
the entire building was destroyed, with its
contents. The store and dwelling, which are
combined, are the property of Mr.. Nathan
Talbot and the stock of goods and furniture
were the property of Mr.. Wyatt. The fire
started in the cellar and was of unknown
origin. The building was uninsured and
valued at $500. The stock of goods was
insured and valued at ne .rly $1,000. The
total loss, including building and contents,
is estimated at about $1,000 The fire broke
out during heavy rainstorm, but burned
so fiercely that nothing could be saved 1t
took heroic efforts on the part OF the citizens
to save the property of Mrs. Wood, imme.
diately opposite. Her house was badly
scorched and the carpets, etc, injured by
water. Mr.. Wyatt and his family were
away at the time OF the fire and knew moth
ing of the destruction of his property until
Tuesday morning