Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1902-09-05

Dteuj III DaluIuoIe, on August Sttn, lSUS
Julia A. Etchison, 10 the 18th year OF bel
age, beloved wife Of Frederick Etchison.
Mr.. P. E. Waters, a liveryman at Ger.
mantown, appeared before Justice Kicker.
son last week and swore out a warrant fol-
the arrest OF Jesse Ashby, a youth of that
vicinity, on charge OF cruelty to animals
The boy, 1t Is alleged, went TO the stable of
Mr.. Waters in the absence of the keepers and
maliciously tortured three driving horses,
two OF which belonged to patrons of the
stable. When discovered, shortly alter
ward, the horses were bleeding profusey
from wounds OF body and hoof inflicted
with a pltchlork found near at hand. Ash.
by admitted his guilt, but duplicates play.
mate.
The cornerstone of the new Methodist
Episcopal Church at Germantown was laid
last Saturday afternoon by pentalpha Lodge
OF Masons, of Gaithersburg, About 500 per.
sons witnessed the impressive ceremonies,
which were in charge of Rev. G. Z. Ely, of
Gaithersburg Circuit Rev. Page Milburn,
of Washington Rev T. d. Richards, of the
Presbyterian Church, and Rev j. ID. Ray.
field, of the Baptist Church, also partici.
pated. The Methodist congregation OF Ger
mantown is erecting the church to take the
place of the old house of worship, and 1t is
to be of Gothic architecture, two stories,
modernly equipped and cost 81, 200.
Mr.. G. Fred Cook, of Somerset Heights,
this county, has through his attorneys, Tai
bott & Prettyman Of this place, and Lam.
bert u Baker, of Washington, filed bill in
the Circuit Court, at this place, asking that
the Somerset Heights Water and Power
Company and William B. Benham, the sec.
rotary of the company, be enjoined from in
stalling water plant for the town of Somer
set Heights. 1t appears that the plaintiff
is already supplied with water and sewer
facilities, and claims that the operations of
the proposed water plant would be injurious
to his property, hence the suit. A tempo
rary injunction has been granted by Judge
Henderson
At the meeting of the state Board OF Edu.
cation last week in Baltimore thirty seven
school teachers who had been teaching for
twenty five years or more were retired on a
pension of 5000 annually The time served
by any teacher as a school examiner Was
not allowed Among the retired was Mr..
VIM. II. Pace, of Washington Grove, who
taught the public school at Boyd's for ten
years, al Clarksburg about four years, and
the balance of the time at Comus, TraVilah
and Goshen. The pensioning of these teach
ers was provided Tor by an act passed by the
last legislature, which requires that each
teacher shall have taught twenty five years
and be over sixty years OF age to be entitled
to the retirement.
Mr.. Charles Waters, of Germantown, this
county, lost by death his mare Minnie w.,
2:22t, alter winning the second heat of the
2:18 mixed race at Brightwood on Thurs
day OF last week. She was an easy winner
from field of good horses through the first
two heats and the third heat lead in the
homestretch near To the wire, but laltered
and came in fourth Veterinaries were sum.
moved for assistance but could give her no
relief. She died at the track few hours
afterwards. She was valuable prospect
both as a race and brood mare The blood
she carried was of the best, her sire being
Dan Tucker, 2;l5, and her dam, daughter
Of the renowned Alcantsra, 2:s3, is also the
dam of the fleet Kinstress. The horsemen
OF this county sympathize with Mr.. Waters
in the loss OF this valuable mare