Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1904-02-19

SOUNDED and was promptly Responded 70 oV
citizens who were In the town at the time
and q number of men who were working on
buildings Ia the vicinity. The flames, which
originated 10 Q closet on an upper hoor,
were quickly put out BY the use Of chemical
fire exiting ulshers.
Mr.. Lawson Day died recently at bis home
near Washington Grove, Of general debility,
aged 80 years. Mr.. Day was twice married
and is survived by a large family connection,
all residents OF Gaithersburg district Mr..
Day was Familiarity known as "Dr. Day"
having for years been q leading authority
on the diseases Of animals, though not q
graduate veterinarian. His remains were
Inferred in the family lot at St. Roses Catho.
lie Cemetery, near Choppers.
The residence of Mr.. J. G. Stats, at Ken =
sington, this county, was totally destroyed
by fire on Wednesday morning last. The
loss will approximate $500. The FIRE is
supposed TO have originated from q defective
6ue, and was first discovered In the attic.
A portion Of the furniture and household
effects were saves. Mrs. Stats and child
were removed to neighboring home, and
medical aid summoned to her, as she was
suffering greatly from the nervous shock.
Mr.. W. G. Holister, train master Of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad between Bal.
tlmore and Brunswick via Washington, will
leave the Baltimore and Ohio service Feb
ruary 10Th and go with new branch of the
Rock Island Railroad In the West. He will
be succeeded by Mr.. o. Fl. Hobbs, who was
formerly train dispatcher at Camden Sta
ton and who for q number of years worked
as telegraph operator at Boyd's. Mr.. Hobbs
is now train master between Brunswick
and Cumberland.
DR.. John Cooke died on Monday morn.
ing last at the home Of Mr.. 2. NJ. Cooke,
near Gaithersburg. He suffered paralytic
stroke several months ago, and bis death
was not unexpected. DR.. Cooke was com.
PEELED years ago, owing TO Ill health, to give
up his practice in this county and locate In
Texas, where be was eminently successful.
When he retired on account of his advanced
age he returned 10 his old home. He was
in bis eighty drst year, and never married.
Mr.. Nathan Cooke, a brother, is the only
member Of his family.
The regular fortnlghtly meeting of the
Rockville Woman's Club was held at the
home Of Miss Belle Bingdon. In the alb
sence Of the president Mrs. Frank Spencer
occupied the chair. The topic for the day
was "Mexico," and paper on this subject
was read BY Mrs. N. D. Offut. Mrs. Geo
s. Stone contributed paper on "Maximil-
ian " Mrs. F. G. Getzendanner sang q solo
Miss Katherine Choate read q paper on
"Kindergartens," and Mise Sophie Higgins
gave illustrations Of kindergarten work.
The responses were from "Sun God "
A dispatch from Annapolis, dated the 10th
instant, says: There Is q fight on between
the counties and Baltimore city over the
proposed repeal of the mortgage tax law.
The bill introduced by Senator McCul
Tough, of Cecil, providing for . repeal Of
the tax Is likely to come up any day for nnal
passage 1t was thought II would be pre-
sented to day, but it is understood that the
friends OF the measure want 1t to come up
before a full attendance of the Senate. A
delegation, including the County Commis-
sioners and County Treasurer oil Carroll, to-
day saw the delegation from the latter coun.
ty and Montgomery and urged that the bill
be defeated. As reflex ing the views Of some
of the county people, Mr.. Moore has intro
duced In the Senate bill repeating the tax
In Baltimore city, but exempting ell the
counties. This bill has not been reported
from the committee.
There Is every indication that the Balt.
more and Ohio Railroad Company will carry
out It's assurances 10 the matter Of complet.
ing branch freight line In Georgetown.
The matter has been at standstill for sew
eral months, and II was generally supposed
that the destruction OF the general Offices Of
the railroad company in the great fire which
completely wiped out the business district
OF Baltimore few days ago would have the
effect Of retarding 1t still further. Repre-
sentatives of the railroad company, includ-
ing surveyors and engineers, were in George
town last week, however, making an In
spectIon of the tracks la several years ago
along Water street, the trestlework border
ing the District bank Of the Potomac river
for some distance above the Aqueduct bridge
and the route Of the proposed branch, as laid
of several years ago, with view TO arriv-
Ing at some conclusion as to the cost Incl
dent TO the construction Of the freight line.