Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1905-12-29

uence OF Mr.. Smith. The cause OF death
was paralysis Of the throat. Miss Amos
was the daughter of the late Isaac Amos, Of
Hartford county. Interment was made at
Rock Spring Cemetery, Herford county, on
Tuesday.
The Rockville Woman's Club met on
Thursday afternoon of last week at the
home of Mrs. Charles Albert. The responses
were from the works of Marlowe. Miss
Barry Albert contributed paper on "Mary,
Queen Of Scots" Miss Isabel Kingdom, q
reading from "Fairy Queen; Mrs. George
s. Stone, paper on "English Poetry" and
Miss Lille Bennett. paper on Book Re-
view."
Amos Posey, colored, of Goshen, was ar
rested Wednesday on 9 charge of house.
breaking by Deputy Sheriff Thomas Small.
Justice James E. Garrett committed him to
Jail. About 10 o'clock Tuesday night Posey
was discovered in room at the residence Of
Mr.. r. P. W. Jones, of Gaithersburg. He
had forced an entrance TO the house, and
when apprehended was In bed, pretending
TO be asleep.
Mr.. W. Garner Bouic, son Of Mr.. VIM.
V. Bouic, OF this town, who has been in
Arkansas for several years, has announced
himself candidate for the Democratic nom.
ination for county and probate Judge Of
Frant county, that State. For some years
he served as court stenographer at Pine
Bluff, but for the past year he has been prac-
ticing law at Sheridan. His chances Of sue.
cess are nndersIood TO be good.
Proceedings at law to recover damages in
the sum Of SIC, 900 were instituted last Satur.
day in the Supreme Court Of the District of
Columbia by Thomas Dawson, sdministra.
tor of the estate of Henry 5. Carr, against
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company.
1t is alleged that the death of Mr.. Carr &C.
CURED December 9th, 1904, as the result of
a train running against q stop block in the
depot at Washington. Attorneys Cuttings
& Chamberlain and Alexander Kllgour rep.
resent the plaintiff. The deceased was
resident Of this town.
The body of Mr.. James b. McLain, of
Hyattstown, was found Monday afternoon
lying on the hay In the barn of Mr.. Jos Q.
Fink, a farmer near Hyattstown. Mr.. Nc.
Lain was well known in that vicinity. He
had not been complaining OF bad health
When found he had not been dead very
long. Apoplexy was the cause of death.
Mr.. McLain was 30 years old and unmar.
ried. He is survived by two brothers, Jos.
McLain, OF HyAttstown, and Rob't McLan,
who lives in the West, and sister, Mrs. j.
o. Reed, of Washington.
Mr.. Washington Day, q well-known Cit.
zen, died at his home here about O'Clock
last Sunday afternoon. He was In the
eighty second year of his age. An affection
of the stomach, from which he had suffered
about three weeks, was the cause OF death.
He was a lifelong resident of this county
and had made his home in this vicinity for
many years. He leaves a wife and four
children-Daniel B. Day Of the railway mail
service, James w. Day and Miss Becke
Day, OF this vicinity, and Mrs. Rose Lea
man, of Washington. The funeral took
place at 10 o'clock Tuesday morning from
st. Mary's Catholic Church, this town.
Mr.. John Thomas Benson, one of the
most estimable citizens of this county, died
very suddenly at the residence nj his niece,
Mrs. Ed, Vinson, near Germantown, on
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failure. He v 3 out near some outouild.
ings and fell. Some one rushed to his as
sistance at once. but before he could be con
veyed to his room he expired. Mr.. Benson
was in his 18Th year and was, in his early
life, twice sheriff and one time county CON-
missioner Of this county, and has always
been prominent in politics as Democrat.
He was faithful and devoted member OF
the Neelsville Presbyterian Church. Three
years ago his wife expired suddenly of heart
trouble. No children survive him.
Late Saturday night or early Sunday
morning thieves entered the residence of
Major Thomas F. Garrett, at Linden, this
county, and stole his Christmas turkey, a
quantity of other delicacies, about 81 in
money and a number Of other articles. The
loss was not discovered until the following
morning, when muddy tracks, indicating that
there were several in the party, were noticed
about the lower floor of the house. Major
Garrett is secretary to the United States Sen
ate Committee on Public Health and Quar-.
antine. The county authorities are at work
on the case, as are detectives In the employ
OF the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
psny. The railway people are Of the opin-
ion that the robbery OF the depot at Garrett
Park was the work OF the same parties.