Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1908-06-19

signaling system along the Metropolitan
Branch Of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
has been completed from Washington to
Germantown, and is now In satisfactory
operation. AS result the block Offices at
Takoma, Forest Glen. Kensington, Ran.
dolph and Derwood have been abolished.
II is understood the system will be in.talled
from Germantown TO Washington Junction
as soon as the entire section is double tracked.
After evading arrest for two months
Charles Lee, colored, a resident of Wheaton
district, wanted to answer charge Of as
sault with intent to kill, has been lodged 10
jail. He was arrested last week at Hyatts
vile and brought here by Deputy Sheriff
Quinter. Lee Is accused Of having shot
John Swailes, also colored, while at Forest
Glen. AS a result Of the wound it was
found necessary 10 amputate Swailes' right
leg. The man Is now said to be in serious
condition in Washington hospital.
Mrs. Emma G. Bolaud, of Germantown,
this county, wife of William f. Boland
and daughter Of the late Thornton Poole, Of
Frederick county, Md, died last Thursday
evening at her home, aged sixty-three years.
Mrs. Boland's surviving children are Harry
M. and Glen Boland, OF Germantown /;
Thornton Boland, of St. Louis, Mo-. Misses
Eulalia and Josephine Boland aud Mrs. II
L. Hickerson, Of Germantown, and Mrs.
Leo Fitzsi, mons, Lnagnora, Frederick
county.
About the largest and most hopeful sin & :
ing class that has been organized in Mont
gomery County is now Prachcing In the
Epworth NJ. e. Church OF Gaithers5urg.
Fine voices for all the parts are TO be found
In this large class of singers. Their teacher,
Prof. Walker. of Brownlngville, Is now
rounding out mis- tiftieth year as a teacher
of singing class In nearly every village Of
the county, and many villages outside Of
the county. His plan OF presenting the
principles of vocal and instrumental music
Is exceedingly easy to learn. Only three
things one has to learn to do in order to
sing correctly any plain piece Of vocal mu'
sic are, viz: To call the notes by their names,
give them their sound and right time. The
theory OF which can be learned in single
lesson. Next session on Friday night, the
| 10Th instant.
Miss Lucy May West, daughter Of Rev.
and Mrs. T. Marshall West, of Kensington,
and Mr.. Edward H. German, Of Mt. Wash.
ington, were married in St. Paul's Church,
ct Kensington, on the 10th instant, by the
brides father, assisted by Rev. Solomon
German, the bridegroom's father. Mrs.
Creole Caldwell, Of Fort Howard, was ma
tron of honor, and the bridesmaids were
Miss Angela West, sister Of the bride, and
Miss Minnie Hollydsy and Mrs. Emory G
Buckingham, both Of Baltimore. Mr.. Jos.
| Gilbert, OF Baltimore, was best man, and
the ushers were Messrs. Mark German, Ed
ward Hutton, Roland Schmidt and james
Price, all of Baltimore. Miss Elizabeth
Joyce, OF Anne Arundel county, and Miss
Louise German, of Mount Washington
were the flower girls. Mrs. F. e. Potts, OF
Kensington, played the wedding marches
Mr.. and Mrs. German will spend their hon :
eymoon at Front Royal Va. They will re-
side in Baltimore.
Mr.. N. Frank Harriss, a well-known citi.
zen Of this county, died, in Baltimore hos
pital, on Wednesday Of last week, OF stom-
ach trouble and heart failure, from which
he had been suffering for some months.
He had only been an inmate Of the institu-
ton for about ten days. During the Civil
War he enlisted for service In the Southern
army, and was member of Company ID In
the 35th Battalion of Virginia cavalry, COM
manded by the late Col. Elijah V. White.
HE Captain being James Anderson, Of this
place. He did his duty as soldier and par
ticipated ip many fierce engagements in the
Valley of Virginia and at other points Al
the time Of bis death he was In the 10Th year
of his age. His funeral took place on Sat-
urday last, with services at st. Mary's
Catholic Church, Rockville, and interment
in the cemetery Of st. Gabriel's Church,
near Potomac. His pallbearers were Messrs
Spencer G. Jones, Cooke d. Luckett, Sam
uel A. Matlack and Capt. James Anderson.
all of whom are ex Confederate soldiers.