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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-01-08
To he Confined.
CABLEGRAM s.
How Messages Are Recorded by the
Siphon Receiver.

Siphon receiver.
Although an ocean cable is in fact
q telegraph line, It Is so differently
constructed that the rules for work.
ing land lines are almost entirely dis
similar. With the first long cables
great difficulties were encountered in
sending through them a current of
electricity of sufficient power to rend-
er the messages rapidly. The meth
ods for overcoming these difficulties
and in use at present are described
as follows:
Keys which when pressed trans
nit positive and negative currents
are employed at the sending station
In connection with the regulation bat
terry. The current of the battery does
not pass directly into the cable, but
into a condenser, which passes IT into
the submarine line.
This greatly increases the force of
the current used and serves to cut off
interfering ground currents.
The instrument first employed in
receiving cablegrams was a rejecting
galvanometer Upon the magnet of
this instrument is carried a small
curved mirror. lamp Is placed be-
fore the mirror and behind a screen
in which there is vertical slit.
slit as the needles moved from left
to right indicated to the trained eyes
of the operator the letters in the mes
sage being transmitted.
But this method of recording mes
sages was found to tax the eyesight
of the operator severely, few years
work often rendering them almost
If not totally blind. Recognizing the
fact that there must be something
wrong with such a system, inventors
set about repairing the defect, which
resulted in perfecting the siphon gall
vanometer, which has all but super
seeded all other receiving devices.
In the siphon receiver the move
ments of the needle are recorded by
means Of ink spurted from fine tube.
This tube is attached to coil sus-
pended between two fixed magnets,
which swings to the right or left as
the pulsations pass through it. The
siphon galvanometer Is a great i'm
provement, Is not hard on the eyes
and enables the. operator to receive
much more rapidly than with the old
flash receiver.-St. Louis Globe-Demo-
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1909-06-18
Base Ball.

Woodside defeated Rockville in a game
of ball played here on Saturday last by a
score of 8 to A.
The Rockville Independents and the Gath
ersburg ball team played at Gaithersbure
last Friday afternoon and Gaithersburg won,
s to 8.
Etchison defeated the Sunshine base
ball team in closely played game OF a to
2, on Saturday last. 1t was pitchers bat
tie from the start, Campbell for Etchison
and Kidwell for Sunshine. One of the
features of the game was home run by
Smith. of Etchison.
The Hamline team, of the Church League,
Washington, and the Gaithersburg team
will play at Gaithersburg Saturday (tO-
morrow afternoon, the game to begin at
3 O'Clock. The Washington boys have been
putting up good article of ball this sea-
son and first-class contest is looked for.
Germantown defeated the Jamestown
base ball team at Jamestown on Satur-
day last by the score of II to 3. pounding
Bells curves all over the field, while
Sanders, supported in fine style, was a
complete puzzle, allowing only four hits
and striking out eleven men, Myers and
Warthen made pretty catches, while l..
Best, Sanders. Pollock and C, Waters led
the hitting Both Lyddane and Erwin
caught good games. Germantown plays
Garrett Park on Saturday, June 18th, and
GAINESVILLE the following Tuesday. both
games at Germantown.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1909-06-18
Martha Murphy, colored, who resides at

Martha Murphy, colored, who resides at
Kenear, this county, was before Justice
Reading on Monday on complaint of An
ME Bowie, also colored, who charged her
with murderous assault. The Bowie woman
swore that the other woman attacked her
without provocation. cutting her about the
face and neck with razor The Murphy
woman denied using razor, but admitted
attacking the complainant. She was re-
quired to furnish bail in the sum of 500
for her appearance at the November Term
of Court.
The Woman's Club of Kensington has
elected the following officers for the en-
suing year: President, Mrs. j. W. Town
send; first president, Mrs Harry C.
Armstrong; second vice-president. Mrs.
George W. Ashworth recording secretary.
Mrs. James B. Cook; corresponding secre-
tary. Mrs. B. W. Kumler treasurer, Mrs. T.
Marshall West historian, Mrs. Charles H.
Davidson parliamentarian, Mrs J. Philip
Hermann; auditor, Mrs. j. M. S. Bowie.
The meeting closed the tenth calendar year
and the club will not meet until next Oc-
tober.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1909-06-18
Religious Notices.


Services at Ascension Church. Gathers
burg, every Sunday at $3.50 P. M.
Services at the Poolesville Baptist Church
on Sunday at II A. M, E. l.. Hardcastle
pastor.
Rev f. L. Hardcastle will preach at Ed
wards Ferry at $3.50 r. M.
Rev W. d. Keene will preach in Rock
vile M f. Church South next Sunday
morning and evening All invited.
Rev. VIM l.. Smith will preach at Poto-
mac NJ T.. Church South next Sunday at II
A. M.
Chldren's Day service at Grace M. f.
Church South. Gaithersbure, on Sunday
morning. June goth. commencing at lO;45.
sharp.
Germantown Baptist Church, Rev. Frank
b. Cowell, pastor-Sunday School at 10
A. NJ. worship with sermon by Rev. S. r.
White, of Rockville, at II A. M.
Upper Seneca Baptist Church, Cedar
Grove, Rev. Frank B. Cowell pastor-Sun-
day School at 2 p. M. worship with sermon
by Rev S. r. White. of Rockville. at 3 PM.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1909-06-18

Although his automobile was damaged
about $1,000 in collision with street
car last Friday evening on 18th between
Newton and Meridian streets northwest,
Washington, Vim. W. Prescott, of Takoma
Park, escaped with but several slight
bruises.
With his passenger thirty-fve horse
mower machine Mr.. Prescott crossed Meri-
dian street on 18th street about 5:45
O'Clock on his way home. He ran the
machine alongside Of a n0rth-bOund car.
The roadway was crowded with traffic and
the operator decided to follow the car. At
n slow speed he drove behind the car un-
iii Newton street was reached, when the
street car stopped to allow passengers to
aliGht
Mr., Prescott steered his machine to the
left and started to pass the n0rth-b0und
car. when he suddenly saw sOuth-b0und
car approaching. In an effort to get by
Mr. Prescott is said to have driven his ma
chine at a faster speed and attempted to
Oct in front Of the nOrth-b0und car, which
at the time was running at slow speed. AS
he attempted to get in front Of the car the
fender struck the hind wheels Of the ma
chine, which pushed it toward the south
bound car, and as a result the machine
was caught between both cars and crushed.
A large crowd was attracted to the
scene by the crash and it was thought Mr..
Prescott would surely be killed. but he
managed to escape with but slight bruises
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1909-06-18
The Newcomb Club.
The Newcomb Club met at the home of
the president on June nth.

The Newcomb Club met at the home Of
the president on June nth.
| Mrs. Chamberlin sang humorous song
and the applause that followed showed
that little nonsense now and then is rel
ished by the wisest club women.
Mrs. Ralph Burgess beautiful voice, which
has so charmed the club this season, was
heard for the last time.
Miss Flournoy gave the history of the club
from the time of its organization until the
present. Her historical sketch also showed
an interesting record of events in and
around Bethesda district the last year.
There was full attendance of club
members, as at this meeting occurred the
annual election of officers. After the votes
were counted, the following ladies were de-
clared elected President. Mrs. Jed Cuttings;
First Vice-President. Mrs. Morris Croxall !;
Second President, Mrs. Montgomery
Legg; Secretary, Mrs. Richard DrumHunt /;
Treasurer, Mrs. Daniel Morgan; Historian,
Miss Nellie Flournoy; Auditor, Mrs Chas.
F. Dickens; Parliamentarian, Mrs. Harry
Turner Newcomb.
The club then adjourned for the summer,
On the evening of June 4th the New
comb club was entertained by Mr.. and Mrs
Daniel Morgan at their handsome colonial
down-pour of rain many guests wendell
their way there by carriage and on foot
The house had been re-decorated by Mr.
and Mrs. Morgan especially for the occa-
sion, and every effort was made by the hos
pitable host and hostess to give their friends
pleasant time. They more than succeeded.
for all declared a more enjoyable evening
had never been passed in the neighbor-
hood.
Owing to the disagreeable night some of
the talent expected from Washington did
not appear, but the program as rendered was
much appreciated.
Mr.. Kelley, of the Washington Post, con-
tributed songs both grave and gay. Mr..
Kelly was in fine voice and was accompa
MED by his sister Miss Kelley also played
some piano solos in an easy, graceful style.
The hit of the evening was tribute to
Mr.. Harry 7. Newcomb, composed by Mr..
Kelley for the occasion and the words sung
to the melody of MY Wild Irish Rose"
Mr.. Newcomb responded to calls by bril-
liant little speech.
Mr. Daniel Morgan surprised his friends
with Shakespearean recitation, delivered
with fine oratOrical effort.
The hostess sang. as did also one OF The
young sons of the house Mr.. Harold Nor
gan.
A reading was given by Mr. slattery, Of
Washington, of humorous character,
There were many guests from Washing
ton, and the neiehborhood was well repre-
sented
An elaborate supper was served. On the
table was an elegant cake bearing the
name Of The Newcomb Club
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1909-06-18
Eligible Voters.

Chairman Vandiver has addressed tn,
following letter to the State Central Com
mittee:
This committee is advised by the At
torney General that young man who will
become twenty-one years of age on or be,
fore the date of the next general election
in this State, viz, November 2, 1909, and
who makes due affidavit in the presence
of the primary election officials that he
shall be twenty-one years of age on Oh
before the date mentioned and also makes
due affidavit to the necessary facts show
ing that he will be entitled to be registered
as qualified voter in the election pre-
cinct in which he offers to vote in the pri-
maries, and who also makes due affidavit
that he is member of the political party
and at the next general election will vote
for the candidates of the political party in
whose primaries he offers to vote, is enti-
tied to vote in the primary election.
A person coming into an election pre-
cinct from some other election precinct, or
some other county, may vote in the pri-
maries in the election precinct to which
such person has come. provided that such
person has obtained transfer in the usual
form from the election officials of the pre-
cinct or county from which such person
has come. showing that the name of the
person Offering to vote is no longer upon
the registration books of the precinct OF
district or county from which he has come
and in which he formerly resided and was
registered. and provided further that such
person show, by affidavit duly made before
the election officials, that he shall have re-
sided sufficient period of time prior to
the next general election in the precinct
in which he offers to vote to entitle hin
to be registered in that precinct and tC
vote therein as qualified voter at the
next general election. and provided further
that he will also make due affidavit before
the primary election officials that he is @
member and will vote at the next general
election for the candidates of the party in
whose primary election he offers to vote.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1909-06-18
Sandy Spring Items.

The June session of THE Neighbors" was
held at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. X. Bent
ley Thomas. Mr. Allan Farquhar presided,
Mrs. Henry H. Miller served as secretary
and there were forty-six members and
guests in attendance. Mr.. Chas. +. Bond
gave paper on Tennyson, and Mrs, New
ton Staber some selections from his poems.
After discussion of several questions up
on house and farm topics the society ad-
journed to meet at the home of Mr.. Saml
b. Wetherald in four weeks.
Recent arrivals have been Mrs. W. o.
HoltZmann, Mrs Vim. p. Palmer and chill
dren of Washington. Mrs Vim. Lea. Mrs.
L. c. Rumford and Henry Tyson Moore OF
Wilmington, Mrs. T. Burling Hull. MIR. +. b.
Banded, Mr.. and Mrs Richard l.. Bentley Of
Baltimore, Mrs. Howard Iippincott of Phil
adelphia, Mr.. and Mrs Walter Stablcr and
family Of New York, and Mrs. Z. G. Hogg
of Pittsburg.
Mrs. Milton II. Bancroft and children
and Miss Dorothen NJ, 'e gone to
| Lone ~ wsas
Mss 20 has been in
Switzerland and is now in England for
brief stay; she will probably return in
July.
Mrs Roger Brooke. Jr., sailed from New
York a few days since for Liverpool in
company with Mr.. and Mrs. Otto T. Simon
of Washington.
DIR. Charles Iddings has rented of Miss
Lucy Gilpin her cottaas in Sandy Sprint
village.
Misses Ellen Jackson and Ruth Shoe
maker have entered their names as stu
dents at the Western Maryland College fo
the coming year. Mrs. Mace and Mis-
Sally p Brooke will take summer cours'
at the Pennsylvania State College, ant
Mrs. Ida P. Stabler one at Columbia Col
lege. New York. These three are all teach
ers at the Sandy Spring High School.
Mrs. Samuel b. Wetherald is visiting he
brother. Mr.. Joseph T. Sullivan. of Moores
town, N. j.. and Miss Dorothy Wetheral'
is in Easton. Pa.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1909-06-18

new registration has just gone into
effect in Annapolis by which the voter is
required to qualify in much the same man
ner as that prescribed by the proposed
suffrage amendment. Very few negroes
were able to comply with the requirements.
while only two or three white men failed
to stand the test. The Democrats are jul
bilant over the success of the law. and the
Republicans proportionately disheartened.
The latter have been of the opinion all
along that the new law would cut out as
many white men as it would negroes. In
this they have been disappointed, and in
their chagrin they are preparing to test the
law in the courts.
AS the provisions in the Annapolis law
are almost identical with those of the pro-
posed amendment, the fact that white men
easily qualified under it while negroes were
barred, will be used as most effective ar
gument in favor of the amendment in the
coming campaign. The Republicans are
trying to make the voters believe that the
proposed amendment will disfranchise a
large number of white men, but their ar
gument has been disproven by the test at
Annapolis.
1t is to be hoped that the Republicans
will persist in their expressed intention to
have the constitutionality of the Annapolis
law tested The Democrats have little to
fear from this as the law was modelled af-
ter others that have stood the rigid exam
ination of the courts.-Cec1 Democrat.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1909-06-18
Pic.Nics and Festivals.

A strawberry festival will be given b!
St. Gabriel's Church in Cases grove, nea
Potomac, Md, on Wednesday, June 23rd
Music and dancing.
Greatest picnic in Montgomery county
GAINESVILLE, Md. Wednesday, July 2Sth
1909. Mr.. D. W. Baker and Senator Blai
Lee are to make speeches.
The annual lawn party of St. Marks
Guild will be held at Burnt Mills schoo
house near White Oaks) on the afternoon
and evening of July 2lst, 1909.
st. Johns Church, Forest Glen, will hold
its great annual tournament and festival
on July 29th, 1909. Senator Blair Lee
will address the knights. Other speakers
will be announced later.
The annual picnic for the benefit OF st.
Mary's Chapel will be held in the church
grove at Aspen on Tuesday, July goth
Supper, refreshments and dancing. Two
games of base ball. 1880 and $3.50 P. M
The annual supper for the benefit of St
Mary's Church, Rockville, will be held on
Tuesday and Wednesday evenings. July
9Th and 7th Musical entertainment. II
rainy, the supper will be held in the Town
Hall.
Lawn fete will be given at the residence
of Mrs. S. M. Whitside, at Bethesda, Md,
for the benefit of st. Johns Episcopal
Church, on Tuesday. June goth. from 9 to
10 P. M. Admission. rs cents, including
ice-cream and cake. Music.
The Junior Order of American Mechanics
of Germantown will hold its first annual
picnic in Mr.. D. w. Bakers grove on
Thursday, July 18th. commencing in the
morning at 8 O'Clock. sharp. Two good
games of base ball will be played by ex-
pert teams. Speaking during the day and
also at night A fine brass band will fur
nish music for the occasion. Dinner, sup
per, ice cream and other refreshments will
be served on the grounds. Everybody in
vited to come and help the Order.
BY order of the Committee.
Have you heard of the great farmers
picnic and carnival to be held in Offutt S
grove, at Travilah. on Thursday, July 9Th
The Travilah cornet band will be in atten-
dance and enliven the occasion with choice
selections from the latest numbers. Speak
ing during the afternoon by the county's
best-known orators. Dinner, supper and
all seasonable refreshments served on the
grounds at popular prices. In the evening
Washington orchestra will furnish mu-
sic for select hop. During the day a
8af8e aamber of candidates will be on
hand. come and talk to the men you will
remember on July 31st. If the weather
should prove unfavorable, the picnic will
be postponed until the next fair day. Pro-
ceeds for the benefit of the town hall fund.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1909-06-18
BrownihgsviiIe Items.

The annual reunion of the l. 0. G. Tenn
plars of Maryland is to come off on the
oath of July in the grove near Poplar
Springs, Howard county. Md. Prof. Chas.
Scanlon, secretary of the Temperance So
ciety Of the Presbyterian Church. and
others will be heard on this occasion. The
Browningsville band, with Prof. Walker
and Brandenbure's good singers, will make
it lively for all who love good music.
About the largest turnout at regular
lodge meeting was on Saturday night. The
occasion was the initiation Of the pastor
of the Montgomery circuit Of the N. p.
Church and Miss Unicy Day. one Of the
popular school teachers Of this county
And still there are more TO follow. The
Order is just booming.
The children's day service at Bethesda
M. f. Church seemed TO surpass any pre-
vious service Of the kind. Miss Bertha
Lawson did herself much credit as the
teacher Of the large number Of performers
C. C. Lawson is the superintendent OF thu
school.
Miss Parepa Walker, who has been Wis
iting her sister. Mrs. Roby F. Day. OF Kan
sas City, is expected 10 reach her hom'
one day next week.
June IS. 1909. W.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1909-06-18
A Lecture to Dairymen.

DIR. b. j. Woodward. of the Agricultural
Department, will give lecture to dairymen
and stock raisers of Montgomery county at
the Gaithersburg Masonic Hall on Monday
evening. 2lst instant. at o'clock. sharp.
DIR. Woodward is giving tuberculin tests in
this county and also had charge of the
quarantine in this State. The lecture will
be principally along these lines. The meet
ing will be called to order by Mr. John b.
Diamond, vice-president of the Maryland,
Virginia and District of Columbia Milk
Producers Association. All are welcome.
Ladies are expected to attend.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1909-06-18
Chiidren's Day.

Children's day was observed last Sunda,
at Hermon Presbyterian Church, when the
following program was rendered
Professional, THE Children's King" by
the school. Prayer, by DR.. Duncan Scrip
ture reading in concert. Chorus, THE New
Crusade" Recitation, by Harold Magru-
der. Song, by infant class. Recitation, by
Annie Embry. Solo, by Miss Rosa Embry.
Recitation, by Eldridge Hamilton. Duet,
by the Misses Embry. Recitation. by Gladys
Harper. Flag Drill. Lester Kinney, McClel-
Ian Kinney, Dunbar Stone, jesse Benson,
Willie Hamilton, Eldridee Hamilton. Ex-
ercise, Agnes Lynch. Dunbar Stone, Eliza
Shoemaker, May ellis and Mamie Embry.
Duet, Agnes Lynch and Dunbar Stone.
THE Decision of the Flower" by Misses
Blanche Hamilton, Eliza Shoemaker, Agnes
Lynch, Mamie, Rosa and Sadie Embry.
Address, by DIR. Duncan. Chorus and bene-
diction.
Mrs. Emma Stearn presided and Mrs F.
p Stone played the organ. Much of the
success of the program was due to the I'M
firing efforts of Mrs F. p Stone
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1909-06-18
Aid of $1O6.7O to Tubercu Iosis
Sanitarium.

An amateur vaudeville show was lately
given in Chevy Chase. at the Library Hall
in aid of the establishment of the tuberc-
ulosis sanitarium by the Social Service
League The entertainment was given
on two successive evenings and netted
Sl0670. which has been forwarded to
Treasurer W. F. Prettyman. Those partici-
pating we're Messrs. John L. Weaver. Har-
ry Giovannoli. Howard r. Barnes, Edwin
Callow. Turley Coburn, Eugene E. Stevens,
and DR.. William Hamilton Mesdames
Herbert Claude. Frank Glover Heaton, Clar-
ence W. Dorsey and Misses Dessez. Cathe-
rine A. Bates, and Nellie E. MacNulty.
The committee in charge were Miss Lillian
M. Lewis. Messrs. Weaver, Stevens, and
Allen d. Albert. Jr.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1909-06-18
Public Sale
OF
VALUABLE PROPERTY.

PURSUANT to orders of Board of
County School Commissioners, the recently
abandoned public school property at For
est Glen and Sligo will be separately
offered at public sale on Saturday. June
10Th, 1909, the last mentioned property at
4:3O O'Clock, P. M, and the Forest Glen
property at $50 P. M.
These lots are respectively located in
the heart Of desirable suburban residence
sections and are each improved by frame
structures susceptible of being readily con
verted into residences.
Terms of sale will be announced at day
of sale. A cash deposit of 10000 will be
required of purchaser of each property on
day of sale The right is reserved to re-
ject any or all bids.
EARLE b. WOOD,
Secretary of Board of County School Com
missioners of Montgomery county
may 28-ts.