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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1910-12-23
Killed By A Train.

While attempting to cross the tracks at
an unprotected point, Earl Martenis, sew
enteen years old, was struck and instantly
killed by an eastbound express on the Bal
timore and Ohio railroad. near Forest Glen,
about 1890 O'Clock on Thursday morning
Of last week
He was the son of James Martenis, q
laborer, living at Forest Glen. He was
employed at the home of F. Lannan, al
that place. On the morning of his death
he was sent to the store Of Price & Palmer
in Forest Glen, to make some purchases
for Mrs. Lannan. On starting back to the
house the boy decided to take short cut
passing through a field and across the
railroad at a point where the tracks pass
between steep entertainments.
The oncoming express train, travelling
at high rate of speed, was hidden from
sight by a westbOund freight, behind which
Martenis crossed In his haste to reach
home, the boy did not wait for a clear view
of the tracks, and stepped directly before
the fast train. He was killed instantly
and his body badly mangled. A coroner'
jury reached a verdict Of death from {
fracture Of the skull
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1910-12-23
An Appeal For Help To Build A
Parsonage.

My Dear Scholars 1t is nearly fifty
years that have been teaching in Mary
land. either in the public schools of Mont
gOmery county or in the Sunday schools
come to you with an appeal that each
would contribute something to help us
build parsonage on our church lot in
Poolesville as we cannot get pastor until
we have home for him,
When we have no pastor, our Edwards
Ferryand Seneca missions are left without a
minister to preach to us, and no other church
is near so that we can walk to ii to hear
the dear old old story of Jesus and His
love. so needful to us all to help us on our
life journey
Only three times since Easter have we
had minister to preach to us at Edwards
Ferry, and our Sunday school suffers in con-
sequence.
II always seems a glorious thing to be
able to aid His cause we are then co-work-
ers with Him. 1t is in His name that |
ask it.
dislike the publicity of an open letter
in the papers, but knew of no other way
to reach you as there are SO many Of you.
May His blessing attend each one, is the
wish of your loving old teacher.
Mrs. j. B. ELGIN.
Edwards Ferry, Md, Dec IS, 1910.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1910-12-23
The First NatiOna1 Conference OF
Catholic Charities.

At the first National Conference of Cath
ole Charities held in Washington Septem-
Der rs to 27, the key note was sounded
by Archbishop Blenk in his sermon, when
he said IF God wants us to be charitable,
Hewants us to be enlightened in our charity.
that is, charity guided and directed by the
light of the intellect; for He is not only
the God of love, He is also the God of light.
The need of organization, of system is
here set forth, and the kindred idea of CO.
operation with non-Catholic and secular
charitable activities is suggested. Indeed
at every session the plea for cooperation
with other forces at work in the same field
was sounded.
When the reports by States were read on
the first day, it was found that in all the
public charitable and correctional institu.
tons of the United States the rights Of
Catholic inmates were respected.
One speaker said THE Catholic Church
is the church of the working man. the
church of the common people. If she will
continue to receive the loving allegiance
of those whose hands are horny with toll
whose brows are wrinkled with care and
whose only happiness is in the promise Of
life with Jesus Christ through eternity,
then we who have some little knowledge
of social conditions in our respective COM
munities must initiate OF take part in
movements that have for their object the
material well-being of the working man.
We must create for them a human envi-
ronment the while we teach that the
greatest fact of that environment is mans
right relation to God. y The Surrey
SOCIAL SERVICE LEAGUE.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1910-12-23
Brunswick Bank Fails.

The Brunswick Savings Bank, of Fred
erick county. Md, organized Is years ago,
has failed with a shortage of $4,000.
The bank examiner has been q month
Strengthening up the books. The liabilities
consist of about $235,000 In deposits
The assets are about $l65, 900, as follow /:
Notes, $l39,000 cash on hand, $l4, 900 !;
banking house and adjoining building,
about $4,000, OF the notes, about $32,-
600 is secured by mortgages. The bank
owned no bonds, but had certificate for
several shares of stock in Frederick bank.
About $4,000 is due the bank in back
interest, some of which has been running
since it organized. This, it is estimated,
will keep the assets within the approxima-
ton, as some of the notes will be difficult
to realize upon. The bank carried about
$50 notes, a very large majority being I'M
der seal.
Apparently doing business at loss,
loose bookkeeping methods and neglect to
call in notes long overdue with interest
unpaid are declared responsible for the
trouble.
Going over the books of the bank has re-
vealed a most complete lack of practical
knowledge in banking In the words of
one of the receivers, it is the worst mix-up
that could be imagined. Notes were al
lowed to run without even attention being
paid to collecting the interest. Some times
checks of the same account coming in the
same day were figured into one amount and
entered on the ledger without date. In the
payment of expenses such as fuel and other
charges Mr.. Schnauffer, the cashier, inva-
riably gave his own check, and the amount
was charged to his personal account. No
expense account seemed to be kept. In
this manner conditions went on until the
new savings bank law made an examina-
ton necessary, and from the start it was
found that the bank was in bad shape.
The bank examiner ii is thought, should
have closed the bank when he first discov-
cred Irregularities instead of permitting it
to continue open 10 days longer. AS sub
sequent conditions revealed. the more he
investigated the worse he found things,
and had he gone further the first day and
closed the bank many depositors would
have Jared better.
The receivers figure on so per cent
payment to depositOrs.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1910-12-23
Burned To Death.

Henry Shields, 10 years old. deaf mute,
was burned to death, last Saturday night.
in a fire at his home. two miles from Boyds.
The blaze started in the kitchen from a
cook stove. 1t is probable that If the boy
had not been afflicted he would have heard
some sound Of warning.
Mrs. Anna Shields. mother Of the youth,
was in Boyds buying Christmas gifts for
relatives when the fire started. while the
boy was alone in the house.
On her way home Mrs Shields was ac-
companied by friend named Browning
Seeing the fire from distance, Browning
ran. hoping to be able to arouse Shields
He rushed into the fire and had his coa
and shirt nearly burned Off He found
Shields dead.
The house was owned by James Ganle,
and was insured.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1910-12-23
Against Chevy Chase.

In an opinion filed in the Office of the
Clerk of the Circuit Court here Thursday
afternoon of last week, which was written
by Chief Judge Hammond Urner, and con-
Cured in by both associate judges, certain
sections of the act Incorporating Chevy
Chase, this county, are declared invalid,
and their elimination, in the opinion of
the court, is so destructive of the acts
general purpose as to render it void in its
entirety. The act of Incorporation was
passed by the Legislature of 1910.
The decision was rendered in the case
of Mrs. Anna G. Mactier, an owner of
property in Chevy Chase, who instituted
the proceedings for the benefit of herself
and other taxpayers who contributed to
the cost, The object of the suit was to
restrain the board of trustees of Chevy
Chase, who were elected under the act,
from levying and collecting taxes on the
ground that the act of Incorporation is I'M
constitutional and void The defendants
named were VIM. 7. S. Curtis. president,
and Geo. W. F. Swartzell, Adolph A. Hoeh-
ling, Jr, Vernon E. Hodges and John L,
Weaver, composing the board of trustees.
A number of objections to the incorpora-
ton act were urged but the court gave
consideration to only two, namely, that the
act embraces subject distinct from that
described in its title, and that the exemp-
ton of portion of the village from NUM-
cipal taxation is in violation of Article Is,
of the Bill of Rights, requiring that every
person shall contribute his proportion of
public taxes for the support of the govern
ment according to his actual worth in real
and personal property. The decision Of
the court sustains both objections.
The act is entitled IAN act to incorporate
the village of Chevy Chase" Under that
title there are enactments providing for
special levies by the County Commissioners
of Montgomery county, upon application of
a certain number of residents of defined
area of the village, the payment of the
proceeds to an association independent of
the municipal trustees, and the further
payment to the association the road tax
realized by the county from the area in
question.
The case was argued before Chief Judge
Urner and Associate judges Henderson
and MOtter on October "a and was sub
mitted on bill and answer Charles c..
Tucker and Charles L. Fraley of Wash
ington. and Robert B. Peter. of Rockville,
represented the plaintiff and Arthur Peter,
of Washington, and John A. Garrett and
j. Abby Henderson, of Rockville. appeared
for the trustees.
An appeal has been ordered by the de-
PENDANTS in the above case, and it will be
carried to the Maryland Court of Appeals.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1910-12-23
In MemOriam.

In sad but loving remembrance of IN!
dear cousin, Myrtle Grimes. who went homt
to be with Christ, November Is. 1910, il
the 18th year of her age,
Gone but not forgotten
A precious one from us has gone,
A voice we loved is still,
A place is vacant in her home
Which never can be filed
lis hard to say last farewell
To one we love so dear,
But God thought best to call her home,
And angels whispered come"
Farewell. dear cousin, you are at rest
And shall forever be,
You could not stay with us on earth,
But we can come TO thee.
Like a flower she passed away.
Destroyed in all her bloom;
She left this world and all her friends
To moulder in the tomb.
By her cousin, Clara Grimes.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1910-12-23
AmbidextrOus With The Pen.

Very recently sitting in the SENTINEL
Office writing concerning matter of bust
ness, the observation was made by the
Sentinels editor to Mr.. j. Dawson Williams,
a very successful young practitioner in the
courts Of this county and the District Of
Columbia, that he could write with either
hand, when it was seen that he changed
the pen from one hand to the other and
continued to write.
Yes" he answered, and gave practical
illustration.
With modesty in his speech he further
said. II can write with both hands at the
same time.
Forthwith he reached another pen and
gave a sample of his chirography with both
hands. which is, in our judgment, hard tc
equal. He wrote the same word with both
hands. and we inquired II he could write
different words at the same time.
Il balk at that" and he returned to the
finish Of his business writing.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1910-12-23
A Greater Sunday Suu.

The Baltimore Sun has determined to
publish Sunday newspaper divided up
into many classified sections, with color
comics, stories, sports, social happenings
and. in fact, the whole thing that goes
with the Sunday entertainer Of today. The
first issue with the new features will APP
pear January 1,
The Sun will doubtless do the thing
thoroughly, as is its habit. The comics
will include Happy Hooligan. Buster Brown.
the Katzenjammers and other well-known
laugh-making characters. Some papers
rely upon the colored funny sheet and some
upon the finely printed and illustrated
magazine supplement. THE Sun is going
to have both
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1910-12-23
Souvenir POstaIs.

Nicely colored Postals of the various
Government Buildings, etc. can be had at
Reisinger's Bakery. Mail orders promptly
filled. Price, for Sc. Postage prepaid on
so cents worth.
We have also had made in Europe some
fine cOlored Souvenir Postals of Rockville,
for which we will be pleased to I'LL orders
at same price.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1910-12-23

April showers bring colds, grippe, rheu-
matism. and other distressing troubles.
HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea effectually
and quickly rids one Of such troubles -
prevents them, too. A 35c package makes
105 cups Of tea. Try it today. G. w.
Etchison, Gaithersbure.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1910-12-23
Xmas Services At St. Mary's Catho-
lie Church, Rockville.

The Masses on Xmas Day wild be at six
O'Clock. at seven o'clock and at half-pas
nine O'Clock. The Mass at six O'Clock will
be a High Mass. The Masses at seven
O'Clock and half-past nine will be Low
Masses.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1910-12-23

It's just as important that you be clean
inside as out more so, in fact. Unless
your system is entirely cleansed Of all i'm
purities. you cannot be one hundred per-
cent healthy, physically or mentally. Hol-
listers Rocky Mountain Tea is the greatest
systemic cleanser known. C. W Etchison
Gaithersbure.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1910-12-23
In the Circuit Court for Montgomery county
as Court of Equity. No. 1852 Equity.

as Court OF Equity. mo. z0oz Equity.
ORDERED this 10Th day Of November. A.
d. 1910, by the Circuit Court for Montgom-
cry county, as a Court Of Equity, that the
sale made by John d. Larner and John s.
SwOrmstedt. Trustees, to Claude W. Owen,
and reported in the above entitled cause,
be ratified and confirmed, unless cause to
the contrary thereof be shown on or be-
fore the oath day of December next Pro-
vided copy Of this order be inserted in
some newspaper published in said Mont
gomery county, once in each Of three sue
cessive weeks before the said oath day OF
December. 1910.
The Report states the amount Of the sale
to be 100000.
JOHN L. BRUNETT, Clerk
Circuit Court for Montgomery county.
True cOpy-Test.
JOHN L. BRUNETT. Clerk.
dec 2-td
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1910-12-23
'e petition of George E. Lewis ct al.


son and Claiborne II. Mannar.
Re petition of George f. Lewis ct al
In the Circuit Court for Montgomery county.
as Court Of Equity. No. 1912 Equity.
ORDERED this 18th day Of December. A.
ID. 1910, by the Circuit Court for Montgomery
county, as Court OF Equity, that the Audi
tors second report, filed in the above enti-
tied cause, be ratified and confirmed unless
cause to the contrary thereof be shown
on or before the 7th day Of January next ;
Provided copy of this order be inserted
in some newspaper published in said Mont
gomery county once in each of three sue
cessive weeks before the said 7th day Of
January, 1911
JOHN l.. BRUNETT, Clerk
Circuit Court for Montgomery county.
True copy-Test:
JOHN l.. BRUNETT, Clerk.
dec 1B-td
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1910-12-23
The PoolesvilIe Telephone COMPANY has

The Poolesville Telephone Company has
decided to increase its capital stock from
$500 to $4,000. 1t is understood that
the lines will be extended and number
of Improvements made.
THE American Cities Should Adopt a
Form of Commission Government" was the
subject of an interesting debate between
members of the graduating class of the
Rockville High School last Friday after
noon. The affirmative was upheld by Grif-
fifth Warfield and Misses Margaret Higgins
and Frances Ricketts,, and Miss Ruby Rob-
ertson, VIM. C. Beck, Jr., and Miss Lillian
Sage argued from the negative standpoint.
The judges-Mrs John B. Brewer and VIM
F. Prettyman and C. Norman Bouic-unani-
mously decided in favor of the negative.
A Thing Of Beauty And Endurance.
A splendid county improvement is the
new concrete dam just finished at the old
and historic Brunt Mills, across the North
west Branch
The Washington, Colesville and Ashton
Turnpike crosses the stream at this place,
the dam being in plain view from the turn
pike bridge. The dam is 1870 feet long,
16 feet high. feet thick at the base, 2
feet thick at the top, arc form, with con-
crete wing walls abutting into the solid
rock at each bank, and is strongly rein
forced by heavy fencing wire and iron
railroad rails from end to end. The foun-
dation is the solid natural rock from bank
to bank. In digging for the foundation,
an old foundation of the log and brush
type were dug up. and there is no man
living today who ever knew before that a
dam was at this point
No expense was spared by the owner,
DR.. George W. Bready. the popular veteri-
nary surgeon, of this county. to make this
the best dam in the State
The work was performed by day labor,
under the supervision of Mr.. Charles Klopp-
myer, of Norwood, this county. and is a
credit to both of the gentlemen.
The extreme drouth of the past two years
made it necessity to build dam that
would hold and retain all of the water for
the increasing trade of the mills, which are
making splendid home market for Mont
gomery county farmers.
Our popular M. D. has said of the new
dam; 1T will remain until men will have
forgotten who built it or who owned it
when it was built"
A mechanical engineer says, 1T will
stand here a million years
Aside from its usefulness the new dam
will add greatly to the beauty of the village
of Burnt Mills, which is already widely
known as one of the most picturesque
spots in America.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1910-12-23
POLICE COURT STRINGS.

The subscriber having been designated
as Police Justice for Montgomery county
under the law recently passed by the leg
islature, and having duly qualified as such,
hereby gives notice that he will be at his
office. next door to the post0fiice, on Mon
day. Wednesday, Thursday and Friday Of
his Jurisdiction.
JOSEPH READING.
may 2O-n Rockville. Md.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1910-12-23
ORDER NJ ISL.

In the matter of the deed Of trust from
Berton w. Potter and Nettie b. Potter to
John B. Larner and John s. SwOrmstedt
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1910-12-23
ORDER NI5I

In the matter of the mortgage from Thomas
II. Marshall and wife to Robert W. Vim
son and Claiborne II. Mannar.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-05-17
W. A. FHIGPES, Cone*ee. n, G,

and Frank Forrest. The Carnegie
Hero Fund Commission has made the
awards, and Rev. T. ". Cha-nbIiss
or this city, who called their attention
70 the matter, is in receipt Of letters
from he commission telling OF their
decision.
Last August while the Pee Dee river
was in flood. Col. H. 6. Myers OF
Memphis, Tenn, and Mr.. A. J. Little.
Of Little Mills, were going home,
travelling in q buggy and attempted to
cross the river. They were IN the
three negroes, Frank Suuggs, julie
Snuggs and Oscar Colson. when
about half way across the river the
front chain slipped its fastening, run
ming the front end Of the boat down
stream until the boat was at right
r"nning very swift overturned the
boat and it sank. The occupants OF
the BOAT with the buggy and team
were swept from the boat by the cur
rent, with the exception OF one OF
the boat hands.
On the bank Of the river at this
time was Harley T'omiipson and Frank
Forrest. These two negroes imme-
diately took a small row boat and
went TO the rescue OF the party. Os-
car Coison vas still clinging 70 the
sunken ferry boat. In attempting to
rescue Coison, TOmlinSon and COlsor
were 10Th drowned, and Forrest was
swept off the boat and down the
stream. Later his son, Greedy Forrest
rescued Trank Forrest, and the tive
together went back to the scene Of tht
wreck and brought of all who WERE
alive. n. G. Myers and 4 J. Lii
were both rescued without injury.
Shortly after the affair Pew. I. W
Chanbliss, OF this city, brought th'
matter before the attention Of the Car
negie Hero Fund Commission, WIZ
the result that an investigation wa
made and a full report Of n lncIden
sent TO the Commission at Pittsburg
The result Of this Investigation 5 tina
the Commission has awarded bronI
medals, one to the family of Harle,
TomIiRson, to his widow. and h othe
10 Frank Forrest. IN addition TO tn
medals the Commission has awarde
10 the widow Of Harley Tomlinson IN
: sum Of $15 a month as long as Sn
: lives. and to Frank Forrest the Com
: mission has given the sum Of 5000 /
addition 20 his medal.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-05-17

the molds and left n the warehouse
TO cure. Each Kind OF tea had Its
own place, n l saw some from Cey-
Ion which had been shipped 10 Han
kow to be made into bricks beIcrs
going to Russia.
How Brick Tea is Made.
I was shown the whole process OF
brick tea making. ~ tea IS first
ground to q dust and then Sifted by
half-naked coolies, who stuff their
nostrils with cotton batting 10 keep
the dust oct OF their lungs. These
men are naked TO the waist. and the
perspiration stood out on their yell
low skins. The air was like . RUS
SIAN bath and the sweat poured. /
took up & handful OF the tea dust and
tasted it. It was rather sweet. but
there is but little tea flavor 10
it It Is as thick as granulated to-
bacco. The men scoop up the tea
dust with brass shoyels, each u which
holds about two pounds. or enough for
q brick. This ia poured into q cloth
and steamed over boiling water. When
Il a become damp . little more
dust Is added and the whole ts emp
tied into q rough wooden bowl about
a foot square. It now goes to the
! press, and a great weight packs the
tea dust into 8 brick almost - hard
I IS ore OF burned clay. The bricks
: are left IN the molds two hours 70
2 cool and then taken OF 10 be dried
! They are Of different sizes ana shapes
+ and OF many grades. Some bring e
/ high prices as the cOstlieR teas We
. have in America They are made Of
the first pickings Of the tea, ground
: TO d dust and teamed and pressed
into shape. Another quality Is made
: IF later pickings, and still another Q:
the refuse OF the factories, CONSISTING
q Of coarse leaves, broken tea and tn
e dust from the tables and floors O
Il 1-Aa y 4rI-, yrNa-a thev mt IN teE
L IN chests. Both green and black tea
It are used. the bricks OF the forTns
looking for all the world like plug
e of tobacco, while the latter are a dee
a chocolate brown. The bricks ar
g beautifully stamped, sometimes WIT
= the figure OF q dragon and AWAY
with the name OF the firm which sell
rScr
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-05-17
SMALL DAMAGE TO CROPS.

Rocky Mount, -. g. May 15.-The
severe hail and electric storm IN this
section yesterday Afternoon, which was
accompanied by a heavy rain, seems 70
have been pretty general over Nasn
and Edgecomee counties, though the
hail III both size and amount seems
to have spent its greatest fury IN the
several miles around this city. Farm
ers in the city today from all parts
OF both Nash and E~dgecombe report
hail and q severe rain storm but the
damage to crops was small, due to ths
! fact that only s. few crops are OF SUI
fcient size and have leafed enough 70
allow a cutting Of plants by the max.
The damage was to young cotton and
corn. which was cut somewhat. out
side of the trouble 70 the wire com
! panies. as was reported, there has
been no casualty reported from the
! electric storm.