Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1914-01-02

Approximately 10000 food and Dam
nsh were rescued from the Chesapeake an
onlo canal and returned to the Potoma
river when the canal was drained for tn
winter, according to a report received h,
secretary of Commerce Redfield from th
commissioner of Fisheries. In this LOT Their
were 1890 small and big mouth blacl
oass' the best game fish in the river
inere were 1000 other kinds of bass ant
catfish and other food fishes made I'D tn,
balance. The fish were recovered in tbra,
Gays by three gangs of men that worked
from Shepherdstown, W. Va, to Great Falls
Progress is reported by the office of the
superintendent of the Sewers in the Dis.
trict OF Columbia in the plans for the
drainage of the sewage of adjacent MARY.
land towns through the sewerage system
OF the District. A bill providing for the
project will be introduced at the next ses-
sion OF the Maryland legislature. The use
OF the District sewerage system is offered
to Maryland in order to save the streams
entering the District from the State from
pollution. The plan was recommended by
Asa E. Phillips, superintendent of sewers,
IN his last annual report, and is urged also
by the Maryland State Board of Health.
Mr.. j. D. Sponsellor, of Boyds, who was
injured in a runaway last Tuesday after
noon' died that night. He is survived by
a widow and an adopted daughter, Myrtle.
and two brothers, James A. Sponsellor, of
Germantown, and William Sponsellor, of
Frederick. He was 68 years old. The
accident occurred when Mr.. Sponsellor and
his wife were riding in buggy. The horse
became unmanageable and ran into mail
wagon. demolishing it. The occupants of
both vehicles were thrown out Mrs. Spon-
sellor was slightly hurt, as were also Mail
Carrier Cecil and his companion, County
Superintendent of Schools Wood.
1t is sour dose of disasters predicted for
the United States by Prof. Zadkiel, a British
soothsayer, for the year of 1914. Earth
quakes. epidemics, panics and divers other
catastrophes are promised by Zadkiel, who
says the constellation of the stars at GER
tain dates are to be responsible. The spring
of 1914 will bring great earthquake in the
vicinity of Washington, to shake things up,
predicts Zadkiel, and at the same time dis
turbances will be noted in Mexico and in
Peru. Epidemics, panics in Wall Street,
friction between the United States and
Germany. the assassination of the Sultan of
Turkey, an outbreak of cholera in the
Balkans and other disasters are forecast
for the new year by Prof. Zadkiel.
Mr.. John Caleb Bentley, aged 81 years,
died at his home. Cloverly, near Sandy
Spring, last Saturday night after an illness
covering several months. He was a direc-
tor Of the Savings Institution of Sandy
Spring and of the Union Turnpike Com
1any until it was sold to the State. He was
also director of the Agricultural Society
If Montgomery county. He was a member
If the last Legislature. was a well-known
OK hunter and contributed articles to the
magazines devoted to that sport A widow,
our daughters Misses Florence and Mil
lred Bentley, Mrs. William John Thomas
md Mrs. F. L. Thomas-and one son, John
'. Bentley. member of the Washington
National Baseball Club. survive him. R.
=. Bentley, of Jordan. Stabler G. Co., of
is a brother. Several hundred
PERSONS. including prominent farmers and
BUSINESS men from all parts of the county
ind other places. attended the funeral,
which took place Monday from the family
esidence. Burial was in the cemetery of
he Society of Friends at Sandy Spring.