Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1916-07-07
National Park Seminary, at Forest Glen,

is to be no change in the present admins
tration. The only change which will b,
made, it is explained. will be in the pro
vision of better equipment. John l. Gas
sedy, president of the corporation which
owned the school until July 1, has beer
in charge for twenty-four years. In addi-
ton to being president. he also supervised
the administrative work.
Charging cruelty. non-support, neglect
and infidelity. Mrs. Mary j. 0rrison, of this
county, has filed suit in the circuit court
here for an absolute divorce from Roland
M Orrison. also of this county. She also
asks the court to award her the custody
of the couples only child, Edmund M. Or
rison, five years old. Robert B. Peter rep
resents the plaintiff. The bill states that
the couple were married in Washington
July rs. 1907. and lived together there
and in this county until December |. 1912,
when, because of the conduct of the de-
PENDANT. the plaintiff was forced to leave
him and 90 to the home of her parents"
The tunnel under the race track at the
Frederick Fair Grounds. built for the pur-
pose of relieving congestion in the auto
mobile park, has been completed. 1t will
necessitate the raising of the track on the
west side about 81 inches at the highest
point and after this has been done the
entire track will be enclosed with new
wire fence. The tunnel is about 27 feet
in width and so feet long. 1t was built
by Contractor Leroy Hoke. the contract
price being $4,000. The work of raising
the race course and wiring the track will
be done at additional expense. the total
cost of the improvement. it is estimated.
will be something like $4,000.
The county authorities are on the lookout
for Samuel Bott, colored. whose home is
near Sandy Spring. this county. who is
wanted to answer to the charge of shoot
ing three people near Germantown last
Sunday afternoon. Ii is claimed that he
became offended at something that hap
pened at the home of a colored man on
the farm of F. G. Boland, where a number
of members of his race had congregated
and started in to clean things up with a
shotgun. Andrew Hoes was shot in the
face, and as a result will. it is thought,
lose the sight Of one eye. and Mollie Sid
ney received a load in the breast and face.
A man, whose name has not been learned,
was also shot. All the injured people were
sent to Washington hospital for treatment
Immediately after the shooting Bott dis
appeared.
The suit instituted in the circuit court
here to test the validity of a deed from
William H. Gingell to Thomas M. Talbot,
which assigned the formers interest in the
estate of his father. the late James M.
Gingell. Of Bethesda, has been decided by
Judges Urner and WorthingtOn. The opin-
ion sets aside the deed and directs that
the $3.50 paid by Talbot to Gingell be
returned, together with interest. At the
time Of the execution of the deed Talbot
was practicing law in Rockville. He had
a desk in the Office Of his father. H. Maui
rice Talbot, who was executor under the
will Of James M. Gingill. acted as his
fathers typewriter. and his relations with
his father were close and confidential. 1t
was urged that the rule forbidding an ex-
ecutor to purchase property held by him
in trust applied to the son of an executor
when circumstanced as was young Tai
bOtt to his father. and the court upheld
this contention.
Employees of the eastern lines of the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad are arranging
the program of their thirty-fifth annual
reunion and picnic at Harpers Ferry, W.
Va. July 27. In accordance with custom
Miss Jennie Smith. the national railroad
evangelist, who originated the gatherings
of the railway employees. will deliver an
address. j. w. Gardner. chairman OF the
committee of employees. reports that the
program provides interesting entertain
ment during the entire day. The list of
speakers includes Rev. A. L. Boda, T. E.
Stacey. secretary of the railroad Y M. c.
A.. at Baltimore. and W. C. Montignani, sec
rotary Of the Cumberland Branch Miss
Emma Switzerland will sing number of
selections. including several folklore songs
of the railroad men. Two special trains
will be operated from Baltimore. one from
Mount Airv and one from Cumberland for
the accommodation of the railroad men.
their families and friends.