Evening star., 1927-05-01

Mary's Catholic Church. built in 1903.
The Methodist Church. built in 1S43,
now is without a pastor. and is falling
into decay. During the Civil War
Barnesville was the scene of several
skirmishes OF Federal troops with
Mosby's raiders. and these were 80
active that the inhabitants were OBJ
liged to seek refuge in their cellars.
Between Gaithersburg and Po0les-
vile lies the quaint crossroads settle
ment Of ounce Orchard, with its
schoOlhouse and general store, and. "a
few miles farther on Jacksonville.
with three stores.
Northeast from Gaitherburg II
miles is the village of Laytonsville,
the center of the election district of
that name. which ships Approximately
1000 gallons of milk to Washington
every day, collected from the farms
within siX-mile radius. 1t has 125
inhabitants, three stores and two
churches
Damascus Dairy Center.
This road runs en- to Damascus or
the. edge of Montgomery County,
which has about 300 inhabitants. a
Damacus is dairy center, but its
milk is about evenly divided between
Washington and Baltimore.
This area also is served by the ham
let's of Etchison and Woodtield where
there are milk-collecting stations and
general stores which supply the needs
OF the nearby farmers.
Further east still is Sandy Spring.
with its bank and two churches. 1t
serves about six square miles as Il
trading center. This area is devoted
to dairies and orchards and it's market
is almost exclusively in Washington.
Il ships about two truckloadS of milk
to the National Capital every morn
ing. Washington people are begin
ming to take up homes and farms in
this area and it is directly in the
line with the suburban development.
Near Sandy Spring is located the
Montgomery County Hospital-one of
the best equipped country hospitals
i'm the East--which serves the entire
area The county is proud of its hos
pitaI. which it believes compares
favorabiy with any in Washington.
There are several Summer resorts
in Montgomery County, probably the
foremost of which Is the village of
Seneca, located on the Potomac
River about miles from Pooles-
Vile. This town also is the center
of a small farming area, as Is Dicker-
son. near the Frederick County line,
which has about 300 inhabitants.
The whole farming area is dotted
with cros2road stores and there are
frequent gasoline stations, so that the
motorist need have no fear or being
left stranded. The sandwich and soft
drink stands which mar so many ru-
raj prospects in sections with good
roads fortunately have not yet invaded
the territory in any direction beyond
Gaithersburg.
Montgomery county has one OF tHe
best rural educational systems in the
United States to serve its 5000 chill
dren of school age. There are ap-
proximateIy 100 buildings, mostly Of
modern construction, and 235 teach
ers. The older buildings in isolated
sections are being abandoned az rapid
ly as possible in favor Of consolidated
schools.
Seven High Schools.
There are now seven high schools.
The largest of these is the Montgom'
cry County High School at Rockville, |
with 49, teachers, which serves most
OF the suburban territory between the
county seat and Washington. Ine
Gaithersburg High School has II
teachers and serves the pupils Of the |
I4avtonsville and DarnstoWn districts, |
as we'll as it's own community. A
high school with 10 teachers, located |
on the edge Of Takoma Park, serves |
that community and Silver Spring. !
The high school at Fairland, near
Colesvnle and about miles from |
Washington, with s teachers, serves |
the territory between Silver Spring |
and Olney. High schools at Pooles- |
Vile and Damascus, each with 8
teachers, serve those election districts. |
Besides, there are three junior high !
schools. each with a modern plant /
and a highly competent teaching