Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-11-28
MONTGOMERY
Nl SIDELICHTS
By ELSIE WHITE HAINEs

hASt CuOuSuI % lO-dHu ID IL uOt
queer that SO few of us think of
Scotland and Ireland, when we
say Britain-but think only of
England?
You have read of the very sue
cessful dance held at Manor Club
last week for this cause-well, on
Sunday-that is the first day of
December-the women of the
upper part of the County are
sponsoring a "Silver Tea" at
pleasant Hills Farm" the home
Of Judge and Mrs. Thomas c..
Kelley, about one mile above
Darnestown on the Poolesville
Road.
Mrs. John B. Diamond, Mrs.
Upton Nourse, Mrs. Kenneth
Waters, and Mrs. Kelley form the
committee, and they are also So
Letting warm clothing and shoes
to send to England. Has Dad
gained a few pounds the past
year? Bring along the clothes
that are just little too tight
you know-the ones that keep you
sewing on buttons-the need for
good disable clothing is so great.
Or perhaps you knit-how about
knitting for Britain? Just con-
tact one of the committee, they
will gather up the bundles or
supply you with wool.
Pleasant Hills is a very inter-
esting place-be sure to drop in
for the tea before dark-any time
between a and $50 you can look
around. The farm is part of an
original tract belonging to the
Gassaway family at the time
Montgomery County was formed
in 1775-there was no record of
a house at that time-but it has
been estimated that the central
part is about one hundred and
eighty years old; wings have been
added-and it has been modern
ized-but all in keeping with the
original style-and with it's love-
ly, random width flooring and
pieces of cleaning mahogany, it
is a charming home.
Jamestown seems to have a
decidedly Scottish background-we
remember reading that William
Darne built flAessfirst house, and
that the town was named for him
but darned if we can remember
the year-anyway the first store
keepers name was given as John
Gambler, the tavern was kept by
Andrew Barneycloe, and the first
physician was DIR. Edwards.
Much later came along Andrew
Small a native of Scotland, then
residing in Georgetown-who be-
came acquainted with the neigh
borhood while building the locks
for the old CSC Canal-he pur-
chased land and became a bene-
factor of the town-the Andrew
Small Academy, opened in 1869
just after his death-was in his
Memory = and the Presbyterian
Church was left $4,000. in his
will.
Mr.. Clarence L. Small, a great,
great nephew of the old Scotch
man-lives at Green Lane Farms,
his country estate near Laytons-
vile, with his wife and an adopted
daughter, and is a neighbor Of
ours.
Mr.. Small, who is quite promi-
nent in Democratic political cir
cles, was not educated at the Small
Academy,-the will provided a
perpetual scholarship to be used
only by a member Of the Small
family-but a brother was edu-
Gated there.
But here we go wandering out
of Jamestown, and it is such
interesting country-bordering the
Potomac, with Great Seneca run
ming thru the district-the ma
jority of the native families were
Southern sympathizers during the
Civil war-many Of their sons
fought on both the Northern and
Southern sides-no battles were
fought in this vicinity but both
armies roamed around.
We remember relative in the
Hunting Hill neighborhood telling
that the "Rebs" took their horses
"and left them not even a horses
taill' OF course they paid for
them-in Confederate money!
There is so much we could re-
late of history of Jamestown,
but goodbye until Sunday, when
we hope to see you at Pleasant
Hills Farm, remember, now!