Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-01-02
MONTGOMERY
III SIDELICHTS
By ELSIE WHITE HA1NEs


Thomas, Editor? Well, neither
had we until recently-it was
Sandy Springs one and only news
paper-published just once-June
Is, 1897-and sold at ten cents
per copy, for charity!
1t seems that thru the gener-
osity of the owner, Mr.. Bernard
N. Baker, an old house on Fred
erick Road near Catonsville-a
tavern in Revolutionary days
later a Seminary - had been
turned into Hollywood Children's
Summer Home = supported by
various organizations = Sandy
Spring wanted to help-so some
one conceived the idea of the
paper, and we are told that a
"goodly sum" was realized.
The Friends and others con-
tributed original articles for the
paper, and sent it on its way with
these lines from Bill Nye-
go, little leaflet, go,
Bearing your honored name,
Till everywhere that you have
went,
They are glad that you have
came"
Just at the peak of the bicycle
fad-Mr. Allan Farquhar had an
article on: "Should Our Girls
Ride Bicycles ?" Always for prog
ress-he decided that they should!
There were two columns of pros
and cons-written with the subtle
humor for which Mr.. Farquhar
is famous, says he: "The moral
aspect is most important, it can
not be denied that it has a ten
dency to make girls FAST but it
stimulates the mental powers
the cyclist always knows enough
to come in when it rains"
"Woe be to him who would
venture to stop her progress, es-
pecially when she is searching at
twelve miles per hour!" "Her
day of bondage is over-of being
classed with idiots, infants and
criminals is in the saddle
at last!"
1t was in May, 1895 that lady
first rode thru Sandy Spring on
a bicycle we are told-everyone
went to the door to watch the
strange sight-some were merely
astonished - some disapproved-
the most charitable remark was,
"Well, it may be alright for her,
but I would not like to see my
wife or daughter doing it." Just
think what a few months had
brought to pass-for in 1897
Sandy Spring had it's Cycling
Club-Mr. Wetherald was adver-
Using bicycles = Columbia and
Hartford-and was even selling
bicycle gloves-whatever they may
be!
Speaking of ads-how was this
one?
"He who's wise,
Always buys
OF Isaiah Coar,
Merchant, Ednor."
And what would Washington
think if this should appear today
eff they are Rich's shoes, they
are proper. See our $3.48 shoes
they are very swell" Believe
their lowest price now is abou+
$10.50Lbut Rich's is still hanging
on to Ten-Two F Street-mucl
to their neighbours disgust!
Other articles included: A shor
story of the olden times by Caro-
line H. Miller, "Some Colorec
Sketches, Not Colored," by Mar!
Bentley Observation-Disclosures O.
Physical Training for Women" b!
Sarah B. Farquhar. During ou
childhood Miss Farquhar livet
near us-on the Norbeck Rock
vile Road, cred clay those days,
she often walked along the creel
to our place, bringing her fell
glass to observe the birds-we ha'
our first nature lessons from her
There was a fine travel articl
by Rebecca T. Miller-Fron
Paris to Pau--Dr. F. Thoma
poked fun at the Sandy Sprini
Railroad-that dream that neve
came true-Miss Mary Magruder'
contribution was "The Habit o
Devotional Reading"
Edward Farquhar in doze
verses bringing with "The dew
is old and full of wiles" CAV
Zone of His Ways" Elizabet
P. M. Thom-then principal O
Sherwood ;School-had a poem
Boosting Dandelion" = Fam