Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-06-07


Spring, this year just past has
been sad one we have sustain
ed losses, physically, mentally and
spiritually. Some of it can be ac
credited to the war and its abnor.
NAL relations, but for others we
may need to reexamine the inner
most recesses of our souls for
solution" wrote the white haired
historian and philosopher, r. Bent
ley Thomas.
Sunday night we journeyed to
the Meeting House in Sandy
Spring and heard the reading of
the "Annals" for the year April
1914 to April 1915. Just the usual
every day happenings of a quiet
country community, deaths, births
and weddings. More deaths of the
young people this year as the war
reaches across the two oceans and
takes some of the sons.
Most interesting was an item
about Stradivarius type violin
completed by S. Brooke Moore
after several years work. 1.-THE
workmanship, beauty and tone of
this instrument is well nigh per-
feet writes Mr.. Thomas, "we
doubt if old Strad's first violin
was half so good. Young Moore
has refused $500 for the violin.
He is now working on a viola.
con August 9th a crate of Alice
Brooke Dinwiddie's fine eggs was
sent to Europe by plane. In Oct
cher DR.. Bird comes in for a little
Kidding. October 4th was Dr..
Birds birthday. To celebrate the
stork brought him five little bun
dies, all delivered at the hospital.
In an effort to be impartial the
overworked bird brought in two
more for another member of the
hospital staff. Quite a birthday.
We have not yet learned how many
Of them were named Jacob.
Looking over some old papers of
Caleb Bentley, Mr.. Thomas found
articles of incorporation of the
Rockville Savings Institution dated
1888. This antedates Sandy Spring
Savings Institution by 35 years. Y
would be interesting to know what
happened to this bank, whether or
not it was ever active perhaps
there is some one in the county
with information on the subject.
Mr.. Thomas says "The Incorpor.
ators included such well know"
names as William C. Chapel, one
time surveyor John g. England,
Rockville merchant whose home
was the present Hungerford Tay-
crn, Samuel T. Stoncstreet, once
Clerk Of the Court; Lawrence A.
Dawson, father Of Thomas Daw-
son, Sr., Julius West, owner Of
the farm that is now West End
Park, bequeathed to the Rockville
Academy as an endowment John
Brewer, a lawyer, and Isaac Riley
a large land owner. Thomas f. W.
Vinson, great grandfather Of
Thomas Anderson, was the first
cashier. This old paper is
among several that Mr.. Thomas is
presenting to the newly organized
Montgomery County Historical
Society.
Robert II. Miller, Jr, wrote the
crop report which began "Reaping
what had been sown continued TO
be the main problem Of this war,
(l944) when ever increasing de-
mands were placed on the Ameri-
can farmers for maximum pro
duction. Faced with an inadequat"
labor supply, pieced out with child
rem, women and old people, not to
mention prisoners Of war we did
manage TO save another record
breaking harvest"
Edith B. Green wrote the "As-
Economical Notes which are al
ways part Of this yearly report.
"There will be three eclipses in
1945 she says, AN annual eclipse
occurred on the 18th Of January
visable in Africa and Australia /;
a partial eclipse Of the moon is