Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-03-10
Montgomery SideIights
By ELSIE WHITE HAINES

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Over the weekend we snapped
out of ten-day daze of pills,
penicillin, nose drops, vaporizer,
electric pad and sea of fruit
juice - and reached for Scharf's
History of Western Maryland.
Written in the wandering fashion
of the 1905 it nevertheless con-
tains valuable information if one
has the time to follow through and
check for accuracy.
Did you know that what is now
the Rockville Christian Church
was once Presbyterian? Yes, in
deed, says here "On the 10th day
of July, 1858, the trustees of the
Rockville Presbyterian Church
sold and conveyed to William
Braddock their house of worship,
located on the northwest corner of
Jefferson and Adams Streets, and
in August of the same year Will
liam Braddock agreed for "a valu-
able consideration to convey same
to the Rockville Christian
Church.
Now that sounds as if brother
Braddock made little change by
the transaction, but Mrs. Guy Car
ter, who is Braddock descendant,
fastened to assure us that it was
quite the other way around-the
Christian Church acquired the site
for practically nothing, thanks to
her great-great something or other.
i While talking to Mrs. Carter on
this subject we Strengthened out
another = "Was not the present
Hungerford Tavern (Which merely
perpetuates the old name) built by
one of the Braddocks?" We had
this information from Blanche
Braddock Cramer some years ago.
Mrs. Carter agreed that John
(Jack) Braddock had built the
lovely old brick house some time
after 1825-he had store across
the street in the relative position
of Hickman's.
"Jack loved to play the fiddle
in fact he had them hanging
around his store - and when he
started a tune the customer just
had to wait until he finished! He
was quite a character, according
to family tradition" she added.
The Rockville Christian Church
had it's origin about the year 1920,
mainly through the efforts of Elder
William McClenahan, who at that
time stood at the head of the Eng
fish department of the Rockville
Academy, which position he filled
for many years. He was said to be
an able teacher and Jealous ex-
FOUNDER of the word of God. His
wife (Elizabeth) and his sisters
MARY and ISarah) and his mother
were all co-workers in establishing
the church in Rockville. About the
year 1885, Elder McClenahan i'm
mersed a number of persons, who
were received into church fellow
ship, among whom we're his daugh-
ters elizabeth Ann and Mary
Jane), Miss Elizabeth Braddock
afterwards married to John r.
Miller), Mrs. Mary Granger, Mrs.
Sarah Jacobs, William Braddock,
Benjamin Daily and his wife and
son, Robert Carroll and wife, and
John Kelly and wife. From the
year 1885 to 1858 the congregation
held their meetings part of the
time at the Rockville Academy,
but most of the time at the private
residences of some of it's members.
"At a regular meeting of the
church, held in pursuance Of the
articles of Incorporation, on the
9th day of July, 1878, the follow
ing officers were elected, who still
hold their places: Pastor, Elder
William H. Schell; Elders, John
R. Miller and John w. Horner;
Deacons, George R. Braddock, Ed
ward Horner, E. Gilmore Duley,
and Hezekiah Trail; Trustees,
John r. Miller, Hezekiah Trail,
George X. Braddock, Edward Hor-
ner, and E. Gilmore Dudley; Clerk,
George r. Braddock; Treasurer,
Hezekiah Trail.
elder Schell has been the rcgu-
lar pastor for three years. A flour
ishing Sunday School is connected
with the church. The congregation
at present numbers 68 members,
was the comment.
the season by defeating Longwood,
1924, with Tetlow as high scorer
with IA noinfq They ended the |