Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-06-28

Poolesville vicinity. Driving up to
the side door, we were amazed to
see cats climbing over everything
in sight-even over the handy man.
"How many do you have?" We
asked the lady of the house. "Well
l think it's sixteen-last year we
got up to twenty-three." Seems
that the soft hearted lady last
summer left it to the aforesaid
handy man to get rid of all but
four by way of the Animal Shelter,
and he kept four ladies who to
date have brought the census up
to sixteen. They are the latest,
sleekest cats, of all shades of grey
and yellow that we have seen in
long time.
With guest from Chicago, we
were accompanying Miss Edythe
M. Turner, home demonstration
agent on a trip to pick up rugs for
the exhibit at College Park during
Short Course Week. We had swung
by the Van Emons to see the
wonderful view from their place.
We went on to call on Miss
Sallie Brown, nonegenarian men,
Der of the Poolesville- Gainesville
Dickerson Club. Despite her age
she is active, alert and does the
loveliest embroidery and crotchet-
ing which she sells.
Then for a hasty run up Sugar
Loaf, detached outpost of the
Great Appalachian system which
stands as a mountain island in a
country of corn and wheat fields
of pastures and country life," as
has so POLITICALLY been written.
Our friend had previously read from
our files how this mountain is a
gift to the people from Gordon
Strong, a retired artillery officer,
who has devoted large part of
his life to the cause.
Next to the Firemen's Hall
Beallsville, where it was like old
home week, with Rockville Home
makers the guest of the P-B-D
Club. Immediately Mrs. Charles
G. Blake, the mother of Mrs. Max
White, began to tell how much
she had enjoyed the story of the
old Episcopal Church near Glen
elg. (Sentinel June y. Before
her marriage she was Mary Hill
leary Hammond, a descendant of
the builder of the Hammond H ar
wood House in Annapolis. More
about her later-she is cute
trick-won't tell her age-but we
got line on her!
Oh yes, the rugs. Well, they
were hooked rugs of all colors and
designs-Mrs. Best Linthicum' S
young Mans Fancy" Miss Cora
Clever's "Romantique" (our favor
ite); Mrs. T. B. Dorsett's "Moss
Rose" and "Chilcote Rose;" Mrs.
Wilbur Watkins easter Parade
and another one of hers called
Circus"
Mrs. j. H. Mussetter also had a
"Romantique" done in different
colors; Mrs. Clarence Day called
hers Fall Splendor;" Mrs. Walter
Pack an "Agamentius;" Mrs. Mar
garet Bragdon a "New England
Scroll" and Mrs. David Bradley
sent one of pansy design.
These rugs were greatly admired
at Short Course, Miss Turner says
We have surely 'lost face" at
the Institutes of Health. On d
1review tour of the various clinics
conducted by our friend, Judsor
Hardy, for newspaper people q
few days before the cornerstone
laying, the view of the "innards'
of cancerous white mouse by way
of picture window inserted in its
To keep from keeling over we
small frame, was just too much
sought the fresh air-felt worse
got in our car and FASTENED back
to Rockville. We have always
been allergic to mice-bu. the
strange thing was that the little
mouse seemed perfectly happy and
evidently loved it's attendant.
Judson Hardy was once a Rock.
vile resident and still reads the
Sentinel, he told us. During the
luncheon which preceded the tour
we met DR.. G. F. Meadors, another
former Rockvillian, who inciden,
tally, was once a member of the
Rockville Baptist choir. He is in
charge of technical services fol
the National Cancer Institute. 81
lived in "Foggy Hollow" and was
a volunteer fireman." he told us
How are Val Wilson and Bill
Burrows?" he continued. He also
wanted to know if Monkey Run was
still with US and said he felt sure
it was not nearly so colorful now
that it is known almost exclusively
as Middle Lane.
DR.. Meadors sent his regards to
all the Fire Department members
-"great guys" he called them.
If there is a member of the
Gather family which settled Cal
thersburg, having knowledge OF
family lines and interested in
geneology, will they please write
to Kenneth Gather of Falls City,
Nebraska? Mr.. Gather writes
that his grandfather. Razzil Ian.