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Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-12-09
Motor Transport
Course Offered
At Tri-S+a+e

A four-year course in Motor
Transport Management, planned
as the most complete such course
available in any college or univer-
sity is being instituted at Tri-State
College of Engineering and Com
merce, at Angola, Indiana.
Designed specifically to fill the
urgent need for young men train
ed especially for administrative
and supervisory posts in the rapid
ly-growing motor transportation
industry, the course will open in
September 1856, announces DR..
Theodore T. Wood, Tri-State's
president. Offered as a major in
the Department of Commerce, the
M tor Transport Management
course will lead to the Bachelor
of Science degree in Business Ad-
ministration.
Official endorsement and ap-
proval is given Tri-State's action
by the National Committee on Ed
ucation of the American Trucking
Associations, which is headed by
Walter F. Carey, a past president
of the Associations. The commit
tees resolution of commentator,
adopted in the Associations recent
in Washington, D. c.,
heartily recommends the support
of the American trucking indus
try"
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-12-09

This is Jimmy Fetter, the son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Arnold Fetter,
who reside on North Oak Street.
Jimmy is going on 13 years of age
and is in the seventh grade at
school.
Jim has worked at the Madison
Press Company for year and a
half, carrying the paper on South
Union, Logan, Liberty, Laurel,
Walnut and School streets.
The young lad wants to finish
school and become a policeman, a
highway patrolman, or an F.B.I.
agent. "A career of law enforce
ment, anyway" he says.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-12-09

DETROIT Up - Ross Hill was
the victim of some ambitious THE
YES. His tractor and trailer were
stolen from a parking lot-along
with $1,000 heavy duty earth
loader Altogether, the loot weigh
ed $4,000 pounds.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-12-09
ence does it make if the tongue
lashers call you chubby"

ence does it make if the tongue
lashers call you chubby"
One girl tabled skinny says 'I
thought I'd die at first and did
everything to gain weight, and
then one day friend of my moth
er's said I wish 1 had your figure
and after that I sized the whole
thing up-it was only the plump
girls who were jealous"
A silver lining is almost always
present when you are a target for
a surly remark.
Take the girl who was labeled
buck teeth" by her friends. She
did something about it. A few
visits to an orthodontist, braces
andin later years she turned out
to be toothpaste ad.
Or take another girl who was
called "bowlegs' by rude students.
She won a beauty contest in later
years, because she spent so much
time massaging and primping her
legs that they looked like prize
winning limbs in any judges book.
Other girls recite their high
school and college-day tremors
when such remarks as pigeon
toes" "knock-knees" sent shivers
down their spines. But all of them
profited by the experience, they
say. After all, if it hadn't been for
the name calling they might have
been spared the knowledge that
they were on the verge of small
defect. But being able to concen-
trate on it, they managed to inn
prove it above the norm.
Of small-bosomed girl feels
embarrassed about it, she can ex-
ercise to help matters along, and
being conscious of it, can find
built-up bras to round out her gym
suit or evening dress.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-12-09
HE'S NO NUT

PARIS, Tex. R,-Dogs, kids and
he doesn't mind. But when squir-
such, postman Frank O'Brien says
rel tried to bite him, that was too
much. He got a gun and went
hunting. Successful, toos
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-12-09

Ignorance, pride, or prejudice
closes the door to whatever is not
stereotyped.
Mary Baker Eddy
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-12-09
THE LANCER GOES + DOOR )!

tops costing even thousand dollars more.
The exciting news we have for you now is that
this 4-door Lancer is not confined to the
ultra-luxurious Custom Royal and Royal
Series. 1t can be yours IN the uatue-priced
Coronet Series-The KING SIZE CAR that
invades the low price fieldl Ever see anything
sweeter than the Coronet 4-door Lancer shown
above? Come on in and get the price.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-29
FOreWOrd and Dedication

This centennial edition of the Sentinel is dedicated to
tradition living tradition of Montgomery County and
the United States
The tradition have in mind is that will become
apparent to the reader believe he turns the pages of
this attempt to capture and record 100 years of County
history.
1t is tradition of hard and unceasng individual in
dusty for personal progress coupled with steadily grow
ing recognition of mans responsibility to his fellows
Within this tradition of stories in this edition
will show has existed constant striving to lead the
righteous life revealed by Individual lights and deter
minaton to realize justice and fairness in both formal and
daily relationships
been said by eminent historians that the course
of human events and progress cannot be recorded
steadily rising line graph ascending to ever-higher
heights of betement Rather the line of accomplishment
rises and falls from period to another If this is true
then the only reliable unit of time in which to the
trend of events is extended century may afford
such basis for appraisal If So it is hope that refec
ton of the past century the County will enable readers
to form their own value judgments.
Always virtue, humility has particular merit in pre-
sentng this Centennial edition to the County In compiling
it, the staff of the Sentinel worked with honesty and in
dustry. The task truly staggering The responsibility
heavy and fully appreciated
The shortcomings of this edition many, but the
Sentinel knows them to be the result of lack of time rather
than effort desire While physical size is the most
unsatisfactory of ALL it may interest readers
to know that the editorial type in this ISSUE if laid out in
continuous line would exceed the length of 1OOyard foot
ball field More than three months have been spent in the
research for and the final writing of this material by four
professional writers aided by of County and State
historians and residents of distinction in various fields In
recent years. of course the Sentinel preparing for this
edition.
These volunteer contributors without whose efforts the
edition could have been published listed elsewhere
in special note of appreciation. One of the most
aging elements in working the edition has been the keen
and friendly interest and assistance of many readers In
itself this stands living proof of with the past
and the present of the County and the place of the Sentinel
the chronicer of it.
To the living tradition then and the men and
of the County, past and present. who have created
and sustained it - present this Centennial edition.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-29

Charley Forest" and addition
to Charley Forest.
The village derived its name
from spring a half mile
south, the waters of which
were formerly considered es.
pecialIy adapted for washing
and securing purposes"
Unfortunately the title dc.
ceived prospective farmers com.
ing to the area into believing
that the soil was light and
sandy. The opposite was true.
As early as 1853 history
mentions "a meeting of the
Friends at Sandy Spring. In
attendance at this meeting pro.
badly were two Of the regions
most famous families, Brooke
and Thomas. Farmers still
follow Roger BroOkc's example
Of progressive, improved
farming.
The Friends Meeting House,
mentioned previously, was
built in 1742. Caleb Bentley
opened the first store in Sandy
Spring. The famed Sandy
Spring Lyceum was also early
established here. Education,
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-29
Gaithersburg

Gaithersburg was not always
Gaithersburg. From its found.
ing in 1902 by Benjamin
Gather until 1850 that was the
name. But from 1850 until
1873 the community was known
as Forest Oak" The original
title was then reinstated.
Upon a tract called Deer
Park surveyed for Ralph
Crabb in 1922, Gather built his
house beneath an oak tree re.
p0rtedly two centuries old. AT
first the town grew slowly.
Robert Crawford kept the first
hotel, and Benjamin Thompson,
John Lowe, and Samuel GlOyd
the pioneer business establish.
ments. II was not until 1873
that Gaithersburg was granted
charter by the General AS.
sembIy.
However, with the erection in
1881 Of a large thrcc.stOry
hotel by Juan Boyle, Gathers.
burg began TO blossom as u
popular summer resort. Fer.
tilizer production, grain stOr.
and. age, carriage.naI<ing and
saddle and trunk making
flOurished as local industries in
the late 1905.
Travellers constantly passed
through Gaithersburg, with six
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-29
Early Lords of the Manor
Really Built LOrdly Homes

standing in 1850 was Bunker Hill
on Falls Road between Potomac
and Rockville. At least two cen.
turtles old, it was built by the
Wilson family sometime in the
zoos and remained in the family
for generations.
There are still a few lockwood
bushes remaining in the yard and
one linden tree five feet in dia-
meter planted by the slaves in
the days when the front lawn
was covered with lindens and it
was known as Linden Hill.
The original house was one
story high, "nogged" with brick
and with hand rived" weather.
boarding. There are later add.
tons on each side and at one end
are two small rooms kept exclu-
Sively for the minister when he
came for a visit"
At one time the plantation was
managed by Lady of the Manor,
Margaret Schulz Wilson, who on
the death of her husband, Sam
uel, directed the operation of the
farm from horseback.
Another house of the same vim.
tage is Charley Forest, built in
Sandy Spring in 1927 by James
Brooke and the first house in
that part of Maryland.
A detailed description by its
last owner before it was removed
in 1913, pictures a long center
hall with large living room-din.
ing room on one side with a
slave kitchen adjoining.
The kitchen had a huge fire
place with crane and a bake
oven on one side. Water was
hand carried from an outside
we'll.
At the other side of the hall
were three bedrooms. Three
more bedrooms on the second
floor were reached by an outside
stairway. The floor beams were
round oak logs flattened on top
for floorboard, 16 TO Is inches
wide.
Charline Manor near Beallsvil.
le is the homeplace of the Crit
fifth family, distinguished in the
county since the Revolution. The
house made of red brick manu-.
featured on the place was prob.
ably built by Charles Greenbury
Griffith in the early nineteenth
century.
1t has large double parlor
with a fireplace at each end with
Continued on Page 81
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-29
Jamestown

Named in honor of it's first
resident, this community seemed
early to be a thriving trade cen
ter. John Gambler kept the first
store, Andrew Barneycole the
first tavern, John Doud the first
blacksmith shop, and, Samuel
Leeke the first wheelwright shop.
The pioneer physician was a
CDR. Edward" while the first post
office was presided over by mer.
chant John Chandler.
An early impressive structure
was the frame Presbyterian
Church, built in 1855. Historian
j. Thomas Scharf comments,
"The successful ablishment of
this church was chiefly the result
of the faithful labors of its first
and efficient pastor, Rev. Metz
ger"
With a bequest of $4,000 by
Andrew Small who was impress
ed with the "commendable
efforts of the people to improve
their educational facilities" the
Andrew Small Male and Female
Academy was built and opened
to 60 pupils in 1869. The acad-
envy, constructed of brick close
to the Presbyterian Church, was
for some time the largest school
building in the county. Prof. M.
L. Venable assumed duties as the
first principal. The purpose of
the institution, according to a
writer of the time, was to fur.
nish to the people of barnes.
town and the surrounding region
a Christian school of high grade
at moderate rates"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-29
BrOOkeville

Taxing its name from the
Brooke family who settled in the
ncighborhood in 1923, this town
was created by an act Of the
Legislature in 1908 at the insist.
ence of Thomas Moore.
Il A mill had been erected on the
site in 1894 by Richard Thomas
who built the hamlets first home
in 1901. Caleb Bentley, who evi.
IDENTIFY was the "Woolworth" of
his day kept Brookeville's first
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-29

Through the windows of some
of our old homes in Montgom-
cry County we can catch an oc-
casional glimpse of the life led
by the Lords of the Manor two
centuries ago.
1t was the Age of Tobacco,
large plantations and prosperous
living in the wilderness.
The oldest frame house still
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-29
Cabin John

This name is a corruption Of
Captain John Creek" which
flows into the Potomac close by
the site of the town. Unques.
tionably the most imposing struc.
ture in the area was a 420 foot,
single span granite bridge built
by the U. S. Government at a
cost of S237000 to carry water
from Great Falls TO Washington.
For many years the bridge,
which crossed 101 feet above the
floor of the ravine, was the
largest stone.arch span in the
world. Gen. NJ. c. Meigs directed
construction.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-29
COleSville

The Cole family, very early
settlers in the neighborhood,
are hOnOrcd by the name of
this community rising on
"Beall Christie" a SOC acre
tract granted to Charles and
William BealI in 172O. The first
town blacksmith, Charles
Cunningham, is one of the
earliest noted residents. The
Federal Methodist Episcopal
Church built just outside Coles.
vile at the close of the Re.
evolutionary War was one of
the first structures.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-29
Silver Spring

The Blair family completely
dominates the history of this
community. 1t was Francis Pres
ton Blair who, while pursuing a
runaway horse, stumbled into a
thick pine forest surrounding a
bubbling, silver-flecked fountain,
and Immediately desired posses.
sion of the magnificent spot. He
quickly made bargain with the
owner and thus was acquired by
the Blair family the present site
of Maryland's second largest
city.
Later Blairs served with dis.
tinction in the military, and
judicial, legislative and eXecu.
tive branches of the government.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-29
Sligo

This community certainly can
be called a "cross roads. Found.
ed on the tract, Girls Portion"
surveyed for Col. Henry Dulany
in 1888, Sligo was on the Metro.
politan Branch of the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad, the Brooke.
ville.Washington Turnpike, and
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-29
ClarkeSburg

It's location on the main stage
coach line from the west &C.
counts for the early prosperity of
Clarkesburg. One historian re-
ports excitedly that at one time
the town contained THREE
TAVERNS! The first house in
the area was erected in 1880 by
John G. Clark on a portion of
the tract layed out in the Cow
Pasture" survey for Henry Crit
fifth. Benjamin Browning was
among the towns first black
smiths and DR.. Horace Wilson
among the first physicians.
1t was here that the Catawba
Grape, destined to attract world
wide attention, was first cul-
tivated lin the garden of Mr..
Scholl'.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-29
Tridelphia

From its establishment in 1909
to its cessation Of operations
after the war of 1912, the Tridel.
phia Cotton Mill, established by
Isaac Briggs, Caleb Bentley and
Thomas Moore, dominated the
activities of this area. The town
was built upon a tract known as
"Benjamin's Lot, surveyed for
BENJAMIN Gather in 1925.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-29
Great Falls

Taking its name, of course,
from the Potomac River falls
here, this village developed on
Bear Den, surveyed for VIII.
liam Offutt In 1929. T h c
romantic gold mines Of Mont.
gomery County" are found close
70 Great Falls.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-29
BurtOnsville

Isaac Burton lived to see his
land spring into a prosperous
hamlet in the last half of the
nineteenth century. He served as
its first postmaster, commencing
in 1870. Alexander Sims had
opened the first store two years
previous.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-29

public roads cOnverging at this
point, including the great West
ern Highway from Washington
TO Frederick.
Henry Ward was Gathers
burg's Commission President,
elected in 1878. Other commits.
siOners were James Is. Gather,
William GIOyd and Reuben Bur.
Kiss. First bailiff was John
RmrriSS.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-29
Spencerville

Another late-founded commu'
nifty, this town derives it's name
from William A. Spencer who
established it in 1850. John
Gamer operated the first "store
of general merchandise; while
Austin Black was the pioneer
blacksmith. Ten years after
founding, Spencerville opened its
first post office with William
Spencer as first postmaster.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-29
Redland

The settlement was part of
Banks venture, surveyed by
John Banks in 1852. One of the
earliest families in the area was
the CaShellS.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-29
Offutt's Crossroads

The Offutt family after whom
this settlement takes its name
were among the first residents
of the area. Rev. James Hunt,
preceptor' Of "Tusculum Acad.
envy" the first institution of
learning in the county, lived and
died hero
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-29
Sandy Spring

History seems unclear as TO
Sandy Springs origin. Several
tracts are mentioned as its
base, including "SnOwden
Manor" "Beall's Manor"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-29
Germantown

AS the name indicates, most of
this areas early settlers were
German families, notably Fred.
erick Snyder, Frederick Richter
and Peter Hogan. George
Buchanan surveyed the area,
known then as Chestnut Ridge"
in 1872. A historian calls one of
the early buildings, the Methodist
Episcopal Church "a com.
modious two story frame struc-
ture."
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-29

seems TO have been a fetish
among Sandy Spring residents
for in 1919 another excellent
institution, the Fail Hill Board
ing School, opened.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-29
ClaggettSville

The CIaggctts, Tor whom this
town was named, came from
England to this area as early as
1865. They gained fame as off.
GERS during the revolution, as
bankers, and as early county
justices. L. G. Kings Kings
Distillery" were located nearby.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-29

store, while "Mr. Murphy"
managed the first blacksmith
shop.
Though an earlier physician
had served the community, DR..
Henry Howard was the original
resident doctor. Robert Stuart
assumed the duties of the first
school teacher.
About 1900 David NeWlin
brought industry to the area
with the establishment of a grist,
seed, clover-seed and flaxseed
mill.
Education was given much
weight in Brookeville, also. The
Brookeville Academy with Robert
Stuart as first principal was
opened to students in 1915. In
1888 the trustees of the institu-
ton petitioned the Legislature to
prohibit the sale of intoxicating
liquors in the vicinity of the
academy. Their request was
granted.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-29
st. JOseph's Park

st. Joseph's Park was carved
from a huge 1920 acre tract
granted to William Joseph in
1859. BiSected by the Washing
ton-Brookeville Turnpike, the
community was dominated by the
famous St. Johns or Carrolrs
Chapel.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-29
BeaIlSVille

Originally known as Beall's
Cross Roads, this community was
settled later than most, one of
the first recorded business ven.
lures being a store opened by
John A, Delt in 1872.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-29
GAINESVILLE

This town in the tobacco.
growing region was created by
the General Assembly in 1911
from land surveyed for Jere.
miah Hays in 1747, and named
for william Barnes who built
the first house. He subse-
gently removed to Ohio where
another town bears his name.
Leonard Hays kept the first
store i'm GAINESVILLE, while Ben.
jamin Tucker and william Trail
were among the first tavern
keepers. The first blacksmith
shop belonged to Solomon
Plummer... A Or. Isle" is
recorded as the earliest physi.
clan.
The early inhabitants of
GAINESVILLE had a talent for
making news. Capt. James
Gleeson was a revolutionary
hero; Frederick Muse built
fortune from furniture; Abra-
ham S. Hays, an early magis-
trate, held court in his parlOr,
repeatedly SO quiet his family
in the house was not disturbed
by the litigation. "Old Ned"
was a famed Negro blacksmith;
Donation Wilson was a men,
Der of the State Legislature;
and the Colts seemed to relish
having large families.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-29
LaytOnSVille

In I728 James Brooke sur
veyed a tract of land referred to
as Brooke Brove." An addi-
ton to this tract is the site of
LaytOnsville. The town was
named for a member of its
original family, John L. Layton.
One of the more imposing
earlier buildings was the Meth
Odist Episcopal Church, erected
i'm 1867.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-29

the Ashton-Sligo Turnpike. Later
to develop into the States second
largest city, the famous Blair
estate "Silver Spring" was
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-29
Drumeldra

An early, major industry of
this town was a boarding house
for girls, founded in 1881 by
Abraham Brooke, Elizabeth
Lukens and Hannah Lukens. A
writer of the time comments,
Having an able corps of teach
ers, it was for many years one
of the best institutions in the
State.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-29
Newport

Lots in this abortive town we're
actually given away as prizes at
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-29
Jacksonville

The Dawson family for whom
this town was named, was one
of the most prosperous and far
reaching in the area, first &C.
curing land as early as 1850.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-29
Ashton

From the tract Addition to
Charley Forest" this village grew
and flourished. Bernard Gilpin
who owned part of the tract
settled as early as 1890 William
Thomas possessed most of the
remaining land. Porter and
Stable established the commu-
nity's first store.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-29
HyattStOWn

Though the first house in the
area was erected by F. Poole
around 1900 Hyattstown -
named in honor of Jesse Hyatt -
was not formally created by an
act of the legislature until 1909.
In addition to the Hyatts and
Pooles, the Foster, Cover, Philips,
Collins and Davis families we're
early settlers.
Thomas Foster was the early
blacksmith, Jacob Smith was the
first carpenter. Henry Poole
was the first storekeeper. Levi
Philips kept the first hotel, and
Daniel Collins was the town
tailor. Children went to school
in the old Methodist Church,
taught bV Samuel Soner
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-29
Martinsburg

This village was founded on
land known as Johns Delight"
surveyed by and granted to John
HarriSS in 1755.