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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-29

mittee of the 1857 County Fair,
composed of John l.. Dufief, JOS
eph T. Baily, J. T. DeSullum, H.
b. Cashell, and William Braddock,
lists the following admission
charges for the fair:
Persons on foot, 1919 cents;
children and servants, free; horse
and rider, 25 cents; single car
riages, IS cents; double carriages,
SO and 12h2 cents for each passen-
ger, servants and children eX-
copied"
Instead of the horse-pulling con
tests popular today, blowing con
tests were staged right on the
fairgrounds in the 1S50s. In 1856,
when County landowners were
also slave owners, Jeffrey, be-
longing to julius West, took first
prize in the blowing competition,
and Thomas, owned by William
Veirs Bouic, placed second.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-29
BarnsIey Store at Olney Serued
As Bank, Coffin and Grog Shop

on, the last pair you handed me
l think maybe they might
answer"
One lady customer sent for
five cents worth of gilt kisses
by Jim. Another asks to "please
put the corn meal on the, end of
the bag, tea and sugar on the
other and place it on the horse
so the boy will not let it fall
Reuben Riggs sends an order
for zone pair of your best so
cent stockings and a hoop skirt
for Mary
Another quaint note from O..
Dorsey reads:
"Dear Mr. B.
please send me one pair of
unbleached 20 cent gentleman's
stockings and the rest of the
eggs in muslin; one dozen China
buttons and one ball of unbleach-
ed knitting cotton and the rest
of the butter in water crackers"
One short note requests that
one-quart barrel of flour be sent
to BLACK Ted. An unsigned
order reads, Il want two candles
and one pair of shoes (children's
size). l want them for my cooks
child (stout Baltimore shoes)."
Bell Magruder writes, "Mr.
B. - Please send me a traVell-
ing satchel such as you pack
your clothes in when you go
away from home. Also six rufus,
gum elastic and a pair of gloves,
the best you have, and veil"
The last paper in the bundle
was a note from the housekeeper
at Rockland School, Sandy
Spring.
"Mr. BarnSley, Sir
please send one and a half
dozen bombeZine buttons like the
enclosed, also a ball of candle
wick and a spool of black twist"
The Olney stOrekeeper was
receiving the Montgomery
County SENTINEL way back
in 1865. An old receipt from
w. Fields reads, Received from
John BarnsIey, Esq, one dollar
and fifty cents in full payment
for the subscription to the SEN
TINEL, to May %, 1862"
It is interesting to note that
in the year 1866 Barnsley had
to pay a State tax of 81 for a
carriage.
Some of the retail prices in the
early 1865 might be interest to-
day: One pair of oxen brought
$751; one horse, $40; one double
harness, $50; an ambulance, S53;
one carriage, 500.
The following list of prices
shows what Mr. Barnsley paid
for some of his merchandise,
wholesale, before 1875.
One gallon of whiskey, $3.50;
one hog, So; 500 cigars, SIS;
11112 yards of rag carpet, $3.50;
u dozen overalls, $3.50; one wal
nut bureau, $3.50; two coats, So;
p dozen cOrsets, $6.25; bacon
per pound, 10 cents; shirting per
yard, nine cents.
Copyright 1855 by
Mrs. Esther B. Stabler)
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-29

ed 20', OF all lumber in the area
was splintered.
"The telephone system was
hideOus, tangled wreck" means
one observer. Every wire was
torn from its connection at the
Central office by the weight of
falling trees. of which there were
% on the wires between Sandy
Spring and Olney.'
MiraculouSly no one was killed
or injured by falling debris. How
ever Henry c. Sherman, 81, died
at the height of the tempest, pro.
portedly from the excitement.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-29

The American Journal of Octo,
Der 3, 1856, published in Rock
vile, gives a list Of premiums of
the first fair on the new
grounds in Rockville. For the
first ten years the fair had been
held first on Courthouse Square
and later on a lot near the Cath.
Ole church.
The fair was discontinued in
1928 and the grounds, which con
sisted originally of 26 acres, sold
to the County Board Of Education
Playing a big part in the es-
tablishment of a county fair in
1919 after a lapse of 81 years
were o. w. Anderson, county
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-29


to have a school built near the
village Laytonsville) but we still
ploughed through mud and snow
all winter to reach it.
Now, why it took so long to
grasp the fact that it would he
an advantage to have a school
building in the village, 1 do not
know, but the County finally Sc
cured a lot and we now have a
fine building in the town.
ut is a good thing to take the
care of the children that is now
done by the County and the COM
munity.
Il enjoyed my years at what
my brother, William D. Bell, call
ed Corn Bread College, and we
had teachers who gave us all the
grades that the children now get,
and taught us all that we could
take-fine teachers-Who taught
us higher mathematics q never
reached them, Latin, etc, all in
one room!
The boys excelled at m&the-
matics-it seemed easy to them.
Our spelling bees were very en-
joyable, and we visited other
schools to vie with them-some-
times Vanquished.
"The preparation l had in these
one-room schools enabled me to
go to the classes in the school
1 was later fortunate to attend.
THE first school was over a
mile from Laytonsville, at the
Goshen crossroads. Other teach
erS I remember, besides Mr..
Pace, were Ernest Holland and
f. M. Beach.
"In 1879 l entered Rockland
School (Sandy Spring. conducted
by Prof. Henry c. HalloWell, as
sisted by Miss Ellen Farquhar,
with Miss Rose Hayden, music
teacher, and lectures by William
H. Farquhar. We were a part of
the family, living in the home of
Prof. and Mrs. Hallowell.
ION Sunday we went to service
either at the Episcopal Church in
Olney or the Friends Meeting
House in Sandy Spring, driving
to the services in what seemed
to me an ambulance-probably
a relic of Civil War days. Lucky
was the girl who was invited to
sit on the front seat with the
driver, who was the eldest son of
Prof. and Mrs. HalloWell.
Everything was done for our
| pleasure as well as for our edu-
cation. We were each allotted
plot of ground in which to plant
our favorite flowers. Mine, /
think, were heliotrope and mig
nonette.
There were many social
events, and never shall forget
the reception given for Mrs.
Charles f. Brooke, a recent bride,
and niece of Prof. and Mrs. Hal
lowell. They had asked her to
wear her wedding gown, which
she did-and how lovely she look
ed to us!
after left the school, think
the next year-Prof. and Mrs.
Hallowell celebrated their 25th
wedding anniversary, and the for
mer scholars were invited to at
tend, which / had the pleasure
Of doing. My years at Rockland
we're a JOY to me, and the friend.
ships made then have lasted
throughout the years.
"Your friend,
A. l.. II"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-29

Barns, sheds, stables, windmills,
and outhouses were damaged or
demolished on almost every farm
i'm the county Fair Hill and
Cherry Grove both had their
roofs partially blown off The
public school buildings at Sandy
Spring and Brighton were crush
ed by falling trees. A reporter
notes, THE demand for window
glass at the stores was woefully
in excess of the supply for many
days"
Most of the crops were in, so
there was little damage in the
fields, but many woodlands we're
shorn Of their trees. An estimat-
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-29

White, Robert w. Carter, Edward
w. Owen, George f. Brooke,
Henry c. Hallowell, Nicholas D.
Offutt, Joseph P Baily, John T.
DeSeillum, William S. Brooks
and Thomas r. Suter.
.e While the fair today is primar-
lily of an agricultural nature and
features livestock, poultry, farm
and household exhibits, there are
a few carnival events-but no
horse racing, a feature of the
early fairs.
A report of the executive COM
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-29

William Harrison McCeney,
who was so pleased with the re-
suits of the 1919 fair that he do
mated the timber from 30 acres of
land for more buildings, is the
grandson of Henry Cole McCeney
of White Oaks, prominent in the
establishment of the earlier fair.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-29

In colonial days, the British
troops stationed in America were
known as lobster back" because
their uniform coats were a bright
red.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-29

When 10Th century Countians
put on a, wedding party, they
did a good job of it. After the
wedding of Emma Magruder and
Thomas Worthington Waters at
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-29
Hurricane Hit County
With Ruin Back in go

They probably didn't call it Edna Hazel or Carol but
hurricane crashed through Montgomery County Sept 49,
1896 The storm which had begun at dawn drought
relieving ran reached its peak at midnight The dead calm
of the "eye" fell at 80 the morning Of the Both when
morning came writer reports, the abominaton of desoa
uas ON n,nr1 sdn
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-29

The Dutch landed eight men
from the ship New Netherlands
in Manhattan Island in May, 1924
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-29

Georgetown was once one of
the leading ports of the eastern
seaboard.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-29

tiOn was on every side. y
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-02
breakdown Nets
100 Arrests on
~ 40 Speedway

BALTIMORE. Sept. 2 GA
special police squad assigned to
patrol U. S. 40 near the east city
limits reported yesterday it had
arrested the drivers of about
100 big trucks in the past three
weeks.
1t. Arthur Block, head of the
enforcement drive, said most of
the arrests come in the early
morning when the drivers "have
been taking matters into their
own hands and staging speed
contests. driving on the wrong
side Of the street, and commit
ting other violations"
Thirty-three drivers were ar
rested one night last week, most
Of them charged with speeding
1t. Block reported most of the
drivers are from outside Mary
land and forfeit S16.45 in bail
money rather than stand trial.
U. s. 40 carries heavy truck
traffic between Baltimore and
the Northeast. The special squad
has been assigned to a one-mile
sector just inside the city limits.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-02

schools. two Of them distant
from the area.
McKenney Hills win get so.
Rollingwood, 80 and Woodlin,
80 Woodlin, the nearest school,
In February was put on notice
that it could expect 80 of the
Linden pupils.
Montgomery School Board
President Willard G. McGraw
conceded at the Wednesday
hearing that the Linden School
CLOSING was not of an emergency
nature. He said that if the
Supreme Court decision had not
been rendered in May. the school
would have remained open this
Fall.
Circulated in State
The State Boards opinion last
night was rushed to county SUI
Iperintendents throughout the
State.
The precedent setting opinion,
the first on such an appeal, in
effect notified county school
boards they could expect full
support OF the State Board Of
Education in their indignation
plans. It emphasized the "au-
tonomy" Of the local board.
Nevertheless, the State Board
appeared to have avoided de-
lliberately the Indignation ques-
ton by criticizing from an ad-
Iministrative standpoint only the
"educational unsoundness' oil
the Montgomery plan.
The State Board never an.
swered the questions raised b,
Andrew A. Lipscomb of Rolling
wood, as to whether the Suprem,
Courts ruling was to be used tt
force a mixing Of the races"
The board failed to comment
on Mr.. Lipscomb's allegation
that the Montgomery board hac
split up the Linden group tt
soften the indignation problem
for any one school.
Willard G. McGraw, chairman
Of the Montgomery board, sait
no further meetings of his groul
on the indignation question art
scheduled. A month ago thu
board said it had hoped there
wouldsbe no further closed-dool
meetings on the question.
! DR.. Pullen said last nights
meeting was scheduled in ad.
vance Of the State Boards hear.
ing in Baltimore. He said hi
made no sweeping suggestions
to the county off1cials for re-
varnping its program.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-02
Candidates Will Appeal
CoInor Write-In RuIino

Winners Of write-in votes in
the controversial July IL Col
mar Manor (Md.) town election
said today through their attor-
Ineys they will appeal a decision
of Circuit Court Judge John B.
Gray, jr.. declaring the write-in
votes illegal.
Judge Gray's decision re-
turned to Office veteran Mayor
John N. Torvestad.
Mr.. Torvestad received "a
votes in the election to SO write
in votes for Harry w. Hill. &c.
year-old veteran of 10 years on
the Council.
Also at issue is the election
in the Sd ward. Judge Gray
declared Mortimer E. Rian win
ner in the Sd ward election.
He received 20 votes as against
% write-in votes for Olin L.
Merchant.
Winners Of the write-in votes
were denied seats on the Council
at a meeting after the election
during which States Attorney
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-02
Police Still Getting Daily Tips
On Staying Of Girls in Park

Prince Georges County police
still are receiving tips on the
identity of possible suspects in
the Staying Of two teen-age Lane
Manor girls. although II weeks
have passed since their deaths
in Northwest Branch Park.
Police Chief George J. Pana-
goulis said yesterday I'VE still
are extremely hopeful that the
Staying will be solved"
The girls. Nancy Marie Sho-
mette, l6. and Michael Ann
Ryan, IA, were found dead on
June IS in a shaded grove of
the park. Their bodies were
riddled with .22-caliber bullets.
Detective Capt. Charles e
Thomson said yesterday his Of
flee is receiving at least one
report a day from police depart.
ments in other States as q re-
suit Of the distribution Of circu-
lars giving the description Of the
so-called "Pancho villa" who
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-02

established to be required in
1870" he said.
Arlington proposes to install
secondary facilities in 1870 at q
cost Of So million and, with the
growth anticipated by the study,
to enlarge the entire plant about
1885 at a cost Of 50 million.
The report was drawn up by
Alexander Potter. Associates, and
Greeley & Hansen.
Mr.. Lundberg continued:
When it Is realized that only
about n per cent Of the pollu-
ton load in the Metropolitan
Area originates in Northern vir-
ginia, 1t should be obvious that
the major problem Of reduction
of the pollution in the Potomac
River rests with the District of
Columbia and the portions of
Maryland served by the District
plant"
The county manager said that
Arlington has and is doing its
share" The original Arlington
sewage treatment plant was COM
pleted in 1887 and was one of
the first in the area. 1t was en-
larged in September, 1858, and
can render primary treatment
for 20 million gallons of sewage
per day. said Mr.. Lindberg. The
plant currently is processing II
million gallons per day, he added.
Mr.. Lundberg concluded that:
During the past year, in keep
ing with its long-range program
Arlington has mpleted the
Reaches Run lift station--cost-
ing $70.000--and funds are avail
able in the current budget for
construction of the Rosslyn lift
Station-costing $50. 600"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-02

was seen in the park on the day
of the murder.
The circulars were distributed
to 2,177 police departments
throughout the country, offering
a 81, 900 reward for any informa-
ton leading to a solution Of the
crime.
Two county detectives. 1t.
Earl ]. Huber and Sergt. Rich
ard A. Pearson, still are investi-
eating the murder on a full-time
basis.
Capt. Thomson said the de-
partment's file on the murder
case now includes 425 type
written pages. He said his In
vestigators have spent over $500
hours on the case. More than
1000 persons have been inter-
viewed.
Capt. Thomson said police
have checked 235 .22-caliber
Marlin rifles, the type believed
used in the staying. OF these.
SO have been sent TO the FBI
for laboratory tests.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-02
BURGLARS GET SILVER, JEWELS .
FROM STATES ATTORNEYS HONE

Thieves last night walked through the unlocked base
ment door Of the house belonging the Prince Georges
County States Attorney and made OF with chest Of
sverware and some jewelry.
The ntruders searched the home of Blair H. Smith,.
1903 calverton drive College Heights Nd according to
Mrs Edna Patterson. the prosecutors mother law Mrs.
Patterson who is staying the with her nephew
while Mr.. Smith is at Colonial Beach, Va the eweiry
that taken belonged theft discovered
early last night by Mrs Patterson and her nephew they
returned home.
small cloth overnight bag left dining room
chair by the thieves according Georges County
Policeman Charles s. KeSS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-02

Blair H. Smith. acting as the
towns associate counsel. ruled
that write-in candidates are moi
permitted in primary or munici.
pal elections under the Maryland
Constitution.
Judge Gray supported thi:
contention in ruling on a suit
brought by Mr.. Hill and Mr.
Merchant.
Meanwhile. it was learned thai
supporters Of the two write-ir
candidates are circulating a peti.
ton in Colmar Manor asking
the Council to declare a new
election. The petition is ex-
|pected to be presented at the
Councils meeting Tuesday night
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-02
Arlington Work to Curb
Pollution Is Defended

Arlington County Manager A.
T. Lundberg has come to the de-
Tense Of his county's progress in
meeting the Potomac River pol
luton problem.
Mr.. Lundberg yesterday issued
q statement to answer criticisms
leveled at the county last Tuesday
over the WRC-Tv program, "Our
Beautiful Potomac"
The producer and narrator oil
the series. Stuart Finley. stated
that Arlington was not develop
ing plans for secondary sewage
treatment facilities. Mr.. Lund-
berg declared that this state
ment completely misrepresents
recorded information which Is
available.
He said that a report is in the
files Of the Interstate Commits.
sion on the Potomac River Basin
explaining the county's future
sewage disposal plans.
The county manager pointed
out that Arlington voters in Nov
ember, 1854, approved a 5000. 00C
bond issue for the purchase OF
land along Four-Mile Run for
flood control purposes and TO pro-
vide land for secondary treat
ment facilities. Most of this land
now has been acquired, he said.
Mr.. Lundberg declared that the
recent telecast indicated that
Arlington has no plans for fur
Their improvement" On the basis
of a report on sewage disposal for
the metropolitan area OF North
ern Virginia in June, 1854, the
need for secondary facilities was
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-02
County Board Stands Pot
On Closing Negro School

The Montgomery County Boart
Of Education today stood pat or
its entire program of migrating
public schools despite an in.
direct suggestion from the State
Board Of Education that it mod
ify its plans for closing the Lin
den School for Negroes.
After a five-hour closed dool
session with State Supt. Thoma:
g. Pullen last night. the board
announced there would be M
change in its program before the
opening of schools September II
The State Board In Baltimore
yesterday denied an appeal Of
1872 Rollingwood residents from
the Montgomery school authori.
ties action in transferring 8;
Linden pupils two miles to the
Rollingwood School.
No Capricious Action
The State Board said. evidences
produced at the Wednesday
hearing on the appeal docs moi
show any bad faith or capriciou.
action" on the part Of the Mont.
gomery Board or Supt. Forbes II
Norris.
At no point In its decision
however. did the State Board
voice its approval of the action
The State Board went so fan
as to slap the wrists of Mont.
gomery school authorities ir
their decision to close the SUBJ
standard Linden School a year
ahead of the opening of the
nearby Rosemary Hills School
which in 1856 will house most
Of the Linden children.
The State Board feels
that some of the procedural
details adopted by the County
Board and the county superin-
tendent may have been open to
question" the State agency said
The State Board said that
scattering of children from q
particular school among a num-
Der of other schools for a one
year temporary period is educa-
tionally unSound unless a real
emergency exists"
The board added that although
the evidence did not justify its
reversing the local board the
Montgomery Board Gin view oil
the evidence adduced at this
hearing may desire, in It's
discretion. to modify procedural
details of its plan"
Acted Within Rights
The State Board ruled only
that Montgomery authorities
acted within their legal rights
and within the field of discretion
The opinion was rendered aft
er more than nine hours of de-
liberation by the State Board
with the assistance of DR.. Pullen
Assistant Attorney General
Frank T. Gray and other school
officials.
The entire board comprising
Wendell D. Allen, president, Je-
rome Frampton. jr., Mrs. Helen
c. Walker, Dr.. D. o. w. Holmes
Mrs. Ruth L. Marcus and Will
liam A. Gunter, signed the opin-
ion.
Montgomery Board members
In April ordered the closing at
Linden and three other SUBJ
standard Negro schools in the
suburban area.
In all cases but Linden, pupils
we're assigned to schools nearest
their homes. The Linden school,
located in the Lyttonsville col
ored community, however, saw
its pupils assigned to three
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-02
Hose Bursts, Injuries
ARLINGTON Fireman

An Arlington fireman was in
jured last night when he was
thrown to the ground after a
section hose burst during a COM
Ipany drill.
The fireman. Louis Galeano
80, Of Boulevard Heights. Md. a
member Of No. 2 fire company
was admitted to Arlington Hos.
Ipital with right shoulder and
Iarm injuries.
Pvt. Galeano was knocked
down by the force of the water
from the broken hose.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-02

districts here last night in a
farm and home electric project.
The winners. announced &C
the State All Club electric
congress. included Betty Fea-
Igans, Culpeper County, and Vin.
cent Cazenas, Fairfax County,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-02
Addition TO FucuIty

Ellis r. Lippincott has joined
the University Of Maryland
faculty as professor Of chemistry.
He has been an associate chem
istry professor at Kansas State
College since 1851.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-02
Controller Sworn Id

RICHMOND, Sept. 2 P1. -
Sidney c. Day. jr., yesterday was
sworn IN as Virginia's fifth State
comptroller, succeeding Henry
q. Gilmer. who recently retired.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-02
Foirfux Boy Among
Al Electric Winners

RICHMOND. Sept. 2 Dr.
Twelve Virginia Al Club men,
lbers were named tops in their