Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1895-08-30
While Mr.. VIM. ]. Offutt. of poolesville

w uiie nAr' w III. d. OHutt, OF fO0leSVllle
district, this county, was driving to Fred.
erick with his family in a two horse car
riage Tuesday morning the coupling. pin
broke on down grade, which brought the
wheels in contact with the horses. The
horses took fright and ran off, throwing
Mrs. Ofutt and her daughter and son out,
considerably bruising and cutting them
Mr.. Offutt was thrown against pile of
rocks and sustained a number OF severe cuts
about the head, several of which it was
necessary TO sew, besides receiving num-
Der of other cuts and bruises.
At meeting of the School Board on
Tuesday last, the appointments Of the follow.
ing teachers were confirmed: Frances d.
Wyand, school No. 2, election district 1 !;
Elizabeth G. Payne, No. A, district /; Jas.
E. Duvall, No. 2, district 3; Willis o.
Rhodes, No. 7, district q Cora E. Cecil, No.
5, district A; Melissa E. Ricketts,, No. 6, dis
trict 4; A. s. johnson, No 3, district 5 Ida
l.. Isherwood, No. 3, district 6; Cora l..
Skinner, No. 6. district 8; VIM. 7. Colbert,
No. 3, district II , Mamie E. Pratt, No. 4,
district IL; Maggie NJ. Dudrow, No. 6, dis
trict IL; Carrie King, No. 2, district 12;
Mary E. War6eld, No. 8, district 10.
Mr.. John B. Thomas, of Evansville, Ind,
one OF the editors of newspaper at that
place and printer by trade, arrived here
on Tuesday last on trip around the world.
The undertaking is to settle a wager, the
terms of which are that he was to start pen.
niless, earn all his travelling expenses and
return home within two years with five hun.
bred dollars earned in some way. The en-,
and travels on a tricycle. chair propelled by
means OF cranks and endless chains. He
can travel in any other way, provided he
pays his fare. He left Tuesday afternoon
for Washington, going thence to New York
where he will take vessel for Europe.
On Thursday of last week, in the barnes.
town Methodist Church South, Mr.. j. IL.
Allnutt, Jr., and Miss Bette M. Padgett,
daughter of Mr. Thomas e. Padgett, were
married. Miss Edith Taylor, of Washing.
ton, was bridesmaid and Mr. II. j. Sterick
was best man, while Messrs. Arthur Hersh,
berger and Harry Willard were ushers
Miss Minnie Smith, of Oakland, played the
wedding march. Rev. L. L. Lloyd per
formed the ceremony. Tasteful decorations
adorned the church. Mr.. and Mrs. r. E.
Padgett rendered a reception at their home
at Pleasant Hill to the newly married couple.
1t was largely attended, and supper was
served. Mr.. and Mrs. Allnutt will reside
at Seneca
Mr.. George Plyer died at his home, on
the Brookevile pike, on Wednesday of last
week. He was well known and highly
respected citizen of this county, having re.
sided at his late home for twenty seven
years. He was born in Stevenage, Hertford.
shire, England, fifty nine years ago. At the
age of fifteen he came to this country. At
the outbreak of the rebellion he enlisted in
Company |, Seventh New York Volunteers.
His duty lay in and about Montgomery
county, where, after the close of the war,
he made his home. He was made postmas.
ter at Plyers, on the 7th street pike, which
position he occupied at the time of his death.
He was fond of cross country riding and
outdoor sports, and was member of the
Kensington Hunt Club, which made his
place their rendezvous. Several years ago
he was stricken with partial paralysis, from
which he never fully recovered, but it was
not until last March that his affliction took
serious shake. Since that time he has suf-
fered continuously, and of late his death
was not unexpected. His family consists of
wife and three daughters, Misses Esther,
Blanche and Mabel.