Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1897-02-05

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Union held its monthly meeting Monday,
February LIST, at the residence of Mr.. Shell.
burne. After the usual devotional exer.
cises and the regular order of business, a
communication was read from the Secretary
of the Montgomery County Agricultural So.
ciety acknowledging the receipt OF the pro-
test from the Temperance Union and the
citizens of the community to the conduct Of
the late Agricultural Fair. He thanked
them for the interest manifested and assured
it due consideration.
Mrs. Mary Postley Webb, wife of Capt
Francis l. d. Webb, died at the residence
of her son.in-low, DR.. R G. WarfieId, Of
this place, at 6 o'clock on Sunday morning
last. Heart disease, coupled with a general
break down of the nervous system, was the
cause of death. She was born in Carlisle,
Pa, in 1S41, her father being Mr., Charles
d. Postley, a well-known citizen of that
city. She was married to Capt Webb in
1861 and moved to Baltimore shortly after
ward, where she resided until two years ago,
when she removed to Rockville with her
family.
President c. w. Prettyman, of the Rock.
vile Chapter of Epworth League, has an.
nounced the following committees for the
present term: Devotional committee, Mr..
G. Fl. Lamar chairman, Mr.. A. G. Warthen,
DR.. W. Andrews and Miss Beulah Dove.
Charity and Help committee, Mrs. 0. NJ.
Linthicum chairman, Miss Daisy Hege, Mrs
L. R. Greene, Mrs. Il. G. Groomes, Mrs. J F.
Allen and Miss Adelaide Cornell Literary
and Social committee, Mrs. w. R. Andrews,
chm, Mrs. H. M. Talbot, Mrs. G, H. Lamar,
Miss Beulah Dove and II H. Holden Look
out committee, Miss Emma Council chair
man, Mrs w. w. Welsh, Master Ernest
Hilton and Mrs M. E. Spencer. Welcom.
ing committee, Mrs. L. r. Greene, Mrs. J.
F. Allen, Messrs. Charles D. Morgan and
A. q. Warthen. Ushers, DR.. W, r. An
drews and G. H. Lamar.
The Montgomery Farmers Club held its
January meeting at the residence Of Joseph
I. Moore, Jr., near Sandy Spring. John
~ DOhbiCy PiCotOCib Shhi iplOOhC was
secretary, and the guests were Joseph T.
Moore, William w. Moore, Harry w. Davis
and bevY of young ladies, who rendered
efficient aid to the hostess at tea time. As
Mr.. Moore manages more than one farm,
his friends inspected his own place first
transacted some routine business and then
the whole company repaired to Norwood,
the home of his father, Joseph T. Moore,
where supper was served A question re-
lating to the most economical disposition of
the vast amount of fallen timber in that vi
cinity was of general interest, as each farm
er present had from score to hundreds of
trees blown down by the terrible storm OF
September last. The next gathering of this
club will be at Alloway farm with Robert
H. Miller.
The Enterprise Club of Sandy Spring held
its January meeting at the residence of Asa
M. Stabler, with VIM. Candy in the chair,
Charles E. Bond secretary, and Mortimer O..
Stabler and Samuel S. Bond guests. Mr.
Stabler pursues mixed husbandry, and the
neat appearance of his field devoted to as
paragus and small fruit culture, as hereto
fore, received commentator. A visit to the
hog house revealed specimen estimated to
weigh nearly 600 pounds; his porkship, con
sidered the largest yet raised in that neigh
borhood, is shortly to be evolved into lard
and bacon, when it will be determined who
made the best guess at his avordupois. Re-
turning to the cozy parlor, number of ag
ricultural questions were asked and answer
ed, and the name of Harold Hopkins, eldest
son of valued deceased member, was pro
posed to fill a vacancy on the roll. Ad-
journed to Oak Hill, the home of Frederick
Stabler in February.
Death of Mrs. Paret.-Maria q. Paret,
wife of Bishop Paret, of the diocese of Mary.
land, died Monday at her home in Balti-
more, at the age of seventy years. She had
been in poor health for some time and her
demise was not unexpected by her family
Mrs. Paret was widely known and had
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