Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1897-12-10
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Town and Country.

on Tuesday and Wednesday of next week
Mr.. James E. Wheatley has been ap
pointed a Constable for the lotn eiecuol
district.
Rev Cephas shelburne will preach TO
Mr. Armstrong next Sunday at Potomac
Chapel at 8 P. M.
Raw Evan A. Edwards will preach next
Sunday at Goshen at 1890 A. NJ, and al
Emory at 7:3O +. nj.
Mrs. Amelia Ricketts,, widow of the late
John H. Ricketts,, died on Monday last in
the Goth year of her age.
Wanted, an experienced clerk in a gen.
eral merchandise store. Address, with refer
ence, P. o. Box s, Rockville, Md.
The pastor will preach in the Christian
Church, Rockville, next Sunday morning
and night. Endeavor Prayer Meeting at .
Pm.
It'll on human, mango on horses, dogs
and all stock, cured in 80 minutes by Wool
ford's Sanitary Lotion. This never fails.
Sold by Joseph Reading, Rockville.
c. d. Morrow, Jeweler, Rockville, Nc. :,
makes specially Of repairing watches and
clocks. Also carries nice line of watches,
chains, spectacles, jewelry, rings, etc.
The attention of those desiring to invest
in fine riding or driving horses is directed
to the advertisement of Mr. Levi Price in
another co'umn. This is good chance for
bargains.
Christmas is almost here, and if you wish
splendid variety to select presents from
you cannot do better than TO visit the great
Boston Variety Store in Washington. See
new ad. on second page,
Rev. A. o. Armstrong will be away from
home next Sunday and there will be no
preaching in the M. E. Church South on
that day at II A. M. Rev. r. l.. McNair
will preach in that church at 7;30 p. M.
The ladies of the Presbyterian Church, of
Poolesville, Md, will hold an oyster festival
in the room adjoining Miss Beckie Halls,
in Poolesvile, on Friday and Saturday even
ings, December 10th and 18th. The public
are cordially invited.
The Clerk of the Court Tor this county
has issued marriage licenses to the follow
ing parties: Marshall G. Watkins and Mary
E. Watkins. George G. Bradley, Jr and
Katherine +. Mcdonald, Joseph Reading
and Mary F. Gassaway.
A quiet wedding was solemnized at the
Baptist parsonage, Gaithersburg, on We'd
nesday evening of last week. Mr.. Charles
A Mansfield and Miss Ida r. Mullican,
both of Germantown, were the contracting
parties, Rev, j D Rayfeld officiating.
The suit of DIR. John w. Hebb against
the Baltimore and Fredericktown Turnpike
Company, for 81 500 damages, removed from
Howard county to this county for trial, was
concluded on Saturday last, the jury find
ing verdict in favor of the plaintiff for
1926.
Cards are out for the marriage of Miss
Carrie May Cross, of Wilmington, N. c.,
and Mr.. Michael Baughman Cross, of Alex
OF Laytonsville, this county, the ceremony
TO take place at Laytonsville, on December
18th.
Evening OF sacred music, vocal and in
strumeutal, selections from the best com
posers OF church music, ty Washington tai
ent, will be given on Sunday evening, De-
cember 18th, at 7:30 P. NJ, at St. Johns
Church, Forest Glen, Maryland. Admis-
sion, % cents
The County Commissioners, at their meet
ing on Tuesday, determined to offer re-
ward of $500 for the arrest and conviction
of the party or parties guilty OF stealing two
ballot boxes and contents from the Court
House. between the evening of November 6
and the morning of November 8, 1897.
Mrs. Crawford, wife of Rev. Thos, Craw-
ford, died very suddenly at her late home, at
Warning, this cou .ty, on Saturday morning
last, aged seventy seven years. Mrs. Craw.
ford leaves three sons and daughter. Two
of her sons, Charles and Willard Crawford
are owners of the well known wholesale
shoe house of Crawford Bros, Baltimore
At meeting on Thursday OF last week OF
the directors of the Sandy Spring Savings
Institution all the former officers were re-
elected, as iolows Chss. g. Porter, presl.
dent; VIM. w. Moore, vice president; a.
G. Thomas, treasurer, and George +. Mes
bitt, secretary The finance committee con
sists of DR.. Francis Thomas, Asa M. Stabler,
BENJAMIN H Miller, Charles F. Kirk and
Raniomin II Palmer
In the case of j. w. Warner, administra'
tor of Coils, VS. Baltimore and Ohio Rail.
road Company, the Supreme Court OF the
United States recently reversed the decision
of the Court Of Appeals and the Supreme
Court of the District of Columbia. The
latter court ruled that the plaintiff had been
guilty of contributory negligence and di'
rected O verdict for the defendant. The
Supreme Court of the United States holds
this to have been error and sends the case
back tor new trial. Mr.. Coils, who was
a resident of this county, was struck and
killed by an engine of the b. u o. X. Il. 20.
at University Station, and the aforemen'
toned suit for damages was brought by his
administrator against the company.
CIV. b. M Meeting.-The ladies oil
the G. W. b. NJ. held their annual meeting
in the interest of English Bible Chairs es'
tablished at Ann Arbor, and other State
Universities, in the Christian church Sun
day night. A large audience was present
and the following program was rendered
Song, All Hail the Power of Jesus Name
Invocation and reading Scripture Lesson
by Mrs. Shelburne; Prayer, by Grace Col
Inns; Roll call responded TO by Scripture
verse, and reading of minutes of previous
meeting; Paper, Our Outlook at Ann Arbor