Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1898-02-04

Deputy Marshal, Mrs. M. Whalen; Chap
lain, Francis T. Cahill; Guard, N P. Cooke ;
Sentinel, Oscar Whalen. The delegates 10
District Lodge are John s. Crawford, N. P.
Cooke, Miss Carrie Crawford and Hezekiah
Day.
Mr.. Jas. A. Millholland, president of the
Georges Greek and Cumberland Railroad,
Cumberland Md, was married last Friday
at ~ O'Clock to Miss Woodie Blunt at her
home, on Fifty-eighth street, near Fifth
avenue, New York. They left for Boston,
and after a few days will go to st. Angus.
tine, Fla, 10 spend their honeymoon. The
bride is member Of an old colonial family,
the Bluuts, of this county. She has brother
In London, who is In charge of the Euro
pean branch Of the Westinghouse Electric
Company.
| The subcommittee on railways of the
House District committee Tuesday favora-
bly, reported House bill 9704, authorizing
the Washington and Glen Echo Railway
Company to obtain right of way and con
struct its road and lay double tracks thereon
into the District Of Columbia a distance of
900 feet, and no farther, from the point in
the boundary line Of the District where the
railway extended crosses the boundary line
of the District and from said point on line
across the Columbia boulevard to Connect
cut avenue extended.
Miss Frances |. Griffith and Dr. Henry
G. Spurrier were married at 5 o'clock on
"Wednesday afternoon of last week at the
home of the brides mother, Mrs. Kate Riggs
Griffith, near Unity. The ceremony was
performed by Rev. Peter Boyden. Miss
Ayton, of Laytonsvile, rendered the we'd
ding march from Lohengrn as the bride
entered the spacious parlors leaning upon
the arm of her brother, Mr.. Artemus X
| Griffith, and was met by the groom. The
bride was attired in rich gown of white EN-
broidered silk, with handsome trimmings.
The presents were handsome and numerous.
The monthly statement OF the Bureau of
Statistics shows that the exports of wheat
during the calendar year 1897 aggregated
100 ,909 1923 bushels, a gain of more than
26,000,000 bushels over 1895, and of 43 000,-
900 bushels as com pared with 1895 Wheat
-four, however, fell off over 1000 900 barrels
as compared with 1896 The xports of corr
in 1897 were unprecedented, am punting to
189, 1877 $40 bushels, an Increase of $1,000,
900 over 1896, which itself was very
heavy export year The immigration to the
United States during tue last six months is
shown to have aggregated SO .l75, n falling
off as compared with the last half of 1895 of
about 5000.
The biennial report of the State Board of
Health, sent to the Legislature on Tuesday,
points out that, while some progress has
been made 10 the sanitary institutions, OF the
State, there is still plenty of room for fur
Their improvement. The great trouble is to
arouse local interest inlthese matters, and to
impress upon the local authorities the i'm
portsnce OF them. While number of the
local boards do their duty fearlessly, as many
more do not and, as result, the work of
the State board is carried on with the great
est difficulty. Still, the State board keeps
on, determined to do its best, and the record
it has made in the past two years is greatly
to its credit
Mr. George e. Kennedy died on Saturday
night last at his residence, Capitol View,
this county, alter an illness OF two years.
Mr.. Kennedy was one OF the leading bust :
ness men OF Washington for many years
He was born in Baltimore, and came to
Washington when child. For years he
conducted one of the leaing grocery stores
in Washington, which was located on f
street near 18th. He also opened store
on Connecticut avenue. which was carried
on by his sons. Mr.. Kennedy retired from
active business some time ago, and about
year since he removed to Capitol View
He was a man who enjoyed the respect and
esteem of large circle of friends and &C
quaintanccs.
Leroy Jackson was last Friday afternoon
arrested by Deputy Sheriff john A. Selby
and lodged in Jail, charged with stealing
twelve pairs of blankets from the Jail Jack
son was last fall sentenced to Jail for short
term, at the expiration of which h. WAS n
ployei by the warden 10 help about the
kitchen He left the Jail q few weeks ago,
and shortly sfterward the blankets were
missed. Sheriff Thompson obtained search
warrant aud found the goods in Jackson's
possession. After his arrest it developed
that he had also stolen from Mrs. Connell,
matron at the Jail, gold watch and a breast
pin, and from Mrs Peyton a number of sill
vor forks. Henry Cook was also arrested
and lodged in Jail, charged with being i'm
plicated in the larceny
Master Albert Scholtzel of Randolph, en-
| tertained the Junior 5 cia Club recently
Mrs. Henry knoch, assisted by Mrs Mary
Scholtzel, Miss Blanche 4 Brsddock and
Miss Mary Renshaw, welcomed the guests.
The following program was rendered Man
dolin solo by Maurice Lochte; club song,
With piano and mandolin accompaniment ;
reading Getting Ready for Visitors, Hattie
Renshaw solo, There II Come Time, Pansy
Lochte; reading, The Naughty Boy, A bert
SchOltzel; duet, The Sweet Sweet Long Ago,
Louise Renshaw and Mamie Pyle; reading
Winkum and Blnkum, Lulu Allison; solo
Pretty Irish Maid, Mary Little; Boys La
ment, Lawrence Pyle; duet, Old Oaken
Bucket, Nora Pyle and Pansy Lochte; My
Maryland, ty the club. The club will meet
February 4th, at ldlewid, the residence OF
the vice president, Harry NJ Howard.
Late Wednesday afternoon Deputy Sheriff
Alex. G Carlisle slightly wounded Richar I
Thompson, who is wanted by the Frederick
county authorities on charge of seduction
of thirteen year-old girl. Thompson had
for some time evaded the officers OF Frederick
and Montgomery counties. He was board
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