Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1898-08-26
POOlesVilIe Items.

The scholars, teachers and friends of St.
Peters P. E. Church Sunday School en-.
joyed pleasant pic mic In the woods of J.
H. Williams last Wednesday.
An installment of the dancing pic mic in
the grove of L. A. White, which was stopped
by rain on the 4th, was INDUCED in by a
large number last Thursday evening.
Miss Linda Jones entertained number
of her friends at a progressive euchre party"
one evening last week, at which handsome
souvenirs were presented to the successful
contestants.
The many lady visitors in our vicinity
make it quite lively for our gallants and
their steeds and buggies.
During recent rise of water in the Poto.
mac some large carp were caught In bitches
on the lands of Joseph White and Thomas
Chiswell, the largest weighing 23 pounds,
and 33 fish weighing $50 pounds.
Recent deaths here have been that of Ed
win F. Hall, aged abut so years, a carpen-
ter by trade, but for several years has been
confined to the house with failing health
and that of Mrs Verlinda Getzeudanner,
widow oil the late E. Il. Getzendanner and
a sister of the late Isaac Young; she has
been quite an invalid for some years from
in the NJ. K. Church South here, of which
she had been long a member. lnterment
in MI. OIivet Cemetery at Frederick, Md.
John +. Norris, who died at his home in
Washington City last week, was buried in
the cemetery at Beallsville. The deceased
was native Of this place, and for years one
of the leading merchants and held the posi-
ton of postmaster from 1885 to 1899, when
he went to Washington to live. He leaves
q widow and number of children.
Miss Mathews, All aged lady, sister of Jas.
Mathews, near Edwards Ferry, died last
week and was buried at Leesburg, Va
Mr.. Dodd, an aged man, died at his SON
in-law's, near Martinsburg, recently.
August IS, 1898. RAwLET.
The New Turnpike In accordance
with an arrangement made on Tuesday
Of last week the County Commissioners
met here Friday. The object of the meet
ing, which was a special one, was the con.
sideration of the subject of building the new
turnpike from Rockville to the District line
The recent advertising for bids had failed to
secure an offer 10 construct the road within
the amount named in the law, 1926 ,000,)
and the board doubted its authority to make
contract at any higher figure. A PROPOSE
ton was made to the board Tuesday that
the entire road he constructed by the Com
missioners themselves under the supervision
of a competent supervisor, and il was stated
that three gentlemen of the county who
have had long experience in this class of
work had offered to assist in the supervision
of the work free Of charge. This plan, which
was advocated at the Tuesday meeting by
Mr.. Samuel l.. Phillips and concurred in
by every prominent member of the bar, ap-
peared TO meet the approval Of all interested
in the new road. 1t was regarded as law
fol measure and one that would save a large
amount of money to the taxpayers.
This plan, together with others, was con.
sldered at the meeting Friday, and after full
deliberation ii was finally determined To
divide the road of eight miles into sections
OF two miles each, to make some changes
10 the specifications and to readvertise for
bids.
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