Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1899-06-09
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There will be communion services in the
Rockville Presbyterian church next Sunday
morning at II O'Clock.
Services at Ascension church, Gathers.
burg, every Sunday afternoon at $3.50 o'clock,
except third Sunday at 8 A. M.
An ice cream and strawberry festival will
be held at Travlah on Saturday, June 18th.
The public are cordially invited.
Rev. G. Dorsey White will preach in the
Potomac M. E. Church South next Sunday
at IL A NJ, and Rockville at P. M.
Services at Christ church, Rockville, every
Sunday morning, also first and third Sun
day evenings. Every Wednesday evening
The annual meeting of the Progressive
Old Mems Club" will be held at Mr.. George
Pennifeld's, near Travilah, on Wednesday,
June 14th.
The closing exercises of Rockville Semi.
nary, Mrs. Rosalind Curtin, Principal, will
be held at the Opera House on Tuesday
evening next
There will he no preaching in the Rock
vile Baptist church Sunday, the 18th inst,
the pastor being at Hagerstown attending
the District Association.
The first Quarterly Meeting for the Rock
vile Circuit of the M. E Church South
will be held at Emory on Saturday and
Sunday, June 10th and 18th.
"Children's Day" exercises will be held
in Boyds Presbyterian church next Sunday
night, beginning at o'clock. An interest.
ing program has been arranged.
Mrs. Margaret V. Griffith has sold 40 acres
of land adjoining West End Station, about
one mile north of Rockville, to Mr.. James
Fraser, of Washington, for $4,000.
Itch on human, mango on horses, dogs
and all stock, cured in 30 minutes by Wool
ford's Sanitary Lotion. This never fails.
Sold by E. T. Fearon, Rockville.
A game of base ball between the Rock.
vile and Potomac Athletic Club, of WASH
ngton, D. g will be played at the Fair
Grounds on Saturday afternoon next be-
ginning at O'clock
A strawberry and ice cream festival will
be given at Boyd's on Saturday afternoon
and evening, June 10th, on the lawn of Mr..
James E. Williams, beginning at 4 o'clock
Everybody invited.
Mr.. George M. Hunter, OF this town,
was one of the graduates of the National
University Law School, the annual com.
mencement being held yesterday evening,
at the National Theatre, Washington, d. G
Rev j. ID. Rayfield will in week or so
announce the date of his annual church ex-
cursion to Bay Ridge. He is expecting to
make better arrangements even than here
tofore. Everybody must keep on lookout
Tor his notice.
Married, on Wednesday evening last, at the
Methodist parsonage, this town, by Rev. G.
Dorsey White, Mr.. Robert Peter Scherer
and Miss Alice Amelia Davis. After the
ceremony reception was held at the home
OF the bride, near Rockville.
The ladies of st. Mary's parish, Rockville,
are making elaborate preparations for a
lawn party to be held in the church grounds
on the evenings of Wednesday and Thurs,
day. June Dist and 22nd, for the benefit of
st. Mary's Catholic Church.
Are YOU thinking of buying an organP II
e. l. Thomson, Linden, Md, furnishes a
p1 70 lew Organ guaranteed made upon
homo nd delivered free to your nearest
la- sLation for only $25. Give him a
-iar, deciding elsewhere.
timore and Ohio Railroad Com
.- 7 now making extensive improve
msnls aI Boyd's, erecting new stock pens
and ch1s and also grading down an EN-.
bankment in front of the depot to offer
better facilities for unloading and loading
freight.
The jury of condemnation of the land of
u. w. Cissell, near Cabin John Bridge, met
on Wednesday last, and awarded damages
to the amount of $1,000 for seven acres of
land The object of this condemnation is to
construct dam across the Potomac river,
which will furnish motive power for Wash.
ington.
Mrs John T. Reid, of Boyd's, was seri.
ously burned by scalding steam and choco-
late last Friday night at her home while
cooking chocolate. Mrs Reid thought the
chocolate should be boiling, and raised the
lid from the vessel The steam and con-
tents burst out of the opening, flying into
her face, badly scalding her.
Engineer Atlee is now engaged on the
survey for the Washington and Gettysburg
trOlly railroad. He expects to reach Sandy
Spring in the course OF week. When the
route is definitely located bonds will at once
be subscribed, and it is believed the road
will be in operation between Sandy Spring
and Washington within year.
Passed Assistant Surgeon Stephen s.
White, who died at Juneau, Alaska, on
Decoration Day, was formerly stationed at
the Naval Academy, Annapolis. While
there he successfully performed a skilIful
hb'Sol SAhlhiuhtlOu lOI hpptuulCluS Ou
Naval Cadet Case, for which he was com.
mended. He was from this county.
Friday the largest shipment Of Mont
gomery strawberries ever made from Laurel
Station was sent to Pittsburg, over the Bal,
timore and Ohio Railroad. About $4,000
quarts were shipped All the berries were
raised by growers IN the neighborhood Of
Bnrtonsville, which, of late years, has come
to be an important fruit raising district.
A grand illustrated lecture, embracing a
history of the late war, beautifully por-
trayed By large colored views, many Of
which were actually taken in battle, will
be given at Norman Hall, Gaithersburg, on
Friday, June 9th, at 8 p. NJ. Lecturer,
Rev. A. H. Thompson, of Kensngton, Md.
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