Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1901-07-12

- VouOe, run w ulL6, JAMES dre6nleAI,
Frederick Baker, and one at the county
aims house.
The annual picnic for the benefit of St.
Mary's Church, GAINESVILLE, this county,
will be held on Wednesday, July gath.
Grand tournament in the morning at 1890
oclock-money prizes to professionals and
amateurs. Potato, sack and wheelbarrow
races and other amusements. Dancing in
the afternoon and evening. Dinner and
supper served on the grounds.
Cromelin Lodge, No. SO, K of p, of Pc
tomac, will hold their annual picnic and
tournament in Harrison's Grove, near Poto-
mac, on Thursday, July 10, 1901. Popular
orators will be present. Everything usually
served on such occasions for the nourish-
ment and delight of the inner man will be
found on the grounds The Lodge invites
every one to come and enjoy himself
The suit of Washington W. White against
the Evening Star Newspaper Company, of
Washington, was thrown out of Court here
last week by Judge Henderson, who held
that this Court had no Jurisdiction, as the
Star is not "doing business" in Montgomery
county in the legal meaning of the term.
The suit was instituted several months ago
to recover $4,000 damages for a pubica-
ton in the paper.
Boyd's correspondent, under date of the
18th instant, says: "a severe storm passed
over the western section of the county and
in the vicinity of Carksburg last evening,
doing considerable damage to the corn and
fences and wheat in the shocks in the fields
Lightning struck in number of fields in
rhis section OF the county, burning the
wheat up in the shocks. Telephone poles
were struck and destroyed.
The annual picnic for the benefit O: st.
Roses Church, at Choppers Station, this
county, will be held on Wednesday, July
18th, 1901, in the grove opposite the church.
Games and amusements during the day and
evening. No pains will be spared to make
this occasion as enjoyable as previous ones.
grand amateur clay bird shoot will be held
on the pic mic grounds. Optional sweep
stakes, merchandise events, team shoots, &c.
Shooting to begin at 10 A. M. Come and
bring your friends.
Mr. Walter Burroughs, a well known
young farmer, who resided on the farm of
Col. Washington Bowie, near Norbeck, this
county, committed suicide about 10 o'clock
on Thursday morning Of last week by cut
ting his throat with razor. A short while
afterward the young mans dead body was
found in the barn with his jugular vein
severed. Several days before he was over.
come by the heat while working in the har-
vest field, and his mind had since been af-
fected. 1t is the general opinion that the
rash act was due to the diseased condition
of his mind, as his domestic life is said to
have been happy, and he was apparently
prospering in business. He was % years
old. His wife and three children survive
him.
What proved a decided novelty in lawn
fetes to the people of Rockville was held
Monday evening. 1t was Chinese "Go
Hing" and about so Washington celestials
were present. There was also in attendance
from Washington about 300 members of the
Calvary and Fifth Baptist Churches, Ascen-
sion Episcopal Church and Metropolitan
Methodist Church. A very large portion OF
of the population of Rockville also attended.
Chinese curios, sweetmeats and tea were on
exhibition and for sale, and there was music
by an orchestra from Sun King, China. A
large sum was realized. 1t will go for the
relief OF India famine orphans and persecu
ted Chinese Christians. The affair was un
der charge Of Miss Claudia j. White, of this
town, for eight years missionary in China.
Suit In Equity.-Mr. ID. W. Baker, at
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