Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1902-02-14

Mr.. George Cranitch and brother, of Bos.
ton, Mass, have been visiting Mr.. Charles
B. PIERCE, near this place.
Mr.. R. W. Vinson, druggist, who recent.
ly purchased the stock OF Z. T. Fearon, has
moved into the store opposite the corner of
Court House square, where he is now en-
gagged in business. The entire building has
been renovated, and the store room treated
to new painting, papering and floor cover.
ing presents handsome appearance. This
place of business is now an ornament to our
town, and is not surpassed by any store of
the kind in this section of the State.
Mr.. j. Newton Brewer, a gentleman well
known in this section of the county, died
very suddenly at his home in Georgetown
on Wednesday morning last Death is sup
posed to have been due to heart disease.
He had been suffering from rheumatism for
several days, and that morning, while walk.
ing around his home, was stricken, dying
almost instantly. He leaves a wife and
three children. His wife is daughter of
the late Joseph T. Bailey, who resided near
this town.
The Rockville Womans Club met last
week at the home of Mrs. Wallace Welsh.
Miss Beuah White presided, and there were
several visitors present, in addition to full
attendance OF members. The program rem.
dered consisted of reading by Miss Kath-
crime Choate; a parliamentary drill, con
Quoted by Mrs. Frank Spencer; paper on
"Current Events" by Miss Anna Farquhar;
debate on us Rockville Lacking in Public
Spiritedness ?" Miss Daisy Hege speaking
in the affirmative and Mrs. Spencer in the
negative; music by Miss Mamie Hogg, and
crticisms-of the preceding meeting by Miss
Farquhar. Following the program refresh
ments were served.
Montgomery county can boast of a re.
markable man in the person Of William Ii
Parsley, resident of Takoma Park. He is
90 years of age, probably the Oldest person
in the county, and is the equal mentally and
physically of most men twenty years his
junior A few evenings ago he attended
dance in the neighborhood of Burtonsvlle
and participated in six quadrlles He chops
wood, works the garden and performs all
kinds of work about his home, besides fire.
quently taking long walks. He readsmuch,
but always without glasses. He was born
near Brookeville, and has always resided IN
this county. He takes a lively interest in
politics, and is a staunch Democrat having
cast his first vote for Andrew Jackson.
HIS mother died at out ten years ago at the
advanced age of 102.
William Anderson, of Washington, who
was lodged in Jail here on Thursday evening
81 last week upon the charge of the larceny
OF a traction engine injector, the property of |
Edwin NJ West, of this town, was taken
before Judge Henderson on Saturday morn.
ing upon a writ of habeas corpus. IL was |
by Alexander Kigour, counsel
for the defendant, that he was not the man |
the indictment was intended Tor, but a wit
ness in the person of Henry Daphney was
produced, who swore that he saw Anderson |
remove the injector from Mr. Vests engine |
and carry it away. In default of 300 bail
the accused was remanded to Jail To await
the action of March Court. The alleged
offense was committed in 1900, and the in
dictment was returned at the November
Term of Court of that year.