Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1902-08-29
Tpfal aud 9ersnual.
Town and Country.

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Town and Country.
MFG. Getzendsnner advertises large
work horse and a fresh COW for sale.
This county has two scholarships at the
Frostburg Normal School to fill.
Miss Grace Hillyar will open her music
school on September lat, in this town. See
ad.
A thoroughbred Holstein- Friesian bull is
offered for sale by Mr.. ]. ID. Hull, near this
town.
The authorities of Kensington, this coun.
~. advertise for sealed bids on 5000 yards
of brick sidewalk. See ad. Tor particulars.
Eastern College, Front Royal, Va is Of
feripp more advantages at reasonable rates
than any other good school. Write for tree
catalogue.
The Burden Bearer Circle oil the Kings
Daughters will meet at the home of Mr.. John
]. Higgins on Tuesday, September End, at
l0A.M.
The Titus Bros. have purchased the store
formerly conducted by Mrs. Lillian Poole,
in this town, and will in the future run the
business See ad.
The pic mic which was to have been held
at Trayilah by the local Cornet Band on
the 14th instant was interfered with by rain
and has been postponed to Sept. Bird, next.
There will be game Of base ball at the
Fair Grounds, Saturday, August Both, be.
tween the Southern Railway team, of WASH
inpton, and Rockville. Game called at
Pm.
The Poolesville baseball team was defeat
ed by Rockville, on the grounds of the latter,
on Wednesday last, by score of 10 to 3.
Nicholson, OF the Rockville team, was able
BY his fine work 10 the box to keep the few
hits by the opponents scattered.
The ladies of Emory M. E. Church will
hold a supper in the grove at the church on
Thursday, September 4th, beginning at
Pm, also musical entertainment of old
time songs. Proceeds for the benefit of
church. All cordially invited.
The Sunday Schools of the Gaithersburg
ME-. Circuit will hold Joint pic mic on
Saturday afternoon, September Oh, at
Galthersburg. The occasion will be en-
liyened by the presence of brass band, by
good speaking and by other interesting fea-
lures.
Sunday the new Methodist Protestant
Church at Mt. Lebanon, Laytonsville dis.
tnct, was dedicated. Appropriate services
were held during the day, conducted by the
pastors, Revs J. A. Wright and F. NJ. Cliff
The church is a modern frame structure,
costing $500.
A District Sunday School Convention will
be held at MI Carmel M. P. Church on Sep
tember 18th and 14th, under the auspices OF
the Montgomery County Sunday School As
ISOLATION. State Superintendent George Ii.
Mock and others will be present Rev j.
W. Paris is pastor
This week we advertise local enterprise
which is Of much use to fruit growers OF
this county and should be patronized. 1t Is
"-0"" as the Poolesvile Nursery Company
s0d oouiucted by natives of the county,
'ess White & Jones. They offer healthy
ow prices.
ID. hard X. Green, one OF the Oldest
c'u1els # the county, died last week at his
home n1 Goshen of inflrmities Of age. He
uc..ivet every member of his immediate
family, and left valuable farming estate.
His funeral took place at the Goshen M. Z.
Church South, OF which be was a member.
Mr.. Green never married.
Popular excursion to Luray Caverns and
return, Sunday, September 7th, by Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad. Only 81 80 round
trip from Rockville. Special train leaves at
S46 A. NJ. A delightful trip along the Po'
tomac and Shenandoah Rivers and through
the Blue Ridge Mountains. Call on agent
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad for full par
ticulars.
The Somerset Heights Water and Power
Company, which recently filed articles Of
Incorporation in the office of the Clerk Of
the Circuit Court at this place, petitioned
the Board of County Commissioners for It's
assent to the incorporation, as required by
the law OF the State, the town OF Somerset
Heights not being Incorporated. The peti.
ton was granted.
The Montgomery County Telephone Com.
pany, having leased Of the Chesapeake and
Potomac Company the unfinished line of
telephones in and around Potomac, has
opened communication with that section OF
the county, affording ong-distauce facilities
with the American Telegraph and Tee
phone Company, through its central office
In Gaithersburg.
Mrs. Gussie Briggs, wife of Mr.. Edgar
Briggs, a we'll known farmer, died about
O'Clock on Saturday evening last at her
home short distance from Ounce Orchard,
this county, oil perltonitis, aged 30 years.
She had been i'll about two weeks. Her
husband and four children survive her.
Deceased was the youngest daughter Of the
late John II. Clagett.
Norris King, son of Mr.. Charles King,
oil Clarksburg, this county, while lifting q
barrel out of the cellar at his home some
time ago, slipped and fell and hurt his leg
lie bathed it freely with Imminent, the limb
being in such condition that he could not
work. A physician was sent Tor and by
the use of the x rays he discovered that one
OF the bones OF the leg had slipped out of
position.
The corner stone of the new Methodist
Episcopal Church at Germantown Station
this county, will be laid on Saturday, August
SOth, at $50 p. M. Prominent Methodist
clergyman will be present. The Pentapha
Lodge, No, 1874, Of Masons, having accepted
an invitation, will lay the corner stone. The