Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1902-06-27
gutal aud 9ersuual.
Town and Country.

4PM. r. W. Stout.
Lumber yard for sale established 1894;
real estate and equipment 1880; stock
$1,000 Oscar l.. Johnson, Rockville.
Dr. E. G. Etchison, one of the oldest and
best-known physicians in this county, Is
very ill at Gaithersburg with appendicitis.
The Burden Bearer Circle of the Kings
Daughters will meet on Tuesday, July 1st,
at the home of Mr.. Arthur Gleason, at 1890
A. M.
Americas Dawson Trundle, son of Mr..
John Trunde, of Poolesvile district, won
the Taylor scholarship at Washington and
Lee College.
W. Outerbridge Spates, son OF Mr.. Rich d
Spates, of Poolesville, graduated last week
from St. Johns College, Annapolis, receiv'
ing the degree of A. B.
The Town Council of Kensington has de.
cided to issue 5000 of bonds for the pur
pose of constructing additional side walks
and improving the streets.
Rev. q. o. Rosensteel, pastor of st. Johns
Catholic Church, Forest Glen, Sunday mar.
ried Mr.. Carl Hess and Miss Elizabeth
Arnie, both of Washington, at Forest Glen.
There will be game of base ball at the
Fair Grounds on Saturday, June 2Sth, be-
tween the team representing the Woodward
& Lothrop department store Of Washington
and the Rockville team. Game called at 4
o'clock.
Miss Claudine Emerson, of Lynchburg,
Va, and Mr.. Geo. W. McLendon, of Mont
gomery, Ala, visited Rockville ON Monday
afternoon and were married by Rev. Thos.
j. Packard.
The ladies OF the Germantown Baptist
Church will hold their annual festival and
supper in the church grove Friday, July
4th, beginning at 8 o'clock, p. M. The
public cordially invited. If stormy, the next
evening.
Mr.. Thomas Price, one OF the Oldest citi-
zens OF the northern section of this county,
died at his home last Friday and was buried
Monday. Mr. Price had been resident of
Dickerson practically all his life and died
at the age of 10 years.
Charles Dove and his brother, John Dove,
OF Middlebrook, this county, went to the
Pasteur Institute in Baltimore last week for
treatment They feared they had contracted
rabies from COW over which they had been
working while the animal was sick. The
COW died OF rabies.
Forest Oak Lodge, No. 1913, Knights of
Pythias, will mold its special memorial SER
vice Tor the deceased during the year at the
Epworth NJ. L. Church, Gaithersburg, on
next Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Ad-
dress by Rev. G. W. Buckley, of Washing
ton. Pubic invited.
A young man about twenty five years OF
age, named Percy Ball, son of John I. Ball,
OF Washington, was struck by the Hagers
town train at Germantown, this county, ON
Wednesday morning last, and 30 badly in.
jured that he died few minutes after being
carried to Emergency Hospital.
On Wednesday last Charles Logan, Guy
Tolson, Arthur Appler, G. W. Sullivan and
Sam'l Turner were held to bal! in $500 each,
charged with conducting poolroom on the
Conduit road, this county. Sullivan was also
held in $500 additional bail on charge OF
violating the local option law.
Among the Washingtonians at the Wood |
lawn Hotel, this place, are Mr.. and Mrs.
John Ridout and Miss E 18th Ridout, Mr. |
and MIS-. s. G. Wilson, Miss Mary W.
Eveleth, Mr.. and Mrs. l.. Seward Terry, |
Mrs. Stacy Potts and Misses Ruth, Marion
and George Potts, and Mr.. and Mrs. Ellis
The Baltimore San says: The announce
ment is made that farmers must pay about
cents more this season than last for bind
ing Irvine used in harvesting their wheat.
Ii was learned at the office Of the Union
Selling Company, All East Pratt street,
which is one Ul the largest dealers 10 twlne
in the city, that the prevailing wholesale
price for binder Irvine this year is about lit |
cents per pound, as against II cents pound
last year The retail price paid by the
farmer is about L cents pound higher, or |
about 10 cents. 1t is said that from three |
to four pounds of Lwine are required TO bind |
into sheaves an acre of wheat, according 10 |
the growth of the straw. This year the
straw is light, owing to the drouth, and only |
about three pounds of twine will be needed
10 the acre
William A. Cornish, a negro postal clerk,
was arragned before United States Com
missioner Taylor on Friday last, in Wash
ington, on a charge of robbing the mails.
The accused pleaded not guilty, waived ex
animation and was released on $3.50 bond
for the action of the grand jury. Cornish
was arrested as he was leaving Station q
on g street, where he was employed. 1t is
said the first loss of letters was discovered
during the latter part of May, when four
inspectors we're assigned to the case. Their
investigation led them to suspect the negro.
When arrested three letters, which had been
torn open, were found on Cornish. Two OF
them we're addressed, respectively, to Mrs.
Carrie Purdum, Jamestown, Montgomery
county, Md, and Mrs. James X. Buchanan,
Loreto postoffice, Essex county, Va.
Death Of John w. Warner The
death of Mr.. John W. Warner, which oc.
CURED rather suddenly, from erysipelas, at
his late residence, on Sunday last, takes from
our midst a man OF unusual merit. His
character was above reproach, and in all the
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