Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1902-02-28
Total aud gersnual.


the 10Th instant, aged So years
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. H. Maughlin, of Boyd's,
have returned from Rico, Texas, where they
have been spending their honeymoon.
Mr.. Edward H. Harriss has sold to Mr.
VIM. A. Ricketts, house and two acres Of
land near Potomac, this county, for $3.50.
DIR. VIM. P. Hill, of this town, who wai
recently appointed veterinary surgeon in
United States army, has been ordered to re-
port at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, for duty
Mr.. Edward Zeigler, principal Of Emory
school, near Boyd's, who was operated on
for appendicitis at Garfield Hospital. Wash
ington, is reported to be rapidly recovering
and will soon be able to return home.
Mr.. John W. Mari, Jr., of Brightwood
d. c., and Miss Lille Dickens, of Terra
Gotta, were married here Saturday evening
last by Rev S. Il. White, the ceremony
taking place at the home Of the minister.
The oyster supper and butterfly tea which
was to have been given at Germantown Sta
ton on the 22nd instant was postponed, on
account OF the unfavorable weather, until
Friday, February 2Sth. A large gathering
is anticipated.
Mrs. Honora Murphy, an aged resident of
Olney district, died on Sunday morning last
at her home near Oakdale, aged SO years
Her death was the result Of a fall several
years ago. Her husband, Mr.. Michael MUIR
ply, and two sons survive her.
The monthly meeting of the Loyal Tenn
perance Legion will be held in the Sunday
School room OF the Episcopal Church on
Sunday afternoon, March I'd, at $3.50 o'clock.
All are cordially invited. The members are
requested to wear their badges.
An oyster supper will be held at the
Chopper school house on Saturday evening,
March 9Th, beginning at $50 o'clock. Pro
ceeds for the benefit of the library and or,
gan fund. Ii the weather be unfavorable,
will take place Monday evening.
Miss Elizabeth Haney, of Rockville, who
is a student at the Missionary Training
School, OF Chicago, has been chosen to rep
resent her school at the Students Volunteer
Convention which will be held in Toronto,
Canada, February 90 to March 3.
Mr.. Frank A. Hutchinson and Miss Car.
RE Estelle Culver, both of the vicinity Of
Coesville, this county, were married last
week by Father G. o. Rosensteel, pastor Of
st. Johns Catholic Church at Forest Glen,
the ceremony taking place at the home of
bride.
The marriage of Miss Elizabeth Rebecca
Tschiffely, daughter of Mr.. w. b. Tschiffely,
of Jamestown district. to Mr.. Greenbury
Gather Griffith, of Laytonsville, is an
nounced to take place on March 10Th, at
the Jamestown Presbyterian Church, at A
p M. No cards.
In the House of Delegates at Annapolis,
on Wednesday, the "Jim Crow" car bill was
killed. The bill was favoraby reported by
the corporations committee, but minority
report also accompanied the measure, signed
by Delegates Campbell, Foutz and Cosden,
and the latter report was adopted.
ment of Mr. Hoyle at Avery, this county,
was entered by thieves and considerable
quantity of tobacco, coffee and other arti-
Giles stolen. Entrance was gained through
a window in the rear of the store. This is
the second time within few weeks that the
store has been robbed.
The following are the leaders for the B.
Y. p. U. for March: March 2, topic The Joy
of Service, leader Mr.. A. A. Braddock. March
8, topic Endurance, leader Mrs. Mary Davis.
March 10, topic Temperance, leader Mr.. s.
b. Haney, March %, topic Home Missions,
Miss Beulah White March 30, The Cen.
tennial Missionary Society, led by the presi.
dent
MIR. Nathaniel Pickett and Miss Bessie
Mullinix, daughter of Mr.. John Mullinix,
of Laytonsvile district, after q very clever
ruse were successful in evading parental OBJ
lection, and were quietly united in marriage
at the parsonage of the Methodist Episcopal
Church In Laytonsville, Rev. j. H. Marsh,
pastor, officiating, on Thursday evening Of
last week
Mr.. Peter S. Browning, Of this county,
through his attorney, Edward G Peter, has
instituted suit in the Circuit Court at this
place against Gottlieb Weser. of Chevy
Chase, for damages in the sum Of 5000 for
malicious prosecution. Several weeks ago
Browning was arrested at the instance Of
Weiser, who charged him with the larceny
of $40. At the hearing in the Washington
Police Court the case was dismissed.
The Methodist congregation at German
town has inaugurated a movement for the
building OF a new and more commodious
house of worship. At the meeting Of the
official board at Waters Hall the pastor,
Rev. q. 4. Ely, presided, and after thorough
elaboration reached the decision to favor
the sale Of the present church building and
the purchase OF site more centrally located
for the erection of the modern edifice. De
cisive action will likely be taken at the
coming quarterly conference in Gathers.
burg on March lst
a ueleRhtlOu VI CihHohS hon snis County
visited Annapolis on Wednesday Of this
week in support OF the proposed amend
ment 10 the local option law OF the county.
Petitions containing the signatures OF large
number OF voters were presented TO the
Montgomery delegation, and number OF
short speeches in behalf Of the measure were
made Later in the day Senator Jones pre-
senled the petitions TO the Senate The fol
lowing gentlemen composed the visiting
delegation: Warren Choate, Frank Higgins
Asa NJ. staber, Thomas J. Owen, A. 4
Shoemaker, George II. Lamar, Il. 4. L.
Smith, Benjamin IL. Miller, A. q. Warthen
W. A. Maxwell, George X Bell, Rev. @
Dorsey White, S X. Plummer and DIR. W
X Andrews.