Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1902-02-21
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daughter, Mrs. FRANCIS y. Hilton at Clarks-
burg, returned to her home last Friday.
Rev VIM A. Mcdonald united in mar
rage last week at his home, in Gathers
burg, Mr.. VIM. E. Ward and Miss Matte
E. Trail, daughter OF the late Barton Trail.
Mr.. Reeves Braddock of this town, has
been appointed to a clerkship in the Wash
ington city post office. The appointment
was secured through civil service exam
nation.
Mr.. W. W. Ward, of Baltimore, has been
appointed instructor of manual training at
the Rockville High School. The new teacher
is graduate OF Polytechnic Institute, Bal
tImore.
Mr.. W. s. Rice, of Germantown, last week
sold his house and lot at GAINESVILLE, and
also a storehouse, to Henry Lindig, of Beals
vile, for $500. The lot consists of about
one acre oil land.
Holman Offutt, a colored man of this
town, who has for some time shown symp.
toms of insanity, was arrested on Friday
evening last and lodged in Jail, he being con
Sidered dangerous character.
Mrs. Florence E. Allnutt, wife of Mr..
William Allnutt, Of Unity, this county, died
on Saturday last after brief illness, aged
80 years. Her funeral took place on Mon
day from the Methodist Episcopal Church
at Laytonsville.
Many people of GAINESVILLE and vicinity
have signed petition to the Legislature at
Annapolis asking for the passage of the
"Jim Crow law" as introduced by Delegate
Giles. 1t will be presented to the Mont
gomery delegation.
The Epworth League of the Gaithersburg
NJ E. Church South gave one of its course
of lectures last Friday evening. Mr.. Thos.
J. Owen presided, and Prof. Davis, of the
geodetic survey, gave an interesting talk on
Astronomy" TO the large audience present,
There will be an "Oratorical Medal Con
test" in the Rockville Christian Church on
Saturday, February 22nd, at 1880 P. NJ, by
the Loyal Temperance Legion, under the
auspices of the Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union. Admission fre3. The public
cordially invited.
Mrs. James A. Boyd and Miss Sarah B.
Maughlin, of Boyd's, who have been tour
ing Florida aud the bahama Islands for the
past several weeks, returned home last Sat-
urday night. They were accompanied by
Mr.. and Mrs. Conrad Miller, OF Nazareth,
Pa, who also returned.
The ladies of Germantown Baptist Church
will hold an oyster supper and butterfly
tea in Waters Hall (R Il. Station) on Satur-
day afternoon, February 22nd, beginning at
8 o'clock. A large gathering is looked for.
If the 22nd is not fair, the supper will be
held on Monday night.
The following are the leaders for the b
Y. p. U. for February: February 2, topic
More Earnestness, leader Mr.. Emory Bog
ley. February 8, topic Peace, leader Miss
Lucy Garrett. February 16, topic Tempted
and Tried leader Mrs E. V. Halstead. Feb
ruary %, Centennial Missionary Society
Mr.. s. T. F. Sterrick died at his home in
Gaithersburg, this county, on Sunday morn.
ing last, aged 50 years. He had been suf
ferer IRON Brghrs disease for year. He
was clerk in the Pension Office at Wash
ington, in charge of the Claim Department.
He leaves a widow, three sons and two
daughters, all of whom reside at Gathers
burg.
Fire caught Sunday morning in the roof
OF the home of Mr. Jacob Rube, of Boyd's,
and came near destroying it. Fortunately
one OF the children was in the back yard
and saw the roof in full blaze, and by the
determined efforts of the family the fire was
extinguished, but not until nearly half the
roof was burned off The fire was due TO
defective fiue.
Recently the tenant house on the farm of
Mr. Thomas A. Marshall near w ashingtOn
Grove, took fire from defective chimney
and was destroyed. His loss is covered by
insurance. The occupants, Columbus War
field and his wife, aged colored people, lost
all their furniture, as well as a lot Of pro
visions, and purse containing balance Of
$l2 of their savings for the winter.
Mrs Emma Lewis Purdum, formerly of
this county, but now resident of Balti-
more, has, through her attorney, Frank
Higgins, filed bill in the Circuit Court at
this place for an absolute divorce from her
husband, Tn omas F. Purdum, of the vicin-
ity OF Darnest lwn, this county. They were
married in 1876 and lived together until
1892, when, the plaintiff alleges she was de-
serted.
The marriage of Miss Gala V. Burdette,
daughter of Richard T. Burdette, and Mr..
William Foster took place in the Baptist
parsonage at Germantown on Wednesday
of last week. The wedding was a quiet
affair, only few friends Of the bride and
groom being present. Rev j. ID. Rayfield
officiated After the ceremony a supper
was served at the home OF the bride, and the
newly married couple left on late train for
short bridal tour.
Mrs. l.. A. Viers, principal Of the Emory
public school, received a message Monday
announcing the death of her BROTHER Lee
Rhodes, at Johns Hopkins Hospital, Balti
more, Sunday evening. Mr.. Rhodes for a
number OF years was resident of Hyatts
town, where he was born. He was sixty
years old and resident of Greencastle, Pa.
His remains were taken TO his late home at
Grtencaste TOR interment. During the civil
war be was a captain in the quartermasters
department of the Confederate army.
Mrs Nora Shannon, daughter OF Mr.. j.
W.Knott, of this county, Saturday secured
verdict of $4,000 in her suit against the
Ohio River railroad, in the courts at Parkers'
burg, W Va, for the killing OF her husband,
George O. Shannon, as result OF the ex
ploson Of naphtha 10 the yards at Parkers-
burg, where be worked as telegraph OPP