Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1902-12-19
Iutal aud 2ersoual.
Town and Country.


Church will hold their Christmas entertain
ment on Tuesday, December 2Srd, at 7:3o
pm.
Mr.. Oda Walling McGaha, of Glen, and
Miss Ida Virginia Mock, of Seneca, were
married in Rockville few days ago by Rev.
g. Dorsey White.
Mr.. William B. Veirs, formerly of this
county, now of Melbourne, Australia, is at
present visitor at his old home short dis.
lance from this place.
The Christmas entertainment of the Bap-
tist Sunday School will be held on Friday,
December Goth, att PM. An offering will
be taken for State missions.
Mr.. VIM. A. Bronson and Miss Elizabeth
Dougherty, young Washingtonians, came
out to Rockville on Tuesday evening last
and were married by Rev. T. ]. Packard.
Wednesday evening, December Gath, has
been selected as the time of giving the usual
Christmas entertainment by the Sunday
School of the Epworth NJ. E. Church, Gath
ersburg.
Sunday orders-From now until May LIST
all Sunday ice-cresm orders must be given
not later than P. NJ. on the Saturday pre-
ceding. Please do not ask for an exception
to this rule. H. Reisinger.
A warrant has been issued for the arrest
Of Ambrose Proctor, young Rockville col.
ored man, upon charge OF violating the
local option law, but he has not yet been
apprehended. Forest Carroll is the pros.
ecuting witness.
Mr.. Charles <. Sommers, former resi-.
dent of this place, paid short visit to our
town this week, and met with warm wei.
come from his many friends. He Is now To-
Gated at Elizabethtown, KY, where he Is
engaged in the newspaper business.
Veirs' mill, about two miles from Rock.
vile, one of the Oldest landmarks OF this
county, is again in operation after an idle.
ness OF many years. 1t was recently pur-
chased by Postmaster Velrs, Of this town,
anu uAo oCCu pun 'h hloe SiooS OOuuatlOu'
Gov. Smith has appointed Mr.. Samuel d.
Waters to be Chief Judge of the Orphans
Court of this county, vice Charles R. Muir
ply, deceased. Mr.. VIM. T. Wheeler was
appointed associate judge to succeed Mr..
Waters, promoted, and was sworn in ON
Tuesday.
Cardinal Gibbons, Archbishop Of Balti.
more, will administer the Sacrament of Con-
hrmation at st. Johns Church, Forest Glen,
Md, on Sunday, December 2lst, at 1890 A.
M, and also at the church of The Nativity,
Brightwood, d. c., at3P. M, on the same
day. All are invited and will be welcome.
Miss Ellen E. Dunawin, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. VIM. H. Dunawin, and Mr.. Law
renee b emp were married at the home II
the bride at Gritton, this county, last week.
A few near relatives Of the contracting par
ties were present. Mr., aud Mrs. Kemp will
reside at Griiton, where the groom is mer-
chandising.
The members of St. Gabriel's Church,
eat Falls, will give an oyster supper and
-aone on Monday, December Goth, In the
Bio. al Potomac, this county. Doors will
be upeled at 6 P. M. There will be music
and ancing. A good supper and an en-.
.oylh.s evening are promised to all. The
nment will be for the benefit of st.
uaUnel's Catholic Church.
Mrs. James W. Kinney died at Choppers,
this county, on Sunday night last, aged about
40 years. She was before her marriage
Miss Eliza Jones, and died at the home OF
her mother, whom she had recently nursed
through an illness Of typhoid fever, con.
tracing the malady herself and dying from
a complication Of diseases resulting there
from. Her husband and two children sur.
vive her.
Sadie Houck, who formerly conducted
road house on the Conduit road, appeared
before Judge Henderson In the Circuit Court
here on Saturday and pleaded guilty to sew
eral indictments charging him with VIOLA
tons OF the local option and anti gambling
laws. Upon promise to never again Of
iend, Judge Henderson imposed q fine in
only one OF the cases and stetted the others.
Houck paid the fine of $50 and returned
to Washington.
Invitations have been issued for the an
nual Christmas holiday dance of the Rock
vile Assembly, which will be held in the
Opera House here the evening Of Decem.
Der 3lst. The committee of arrangements
consists of Messrs. Thomas NJ. Talbot, W
Russell Brewer, Hugh Glascott, Randolph
Mason, John j. Higgins and Somerville
Dawson. The chsperons will be Mrs. r.
IL. Stokes, Mrs. II. A. Dawson, Mrs. II. F.
Reich and Mrs. VIM. Dorsey.
An Entertainment will given by the pupils
and friends of White Oak school, at Coles
vile Hall, on Friday, December 18th, 1909,
beginning at 7 O'Clock, sharp. If rainy, on
Monday, December 22nd, same hour. Spe
cial feature, play, "Per Telephone" Char
acters, Miss Cuzzen, Lena Tolson; Miss
HaIcome, Helen Fawcett; Nora, servant,
Blanche Fawcett; Mr.. Austin, James Boss
Mr.. Harling, Walter Fawcett. Admission,
adults, 10 cents children, 10 cents.
Messrs John s. Larcombe and Frederick
W Carlyle have purchased another large
tract of land near Washington Grove and
adjoining their present properties there.
The tract consists Of about thirty acres, and
was purchased from Messrs. Beard & Craig
head, of Washington, at $65 per acre. They
have already put force Of hands 10 work
grading, fencing and otherwise improving
the property, and in the spring Mr.. Carlyle
will erect spacious summer home on his
site.
In addition 10 the scarcity Of coal q coal
OIL famine is imminent. Il was stated Thurs
day morning that but 90 gallsns Of oil we're
IN the town. The agent Of the Standard Oil
Company states that several tanks and .
number Of cars with barrels of oil have been
shipped 10 Rockville and they should have