Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1903-09-18
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Town and Country.

Town and Country.
Mr.. John o. Clark, of this county, is re.
ported to be dangerously III in 9 Baltimore
hospital.
On account of a religious holiday the
store of W. Nordlinger, in Georgetown, D.
c., will be closed on Tuesday, September
22nd.
The dwelling house Of E. d. Kingsley, of
Gaithersburg, occupied by Mr.. Little, was
on Wednesday last destroyed by fire to the
extent oil 5000.
The Methodist Episcopal Church of Hunt.
ing Hill, this county, will be dedicated on
October 9Th, 1903. Services in the morning
and afternoon. All are cordially invited to
attend.
A Confederate Concert will be given at
the Town Hall, Pooesville, for the benefit
OF st. Peters Episcopal Church, on Friday
evening, September 25th, 1903. Admission,
% cents. All are invited to come.
Last Monday night the barn Of Mr.. W.
H. Benson. north of Germantown, this coun.
ty, was destroyed by fire, along with the con-
tents and farming machinery. The loss is
about $1,000, with partial insurance.
The Trustees of the Rockville Academy
have made the following appointments TO
free scholarships in that institution Stan.
ley Fisher, Horace Howes, N. d. Offutt, Jr.,
and Mary Moskey. The Tree night school
will open the first Monday in October.
Apply for admission to John j. Higgins.
Married, at Rockville, on September 10Th,
by Rev. F. T. Griffith, Mr.. VIM. ID. Barry,
Jr., and Miss Nellie N. Connick. of Prince
Georges county, Md, at the home Of the
officiating minister; also on the same day, at
the home of the minister, Mr.. Jas. F. Henley,
OF Darnestown, and Miss Annie e. A. An.
derson, OF Potomac.
Mr.. Samuel G. Parker, of Washington
city, has begun the construction at Oak
mont, this county, through Hunter & Bell,
architects, and Contractors Diggs & Co., of
Washington, of q two story and basement
frame house, containing ten rooms, with all
the modern city improvements, which will
be completed in the next sixty days.
Mr.. d. W. Baker, who was nominated BY
the recent Republican county convention as
a candidate Tor the House Of Delegates, has
written Chairman W. B. Burdette declining
the honor. Roger B. Farquhar and VIM.
X. Fulks have been named as Republican
candidates for Judges OF the Orphans Court
In place of Jesse l.. Burns and Fielder @.
Marlowe, declined.
The annual meeting of the Woman's
Home Missionary Society of the Baltimore
Conference, M. e. Church South, will be
held in the Methodist Church, at Rockville,
commencing Saturday evening, September
Goth, at 8 o'clock, and closing Tuesday night,
September 29th The sessions will be from
ga. NJ. to 1890 P. NJ, p. M. to P. NJ,
and at 8 p NJ. Everybody welcome.
Mr.. Claude M. Allison and Miss Papsy
T. Lochte, OF the vicinity Of Montrose, this
county, were married here on Tuesday even
ing by Father Thomas D. Williams. The
ceremony was performed at the home OF the
minister in the presence of few intimate
friends. Immediately afterward the newly
married couple left for short honeymoon
trip. They will reside at Tenleytown. The
bride Is a daughter Of Mr.. Chas. A. Lochte
The Rockville base ball team visited
Charlestown, W. Va, last Saturday and sui
tered defeat at the hands of the team repre-
senting that city. the score standing to l.
The contest was a splendid one and was
marked by clever fielding by both teams,
although the batting was very light. 1t was
the third game of series between the two
clubs, and as each team had game to its
credit it was looked forward TO with much
interest, and very large crowd was in at
tendance.
The large barn of Mr.. Vernon Beall, near
Layhill, this county, was consumed by fire
last week with the entire contents. The
building was estimated TO contain over six
hundred bushels of wheat in the straw and
thirty tons OF hay. besides reaper, mower,
hay tedder, corn planter and other farming
implements When first discovered, the fire
had made such progress as TO make 1t i'm
possible TO save anything. 1t is supposed
to have been accidentally started by tramp,
who, there appears good reason TO believe,
has from time to time slept in the barn.
About three fourths of the value Of the prop.
erty burned is covered by insurance in the
Sandy Spring company.
The annual institute Of the public school
teachers Of this county convened In the
Court House here on Monday and contin
ued the sessions until Wednesday evening.
The opening exercises were conducted by
County Examiner White, and were followed
by prayer by Rev. W. F. Locke. Col. VIM
KilgOur, of Rockville, delivered the address
of welcome, and Prof. Edward o. Zeigler,
of Barnesvile, responded on behalf of the
teachers. 10 the evening reunion Of the
teachers was held, at which pleasing liter
airy and musical program was rendered and
refreshments were served. A trolly ride 70
Cabin John Bridge was taken on Tuesday
evening by the teachers and their friends.
The exercises at each session Of the three
days were OF most interesting character.
Fire at GaiIhersburg.-.The large
mercantile establishment of Mr.. John A.
Belt on Diamond avenue, Gaithersburg, this
county, was destroyed by fire on Monday