Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1903-07-03

OF the Circuit Court for this county.
A grand picnic and tournament will be
held on Wednesday, July 9Th, near Potomac,
In the grove opposite Mr.. Sam'l X. Bready's,
the tournament to begin at P. M, and a
game of base ball at $3.50 o'clock. Music
will be furnished throughout the evening by
select brass band Dancing will begin at
an early hour-music by Washington or
chestra. Proceeds for the benefit of the W
A.C.
The 18th annual picnic for the benefit of
st. Gabriel's Catholic Church will take place
on Wednesday, July Goth, at Harrison's
Grove, near Potomac. There will be con-
cert in the afternoon, also dancing and other
amusements. Dinner and supper will be
served also ice cream, soft drinks and re-
freshments. A handsome lady's gold watch
will be voted to the most popular young
lady.
Orders for the mobilization of the various
companies OF the First Regiment, Maryland
National Guard, at the old Fifth Regiment
Armory, Baltimore, en- route to the encamp.
ment at Belair, were issued Monday by
Brigadler General Riggs, commanding the
guard. The companies will move on July
9. Company K, Capt. Talbot, will leave
Rockville at s:4S A. M, arriving at Camden
Station at 1890 A. M.
Mrs. Eleanor s. Ranney, widow of Judge
Isaac Ranney, Of Ohio, died on June 25th
at the home of her daughter, Mrs. David
M. Munro, near Gaithersburg, this county,
aged 70 years. Her remains were taken to
Delaware, Ohio, for interment Mrs. Ran
ney is survived by four daughters-Mrs.
Munro, Mrs. John b. Diamond and Mrs. j D..
B. Adams, all of Gaithersburg, and Mrs.
Frances r. Lybrand, of Washington.
Mr.. Percy N. Mouldeh, pf this town, met
with serious accident last Friday morning
at Dover, Del. A scaffold upon which he
and companion were at work gave way
and both men were precipitated to the
ground below, distance of thirty feet.
Mr.. Moulden sustained a fracture of the
leg, and his other leg and his back were
badly sprained and other portions of his
body painfully bruised MIR. Moulden was
brought to his home here, and his condition
lie favorable.
Miss Mary Cornelia Jarboe, daughter of
Mrs. Mary E. Jarboe, of Edwards Ferry,
this county, and Mr.. George F. Wohlfarth,
OF Glen Echo, were married Monday after
noon at the home of the bride by Father
Gilbert Mcdonald, of st. Marys Catholic
Church, GAINESVILLE. The ceremony was
witnessed by a large gathering of friends.
Following the ceremony repast was served,
after which Mr.. and Mrs. Wohlfarth left for
where the groom will engage in
business.
Roscoe Bellows, an eighty old colored
boy of the vicinity OF Sandy Spring, was &C
drowned Monday morning in the
Patuxen river near Haviland's mill. With
several companions, he was catching debris
As 1t passed under the iron bridge, when he
lost his footing and fell overheard. The
stream was greatly swollen from the heavy
rain and the lad was carried swiftly down,
and his companions were powerless to assist
him. His dead body was discovered several
hours later hung on wire fence.
There will be Union pic mic of the Mont
gomery Circuit held at Bethel M. p. Church,
on the road from Clarksburg to Brownings.
vile, on Saturday, July 18th, beginning at
10 A. NJ. and continuing until 10 p. M.
A number of prominent speakers will be
present, among whom will be Rev. j. F.
Bryan, Phi. d., OF Dover, Del, and will de.
liver his famous lecture, entitled Sunshine
and Shadows" at 3 p. M. Brass band will
be in attendance. Plenty Of refreshments.
Everybody welcome.
Mr.. Clyde Walker Dawson, assistant agent
OF the board Of children's guardians of the
District of Columbia, was drowned at Cape
May on Sunday last He had ventured we'll
out where a strong ebb tide was running.
He tried 10 get ashore, but became exhausted
Just within the edge Of the breakers. He
lived at Linden, this county. Commissioner
of the District of Columbia,
who WAS there on visit, took charge OF the
body. II was recovered about two hours
after the drowning. Mr.. Dawson leaves
family.
The slate quarres at Hyattstown will be
working full blast in q few weeks. Ma
chinery to valuation of $4,000 will be in
stalled. Engines, cables, and other ma
chinery are already in. The wOrkmen
few a days ago, in digging on cavern Of
thirty five years ago, found great number
OF tools that had been used by a quarryman
named Williams. They were in good con.
ditlon. They were kept as souvenirs. 1t
ia probable that within the next lew months
an electric road will be built TO either Barnes.
Vile OF Dickerson 10 haul the slate.
Articles Of consolidation and merger be.
tween the Norfolk County Industrial Com
pany and the Montgomery Power Company
we're filed in the Office of the Clerk of the
Circuit Court here on Tuesday. The new
company will be known ~ the Potomac
Power Company" and will have capital
stock Of 100000. divided into shares OF the
par value OF 800. The principal Office in
Virginia will be at Alexandria and the prin.
cipal Maryland Office will be In Montgom.
cry county. The company controls valu.
able water rights along the Potomac river
between Great Falls and Washington.
Mr.. Walter f. Hall and Miss Velma X.
Hall, Of Chicago, son and daughter of j. W..
Hall, formerly OF Poolesville, are visiting the
home Of their grand parents, their aunts and
other relatives Of this county. Miss Hall
expects to spend nearly the entire summer
in Poolesville, Damascus, &c. Mr.. j. W.
Hall was born and raised 10 Pooesville, go.
ing west in 1865 After 81 years connection
with large wholesale dry goods house in
ChicaOo he ia now a member OF the firm oil