Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1903-08-07
gufal aud gersuual.
Town and Country.

Mr.. E. L. Amiss has resigned as teacher
of Middlebrook school.
Mr.. Anderson Offutt and wife, of New
Orleans, are visiting his brother, Mr.. Lee
Offutt, of Rockville.
The celebrated stallion, Medo Wilkes.
owned by Mr.. W. F. Humphrey, of Ger.
mantown, this county, died few days ago.
The celebrated Woodsboro' Brass Band.
of Frederick county, will furnish music for
the approaching Agricultural Fair. 1t was
a popular attraction last year.
Last week the entire wheat crop on the
farm of Mr.. Arthur Stabler, near Sandy
Spring, which was stacked 10 the field, was
destroyed by fire, entailng loss of several
hundred dollars.
Republican primary elections will be held
in the various districts of this county on
Saturday, the 10th instant. The county
convention will meet in Rockville on Mon
day, the nth instant.
Lost, time-book, about one mile above
Rockville, along the steam railroad tracks.
A suitable reward offered for its return to
W. l.. White, Rockville Station, or address
Ii. 4. Heacock, Comus, Md.
The Wheaton and Rockville base ball
teams engaged in an interesting contest at
the Fair Ground here on Monday afternoon,
Rockville winning by the score of to 8. 1t
was a well-played game throughout. The
batteries were Braddock and Dawson, for
Rockville, and Hardy and Quinter, for
Wheaton.
Only 81 to Harper's Ferry and Martins.
burg; only 81 so to Cumberland and re-
turn, via Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, on
Sunday, August 9th. Tickets will be sold
for special train leaving Rockville at $50
A. M, affording an excellent opportunity to
visit the historical points. Call on Ticket
Agents, B. & o. X. r., for full particulars.
MIR. Howe Totten, a young lawyer of
Washington City, had his right wrist badly
crushed by the jaws of Great Dane dog
while trying part him from fighting another
dog at his country home, at Boyd's, late
Sunday evening. The fingers Of his left
hand were badly acerated by the other dog
Both dogs grabbed his hands in their
mouths. He left Immediately for hospital
treatment in Washington.
The following delegates have been selected
to represent this county in the Democratic
judicial convention, which will meet In this
town on Wednesday next: VIM. b. Mobley,
DR.. James E. Deets, Richard Poole, VIM H.
Rabbit, VIM. M. Candy, Julian Griffith, M.
Wilson Offutt, John H Janney, Samuel Il.
Plummer, Montgomery Clagett, Louis B.
Scholl, Joseph M. Etchison, Samuel d.
Waters, VIM. II. Talbot and Edward Q.
Peter.
The members and friends of Shiloh NJ.
p Sunday School will hold their sixth an.
nual plcni In Pearres grove, about one
half mile south of the church, on Thursday,
August 18th, 1908, beginning $50 A. M,
sharp. The school will render a program,
consisting OF dialogues, Rotations, etc. also
there will he addresses made by prominent
speakers. Music will be rendered by fine
cornet band. Refreshments OF all kinds
will be served at reasonable rates. Pro.
ceeds for the benefit OF the church. II the
weather should be Indictment, the following
day.
The home OF Mr.. George M. Bennett, near
Spencerville, this county, was, at noon Tues
day, the scene of quiet wedding, when his
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Mr.. Thomas Lamar Jackson, a well known
young resident OF the vicinity OF Burnt Mills,
were married by Rev. j. A. Anderson, of
Baltimore, minister of the M. E. Church
South. The ceremony was performed in
he presence of only the members OF the i'm
mediate families of the young couple. Fol
lowing wedding breakfast, MIR. and Mrs
Jackson lett for an extended honeymoon
trip.
There will he an interesting grove meet
ing at Beechdale Cemetery, on the Conduit
Road, near Cropley, during the last week of
the present month. Beginning on Sunday,
the 23rd, there will be preaching at 10 A.
M. and at a suitable hour in the evening on
every day in the week. On Tuesday, the
25th, there will be an all day Sunday School
basket pic mic. A temperance meeting will
be held on Thursday, the eth, commencing
at 10 A. M. and continuing throughout the
afternoon. Eminent speakers will be pres
ent and address the various meetings. The
public is cordially invited, and large at
tendance is certain.