Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1904-01-08
Bufal aud 9ersumaI.
Town and Country.

Mr.. John l.. Burnett, Clerk of the Circuit
Court, has appointed Mr. Darby Bowman,
of Hyattstown, to clerkship in his office.
Lost, Sunday afternoon, between Rock.
vile and Hunting Hill a lady's fur neck
piece. A liberal reward if returned to Frank
Higgins, Rockville.
Tuesday was the coolest day of the sea.
son in Rockville. At an early hour the
thermometer registered below zero, which
is the lowest of the winter.
Mr.. Naaman Roscoe Davis and Miss Mary
Ann Francis, both OF Alexandria, Va, were
married in Rockville on December 30th by
Rev. S. r. White at the home of the min
lister.
Lost, on the road to Charles j. Maddox
house, short distance from the Baltimore
road, fur muff. The finder will please
leave it at this office and be suitably re
g4lie'
Nj Luther b. Poole I'D Mrs. Maggie D.
NehoGse we're marrii Wednesday after,
noon by Rev. }. W Tamblyn, OF this town,
At the home q the bride, lear Spencerville,
ghis county.
Mss Allies VIgiaia ps nude, of Boyd's,
and Mr.. james mcDonough, of Slidell, this
county, on Tuesday OF last week went to
Frederick and were married without ap
prislng their parents.
The trustees Of the Alms-house have elect
ed Mr.. John E. West, Of this place, clerk to
the Board. He succeeds Mr.. John L. Bru
nett, who resigned upon being elected clerk
of the Circuit Court.
A Farmers Institute will be held in the
TowfHall at Kensington, this county, on
Monday and Tuesday, January II and 10,
from 1890 A. M. to 4 P. M. Addresses will
be made by prominent speakers.
The Rockville Baptist Sunday School on
Sunday last elected the following officers
for the ensuing year: Superintendent, G.
Norman Bouic; assistant superintendent,
A. A. Braddock; secretary, George w. M.
Davis; treasurer, George Shaw; librarian,
Miss Mabel Shaw.
On Sunday morning last slight fire &C.
CURED at the home of Richard Oil, at Fair
view Heights, this county. The Washing
ton 6remen, who were called to the scene,
found that the fire had been caused by an
attempt to thaw out the water pipes, which
had frozen during the night The fire was
extinguished before much damage resulted.
Mrs. Jessie s. Aldrch, a respected resi-.
dent Of Glen Echo, this county, died last
Friday OF consumption, aged about As years.
She had been Ill long while. She Is sur
vived by two sons-Messrs. Bruce and Jas.
F. Aldrich-and daughter who is now in
Europe. Deceased was for several years in
charge Of the government retormatory on
the Conduit road.
The remains of Mr.. Greenbury Chiswell,
of PoolesviIle, this county, who died last
week, were inferred in Monocacy Cemetery
at Beallsvile. Mr.. Chswell was in the
9th year OF his age. He is survived by a
widow, who was Miss Lula Lyons, of Wash
ington, and by seven children. Rev. Walter
P. Griggs, OF the Episcopal Church, offlci-
ated at the fuceral.
Mira. Webster, wife of Mr.. George Web
ster, OF Dickerson, this county, died last week
In Washington, at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Anna Sherer, aged So years. She is
survived by husband and three sons
Harvey, Charles and Turner Webster, of
Boyds-snd by three daughters-Mrs. Alice
Whip, of Boyd's; Mrs. Sherer, of Wash
ington, and Miss Elizabeth Webster, of Bal
timore.
Three hundred and twenty eight marriage
licenses were issued by the Clerk Of the
Circuit Court at Rockville during the year
1903. This exceeds the record Of the pre-
ceding year by "a and is the greatest num-
Der ever issued here in single year. OF
those issued 1866 were to couples residing
within the county, 118 to Washington City
couples, 9 to Baltimoreans, and 10 TO Vir-
glnians.
Mrs. Ellen Victoria Thompson, of Lay
louisville, this county, has, through her at
torney, Frank Higgins, instituted suit 10
the Circuit Court at this place for divorce
from her husband, Zacheus @. Thompson.
The bill alleges that the couple were mar
ried in January, 1874. and that in the fol-
lowing November plaintiff was deserted by
the defendant. Mrs. Thompson's maiden
name was Crawford.
la 'a-'H~a Of the lower section Of the
Uoul.} r4ye Or-al.... - "n known
as the Phys,clans' -,... ... the
members are Drs. Eugene Jones. b. wis,
Horace b Haddoz. A n ray, Mhaan L..
Lewis and YIN. Z Browl. The Jfsaniza
tion will hold monthly meetings It the
hou.cs o. the different members. Il Is I'M
derstood that similar CLUBS ~. formed
in other sections Of the county.
Mr.. John I. Butt, Of Hunting Hill, anC
Miss Duella T. Gloyd, daughter Of Mrs. Jas
II. Lawson, OF Gaithersburg, were married
the M. K. Church South, Gaithersburg, las
Friday night Rev, Thomas j. Lamber
was the officiating minister. The usher
were E. Carlton Etcbison, John W. Briggs
Jr., George r. English and Zachariah B
Lawson, brother Of the bride. Little Lavit
Martin was flower girl. Supper was serve
the wedding party at the home Of the brid'
after which the couple left for short honey
moon trip.
Captain David w. Houghton died on FIR
day morning last at bis residence in Gle
Echo, this county. His death resulted froi
pneumonia, after an illness Of only few day
Captain Houghton was veteran OF the civ
war, having served in Battery e, First Obi
Light Artillery, during the war. He ha
been a clerk in the office Of the commlssar
general of the army since 1879. He was
years oil age, and was member Of CARTEL
Post, No. 7, @. A. H., and an honorar
member Of the Legion Of Loyal Womel
He leaves A widow. four sons and two daugl