Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1904-03-11
Eufal aud 9ersnual.
Town and Country.

Senator Jones has introduced q bill to
create the Office Of Treasurer for this county.
Delegate Johnston has introduced bill to
reonire additional sessions of the Orphans
Court when necessary.
The contract for carrying the mail from
Gaithersburg TO Damascus has been award
ed to Geo. W. Plummer, of Gaithersburg.
Gov. Warfeld has appointed Mr.. VIM. r.
Griffith, of this county, as chief clerk under
Tobacco Inspector Aquilla T. Robinson.
Mr.. Robert Case has purchased the farm
of the late Jetson G. Fields. near barnes.
town, containing about 100 acres, for the
sum of $s,66O
The monthly business meeting of the
Christian Endeavor Society will be held at
the home of Mrs. Olivia West on Friday,
March 18th, at P. M.
During wind storm some days ago
straw stack on the premises of Mr.. J. A.
Sponseller, near Germantown, was blown
over, killing one COW and injuring several
others.
The following Senate bills have passed
the House of Delegates: To regulate the
sale OF liquor in Montgomery county; to
amend the laws relative to inspector of
records 10 Montgomery county.
The Andrew Small Academy Dramatic
Club has postponed their play, 1.-THE Dan
ger Signal" from February 20 until March
II, on account of sickness. Curtain rises
ats M. Admission, % cents. Refresh.
ments after entertainment.
At a meeting OF the Church Society of the
Rockville Christian Church, held last Sun.
day, unanimous call was extended to Rev.
Burton Ii. Winston, of Massachusetts, to be.
come the permanent pastor Of the church.
Mr.. Winston has beeI supplying for the
church since the first of December last.
A Missionary entertainment will be given
at the Gaithersburg N E. Church on the
evening OF Sunday, March 18th, beginning
at 7:30 o'clock. An elaborate program has
been prepared. Prof. Trail, of Rockville,
will have charge OF the music, and special |
talent from Travlah and Jamestown will
also assist. All are welcome.
The remains Of Mr.. Eli Price, one time
prominent farmer of the vicinity Of Hyatts-
town, this county, were taken there Friday.
and inferred in the Christian cemetery at
Hyattstown. Mr.. Price died In Washing.
ton City, where he has been residing for
some time. He was II years old. and is
survived by wife, two daughters and q
son. The services were conducted by Rev.
Edward Bagby, Of Washington.
Mr. William w. Russell, Of this town,
who for some years has been connected
with the American legation at Caracas, Ven
ezuela, and lately Charge at Panama, has
been promoted to the grade of Minister and
assigned to Bogota, Colombia. Consider
ing the strained relations between this gov.
eminent and Colombia this is 8 very i'm.
portant assignment and will require fine
diplomatic ability. The many friends of
MIR. Russell in this vicinity and elsewhere
are much pleased at his promotion.
United States Consul @. N. Daniels at
Sheffield, England, has reported to the De-
partment OF Commerce and Labor 10 regard
to certain high-priced varieties Of potatoes.
He says that there seems TO be q fairly good
price for potatoes OF any sort, and the other
day one pound Of Eldorado potatoes brought
$4S7. Even that price was eclipsed at the
Smithfeld show, when firm Of York po-
tato merchants sold four pounds Of Eldora-
dos at the rate OF $72S a pound. This is
reckoned to work out at $1,635, IA per ton,
or about thrice their weight in gold.
The regular fortnlghtly meeting Of the
Rockville Woman's Club was held at the
home of Mrs. N. d. Offutt. The inclement
weather nterferred with the attendance. but
the proceedings were Of the usual interest
ing character. The topic for the meeting
was "South America" and the responses
were from Prescott. Miss Sophie Higgins
read a paper on "The Incss," Mrs. Offutt
gave a reading on columbus" and also con.
tributed musical selection, and there was
general discussion of "Does College Life
Help the Home Maker ?" the vote which
followed declaring in the affirmative.
In the House Of Delegates on Wednesday
the Committee on Education discovered
what lie claimed to be Q snake In the Educa.
tional bill and promptly jumped on 1t. The
alleged snake is provision compelling the
School Commissioners TO purchase physi.
ologies that are printed, published and sold
in the State of Maryland. Those connected
with the bill deny all knowledge of how
this clause got into the bill, and some OF
the members Of the committee think it was
put in the bill in the engrossing room. The
committee at once struck the clause out. 1t
isurged that had it remained in one firm in
Baltimore would have enjoyed monopoly.
school Matters.-The Board Of School