Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1904-05-13
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IN Tuesday the County Commissioners
onninted Edward W. Bradley a constable
for Bethesda district, -.
Rev. Thomas F. Baker has resigned tne
roctorsbip of Woodside parish, this county
and accepted call to ALTERNATE county
near Charlottesville, Va.
Mr. Nicholas D. offutt has sold his farm
., OH acres, situated about Al miles west o
Rockville, to Mr.. Sam'l P. Young oil bucH
Lodge this county, for $1,000
AT the election for town officers at Barnes
vile on Saturday evening last, Messrs Thos
n White Clagett Hilton and Luther Ceci
were elected town COMMISSIONERS
The Rockville base ball team will play
ha o,ronu Technical High School team Of
w.shinplou on Saturday, May 14th, at the
Eair Grounds, this place, at 4 P. NJ. Ad'
mission, 10 cents,
ur.J L.. Burdette, who recently accepted
tho nostion OF cashier Of the new bank al
MI Airy, and removed there, has sold his
residence in Damascus, this county, to Mr..
Frank Beal for $500.
The annual meeting OF the stockholders
of the Monocacy Cemetery Company will
be held at its office in Beallsville, Saturday
May IA, 1904, at 2 o'clock, P. NJ. VIM. T.
Griffith, Secretary.
Mr.. ]. Elgar Briggs, farmer of the vicin-
ity OF Gaithersburg, was stricken with pa
ralysis lew days ago while at work In his
barn. He was removed to the house and
his physician found his condition serious.
A Box Party WILDE given at the Shady
Grove school house, near DerwOod, Friday,
May 20, beginning at 1880 +. M. The girls
are invited to come and bring the boxes,
and the boys TO come and bring the girls.
The remains of Mrs Elizabeth NJ. Jarboe,
of Mount Ephraim, this county, who died
on Thursday OF last week, of spinal trouble,
were inferred in st. Mary's Catholic GENE
terry, at GAINESVILLE, Saturday afternoon.
She was in her eighty filth year.
Mr.. Augustin Hartman, OF Choppers,
aged seventy five years, was taken i'll Mon.
day in a field on his farm and was carried to
his home in an unconscious condition. II is
supposed he tainted and received bad
shock from the fall. He has since that time
been quite sick.
MIR. Edward s. Dawson, captain of the
Washington and Lee University base ball
team and son Of Mr.. John l.. Dawson, OF
this town, has entered Providence Hospital,
Washington, to undergo an operation for
appendicitis. Otherwise he is in excellent
physical condition and il Is not thought the
operation will prove serious one.
Mr.. Nelson Young, OF Poolesville, this
county, arose from his bed Saturday morn
ing perfectly well and in good health ap-
parently, and at 2 o'clock in the afternoon
was taken with heart trouble and at o'clock
was dead. When stricken he told every
one he was going to die and made arrange
ments for his funeral. He was rs years oil
age.
An entertainment was given in the town
hall at Poolesville last Monday evening by
the Young Mems Christian Association OF
that town. A quartet from Buffalo, N. Y,
composed of Miss Susie j. Daley, contralto;
Margaret Daley, soprano; j. G. Daley,
basso, and W. c. Daley, tenor, contributed
music. The proceeds oil the entertainment
"A 10 ha
The Germantown base ball team organ
lied last week Tor the season and is ready
to play any team in the county whose mem
bers are under 19 years of age. The follow
ing compose the team Roy Hargett, Keefer
Lenhsrt, Boyd Reed, Laney Best, Levi
Glen. Fred Marth, Cleve Thompson, Roy
Marth. Willie Marth. For further informs-
ton address the captain, Keefer Lenhart.
On Wednesday little daughter Of Mr..
Isaac Fugitt, residing couple of miles from
this town, had three fingers OF her left hand
cut off by an axe in the hands of her BROTH
er, aged about i've years. The little girl is
three years old, and the accident happened
at the woodpile where she was holding q
small stick which her brother was cutting.
She was brought TO Rockville and received
surgical aid.
Mr.. William Jones, of Martinsburg, this
county, last week was compelled to kill a
number OF his sheep which were showing
signs of rabies from the bite OF mad dog
about month ago. He has killed nearly
forty out of a flock OF one hundred. Many
of the sheep had lambs by their side. On
account of the scare given the farmers of
that vicinity wholesale slaughter Of dogs
is being made.
As required by law, the tax collectors for
this county held their annual tax sales Mon
day, all property on which taxes for the past
year remained unpaid being offered for sale
to the highest bidders. In all, ABOUT one
hundred pieces were disposed Of, represent
ing taxes in arrears TO the amount OF about
$4,000 In this district forty-nine pieces
were sold. Under the law two years are
allowed in which to redeem property sold
in this way.
The annual meeting Of the Jefferson Club
of Gaithersburg was held last week at the
Knights Of Pythias Hall. Carson Ward
presided, and VIM. II. Vessels acted as sec.
rotary. Officers chosen are: President, DIR.
E. II Etchison; Vice-President, James K.
Garrett; Secretary, DIR. Herman s. Davis
Treasurer, W. II. Vessels; Librarian, Car.
son Ward. Messrs. Victor p. Hinckley and
VIM. H. Vessels were appointed finance
committee for the ensuing year.
Mrs. Laura Hammand Webb Peploe, Of
Richmond, Va, delivered very instruct
i've and entertaining lecture al the NJ. E,
Church South, Germantown, this county
on the evening Of the ID instant. Her sub
lec', "a Summer in Alberta" was ably and
beautifully discourSed upon. Mrs. Peploe
10 her lnmiiabe style, combines vivid des