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

Town ana Country
The Orphans Court will be in session dur
ing next week.
The remains Of Mrs. VIM. Clagett, who
died in Washington City on Monday last,
were buried at Potomac Chapel, Potomac
district, this county, where she formerly re-
sided.
The ladies of the Methodist Church South
at Gaithersburg, will give an oyster supper
on Thanksgiving Day, November oath, al
Masonic Hall, for the benefit OF the new
church. Everybody invited.
Mrs. Reid and her son, John 81. Reid, Oh
Bovd's Station, went TO Baltimore on Satur'
day last to attend the funeral Of VIM. Reid
former resident of this county. The de-
ceased was in his 10th year.
Mr.. Perrie E. Waters, prominent mer'
chant at Germantown, has begun the con-
struction OF q store. room to cost $4,000
Messrs George B. McAtee, of Boyd's, and
Stang, of Choppers, are the contractors.
There will be an oyster supper held at the
residence of Mr.. B. G. Hughes, at Travilah,
this county, for the benefit of the M. E.
Church South, on Saturday, November 10th,
1904 All are cordially invited to attend
The ladies ofthe Redand Christian church
will give an oyster and meat supper at the
residence of Mr.. Charles o. Bean, Derwood
on Thursday, November 18th, beginning at
5 o'clock. All are invited. If rainy, the
next evening.
The ladies OF the Jamestown NJ. E.
Church South will hold an oyster and meat
supper in Jamestown on Friday, Novem.
Der 18th, commencing at P. M. Proceeds
for the benefit Of the parsonage and church
If rainy, the next evening. All invited.
Mr.. James P. Got, of Buck Lodge, is the
champion coon and opossum hunter In this
county this season, having already caught
10 coons and Is opossums, some of which
weighed Ia pounds each. The last two were
caught last week, one of which weighed IL
pounds.
Saturday last the Trustees of the Aims
House, of this county, met and made the
annual appointment of the officers of that
institution, as follows: j. William Rabbit,
overseer, vice Lee Ricketts,, resigned; John
f. West, clerk to the board, and DR.. Edw.
Anderson, physician.
The committee of the NJ. E. Church South
will hold meat and oyster supper, with re-
treshments, in Ii. ID. Waters hall at Ger.
mantown village on Thursday, November
oath, commencing at P. M. There will
be fancy table, fish pond and other amuse-
ments. II rainy, the next fair evening.
Mr.. jesse Wolfe, of Hyattstown, is erect
ing a residence at Dickerson, this county.
Mr.. Harry G. Meem, of Dickerson, is now
completing his residence there, one OF the
handsomest residences in that section of the
county. Mr.. t. o. White, at GAINESVILLE,
is also erecting residence, which is nearly
completed.
Mr.. Isaac r. Maus, citizen OF this town,
"a years of age, victim of paralytic stroke
OF more than four years duration, just con.
valescent from spell of debility in which
his physician thought life might depart any
minute, was wheeled in a chair to the Court
House on Tuesday last, lifted In his chair
and carried into the polls and voted the
Democratic ticket. This is deathless De.
mocracy.
The remains OF James Etchison, a former
resident OF Damascus, this county, who died
in Baltimore some days ago, were brought TO
his former home at Damascus and there in
TERED on Saturday last in the Methodist |
Cemetery Rev. d. d. Winstead of Balti-
more conducted the funeral service. Mr.. |
Etchison was in his fiftieth year, and was |
son of the late Madison Etchison, OF this
county. His wife died a year ago in Balti
more and her remains were also inferred at
Damascus. A daughter, Mrs. Anna Craw-
ford, of Baltimore, survives him.
Poolesville, this county, has two of the
Oldest citizens of the county as residents, in
the persons of Mrs. Sarah Jones, now 10 her
ninety second year, and Mr.. John Merchant,
also in his ninety second year. Mrs. Jones
was born in Poolesville in 1919, and ever
since that time has been a resident of that
vicinity. She is in excellent health, and is
seen frequently attending church in her
native town. Her maiden name was Poole.
She has two children living near her, son
and daughter. Mr.. Merchant takes eIer-
else daily, and frequently takes part in the
discussion of topics of the day. He is
native oil Virginia, but has been living in
Poolesvile for about sixty five years.