Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1904-04-22
Eotal aud Personal.
Town and Country.

Mr., ELMER Magruder recently purchased
the farm Mr.. Howard Butt, near Hunting
Hill, containing about 90 acres.
Mr.. Alexander Carter, of GAINESVILLE, is
reported very ill of complication OF dis
eases. He is an exC Confederate soldier.
The ladies and gentlemen of St. Johns
Church will give progressive euchre In st.
Johns Hall, Forest Glen, on Tuesday, April
90, at 8 P. M.
Mrs. Laura Hammond Webb Peploe, of
Richmond, Va, will lecture at Damascus,
on Saturday, April 93rd, 1904, at 7:30 P. NJ.
Subject, "a Summer in Alberta"
Mr.. Earl Wall son of Mrs VIM E. Wall,
who has been very i'll at his home, "Wall.
dene," near Buck Lodge, this county, is re.
ported to be better and 1t s stated will re.
cover his health.
DR.. Smith Lansdale, of Damascus, this
county, son of B. F. Lansdale, member of
the Legislature from this county, has been
rendered professorship 10 the Maryland
Agricultural College.
Mr. Rein Bowman, one of the Oldest in
habitants of Damascus this county, died
there on Sunday last, in his eighty first
year, after an illness of several months. He
is survived by two children.
Mr.. Richard G. Plummer, former resi-.
dent of the vicinity OF Buck Lodge, this
county, died few days ago at Montevue
Hospital, Frederick. of which institution he
had been an inmate several years.
Mr.. John Ii. Stearn, of the vicinity OF
Cabin John, this county, died of pneumonia
at an early hour last Saturday morning, aged
forty nine years. He was sick only few
days. His widow and one child survive
him.
Miss Cora Ward, of Laytonsville, neice of
Messrs. j. q. and j. E. Ward, has gone on
Southern trip, where she will be the guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. 5ilas Denly. Mr.. Denly is |
said to be one Of the largest land owners of |
the South.
The ladies of the Christian Church, Red. |
land, will hold Box Social at the residence |
OF Mr.. Martin Helm, at Redland, on Friday
evening. April 22nd, 1904, beginning at 1850
o'clock. Boys bring the girls and the girls
bring boxes.
Rev. Thomas j. Packard OBLIGATED at the
marriage here on Wednesday afternoon OF
Mr.. William W. Adams, of Philadelphia,
and Miss Mary G. Washington, of Wash
ington city. The groom gave his age as 76
and that of the BRIDE as 4S.
Engineer Eldridge, of Frederick city, last
week visited some of the prominent citizens
of the vicinity OF Oney 10 the interest of
line Of electric railroad to run from Fred
rick to Washington, by way of Olney, but
reported little encouragement.
Messrs. Roger B. Farquar, George R. Rice
and R. H. Stokes have been appointed a
committee to select site for the new High
School building at Rockville. Persons hav
ing lots Tor sale are requested to communi
cate with the committee at this place.
Father Thomas ID. Williams, for the past
three years pastor of st. Mary's Catholic
Church, this town; st. Gabriel's Church,
Great Falls, and st. Peters Church, Olney,
lett here Tuesday to become assistant pastor
OF St. Stephens Church, Washington. He |
is succeeded by Father Mcclure, of Buckeys. |
town, Md.
Mr.. Horatio Browning, the Oldest grocer
in Washington city, died on Monday after q |
long illness from rheumatism, from which |
be was confined to his bed for the past year
Deceased was born at Barnesville, this coun.
ty, and was seventy. two years old at the
time of his death. He was brother of the
late Silas Browning, former Sheriff of this
county.
Mira Laura Burdette, wife of Mr.. Richard |
Burdette, of Kings Valley, this county, died |
on Friday last, after a short illness, in her |
forty-fourth year. Mrs. Burdette was a
daughter of the late DR.. Lorenzo Watkins
of that vicinity. Her husband and nine
children survive her. Funeral services were |
held Sunday and the remains were inferred |
at Cedar Grove.
Lower temperatures than have ever been |
recorded so late in the month of April pre- |
vailed throughout the State Of Maryland on |
Wednesday. In Baltimore the minimum |
temperature was 81 degrees, while in the
western part Of the State the mercury went |
down as low as 10 degrees, freezing streams
and causing considerable damage TO grow |
ing crops, vegetable: aud fruits.
Miss Harriet Rose Fechtig, daughter OF
Mrs Louise Fechtig, of Hagerstown, and Mr..
Frank Forrest Besll, Of Providence, X. l.,
formerly of this county, were married Wed.
nesday at the home Of the bride, Father s.
Rabba officiating. The bride wore q tan
travelling suit. After wedding breakfast
the couple lett on trip 70 the Eastern cities.
They will reside In Providence.
Miss Mamie Hebb Snouffer, daughter Of
Mr.. G. Fenton Snouffer, q leading citizen Of
this county, and Mr.. Archie II. Aisquith,
formerly resident Of this county, but now
of Washington, were married Wednesday
morning at the home Of the bride in Gath
ersburg district Rev. Thomas ]. Packard,
of Rockville, oficiated. After the wedding
breakfast the couple lett for short trip.
A serious fire was narrowly averted Mon
day morning in the home OF Mr.. Ernest
Lillard, of this town. The woods In the
kitchen caught fire from coal oil stJve and
the room was soon in flames. Neighbors
responded promptly to the alarm and formed
themselves into bucket brigade. subduing
the flames after hard fight The kitchen
portion OF the house was badly injured, the
damage being placed At $500
Mrs. Alexander Carr, Of BurtonsvIlle, this
county, was out driving last week in car
rage with her two small children, and her
horse, becoming frightened, ran away. The
vehicle Waa nvnrtnrned and Mrs. Carr and