Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1905-01-06
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Town and Country.

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The Board of Public Works has formally
transferred the States holdings in the Chesa.
neake and Ohio Canal to F. s. Landstreet.
On Wednesday next the members Of the
Agricultural Society Of Montgomery county
meet here to elect directors for the ensuing
year
The annual election OF directors of the
Montgomery County National Bank will
take Mace on Tuesday next, at the Banking
House in this town.
MIR. Frank l. Duncan, OF Baltimore coun.
tv was on Wednesday last elected State In.
surance Commissioner by the Board of Pub.
lie Works, to succeed Mr.. Lloyd Wilkinson,
An oyster supper will be served from $3.50
to 1890 p. NJ, at Olney, this county, on
Wednesday, January 18th, 1905, for the ben.
eft of the Catholic Church. Music and
dancing.
On Tuesday next, the 10th instant, Mr..
Lee Offutt, as administrator, will offer at
public sale large lot of personal property
on the farm of the late Luther NJ. Offutt,
near Potomac, this county.
The Sunday School of the Rockville Bap.
tst Church last Sunday elected the follow.
ing officers: Superintendent, G. Norman
Bouic; Assistant Superintendent, A. A..
Braddock; Secretary, Geo. Davis; Treas
urer, George Shaw.
Mr.. Nicholas E. Howes, of the vicinity Of
Wheaton, this county, who was so badly
injured about two weeks ago by being
kicked by colt, and who was sent to
Washington hospital, has returned home
and is now able to walk about his room.
MIR. and Mrs. Edward Bowen Prescott, of
Rockville, announce the engagement Of their
daughter, Marguerite Richardson, to Will
liam Henry Beard, son OF the late Henry
Beard, of this county, the wedding TO take
place on the 14th instant at Christ Episcopal
Church, this town.
Mrs. Mary E. Dttrich, for many years a
resident of Rockville, died on Saturday last
at the residence of her granddaughter, in
Washington city, in the 10th year Of her
age. Her funeral took place on Tuesday
with services at 81. Msry's Catholic Church,
this town, and interment in the adjoining
cemetery
Died, in Baltimore, on December Goth,
1904, at $50 P M, after lingering illness,
Alice Pearl Small, (nee Swartz), aged %
years, beloved wife OF John A. Small The
funeral took place from her late residence,
1927 Pennsylvania avenue, Baltimore, Satur.
day, December 31st, at 9 A. NJ. Interment
was made at Gaithersburg, this county.
A six year-old child of Mr.. Joseph 10y,
farmer near Clarksburg, met with q most
peculiar accident last Saturday. The child
was playing behind horse. The animal
kicked the little one in the head, splitting
its head from center of forehead TO right ear.
The child did not lose consciousness, and
after treatment by a physician is reported
to be doing we'll.
Mr.. j. VIM. Rabbit entered upon the
duties Of Overseer of the Aims House, of
this county, the first of the present year.
His predecessor, Mr.. Leonidas Ricketts,,
moved to his own farm, near Gaithersburg,
after consecutive administration of four.
teen years, in the most acceptable manner
to the taxpayers of the county, which term
mated with his resignation.
Mr.. Willard Robey, son-in.law Of Mr..
Henry Kisner, last Friday while working
on house in Friendship Heights, had his
left arm quite badly broken by the giving
way OF the scaffolding upon which he was
standing. He was taken TO the Georgetown
University Hospital, where he received sur
gical attention. His many friends will re-
gret TO hear of this sad accident, and hope
he may soon recover.
The annual meeting Of the Montgomery
County Anti Saloon League will be held at
Rockville, on Saturday, January 28th inst.
All organizations are requested TO elect del
egates to attend this meeting. The dele.
gates are expected to bring their baskets
with them. The ladies' of Rockville will
furnish coffee and place TO eat their lunch.
Notice OF speakers will be given hereafter.
BY order of Executive Committee of the
League.
Miss Helen Cashell daughter of Mr.. Hazel
W. Cashell, OF Layhill, this county, died on
Thursday morning Of last week after pro-
longed illness. An affection Of the lungs
was the cause Of death. She was 10 years
of age. The large concourse Of friends and
relatives who attended upon the burial was
one seldom witnessed in the county, and
the floral offerings were Of artistic design,
handsome and numerous. The interment
was made in Rockville Cemetery.
The Rockville Womans Club was enter
tanned at its regular meeting on Thursday
afternoon of last week by Mrs. W. W..
Welsh. The attendance was large and the
program interesting. The responses were
from John g. SAKE. Miss sophie Higgins
conducted parliamentary drill; Mrs. Geo.
s. Stone read from Brook Farm" Mrs
Robert Q. Warfield contributed q reading
from Whittier, and Miss Anna Waters read
a selection from FISHERIES and Fisherfolk."
State Game Warden John W. Avirett has
Issued Bulletin 70 be used In the public
schools of Maryland. 1t contains laws for
the protection of Maryland's song and game
birds and other game-to be read In the pub
lie schools oil the State, pursuant To the Ar
Dor Day proclamation Of Gov. Warneld on
March "a, 1904. The teachers Of the public
schools Of this county have been supplied
with copies Of this book, and are asked TO
urge upon their pupils the duty Of protect
ing and feeding the birds, and 10 refrain
from destroying their eggs or nests.
A number Of friends gathered at the hos
pItable home of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Z. Garrett
Gaithersburg, on New Years Eve To watch
the old year out and the new year in. Sew
eral piano selections were rendered by Mis-
Edna Garrett There were also numoe
of games played. and at late hour refresh