Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1905-04-14
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Rockville.
A water tank is in course Of erection In
the Rockville cemetery to be used in time
of drought to water the grass.
MIRA. Walters, who was thrown from
a street car in Washington, d. G., recently
and badly injured, is still improving.
MIR. ]. Morgan Ellis, Editor Of the Cen.
teryiew, Mo-, Record, is visiting relatives at
Bethesda, this county, and paid this ONCE
lrsterual call on Monday last
The many friends Of Mr.. Frank Higgins,
of This town, will be glad to learn that he Ia
much improved after recent spell of sick.
meas, which confined him TO his home.
Mr.. George Oden died at the home of his
son. Mr.. John Oden, on the farm of Mr..
Lee Offutt, near Galthersburg, this county,
on Monday evening last, after brief illness,
aged rs years.
A minstrel show will be given at Masonic
Hall, Gaithersburg, at night, on April 10Th.
A fine show Is promised In minstrels, bur.
lesques and jokes. Admission, IS cents;
children, 10 cents.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Baptist
Church will hold Quaker Tea at the home
OF DR.. George E. Lewis, Rockville, on April
l4th, from to II P. NJ. A cordial invita-.
ton is extended to the public. Tickets, 25
cents
Mr.. VIM. Dosh, OF Frederick, and Miss
Carrie Smith, of Gaithersburg, visited Wash.
ington last week and were quietly married.
The bride is daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Smith, Sr. The couple will reside at Gath.
ersburg.
Portions of this county have been visited
by two phenomenal storms of snow, hail,
wind, rain, thunder and lightning the past
week. Fruit blossoms were thereby slightly
damaged and the farmers seriously delayed
in their spring blowing.
Mr.. Thomas Small, of Gaithersburg, was
successfully operated upon at the city hos
ptal in Frederick recently for an Injury he
received about Christmas while frustrating
the efforts of prisoner TO escape he had
taken into custody at Germantown.
The County Commissioners have approx.
ed the report of the examiners tavoring the
opening of the road from Avery TO Rockville,
petltioned for by George W. Riggs and
others. Bids will be advertised for at once
and the contract awarded at an early date.
The local talent will give at the Town
Hall, Poolesville, on Monday, April oath,
the comedy of MRS. Wiggs," and also as a
curtain raiser the play, "a Suit in Livery"
Doors open o'clock, P. NJ. curtain rises
at 8 o'clock. Admission, 25 cents. For the
Improvement of the hall.
Mr.. Henry Thompson, son of the late
Elijah Thompson, is now visiting relatives
In this his native county. About fifteen
years ago he left this section and took ups
residence in Chicago, ILL.,, where he is now
employed in a large tea house. After short
stay he will return 10 his business.
A grand ball and supper will be given ct
Cromelin Lodge K. Of p. Hall, Potomac,
this county, for the benefit Of the lodge, on
Easter Monday night, April oath, 1905.
Good music, good dancing, good supper
and good time generally. The public cor
daily invited. Committee.
Miss Carrie English, of the vicinity Of
Choppers, this county, died on Thursday
night of last week at the home Of Mr.. N.
W. Thompson, where she had resided for
several years. An affection OF the lungs,
from which she had long been q sufferer,
was the cause of death. She was 80 years
Of age.
George Taylor, colored, was lodged in Jail
here last week to answer q charge OF Grim.
inal assault. His alleged victim 10 q thir.
teen-year-old colored girl and the offense is
said to have been committed several months
ago. Both are residents of Wheaton dis.
trict. The arrest was made by Constable
Jones.
The Rockville Assembly will give their
annual Easter dance ct the Town Hall,
Monday evening, April Gath, 1906. The
chapArons are Mrs. II. A. Dawson, Mrs
Hazel Cashell, Mrs. VIM. Dorsey and Mrs.
CA. Wilson. The committee In charge
are Messrs. W. Adair Brooke, <. s. Daw.
son, ]. j. Higgins, Jr., and L. r. Mason.
The base ball season was opened here last
Saturday afternoon with game at the Fair
Grounds between the District Commission.
ers' team of Washington and the local aggre
CATION. Notwithstanding the unfavorable
weather and the poor condition of the
grounds, the contest was well played and
interesting, the Washington boys winning
by the score of toe. But eight innings
were played.
Articles Of Incorporation Of the Glen Echo
Town Hall Company we're filed In the Office
Of the Clerk of the Circuit Court on Tues.
day. The incorporators are John A. Gar
rett, George W. O'Brien, Joseph K. Gaines,
VIM. II. Roach, Ernest d. Houghton, Arthur
G. Houghton and Thos. A. Weaver. The
company now owns q building ct Glen
Echo, and the same will at once be con-
verted into commodious structure.
At meeting of the Rockville Town
Council held on Wednesday evening of last
week il was ordered that the Standard Oil
Company be notified TO discontinue at once
the storing Of gasoline within the corporate
limits Of Rockville. The tanks OF the CON-
pany have for several years been located
near the Baltimore and Ohio depot, and
their presence there has occasoned numer.
Gus complaints from the citizens OF that sec
ton Of town.
The County Commissioners on Tuesday
appointed the following road supervisors;
First district--J. L. Williams, Samuel r.
Plummsr, Perry Ensey and Chas. T. Haw
kins. Second dlstrict-R. Granville Null.
nix, John H. BurdetLe, VIM. H. Darby and
Clarence II. Griffith. Third district-Geo.
Brewer, John A Jones, Thomas Chiswell
and Joseph N. Allnutt. Fourth district