Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1905-03-24
Eueal aud gersnual.
Town and Country.

ia the guest of Mrs. Charles H. White, Of
this town.
Mr.. John H. Dade, aged SO years, and one
time County Commissioner, is very i'll at the
home of his sister, Mrs. Jas. W. Darby, near
Buck Lodge.
Trundle Brothers, Of this county, have
sold another imported Percheron sire to q
company of Prince Georges county, Md,
farmers for $2,6OO.
P,J Stubener, of Bladensburg, has sold
his stallion FL Capitano, 2:254, to Virginia
parties for $500. Ell Capitano has raced re.
neatedly at our Fair and is well. known
amongst the local horsemen.
Last Saturday Magistrate Brewer rendered
Judgment for mortgage taxes due In the suit
OF Collector 8. B. Lyddane against Benja-
min Il. Miller, and the suit has been appeal.
ed 10 the Circuit Court, to be tried In June
next
The B. & o. warehouse at the depot, this
town, was broken into by thieves last Satur.
day night and o box Of cakes and q box of
crackers stolen. Entrance was gained BY
breaking the lock with an iron bar. 1t Is
supposed to have been the work of tramps.
Mr.. Frank Stone has lately discovered q
spring Of mineral water issuing from cliff
Of rocks, on his farm near Cabin John, this
county. An analysis Of this water has
proved very gratifying and the spring is
thought TO be OF much medicinal and none
tary value.
Mrs. Bette Lee Taverner, former resi-.
dent of this county, died last week at Devon,
Pa, where she had resided for some time.
She was daughter OF Mr.. Geo. r. Hays, of
this county, and was the wife of Mr.. Luther
Taverner. Her husband and two children
survive her. The funeral took place from
the Methodist Protestant Church at Buck
eystowu.
Wanted, recruits for Company K, First
Infantry, Maryland National Guard men
physically strong, of good character, between
the ages of 10 and SO years, and residents OF
Rockville or vicinity. Drills held in Armory
of Company every Tuesday evening at 7:3O
o'clock. For full information apply to
Lieutenant W. NJ. Reading, Company Com.
mander, Rockville, Md.
Mrs. Elizabeth Tschiffely Griffith, wife of
Mr.. Greenbury Griffith. OF LaytonsVille, this
county, died In Washington on Wednesday
OF last week, after an operation, aged twenty.
five years. Mrs. Griffith was the daughter
OF Mr.. W. B. Tschiffely, Of Darnestown, and
her remains were brought 10 this county for
interment on Saturday. She is survived by
her husband, one child, two brothers and
three sisters.
On account Of Maryland Day, March 25th,
falling on Saturday, Governor Warfield has
issued a proclamation naming Friday, March
Oath, as the day for the celebration in con-
nection with the event. Ia the proclama-
ton Governor Warleld requests all the
public and private schools and colleges in
the Stale, as well as all the patriotic socie-
ties, to observe the celebration Of the day
with appropriate exercises.
The Rockville Town Council and the
Tennallytown and Rockville electric rail.
road representative met last Friday night
by appointment to confer upon matters of
difference concerning the entrance of the
cars into the town. The railroad company
refused TO give q bond Of 5000 for the
faithful performance Of duties, and the Coun
Gil refused to recede from its position. SO it
looks now as If the cars will remain outside
of tn town indefinitely.
Fire broke out In the woods Of Mrs Jas.
A. Boyd and Mr. j. E. Williams, at Boyd's,
last Saturday, caused by aspark from pass
ing engine, and before it could be checked
had burned over hundred acres Of grass
and woods, doing much damage to trees and
young grass. An old tobacco house on the
farm Of Mr.. Williams. that had been stand.
ing for over so years, and used as hay bar
racks was burned. Saturday afternoon, from
the same cause, several hundred acres of
woodland at Choppers was burned over.
The large barn on the Hermitage farm,
near Garrett Park, this county, owned by
Messrs. Ford & Graham, was burned 10 the
ground about 1890 O'Clock on Wednesday
night OF last week by fire, the cause Of which
is unknown. Sixteen cows were caught In
the dairy and burned, and more than 81 500
worth of grain and hay was also burned.
The time consumed by those who released
a large number Of the imprisoned cows pre-
vented them from fighting the fire, and the
destruction to the property amounts To over
5000. The flames had made such head.
way that the building could not be saved,
and every effort had To be directed toward
saving the stock. The insurance amounts
10 about 5000.
Miss Mary Katharine Granger, daughter
of the late William Granger and Mrs. Thos.
l.. Offutt, died on Friday, March 18th, 1905,
Of complication of troubles, aged about 4S
years, at the Granger homestead, three miles
from Rockville, where she was born and
reared and lived life Of benevolences She
was q devout Catholic and was for fifteen
years member Of the choir Of 81. Mays
Church. Her funeral took place from St.
MAry's Church, this town, Monday morn
ing at 10 O'Clock, Rev. Father Mcclure cele-
brating Requiem Mass and Father Rosen.
steel, pastor Of 81. Johns Church, assisting.
The lnterment was made In the family lot In
the adjoining cemetery. Numerous friends
OF Miss Granger remembered her by sending
beautiful floral offerings.
A quiet but pretty wedding was solemn.
lied Tuesday afternoon, when Mr.. BeDjs-
min Rush smoot, oil this county. was mar
ried TO Miss Florence Bowdle, eldest dsugh'
ter OF Mrs. Alice B. BoWdle, at her residence
In the Iowa, Washington City. The we'd
ding was witnessed by only the Immediate
relatives Of the contracting parties and the
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