Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1905-02-17
FOCAL aud gersnual.
Town and Country.

1890
F. Bissett.
LAFAYETTE College, Easton, Pa. has deter
mined TO confer the degree Of doctor of lawl
ON Governor Warheld, of Maryland.
Wagon body for sale, 8 feet 81 inches wide
16 feet long, IL inches deep; springs attach
ed. $3.50. Oscar L Johnson, Rockville.
The replevin case lately before Justice
Brewer, of this town, has been decided in
favor of Mr.. Mortimer Cooley, and appealed
to the Circuit Court by Mr.. John w. Ste.
phens
The card oil Dr.. j. Morrison, OF this town,
in our advertising columns, should receive
the attention of the public, and especially
persons suffering from diseases of the lungs,
heart and kidneys.
VIM. Voigt, the trolley car motorman who
sustained a dangerous fracture of the skull
recently, and who underwent a surgical
operation at the Georgetown University
Hospital for his injuries, has completely re.
covered.
Walter Whip, Of Boyds, met with an &C.
cident Tuesday that resulted very nearly in
the loss OF foot. He was welding broad
az in making railroad ties, when his foot in
some way slipped and two toes we're entirely
severed.
Lost, on February 9th, 1905, between the
residences Of Mrs. M. A. Hail and Mrs. G.
W. Bsgley, dull gold locket, set with Z or
diamonds in the shape of "Fleur- de lis"
Finder will please leave it at this Office and
receive reward.
There will be an elocution and musical
entertainment given in the Ridgeville NJ. P.
Church on Friday, February 18th, at 8 P.
M. Those who will take part in the pro-
gram will be the Misses Nellie N. Klndley,
Laura and Rose Woodfeld, and also Mr..
and Mrs j. l.. Burdette, of Mt. Airy. Ad-
mission, 10 cents. Proceeds for Ridgevile
Church. The public is cordially invited to
attend.
Miss Sarah Thompson, native and for
many years a resident OF this county, died
last Sunday at the home of her brother, in
Richmond, Va, aged about 90 years. About
week ago she suffered a stroke of paraly.
sis and this, with other troubles, was the
cause of death. Her remains were brought
to this county and buried from the home Of
her brother, James E. Thompson, at Coles.
vile.
Mr.. Talbot Craycroft, son of Mr.. John
Craycroft, paid this section flying visit on
Saturday last, renewing old acquaintance.
He left here with his father at IL years OF
age for the west and is now living In Mis-.
souri,. He will not return to his home until
after the presidential Inauguration, spend
ing the interval in Washington City. His
father has reached the ripe age of 80 years,
he states.
AT the annual meeting of the Burden
Bearer Circle of the Kings Daughters OF
this town, held last week at the home OF
Mrs. s. D Higgins, the following officers
were chosen for the ensuing year Presi-
dent, Mrs Frank A. Spencer; vice presi
dent, Mrs. Charles Albert recording secre-
tary, Miss Rose Henderson; corresponding
secretary, Miss Isabel Kingdom; treasurer,
Mrs. George L. Edmonds.
The Rockville Woman's Club met on
Thursday afternoon Of last week. Mrs. F.
e. Getzendanner read paper on "Bayard
Taylor and George William Curtis :" Miss
Verde Kingdom gave reading from Thos
Bailey Aldrich; Mrs. Harry A. Dawson
read paper on american Art and Art
lists :" Miss Lillian Bennett read from Charles
Dudley Warner, and Mrs. Wallace Welsh
read paper on Colorado"
Mrs. Susan Mullican, about 70 years old,
widow Of Henry Mullican, died last Satur-
day morning at her home, near Gathers
burg, Of pneumonia, after an illness OF few
days. She is survived by two daughters
and two sons-Mrs. d. A. Mansfield, OF
Germantown; Mrs. j. A. Selby, of Goshen
Messrs Gilbert T. and Wootton Mullican,
both OF Gaithersburg. The funeral services
were held Monday at the NJ. K. Church
South, Gaithersburg, and interment was
made In Forest Oak Cemetery.
A fire broke out in the dwelling house Of
Mr.. James +. Kechner, near the railroad
depot in this town, on last Sunday after
noon, and was extinguished by the aid OF
neighbors before any considerable damage
was done. An oveGheated air tight stove
set fire to the decorations on the mantelpiece
in a bedroom on the second floor, and the
blaze was drawn from there into clothes
press in the wall through door sjar and
ignited the clothing within before the fire
was observed. The loss consists mostly Of
clothing and is estimated TO be about $50.
The new station to be erected by the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad at Washing
ton Grove is to be started in the spring 80
as to be finished before the summer season
opens again, when hundreds OF Washing
tonians are out for the summer and early
fall. The station viii! be eighteen by fifty
feet wide, with an Office in the center OF the
building and q waiting room on each side
At Buck Lodge a new warehouse will be
erected To take the place Of car now used
for the purpose. A 20 loot extension 10 the
freight house at Gaithersburg Is TO be built.
The dispersal sale Of the world famous
trottng bred stud of G. j. Hamlin, OF Bui-
falo, N. Y, took place 10 New York city
last week. Three head of this highly
stock comes into this State for breeding pur'
poses. Mr.. q. G. Waters, of Germantown,
this county, purchased Midway Belle, bay
mare, years old, by Dare Devil, 200, dam
Beautiful Chimes, 2.22t, by Chimes, at $3.50;
T. Dudley Riggs, Stevenson, Nd, bought
The Corker, brown horse, 10 years old, by
Rex Americas, dam Lady Bountiful, by
Mambrino King, at $780, and Samuel A.
Rice, Of Baltimore, Apollo, brown colt, /
year old, by Chimes, dam Halma King by
Mambrino Bing, at &435.
A double wedding which took place 10