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

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Town and Country.
The Burden Bearer Circle of the Kings
Daughters will meet with Mrs. j. ]. big.
gins on Tuesday, March 7th, at 8 P. M.
Wagon body for sale, 8 feet 81 inches wide,
IS feet long, 10 inches deep; springs attach.
ed; $3.50. Oscar L. johnson, Rockville.
On Friday last Mr.. W W. Welsh had the
bone of his left forefnger broken by the
heavy weight of furnace CRATE falling up
on il.
The Board OF School Commissioners met
on Tuesday to examine and pass bills for
teachers salaries and iuel. Adjourned to
meet April 4th.
Gov. Warheld has declared tomorrow,
March 4th, Presidential Inauguration day,
legal holiday in Maryland, and the banks
in this county will be closed.
the Loyal Temperance Legion will hold
its monthly meeting on sunday, March 9th,
in the Rockville Episcopal Church, at 8
I'M. All are cordially invited.
Miss Mary johnson, of Clarksburg dis
trict, died on Saturday afternoon last aged
nearly seventy years, at the home of her
brother, Jas Johnson, prominent farmer :.
The Forest Lodge, Knights Of Pythias, of
Gaithersburg, will give a fair and oyster
supper on Wednesday and Thursday, March
18th and 18th, 1905, in Masonic Temple, be.
ginning at IL o'clock each day.
Mrs. Bessie Ridgely Biggar, niece Of Mr..
and Mrs. Samuel l.. Thompson, oil Burtons.
vile, this county, has moved from Washing
ton City with her husband, Mr.. John Big
gar, to Omaha, Nebraska.
Mr.. Jacob Dorcas, father of Mr.. G. Milton
Dorcas, Of this county, died at Woodsboro',
Frederick county, last week, aged 70 years.
He had been sick about ten days from pneu.
monia, which, with old age, caused his DEATH
Mrs. Catherine F. Russell, of Georgetown
Heights, announces the engagement Of her
daughter, Mrs. Eva Russell Garter, of New
York and Washington, to Mr.. Henry V.
Bouic, formerly of Rockville, now residing
In Baltimore.
A tenant house of Mr.. John B. Diamond,
on his farm near Gaithersburg, occupied by
Silas Frazier, colored, was destroyed by fire
last Saturday night. Mr.. Diamond recently
erected the building, which Was not insured,
at a cost $500.
Miss Flora Calvert, formerly Of Waynes-
boro, Pa, but for the past year resident Of
this town, and Mr.. Clarence Burrlss, of
Rockville, were quietly married here last
Tuesday morning, Rev. W. F. Locke. pastor
of the M. e. Church South, officiating.
Messrs j. M. Hawkins, of the Winchester
Repeating Arms Co., and l.. j. Squler,
expert of the Dupont Powder Co., will give
a shooting match for the public at Rockville,
on Friday, March 10th, 1905, commencing
1880 A. M. All are invited to take part
The Misses Clagett, of Gaithersburg. after
visiting their sister, Mrs. John A. Taylor, In
Roanoke, Va, have gone to spend the re-
mainder of the winter and early spring in
Florida. They expect to return to their
home in Gaithersburg about the first of May.
Mr.. VIM. L. Duley, well. known farmer
of Potomac district, this county, died on
Sunday morning last, aged seventy-two
years. An affection of the kidneys, from
which he had long suffered, was the cause of
death. His widow and three sons survive
him.
Mrs. Annie Scott, widow Of Samuel Scott,
Itad N, tho h1r,,a NJ har aIafar Laramie
D. Watkins, near Cedar Grove, this county,
last Saturday night, aged sixty-three years.
She is survived by q brother, Mr. Charles
Purdum, and a sister, Mrs. Lorenzo d.
Watkins.
The electric railroad will give the travel.
ing public in this section quite cow nience
on Inauguration day, tomorrow, BY run
ming cars between Rockville and George.
town every fifteen minutes between z and
II o'clock in the morning and and in
the evening.
Mr.. Lee Offutt, Of this town, last week
sent TO Washington from his farm near Rock.
vile what Is said TO have been the largest
load of hay that ever entered Washington.
1t weighed 100 pounds less than six tons,
and Mr.. Offutt's six horse team pulled it To
the city without difficulty.
The ladies OF the Methodist Church will
hold Cake Sale ct the home of Mr.. g. H.
Lamar, this town, on Saturday, March 4th,
1905, commencing at 8 P. M. Housekeepers
who expect to be away on that day can
have orders filled by leaving them any time
before Friday at noon.
Mr.. Charles WorthingtoI Ross, ST., a re-
tired capitalist and one of the most promi-
nent citizens of Frederick. died at bis home
on Saturday last in the 6Sth year Of his age,
after few days illness of disease Of the
liver He was well-known in this county
and his death will be amented
Among those who received cash prizes 10
the Art Embroidery and Fine Needle Work
contest Of 8. Kann Sons & Co of Washing.
ton, was Miss Della Young, of Poolesville,
this county. Miss Lillian Dickerson, Of
Dickerson, and Mrs. H. B. Crsmer, OF Gath.
ersburg, this county, were accorded honor.
able mention.
Mr.. Nathan Q. d. Griffith, one time a resi-
dent OF this county, where he has scores Of
relatives, died in Chicago on February 18th,
and bis remains were brought TO Beallsville,
his former home, and Inferred in Monocacy
Cemetery. Mr.. Griffith was the son Of Mr..
Frank Griffith, of Beallsville. He was 45
years old and unmarried.
links McAtee, while in the woods one
day last week, met with q very painful &C
cident that came near causing him the loss
of his foot. While on log, cutting, the az
slipped and penetrated his right loot TO
good depth. 1t bled profusely for some
time. He was compelled 10 walk mile 70
his home, where he is now confined.
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