Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1905-04-07
Tufal aud 3ersnual,
Town and Country.

Mr.. @. Il. Hoskinson has been appointed
nostmsster at Derwood, this county.
Adjustable Fly Screens for windows;
"a inch, 25 cents; 30.inch, 80 cents. Oscar
L. johnson.
Mr. James E. Leaman has sold his dwell
ing house and lot, near Aubrey Park, this
county, TO Mr.. Edward Poole for $2.sO0.
For sale, 70 fl. ( in. rope, single and Q
double blocks; So; Oscar L. johnson,
Rockville
Mr.. M. N. Smith, OF this town, has been
awarded the contract of plumbing and heat.
ing the new Rockville High School building.
Miss Mary Alkaline oxley died at her
home near Martinsburg, this county, on
March 4th, 1906, in the 45th year Of her
ager
Mr.. A. Reid, Of Boyd's, who has been In
Providence Hospital, Washington, for treat
ment and operation for appendicitis, has re.
turned home.
While sowing q small crop of oats one
dsy last week Mr.. Edward Beall, whose
farm is near Derwood, killed nine weasels
found In the stumps in the oat ground.
Mr.. Nathan E. Colt, of Boyds, this coun.
ty, will soon commence the erection OF
dwelling house near that place. Mr.. o.
W. Thompson has received the contract.
Mr.. James W. Reed, for many years 8
merchant at Martinsburg, this county, died
there last Saturday, In his Goth year, after
short illness. He is survived BY his widow.
We are automatically requested to state
that the rumor of the sale OF the farm of
Mr.. o. Il. P. Clark, in Berry's district, to
President Roosevelt, last week, has no foun-
dalton In fact.
A minstrel show will be given at Masonic
Hall, Gaithersburg, at night, on April 10th.
A fine show is promised 10 Ministries, bur.
lesques and jokes. Admission, 25 cents
children, 10 cents.
Mr.. John q. Gassaway, of Germantown,
this county, recently sold from his farm
three head of Percheron stock, mare, q s.
year-old filly and 2.year, old stallion, for
$1,000. The stallion brought $500.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Baptist
Church will hold Quaker Tea at the home
of Dr. George E. Lewis, Rockville, on April
14th, from to II P. NJ. A cordial invita-.
ton is extended to the public. Tickets, IS
cents.
The County Commissioners, on Tuesday,
appointed the following Tax Collectors:
First collection district, VIM. L. Griffith;
Second, Chas. W. Souder; Third, A. Hemp.
stone Griffith; Fourth, Emory H. Bogley;
Filth, Stephen B. Lyddane, Jr.
The members Of the Rockville Baptist
Church and congregation and the friends
of the new building movement are earnestly
requested to attend the services at II A. M. :,
the second Sunday in April. Matters rela.
tive TO the new house Of worship will be
talked over.
The engagement is announced of Miss
Mamie Purdum, of this county, and Mr..
VIM. M. Dutrow, Of North Carolina, the
wedding to occur some time next month
The brde-elect is daughter of Mr.. J. Hen.
ming Purdum, q prominent farmer of Clarks-
burg district.
MIR. Thomas r. Martin, of Kensington,
this county, has for some time been com.
piling the farewell speeches of Southern
United States Senators made Just before the
Civil War, and Is about TO publish the same
in book form. This task was begun by Mr..
Martins father.
A grand ball and supper will be given at
Cromelin Lodge K. of P. Hall, Potomac,
this county, for the benefit OF the lodge, on
Easter Monday night, April Gath, 1905.
Good music, good dancing, good supper
and good time generally. The public cor
daily invited. COMMITTEE:
The following appointments were made
at the annual session of the Baltimore Con-
ference of the Methodist Episcopal Church
recently held in Washington City: Gath
ersburg, VIM. Z. Parrish; Kensington, A
Bielaski; spencerville, H. G. Smith; Mont
gomery, G. M. Yost; Lsytonsvills, II. P.
West.
Last Friday Eve freight cars running wild
dashed into Eve other cars, loaded with
stone, at Dickerson, this county, and three
workmen were hurt, namely: William Red.
mon, one ear almost severed and severe bod
lily injuries; Eugene Lainhart, cuts about
the head, being unconscious for some time
Charles selby, severe cuts and bruises.
Mr.. Richard A. Walters, formerly Of this
county, forty-eight years old, living at 1903
B street southeast, Washington, fell from q
street car on which he was conductor ct
Mount Pleasant and Grant streets Sunday
afternoon, and was removed to the Garfield
Hospital. His case was at first considered
serious, but he improved rapidly, and is now
regarded as out Of danger.
All Of the outbuildlngs on the farm Of Mr..
Tyson Baker, at Colesville, this county, were
consumed by fire on Saturday night last.
Included In the loss are the stable, corn
house, hen house, lot Of poultry and forty
barrels Of corn. 1t was with untiring effort
that the dwelling house was saved from the
flames The fire occurred about II o'clock
and its origin is unknown.
Last Monday a fire started in the large
body Of woods situated between Derwood
and Avery, and consumed large number
OF cords of wood, telegraph poles and fenc'
ing posts, and damaged TO great extent the
standing timber. The loss was sustained
by Messrs. George W. G. Beall, William
Riggs, VIM. II West and the Fields Bros
The origin Of the fire is unknown.
The waterway Of the Chesapeake and Ohio
Canal Company will be opened for traffic
about May lst, or month later than 10
former seasons. The construction work oil
the Wabash system between Cherry Ran
and Cumberland Is said to be 10 measure re
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