Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1905-12-15
HutaI aud gersuuaI.
Town and Country.

Mr.F. M. Rice, of Travilah, killed hogs,
10 months old, weighing 1880 pounds, an
average OF 800 pounds.
The electric cars are now running through
our town as far as the Court House, the first
one entering last Friday morning.
Those who seek absolute ease and comfort
in their shoes will find the Dolly Madison
satisfactory. The soles are Of oak tanned
leather.
A supper will be given by st. Gabriel's
Church at Potomac, this county, in K of P.
Hall, on Wednesday, December 81. Music
and dancing.
Miss Beulah Hardy, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. F. Hardy, of Wheaton district, was
recently operated upon for appendicitis. She
is understood to be convalescing.
Samuel Gather, baggage master on the
Frederick train of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad, was run over and killed by loco.
motive, on Wednesday night last, at Silver
Spring, this county.
The new school building at Poolesville, this
county, the building of which was delayed
by inability to get proper trimming lumber,
is nearing completion and will be opened
next week. The building cost about $4,000.
The Sunday School of Grace M. E. Church
South, Gaithersburg, will have Christmas
entertainment in the new church on Tues.
day evening, December 26th, commencing
promptly at o'clock. Public cordially in.
vited
Mr.. and Mrs. James E. King have an.
nounced the coming marriage Of their dsugh-
ter, Miss Eta May, and Mr.. James Russell
Boyer. The event is to take place at the
home of the brides parents, in Clarksburg,
Wednesday evening, December 81.
Montgomery Lodge of Masons of Rock.
willie has elected the following officers for
one year: Worshipful master, Roger Shaw ;
senior warden, John Brewer; junior war.
den, DR.. George E. Lewis; secretary, James
f. Allen; treasurer, Richard H. Stokes.
Mr.. Owen Shoemaker, of Adamstown,
Frederick county, and Miss Carrie Hines, of
Dickerson, this county, were married in the
parsonage Of the Presbyterian Church at
Frederick last week, Rev. Freeman Dixon
officiating. They will reside near Adams.
town.
A ten. year.old boy named Earl Frey
whose home is at Germantown, this county,
was treated at the Emergency Hospital,
Washington, last Friday night for fracture
of his right arm. He received the injury
by having his arm caught in the fiywheel
of an engine.
Monday night last fire consumed fodder
rick and stack of hay on the Aims House
farm, belonging to this county. These ricks
stood in close proximity to the large barn
on the farm, and it was only by the hardest
effort that the barn was saved How the
fire started is not known.
Ground was broken few days ago at
GAINESVILLE Station, this county, for the cree.
ton of big canning factory, to cost 10000,
in which many farmers of Boyd's, Barnes.
vile, Buck Lodge, Poolesville and Dicker.
son are interested. The building will be
completed by next spring.
Lemuel P. Burriss, who, with his family,
resided in Rockville for a number Of years
died on Saturday last atthe residence of Mr..
Philip Houser, near Tenallytown, d. c., at
the age of 70 years. His funeral took place
on Tuesday, with interment at Oak Hill
cannataru Qaoroetnwn II q
In this county the present season Mr.
John Broadly, vice president of the First
National Bank of Sandy Spring, raised $50
barrels (of 10 bushels to the barely Of corn
on 80 acres. Mr.. J. W. Jones, a director In
the same bank, averaged II barrels on field
OF 40 acres and made total Of LOO bar
rels on his farm this year. Many crops of
10, 10 and IA barrels could be mentioned.
Arguments in the case of VIM. A. Multi.
nix, farmer of the upper section of this
county, against Mrs. Sarah W. Lawson and
others, which was a suit in equity for the
specific performance of contract, were
heard in the Circuit Court here Monday by
Judge Henderson, Messrs. Talbot & Pretty
man, Of Rockville, appearing for Mr. Multi
nix, and Bowie F. Waters, OF Rockville,
and ID. W. Baker, OF Washington, for Mrs.
Lawson.
Thomas Thornton, colored, was tried in
the Circuit Court here last Friday upon an
indictment charging him with assault upon
with intent to kill Aubrey NJ. Green, who
resides near Derwood. He was convicted
upon the second count of the indictment,
which charged assault and battery, and was
sentenced by Judge Henderson TO one year
in the House of Correction. The assault
upon Green occurred early in the morning
Of July 9Th within sight Of Green's home.
In the case of Joseph Fish, of Gathers.
burg, recently convicted of violating the law
regulating the age Of consent, his attorney
has filed a motion for new trial, on the
ground that the verdict was not 10 accord
ance with the law and the evidence. A
petition signed by a large number of the
residents of Gaithersburg has been filed,
asking the Court to deal leniently with the
boy, and the members Of the jury that con-
victed him have also petitioned the Court
in his behalf.
The Goshen Farmers Club met at the
home of MIR. William B. Mobley, in Lay
louisville, this county, on Wednesday last.
The officers are: L. E. Riggs, president;
George W. Mobley, vice president; Harry
Blunt, secretary; VIM. T. Warfeld, treas
urer. Among the other members are Lyde
Griffith, w. r Plummer, James G. Chris.
TOPPER, John T. WaIfield, 2. M. Waters,
Jr., Zadoc NJ. Waters, Harry Griffith, Alton
Bell, Ohio b. Williams, Samuel Riggs, VIM.
A. Waters and L. NJ. Griffith.
Mrs. Robert N. Bayliss entertained the
Rockville Woman's Club at its regular BIZ
monthly meeting on Thursday afternoon Of
last week. The responses were from the