The Washington times., 1905-05-14
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Miss Alice Bouic. formerly of this
town. now OF Chesapeake City, Md, ac-
companied by Miss Margaret Pencil, of
the latter place. is visiting friends and
relatives here. In a few days she will
go 10 Washington. and then return here
before returning to her home.
Lieut.. Com. Robert B. Higgins, who
has just returned from a three years
cruise, Is visiting his mothers family
and other relatives at this place. A few
evenings ago his sister, Mrs. w. w.
Welsh, had Lieutenant Higgins and his
brothers and sisters to supper with
her.
AT the May meeting of the mayor
and council Carey Kingdom and ].
Frank Green were reelected town clerk
and hailif, respectively.
John T. Wright and Annie r. Brown,
both OF this county. were recently mar
ried here by the Rev. Ernest woolf.
pastor of the NJ. e. Church south, at
the home OF the minister.
At the residence of his father near
Silver Spring, on Thursday. Arthur
Fitzgerald Lee. youngest son of Blair
Lee and the late Anne Clymer Brooke
Lee. died. aged four years and five
months.
The Citizens Association OF Bethes-
da has deposited with the county COM
mfssioners the percentage of $500 on
the cost of building one mile Of pike
on the lower end OF the Old George
town Road, required under the State
law.
The annual delinquent tax sales were
held In the various districts of this
county on Monday last. In this eoiiee-
ton district q pieces Of property were
disposed of, the sales aggregatfng
about $1,000.
Lewis b. Thompson of Linden. was
among the graduates OF the Maryland
Medical College, Baltimore. the annual
commencement being held at the Lyca-
UNI Theater, Baltimore, on last Friday
evening. 1t Is understood that the
young man took a high rank among the
students.
The Postofffce Department has, in adj
dition TO closing the Kingsley postoffice.
added TO its order the closing of Cedar
Grove and Brink, to take effect May
Is. This takes in a wide scope of ter
ritory that will be served by the rural
delivery routes from Boyds in the fu-
ture.
Lieut.. ]. a. Boyle, son OF the late Juan
Boyle. and & native OF Gaithersburg
district. this county. was drowned at
Manila on the 4th instant with Lieut.
C. A. Woodhouse Lieutenant Boyle
was born In 1876 and appointed to the
position ne held at the time OF his
death. in May 1850. from Nebraska. He
had served previously IN the regular
army as a private. corporal, and ser
geant in Company B, Twenty-second In
fantry.
The following standing committees
We're appointed at the recent Teachers
Association meeting: School room dec
orations and beautifying school grounds.
Misses Lucy Garrett, Mabel Condor,
Ethel Price, Viola Gilliss and Sarah J.
Williams: reading circle and association,
Messrs. Wilson S. Ward. William A.
Baker. Mrs. l. B. Jones. Misses Attic
Bartgis. and Rosa L. Johnson.
Robert r. West. deputy auditor OF the
Isthmian Canal Commission. who died
OF yellow fever at Panama on Sunday
last, gas well known to the Baptists of
this place.
The Wornen's Club. OF Rockville, was
entertained at its fornightly meeting, by
Mrs. II. Clinton Allnutt, with full at
tendance of members. Her home was
tastefLHy decorated with dogwood,
spirea, and other May flowers. and dain-
ty refreshments were served Misses
Rose Armstrong and Barry Albert rem
dereG the music for the occasion.
The program WAS humorous and ins
teresting. Responses were from 'tBilI
Nye." Miss Rose Armstrong read a
paper on Mark Twain. Artemus Ward,
and Frank Stockton; a reading from
Artenus Ward was given by Mrs. Frank
Spencer; Miss Barry Albert read paper
on Eggleston and Carlton: Mrs. Ohio
Talbot read from Mark Twain: Miss
Lille Anderson contributed a paper on
Mark Fuller. This enjoyable meeting
adjourned to meet with Mrs. Arthur
Kemp on May Is. by invitation, which
will be the last social and literary meet
ing Of the season.
What will be one OF the largest barns
Ia this county Is under construction on
the farm OF Timothy Cavanaugh, near
Washington Grove. It's dimensions will
be is by IS feet, The foundation walls
are being built Of stone, feet high. and
2ia feet thick. These walls incIose stables
for stock and rooms for storage of feed
Above these walls will be constructed
the frame portion of the barn. the
eupolas of which will be over fifty feet
above ground. II is expected 10 cost
IN the neighborhood of 5000. A genuine
o1d-time barn dance will, 1t is said be
held on its spacious floor before being
occupied.