Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1906-08-24
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The Potomac picnic, by st. Gabrieps
Church, will be held on Wednesday, Sep
TENDER 9th.
Mr.. Isaac Emmart has be appointed by
Governor Warfield a Deputy Game Warden
for this county.
Governor Warfield has appointed Mr..
Harry F. Hartman to be Justice of the
Peace for the ninth election district OF this
county.
The Hyattsvile and Rockville base ball
teams will play Friday, the 23rd instant,
during the Fair at the Fair Grounds here at
1890 A M.
The ladies of the GAINESVILLE Baptist
Church will hold Lawn Fete on the church
grounds, on Wednesday evening, August
20, 1905, beginning at P. N. Public cor
daily invited.
The game of base ball played last Satur.
day at Poolesville between the home team
and that OF Kensington resulted in vic
tory of 4 to 0 in favor of Poolesville, and
was an interesting one.
Rural free delivery route No. has been
ordered to be established at Brookeville,
this county, to begin service October 10th.
The length OF the route Is 1871 miles; pop
ulation served, 375; houses, 1906.
Colin, small child of Mrs. F. A. Bick.
ford, who is visiting Mrs. Glascott, in this
town, had his hand caught In door slam
med shut by a strong spring, on Friday last,
and the flesh torn entirely from one of his
fingers, exposing the bone to the second
Joint. The bone was amputated.
The Annual Fair of the Agricultural So
ciety of Montgomery County opened here
on Tuesday with encouraging prospects of
q successful exhibition. The number of ex-
hibits in each department surpasses that
of other years, and large attendance of
persons is expected throughout the exhi-
bition.
DR.. j. M. Harrison, of Washington, who
has been spending the summer at Washing
ton Grove, died last Friday morning, aged
about sixty years. He had been in III health
neys, but it is stated that the day before his
death he suffered stroke Of paralysis, which
was the immediate cause of death. His re.
mains were taken to st. Paul, Mimi, his
former home, for interment.
1t was generally remarked at the close of
the contest that the game of ball played at
tho Fair Gronndo horn m Qnturdau Iaat
between the Rockville and Takoma mines
was the best played on these grounds this
season. 1t resulted in victory for Rock
vile by score OF . TO 0. Taylor, who
pitched for the victors, approached perfec-
ton, after retirement from the box for sew
eral weeks, and was we'll supported in the
field. The visitors, as the score shows,
played with almost equal skill.
The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone
Company has notified the Rockville Town
Council that the ordinance recently passed
by the Council granting the company the
right to erect additional poles and wires
within the corporate limits of the town is
not satisfactory and that the company de,
clines to construct or operate any telephone
lines within the town under the terms of the
ordinance. The chief objection of the com
psny to the ordinance is understood to be
that it is provided that snch rights as are
granted may be altered, amended, or wholly
repealed upon one years notice to the com.
pany. The Town Council has expressed
itself as unwilling to grant more liberal
privileges.
Charles A. Sherman, well-known ar
chitect of Washington city, died suddenly
on Thursday night of last week at his coun
try home at Chevy Chase, this county, of
neuralgia of the heart. While walking
from his home to the lake near by with his
business partner, Alexander Stonneman, he
remarked that he believed he was fatally i'll.
He dropped to the ground and expired al
most instantly. Mr.. Sherman was 80 years
old and was unmarried His father was the
late DR.. Henry E. Sherman, of Washing
ton. He is survided by his mother, with
whom he resided at Chevy Chase, and two
sisters-Mrs Samuel s. Paschal, also of
Chevy Chase, and Mrs. J. W. Jones, of OF.
ney. The interment was made at Sandy
Spring.
On Friday, August 31st, beginning at 2
O'Clock and continuing throughout the after.
noon and evening the various organizations
of Epworth M. E. Church will unite 10 a
grand pic mic and melon feast in Fulks'
woods opposite the railroad station at Gath.
ersburg At 3 O'Clock the Sunday School
children will be given free treat, after
which there will be number OF contests,
such as wheelbarrow, potato, three-lsgged
and sack races between members and officers
OF the League, Sunday School and Ladies'
Aid Society. Refreshments will be on sale
also a "fried chicken" supper. The Ira
vilah band will furnish the music the entire
time. Come and enjoy the best time OF the
summer. II rainy, the picnic will be held
Saturday.
An Academy Reunion The Andrew
Small Academy Reunion, which took place
at Darnestown, where the institution is To-