Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1906-09-14
gutaI aud 2ersnual.
Town and Country.

Town and Country.
What is in a name-wear Dolly Madison
Shoes and know.
The race horse Congress. sold here at
sheriff's sale, on Monday, was purchased by
Mr.. ]. A. Henderson at $125.
Mr.. E. R. Braddock and sister, Miss Rena
Brsddock, left Rockville last Saturday for
ten-days' stay at Atlantic City.
Miss Agnes Matlack has purchased the
vacant lot adjoining her residence on the
west side, in this town, at private sale.
Died. on Friday, September 7th, at the
residence of his daughter, Mrs. 81. N. Noll-
ner, at Otterbourne, Md, VIM. d. Brooke
of this county. aged SO years.
A baby girl was born to each Messrs
Harry Poss and Guy Hicks, of this town,
ON Friday evening last. The babies and
their mothers are doing splendidly.
The remains OF Mrs. VIM. q. Henderson
sister.in law of Judge Jas. B. Henderson, oil
this town, were inferred in the Neelsville
Cemetery, on Friday last. Mrs. Henderson
died at her home in Baltimore of heart trou-
BILE, aged SO years.
= condition of Esther Bean, the little
3aosa!ar of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. E. Bean, OF
mis- togn, who was made 30 i'll last week by
eanAlng a quantity of gasoline, is under
stood be improving and her recovery is
roe ieved to be assured.
rs Matilda Reading, Of this place, died
last Sunday evening, aged about fifty years,
Wednesday evening she suffered stroke OF
paralysis and failed to rally. She is survived
by her mother, Mrs. Sarah Reading, and
two brothers-Joseph Reading, of Rock
Vile, and Hugh Reading, of Seneca.
The recently completed Free Methodist
Church at this place was dedicated last Sun
day in the presence OF large gathering.
The dedicatory sermon was preached by
Rev. o. V. Ketels, of New York. Rev. j.
W. Tamblyn, pastor of the church, also par
ticipated. The new edifice is comfortable
frame structure, erected at q cost of about
$1,000.
An enjoyable dance was given last Friday
evening at the Town Hall, Rockville, by
Miss Helen Talbot, daughter of Mr.. FL.
Maurice Talbot, in honor Of Misses Garter
Warren and Margaret Moore, of Virginia.
About thirty five couples participated. The
hall was tastefully decorated for the occasion
and delicious refreshments were served dur
ing the evening.
MIR. B. II. Warner has again offered prizes
for the best declarations by the public school
children of the county. He will give gold
medal for the best defamation by a scholar
in each election district of the county and
will give three money prizes-$30, $50 and
$10-for three best declarations by the win
ners of these medals. The tests this year
will be confined to the boys.
The barn on the farm of Mr.. Francis s.
Kilgour, near Potomac, was last Sunday
morning destroyed by fire. The granary
adjoining was also destroyed, as were fine
mule, q number of agricultural implements
and lot of hay. The loss is placed at about
st,a0o one.ts'r of which is covered by in
sarsnee sac Ire is supposed to have been
caasea by Q oak from pipe.
Ehe mil4lght electric car running into
this town 4an gainsta sucking colt belong
tng to a negro by the name of Gibbs, who
lives within a CIV strides of the road bed, al
the limits OF Rockville, and killed it, on
Thursday night of last week. The colt had
escaped from its enclosure and got upon the
track, where it met its death. The force with
which it was struck derailed the car, but
the latter was not Injured.
MurderOus AssauIts.-On last Sunday