Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1907-05-10
Eneal aud 9ersnual.
Town and Country.

A strawberry festival and dance will be
held for the benefit of st. Mary's Church, In
GAINESVILLE, on Wednesday, May Goth.
Mr.. William L. Buckingham, Of Hunting
Hill, and Miss Mary Havener, of Washing
ton, were quietly married here last week
by Rev. Thomas ]. Packard.
Died, in Baltimore, on May 9th, 1907,
Minnie s., beloved wife of Wilson B. Buck,
and daughter Of the late Thomas r. and
Mary G. Suter, Of this county.
The will OF Miss Mary MCPHERSON Rus
sell, who died recently In Washington, has
been filed for probate here. Her entire estate
is left to her niece, Miss Lucy B. Russell. who
is named as sole executrix.
MIR. Thomas W. Offutt purchased at a
mortgage sale, on Saturday last, the farm
situated opposite that of Mr.. Henry NJ.
Clagett, on the Glen mill road, and contain.
ing 1873 acres, at $34 per acre.
Mr.. Arthur Peter, Of this town, was oper-
ated on at the George Washington University
Hospital for appendicitis on Wednesday
last. His many friends will be pleased TO
learn that the operation was success and
that the patient Is doing well.
Last week quite an excitement was caused
between Layhill and Norwood when an au-
tomobile driven by New Yorker frightened
team belonging to Mr.. Lewis Burroughs.
In the mix up that followed one of the
horses valued at $3.50 had it's leg broken
and had to be killed.
Joseph Meekins, a 15-year-old negro res
ident of this vicinity, was committed to Jail
on Friday last by Justice of the Peace Read
ing to await trial on the charge Of assault
with intent to kill. 1t is alleged that on that
afternoon he attempted to kill his stepfather,
Charles E. Gibbs, by discharging the con-
tents of double-barrel shotgun at him.
At the annual meeting of Sandy Spring
Lyceum, last week, Joseph Bond was elect
ed president, Miss Dorothy Brooke secreta-
ry and Samuel b. Wetherald treasurer. A
paper was read by Miss Rebecca T. Miller
giving history Of Sandy Spring and vicin-
ity. Mr.. Alexander Kilgour delivered an
address on Maryland History"
Mr.. Richard L. Edmonston, formerly Of
this county, whose candidacy for the noml-
nation for seat in the City Council of East
Liverpool, Ohio, mentioned in late issue of
the SENTINEL, succeeded in securing the
nomination on the 9th ultimo by hand
some plurality. The pleasure of this honor
Ia shared by his friends at his native home
here.
Mrs. Julia Murphy, wife of Mr.. Geo. W.
Murphy, one Of the most estimable women
in the upper section of this county, died at
her home, near Hyattstown, last Saturday
morning after an illness of four days from
pneumonia. She was sister Of Rev. F. w.
Shriner, of Kingsley. She is survived by
her husband and eight children. She was
aged 66 years.
The Board Of Supervisors of Elections
met last week and began preparations for
carrying out the provisions of the new pri-
mary election law by appointing Misses
Lillian Prettyman and Ethel Lyddane, both
of this town, to transcribe the registration
books of the county for use at the primary
election of each party. The law allows
300 for the work.
The pupils OF the Rockville Grammar
School last Friday evening gave an enter
tainment in the Town Hall. 1t was attend
ed by large gathering and good sum was
realized for the school library. The affair
was in charge of the teachers of the school.
The program consisted of drills, tableaux,
oh nd fha
of the comedy fortunes of War"
Mr.. j. B. Humphrey, of Derwood, recent
ly exhibited in this Office an unusually large
lemon of his own growth, weighing one
and one-quarter pounds. 1t weighed frac.
ton more than six commercial lemons, 30
its producer informed US. The tree upon
which it grew is small one and was rooted
In an Ohio nursery. Mr.. Humphrey con.
templates placing the lemon on exhibition
at jamestown.
The capture of bald eagle measuring
feet 2 inches from tip to tip is the feat &C.
complished last week by the 9-year-old son
of Gassaway Linthicum, near Clarksburg,
this county. For several days the bird had
been lowering about the Linthicum home
and had been shot at a number of times by
Mr.. Linthicum, who, 1t is thought, injured
one wing. The little boy spied the eagle
sitting in tree, and he began to throw stones
at it. One of the stones struck ii on the
head, and the huge bird tumbled to the
ground. The boy went after 1t with club
and beat ii to death.
At the annual meeting OF the stockhold-
ers OF the Farmers Banking and Trust Com.
pany OF Montgomery county, held here on
Monday last, the following officers were
elected Philip d. Laird, President; Ed :.
ward O. Peter, 1st Vice-P President; VIM. W &.
Welsh, End Vice-Prcsident and Treasurer !;
John j. Higgins, Assistant Treasurer. The
following Directors were also chosen Sam
uel l.. Phillips, Edward Wootton, Edward
G. Peter, Harry Griffith, Philip d. Laird ,
Arthur Williams, Horace d. Waters, John
W. Walker, John Joy Edison, James E..
Deets, VIM. W. Welsh, VIM. W. Darby.
William A. Rice, twenty-five years Of
age, who was employed as a telegraph oper-
ator and switchman by the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Company, killed his wife,
Mrs. Lillian Groves Rice, wounded his one
year old son, Earl Rice, and then committed
suicide, at the home of his father in-law,
Special Policeman William II. Groves, 131
Hickman STREET southeast, Washington, on
Tuesday last. His remains were taken to
the home Of his father, Winfield s. Rice, oil
Boyds, this county, and afterward inferred
In Monocacy Cemetery. The condition Of
the wounded baby Is favorable and an early
recovery is expected.
Maa0nI0 Fair aft GaifherabuFR-