Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1907-05-17
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Town and Country.

Flag-pole, for sale, spruce, bark on, sea-
soned, z in. at small end, 80 #. long, So;
johnson Undergrad.
A strawberry festival and dance will be
held for the benefit Of st. Mary's Church, in
GAINESVILLE, on Wednesday, May Goth.
The Town Council of Rockville last Fri.
day evening elected John ] Higgins clerk
and treasurer, and ]. Frank Green bailif.
Mr.. Edwin M. West, of this place, has
sold to Mr.. Frank II. Karn, of this vicinity,
his farm Of 115 acres adjoining Rockville, for
$1O,5O0.
Rev. John r. Henderson, pastor of the
Georgetown Del.) Presbyterian Church, has
declined a call to the pastorate Of the Rock
vile Church.
George Fl. Braddock, son of A. A. Brad.
dock, of this town, has received an appoint.
ment as messenger in the U. s. Patent
Office, at Washington, under the civil SER
vice rules,
Nj wilson Oecil, retired farmer re-
siding n5ar Hyatt town, died on Wednes-
asy Of lass week Of general debility. He
vas So years old He is survived by three
h.others.
The Salem Methodist Protestant Church
50 Brookevlla will give an ice-cream and
strawberry festival on Wednesday and
Ihursdsy, May 29nd and 23rd, commencing
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Mrs. Alice l.. Exley, daughter of Capt.
Arthur Hendricks, of Kensington, this coun.
ty, has received the appointment as postmas-
ter at that place, to succeed Mrs. Martha M.
Little, who resigned.
new addition to the line-the best Of
leather, workmanship and fittings-is put
into 1.-THE Tailor Made" the pride of Dolly
Madison, retailing at 81. For sale at rep.
resentatiVe shoe stores.
A grand ball will be given at the K of z.
Hall, Potomac, on Thursday, May 23rd, for
the benefit of Wayside Athletic Club Fine
music will be in attendance. Refreshments
served at moderate prices.
Twelve of the negroes charged with de-
facing a tenant house on the farm of Mr..
Charles Veirs, near here, were held to bail,
to await the grand jury, by Justice Reading,
on Thursday of last week.
In an interesting contest at the Fair
Grounds here last Saturday afternoon, the
Technical High School baseball team Of
Washington went down indefeat before the
Rockville aggregation by the score of 0 to 6.
Last week the election of Town Commits.
sioners for GAINESVILLE resulted in the choice
of an entire new board. Those elected are
Samuel s. Hays, X. Msnion and Aiken
Orme. The board elected Mr.. s. s. Hays
president.
DR.. Montgomery Earle Higgins, son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. James L. Higgins, OF Boyds,
who recently returned home from Panama,
sailed on Friday last from New York for
Vienna, where he will take special course
in medicine.
Mrs. Bessie J. Monkey, of Damascus dis
trict, this county, has, through her attorney
Robert B. Peter, instituted suit in the Cir
cult Court for an absolute divorce from her
husband, Alvia A. Monkey. Desertion is
alleged.
Mrs. Evelyn w. Glascott, through At.
torney Jesse FL. Wilson, has filed suit in
Washington for an absolute divorce from
Hugh G. Glascott, naming correspondent.
After reading the petition in the case, JUS
tice Gould ordered it locked up in the clerks
office.
Mr.. Ernest Bailey, son of the late Joseph
N. Bailey, Of this town, died last Friday at
Newark, N. j., where he had been engaged
in business several years. He leaves
widow and three children. Four sisters
and two brothers also survive him. The
deceased was SO years old.
Rev. Peter M. Boydon has resigned as
rector of st. Johns Episcopal Church at
Olney, this county; st. Lukes Church, at
Brighton, and st Bartholomew Church
after pastorate Of 10 years. His resignation
has been accepted, and il is understood Mr..
Boyden will accept a call to a church in
Virginia.
A strawberry festival will be given by the
members of st. Gabriel's parish in Cases
grove, near Potomac, on Tuesday afternoon
and evening, June 18th. Strawberries, ice
cream, cake, coffee and sandwiches will be
served Music and dancing. All are in
vited. Come and meet the candidates. The
regular picnic will be held near the first Of
August.
At the annual meeting last week OF the
stockholders of the Union Turnpike Com.
pany the following officers were elected:
Charles F. Kirk, president; Washington
Bowie, secretary and treasurer; John A.
Baker, John G. Bentley, George Bonifant,
George w. Broadly, Donald MacA. Bowie,
Hanson G. Cashell, Josiah w. Jones and
Thomas W. Waters, directors.
The members OF the Baptist Church. Of
this town, voted at a special meeting on
Sunday last to locate the new church build
ing on the lot where the present building
stands in preference TO purchasing another
site. This step was taken for several rea.
sons. The vote stood 80 OF. 1t was also
determined that two weeks hence day
would be set to commence the new building.
MIR. James Fl. Ofutt, of Jamestown dis
trict, has informed US that within the last
twelve months dogs have destroyed upward
of one hundred and fifty dollars worth OF
sheep for him. Among the lot was q first
prize-winning ram at our last Fair, that cost
him $28 at six months OF age. Two Of his
farmer neighbors have lost each an amour
in sheep killed by dogs almost equal TO
his. These depredations suggest the ques-
ton, "Does not this county need dog tax,
from which to reimburse the losers Of sheep
by destructive dogs to encourage the profit
able industry of aheenraisino ~ The adYan.