Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1907-04-12
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Town and Country.

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Washington last week and were married
by Rev. j. B. Mclaughlin.
Edward Dawson, OF this town, the former
crack shortstop of the Washington and Lee
University, has received an offer to become
coach for the Davis. Elkin University base
ball team.
News has been received here that Mr..
Horace D. Waters lies dangerously i'll at his
home in Germantown. Mr.. Waters is one
of the largest and most prosperous mer-
chants Of our county.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edw. G. Peter left here yes.
terday for weeks visit to Atlantic City.
Mrs. Peter is recovering from serious case
of typhoid fever, and her visit is taken with
the purpose of further restoring her phys-
cal strength.
Miss Bessie Stang, daughter of Mr.. Fred
erck Stang, of the vicinity of German
town, and Mr.. Levy Glenn, of the same
vicinity, were married on Wednesday by
Rev. Thomas \ Richards. Tho ceremony
took place at the homa g Zoe bride.
Frank Higgins, as trustee, gold tbo y "a
,or Anderson farm, containing ITO as IS,
I.nated near Bethesda Park, this coun'H
Tuesday last at public sale, to Wm. W..
nderson, formerly citizen 0! this town
ana now of Washington City, for $6,2S6.
The Town Hall Company at Boyd's have
elected the following directors: David Rine-
hart, Maurice A. Emerson, Jas. b. Maugh
lin, Thomas A. Burdette and Mahlon T.
Lewis. The directors elected David Rine-
hart president, M. A. Emerson secretary,
and ]. Frank Lewis treasurer.
John l.. Brunette, Clerk of the Circuit
Court for Montgomery county, has appoint
ed ]. Forrest Gott, of GAINESVILLE, to clerk
ship in his Office. To accept the position,
Mr.. Gott resigned as principal of the pub.
lie school at GAINESVILLE, B. ii. Linthicum
being appointed to the vacancy.
At the annual meeting of the Bethesda
Citizens Association the following officers
were elected: President, s. d. Caldwell;
vice.presidents, Albert E. Shoemaker, Rich'd
Hunt, DIR. E. 9. Schroeder, E. E. Whiting,
Edward Gingell and Isaac s. Hendry; Sec
rotary and treasurer, Harry L. Heiskell.
Mrs. Elizabeth Carter, widow Of George
W. Carter, of Poolesville, died suddenly at
her home there on Thursday afternoon of
last week of heart trouble. She had been
working in her home when she sank TO the
floor and died. She was in her eighty
second year and is survived by two daugh
ters.
The late Baltimore Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, held at Cum
berland, Md, made the following appoint
ments OF ministers for this county and ad-
journed on Monday last: Gaithersburg, AL
bert E. Ogg; Kensington, A. E. Spielman;
Laytonsville, J. E. James Montgomery, G.
NJ Yost; Spencervile, H. Q. Smith; Wood.
side, @. G. Gierlius.
Mr. l.. II. Hickerson, one of the proprie-
tors of the Rockville Touring mill, met with
very painful accident on Thursday morn
ing last. While operating the corn crush
ing machine in the mill. he had one of his
feet caught in the machinery, which, in its
swift motion, tore the shoe and the liga-
ments from the bottom of his foot. DR..
George E. Lewis, of this town, attended the
wound.
The Wheaton base ball team will open
their season Saturday, when they will play
the crack Laurel team. The grounds at
Silver Spring have been put in the best pos
sible condition. The Wheaton team will
line up as follows: Quinter or Graeves,
catcher; Sheckells, Clark or Brown pitcher; ;
King, first base; Torney, second base; Clark,
third base; Atchison, shortstop; Wilkerson,
left field Z; Forsythe, center field, and Krauss,
right field.
A negro man in the employ OF Mr. Frank
8. Kilgour on his farm, near Glen, mad
savage assault upon his employer, on
Wednesday evening last, by striking him
upon the head three times with butt chain
and threatening to shoot him with gun
which he had procured. The blows infict-
ed three deep cuts. Mr.. Kilgour's life was
saved by the aid of members of bis family.
The negro has been lodged in jail. The
wounds were dressed by DIR. Geo. Lewis.
The first tax sale under the new county
treasurer law was held on last Monday
morning, when all property upon which
taxes for the year 1906 were unpaid, was
offered for sale. Ia all thirty pieces were
disposed of, representing taxes to the amount
of nearly $500. County Treasurer Robert
G. Hilton says the law is success. He ex-
plains that it not only expedites the colec-
~ a
Thousand dollars annually.
Mrs. Mary Robinson, 90 years old, died
about o'clock Sunday morning last at the
home Of her daughter. Mrs Joseph W. Buck
at Kensington, where she had made her
home for several months. She leaves her
husband, Burton M. Robinson, and two
daughters-Mrs. Myers Reynolds, of Wash
iugton, and Mrs. Buck. Following the fu-
neral service at Kensington the body was
taken to Milton, Del, the former home oil
Mrs Robinson, for interment.
The Rockville Woman's Club met on
Thursday afternoon of last week at the
club rooms. The usual interesting pro-
gram was rendered, including responses
from 1.-THE Last Days OF Pompeii;" paper
on "The Perfection Of Greek Art" by Mrs
Ohio Fl. W. Talbot vocal solo by Mrs
Harry A. Dawson; paper on "The Wo-
mans Club Movement" by Miss Anna M
Farquhar, and an interesting round table
on maryland History" conducted by Miss
Sophia G. Higgins.
Att meeting of the Rockville Town Conn
Gil last week Mayor Offutt and Councilman
David j. Broadly were named as commit
tee 10 visit Baltimore and confer with the
Baltimore and Ohio railway officials with I