Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1907-04-19
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for Clarksburg district in the place OF Julian
B. Waters, who failed to qualify.
The County Commissioners have decided
to expend $40 In the erection OF steel
bridge over Rock Creek, near Garrett Park.
The present structure was recently badly
damaged.
Last Saturday the Buck Lodge baseball
team defeated the GAINESVILLE Junior team
in warm game at GAINESVILLE by the score
sto6. The errors of GAINESVILLE, coupled
with the heavy hitting of Buck Lodge in
the last inning won them the game.
The Kensington Athletic Association has
elected the following officers: President,
George w. Chamberlaine; vice-presidents,
FEE. Potts and G. E. Burlington secretary,
Joseph W. Buck; treasurer, DR.. Eugene
Jones manager of baseball team, j. W.
Skinner; assistant manager, DIR. Eugene
Jones.
Mrs. Eulalia Earlier, aged "a years, died
last week at the home Of her daughter, Mrs.
3. Annie Gardiner It Kensington. She
had been III some lime from paralysis.
Mrs. Earlier formerly resided in Louisiana,
hnl .ooS up her .esidence in Kensington
several years ago. She is survived by son
snd a daughter.
Reports received il Washington from
Venezuela are to the effect that the govern
ment of that country made special efforts to
give warm reception to Mr.. VIM. w.
Russell, United States Minister, upon his
return to his post recently. President Cas-
tro, being ill, was unable to personally re-
ceive Mr.. Russell, but he sent the minister
of foreign affairs, DR.. Paul, and his wife to
pay his respects to Mr.. and Mrs. Russell.
Mr.. James M. Long, for the past twenty
years resident of this vicinity, died at an
early hour last Monday morning at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. VIM. F. Fairall,
at Brunswick, Frederick county, whom he
was visiting. Paralysis, with which he was
stricken Sunday, was the cause OF his death.
He is survived by three sons and three
daughters. Mr.. Long was born in Lou
doun county, Va. He wac rs years of age.
An agreement has been recorded in the
which shows that deposit has been made
on behalf of DR.. e. B. Rabbit, of New York
City, for the purchase from James N. Still
and Michael o. Dumas OF Belmont, sub
division of land in Bethesda district oppo-
site Friendship Heights. The consideration
named is 100000. The tract of land con-
tains about thirty acres, which are divided
into 175 building lots.
The Highland Percheron Breeding Asso-
citation of Howard county has just bought
for the use of the members of the associa
ton, Xaminister, an imported Percheron
stallion from Trundle Brothers, of Pooles
vile, Montgomery county. Xaminister is
black horse, and, while only three years
old, weighs 1900 pounds and is very hand
some. He is registered in both the Amer-
can and French Percheron stud books. The
price paid was $1,000.
Prof Willis l.. Moore, the chief Of the
closed negotiations through Soule Company
OF Washington for the purchase of the
beautiful 100 acre farm belonging to Mr..
E. o. Edmonston, one mile west of Rock
vile, and intends to make his home there
during portion of the year. The house is
to be improved for the use Of the new own
er. The price said to have been paid is
$10,500.
Wednesday last 300 members of the AS.
ISOLATION of Milk Producers of Maryland
and Virginia, shipping milk into Washing
ton City, met there in special meeting to
protest against the recently adopted drastic
municipal laws controlling the sale of milk
in that city. Hon. Blair Lee was employed
as one of the counsel to represent the asso
citation in the first case where members
permit to sell milk in the city is Cancelled
under the new laws for violation.
Last week National Park Seminary, the
school for young ladies at Forest Glen, this
county, was entered by a sneak thief and
money and jewery of the value of $500 or
more were stolen. Four or five of the stu
dents are understood to have suffered losses.
The robbery is believed to have been com
mitted by some one familiar with the prem
ises and who knew when the students would
not be in their rooms. A quiet nvestiga
ton has been under way since the occur
renee, and it is said an arrest will soon be
made.
There will be meat supper at the resi-.
dence of Mr.. Cyrus Keiser, near Bethesda
Park, on the Georgetown and Rockville
Electric Railroad, Wednesday, April oath,
beginning at 1880 P. NJ. and sdjourning at
pleasure. Price of supper 25 cents. Ice.
cream and cake will also be sold at reason.
able prices. The supper will be under the
management OF the Ladies' Aid Society of
the Mt. Zion Baptist Church. The proceeds
will be given to the the building fund"
A pleasant time is promised to all who
attend.
The property known as the Chevy Chase
Inn, short distance north of Chevy Chase,
has been sold by the Chevy Chase Land
Company, the purchasers being Samuel N .
Barker and Mary F. Barker. The price
paid is stated to be 100000. The property
has a frontage Of six or seven hundred feet
on Connecticut avenue, extends back to the
fringe of woods in the rear, and is improved
by the large building which was formerly
used for hotel purposes, but is now occu-
pied as a boarding school for girls. The
proprietors of this school are the purchasers.
A bazaar and supper for the benefit Of the
Rockville Base Ball Club will be held at
the Town Hall here on Friday night, April
18th, 1907. A pleasing part of the evenings
entertainment will be minstrel show given
by the following local talent: Messrs. Lee
Dorsey, Harry Dawson, George Henderson,