Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1907-02-01
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Town and Country.

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Town and Country.
The Burden Bearer Circle Of the Kings
Daughters will meet with Mrs. Brewer on
Tuesday, February 9th, 1907, at 8 P. N.
After the first week in January, 1907, DR.
Barrett p Wilson will open dental Office
next door TO the Presbyterian Church in
Rockville, Md.
The pacing mare Lassle belonging to the
Windham Brothers, near Forest Glen, this
county, recently slipped, fell and broke her
thigh. Later she was destroyed, as recovery
seemed improbable.
Mrs. Susan r. Reed, widow of Benjamin
Reed, died in Washington on January 22nd.
She was q Miss Hoskinson OF Poolesville,
this county. She was operated on for can
Ger of the stomach and died two days there,
slger.
Miss Elizsheth 4. Crawford, of German.
s.. wn and Mr.. Walter W. Thompson, of
l}aitheos3pIg, were married last week at the
parsonsge IL the @ sithersburg M. E. Church
south, Res Tnou as ]. Lambert officiating.
Inc cegemOa, 8s witnessed by few init
mate friends and relatives OF the couple.
Mrs. John Grimes, of near Clarksburg,
this county, died at her home last Sunday
morning at o'clock of dropsy of the heart,
aged So years. Mrs. Grimes had been very
sick for the past two months. She was
formerly Miss Snowden. Her husband and
six children survive her.
Hon. B. Fl. Warner, Of Kensington, who
is spending the winter in Washington, will
sail in few days for a cruise on the Mediter-
ranean Sea. He will visit Egypt and Pales-
tine and will be accompanied by his daugh
tiers, Misses Elizabeth and Mary Warner.
They expect to be away about six weeks.
Monday last 19.yesr old son Of Mr..
Robert Young got the calf of his left leg
seriously injured at Dickerson station. He
was about to receive drummer's 265 pound
trunk from the baggagemaster of train No.
SO and the train started off. The trunk fell
against his leg and stripped the flesh and
muscles from the bone.
Mayor Cornelius Eckhardt, of Kensing.
ton, who has been in Garfield Hospital,
Washington, as result Of injuries received
in the Terra Gotta wreck, was moved to the
home of his father, Mr.. Nicholas Eckhardt,
on Eighteenth street, Washington, last Sat-
urday. His condition is such that he is ex-
pected to be out of doors in few days.
Surprise and sorrow were expressed on all
sides in this city" says the Washington
Star of Saturday last, because of the death
of j. Harrison johnson, one of the most
prominent citizens of the District, which
occurred yesterday at his home, 100 9 st.
southwest. following protracted Illness"
The deceased was the father of Mr.. Oscar
L. Johnson, the popular lumber merchant
OF this town.
The Rockville Woman's Club met on
Thursday of last week at the home OF Mrs. r.
G. Warfield. The responses were items of
interest from Greece. Miss Lillian A. Ben
nett read a paper on Social Life of the
a paper on "Msryland's Contribution to
Science and Literature" and Mrs. Harry A.
Dawson sang q solo. A question box was
also an interesting feature.
Miss Maude Elizabeth Richardson, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Rob't ]. T. Richardson,
was married last Wednesday night to Mr..
Thomas Lee Lechlider. Rev. W. @. Par
IRISH performed the ceremony at the Coles
William Hobbs and Walter Van Horne. A
largely attended reception was held at the
home of the bride, after which Mr.. and Mrs.
Lechlider left on their wedding trip.
Miss Margaret D. Wolfe, daughter of Mr..
Jesse d. Wolfe, of Dckerson, was married
in Washington on Thursday OF last week
to Mr. Charles P. Ryan, Of Landing, Canada. |
Rev. V. F. Schmitt off1ciated. Mr.. Ryan
is connected with F. H. Clements 81 Co.,
railroad contractors, who have been con-
double track at Dickerson and are
now enlarging the storage yards at Bruins
wick for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
A number Of the young people Of Rock.
vile presented Eye Old Folks Concert" In
the Sunday School room of the M. e.
Church South last Saturday evening, for the
benefit OF the Golden Links Missionary So.
ciety of the church. 1t was under the d.
rection of Miss Rose Armstrong. Those par
ticipating being Misses Barry Albert, Rose
Armstrong, Eliza Choate, Bessie Green, Mrs.
Harry A. Dawson, Mrs. e. L. Woolf, Mas
ter Harry Dawson, Messrs. George Allnutt,
Edward Green, John Higgins and Villa m
Prettyman. Miss Mary Almoney was ac-
Mrs. Louisa Merson, aged SO years, of
Damascus, this county, died at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. Sallie Watkins, at Bar.
tholows, Frederick county, Md, last Friday
night, where she had been visiting She
was the widow of William G. Merson and
native of Baltimore, where she lived until
about thirty years ago. She is survived by
seven children-Harry q. Merson. of Da.
mascus; Geo A. Merson, OF Boyd's; Mrs.
Rosa Mullinjx, of RidgevIIe; Mrs. Ida M
Watkins, of Baltimore; Mrs. Alice Burns,
of Etchison; Mrs. Sallie Watkins, Of Bar
thoiows, and Mrs. Leila Monkey, Of Cha.
gettsville.
Miss Elizabeth Msgruder Waters, daugh-
ter of Mrs. Columbia Waters, of Goshen,
this county, and Mr.. Harry Samuel Riggs,
one of the best known young residents of
Laytonsville neighborhood, were married
last Saturday afternoon 10 the Methodist
Episcopal Church at Goshen. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. E. L. Wooli, of
Rockville, pastor of the church. Miss Helen
Worley, OF Baltimore, was maid of honor,
and the ushers were Messrs. Harry Blunt,
of Washington; George Mobley and Wor-