Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1908-04-10

Town and Country.


Town and Country.
Governor Crothers has signed the State
primary election law and also the Senatorial
primary law.
Mr.. Frank B. Horner has been appointed
by the County Commissioners assessor fol-
Rockville district.
Tn. K. of p. will give dance and
supper in their hall at Potomac, this county,
Easter Monday night April Goth, 1908.
Dr. Montgomery Earle Higgins, U. s. N,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. James l.. Higgins, of
Boyd's, has departed for San Francisco, CAL,
he having been assigned to duty there.
The citizens of Gaithersburg have formed
an improvement association with the fol-.
lowing officers: j. Frank Tazzare, presl-
dent; Vernon G. Owen, secretary; Carson
Ward, treasurer.
The Guild Chapter of the Rockville Epis.
copal Church will hold Japanese Tea at
the residence of Mr.. John l.. Dawson on
Thursday, April 23rd, at g P. M. Admis-
sion, % cents.
The bill passed at the last session of the
Legislature appropriatino $4,000 to be ap
Piled 70 building q macadam road from
DawsonVille 10 Back Lodge hes been vetoed
by Gov Crolhers.
About $50 residents Of the vicinity of
Diokerson, Gomas, Mount Aphraim and
aaar BsruesYille have petilioned the post.
oftice authorities Tor new rural free de.
livery route from that point.
Mrs. John E. West, of this town, is being
treated in Washington hospital. Tuesday
last she underwent an operation. Since
then her condition has improved. which
her many friends will be glad to learn.
Invitations have been issued for the mar.
riage of Emory H. Bogey. youngest son of
j. H. Bogley, of this vicinity, and Miss Jen-
ME Roberta Artz, daughter of Samuel Artz,
of Washington, the evening of April 10TH
John Il. Gather, of Colesville district, is
the defendant in a suit filed here by Denton
Hobbs, also oil Colesville, who claims $1,000
damages. Hobbs alleges he was shot in the
neck in January last by Gather after a
quarrel.
Mr.. Geo. F. Pollock, of Boyd's, formerly
assistant commissioner of the general land
office at Washington, and more recently
chief OF lands in the forest service, has re-
signed from the government service to enter
private business.
Messrs Gilbert and Chester Clagett, sons
of Mr.. Henry Clagett, purchased the Thorn
as h. Clagett farm of 1926 acres, situated on
the Seven Locks road, about two and a.half
miles from this town, at public sale, on
Wednesday last, for $3.50.
A delegation OF the business men of Bruins.
wick, Md, visited Rockville last Friday and
inspected the towns water plant with view
to establishing one at Brunswick. The leg
islature just adjourned authorized an issue
Of bonds in the amount of $4,000 for water
at Brunswick.
The Rockville Cemetery Association has
elected the following officers: President,
Mrs. Rebecca I. Veirs vice president Mrs
James b. Henderson secretary and treas.
urer, Clifford Ii. Robertson; executive com.
mittee, Mrs. r. t. Veirs, Mrs. VIM. Dor
sey and Miss r. nj. Holland.
Messrs. Francis c. Hutton, j. Fur White,
M. Donald knight and Charles F. Brooke,
of this county, are candidates for appoint
ment by the Governor 10 the Estate Road
Commission" which was established by the
law lately passed appropriating $5,0OO,000
to build State public highways.
Miss Lena Rice, daughter of Winfield s.
Rice, of Boyd's, died on Thursday of last
week. She returned from Washington only
month ago. where che had been under.
going treatment. She is survived by her
father, one brother and two sisters. Her
remains were inferred in Monocacy Gene
terry at Beallsvlle on Saturday.
The extension of the electric railway from
the Court House to the West boundary
of Rockville was commenced on Monday
last and a large force OF hands is engaged
on the work. 1t is hoped that the work
will soon be completed, as the tearing up
of the streets causes considerable inconven-
fence to travel and business
AT the instance of the Live Stock Sanitary
Board Gov. Crothers issued on the LIST OF
the month proclamation quarantining the
cattle OF the States of California, Texas,
Missouri, Arkansas, Tennessee, North Car
DINA and Virginia infected with splenetic
fever, and forbids any cattle from those
States TO be brought into Maryland until
after the 1st OF November, 1908.
Citizens interested in the mile of mac
adam on the Frederick road, near this town,
by appointment met the board OF County
Commissioners and Mr. Crosby, the State
engineer, on Wednesday last. The matter
of completing the work on the mile of road
was talked over by these parties and the
Commissioners promised further to con-
slider the subject and make known their
conclusion in the near future.
The annual meeting of the Sandy Spring
Lyceum Company will be held at the Ly
ceum on Monday, April 18th, at 730 p. M.
A board of directors will be elected, the re
port OF the meteorological as to the weather
of the past twelve months will be presented,
and the historian, Miss Rebeccs I. Miller,
will read the history OF the neighborhood
for the past year. All persons interested are
cordially invited to attend.
Hezekiah White was cut across the abdo-
men with sharp penkniie, on Sunday last,
in the hands of Waverly Hill. The flesh
was laid open, exposing the intestines to
view, but they did not protrude. The wound
was sewed up by Dr.. Linthicum, of this
town. Both are colored boys and were
playing ball near tenant house on the farm
of Mr.. w. II. West, near Derwood, at the
time of the cutting. Hill was arrested and