The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-08-16

TO VISIT
AT TER 27 YEARS
Mr.. and Mrs. R. P. Sellman
and Daughters, of Texas,
Greet Old Friends.

Mr. and Mrs. Richard p Sellman and
their two daughters. whose home is in
Texas, are visiting the home OF Charles
Waters. near Germantown Mr.. Sellnan
removed from this country twenty-sey-
en- years ago. and is now raising blood
ed horses on 1000 acres Of Texas land.
Among his brood animals ara nifty regis
tered Morgan mares. a family long
noted for its excellent qualities for rae
ing and driving purposes
/ Mrs. Bernard Welsh, who has been
spending some time with relatives and
friends here, left Wednesday for her
home at Grand Junction. Col Mrs.
Welsh is a daughter Of H. Maurice Tai
bolt. Of this place.
James T. Bogley, secretary Of the
Montgomery County Agricultural So
| ciety, has received a letter from John
L. Sullivan. former champion pugilist
; Of the world, soliciting an engagement
at the county fair, beginning August .
| He mentions. incidentally, that he noW
weighs z65 pounds and for 100 consecU-
| tive weeks has scTupulOusIy adhered TO
1 the water wagon. Secretary Bogley
/ viii engage the former champion for
/ the fair II his terms are not too high.
The Montgomery County Anti-SaIoon
| League has elected the following Of
/ fcees to serve for the ensuing year:
President. Dr. Augustus Stabler. OF
| Brighton; secretary, John Calvin Nun
| caster. Rockville; treasurer, Alfred c.
! Warbler, Kensington; corresponding
| secretary, Benjamin II. Miller. Ashton
/ attorney. FRANC Higgins, Rockville;
| vice presidents. Mrs. Sarah T. Miller.
/ James T. Boyer. Rev James z. James
4 ]. Wesley Boyer. Rev. Mr. Hardcastie
! Rev. Thomas Packard. Asa NJ. Stab
! Ter. Eggleston Ward. Rev. Parke P
I FIournoy. NJ T russell. e W Walker
! George r. Bell. ". ". Hodges, a NJ
Bowman, and William NJ Terrell.
| The Democratic Congressional con
4 vention TO nominate a candidate 10 op&
/ pose Col George A Pearre in the
/ Sixth district OF Maryland will meet
/ at Oakland on the 10Th of this month.
! The delegation from this county is com
! posed of Zadoc NJ Waters. jr.. Eugene
! A. McAtee. A Dawson Trundle, Hat
! tersIy ". Talbot. William T. Wheeler.
John A Hall, Richard c. Drum-Hunt.
/ George w. CasheH. Albert Wade. Car
! ter ClaEett. J. 2. Lewis, Noah Watkins.
J. s McCeney. ". F. Bolsnd. John
/ Bonifant, and Julian B. Waters.
Harry a Dawson and family left
here last Monday for Montana, whore
/ he has accepted a position il the In
/ dian service Of the Government.
]
Marion Keys, of Washington. is the
( guest Of John ". Keys at his home
/ near Rockville.
Mrs. Rose Williams. who has been
| confined to her home here for several
months on account Of illness, has re-
gained her health sufficiently to go out
| driving.
Mrs. Samuel z. WheatIey has an
nounced the engagement Of her daugh-
ter. Miss Mary Lyons, to Leonard ".
Groomes Of this place. The wedding
! viii take place September Is at s..
/ Johns Episcopal Church, Bethesda. and
/ will be followed by a reception II Mrs
/ Wheatley's country home, Moreland,
/ near Bethesda. The bride-to-be is "A
daughter of the late Commissioner
I Samuel z. Wheatley, of Washington
Mr.. and Mrs William r. Lyddane
have purchased a home in Rockville
aid viii give up farm life and reside
{ here IL the future.
The Morning Card Club met at the
home Of the Country Club this week as
1 the guests of Mrs. Leonard L. Nichol-
/ son Among those present were Mrs
I Lee Ofutt. Mrs. Robert y. Bayies. Mrs.
! George P Henderson, Mrs William
/ Dorsey, Mrs. Robert B. Peer, Mrs.
/ Bowie r. Waters, Mrs. John l. BTu-
/ nett Mrs. Annie McGune. Mrs. The
/ odOre Mason. Mrs. Kate Smith. Mrs. w.
! E Shields Mrs. Bessie Onutt, Mrs.
Harry Buck, Miss Eliza Choate, and
( Miss Tillie England. The first prize
was won by Mrs. Leonard l. Nichol-
son, and second by Mrs. Lee Offutt
Of several weeks spent at Colonial