Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1908-05-15
Eofal aud gersomal.
Town and Country.

There will be strawberry festival and
dance given at GAINESVILLE, for the benefit of
st. Mary's Church, on Tuesday, May 10Th.
Mr.. Hampton Jones has purchased the
Greenfield farm of 144 acres, situated on
the Seven Locks road, near Orndorffs mill,
for $4,000.
Mr.. George E. Nicholson, of Olney, has
been appointed a member OF the Board of
Directors of the House of Correction of
State.
he ladies of St. Johns Church, Olney.
hold strawberry festival at Olney
age Hall, on June 4th, from to Top.
All are cordially invited.
he boys of Etchison met last Saturday
and organized base ball team and are
ready to accept challenges. Direct cor
r.apondence to Thomas Tabler, manager.
he contract for the building of two miles
Of shoemaker road from Boyd's to Clarks-
burg has been awarded by the County Com
us sioners to John G. Mount, of Damascus.
Mrs. Amos Bean, aged II years, died last
sunday night at her home, near Bethesda,
Of a complication of troubles. Surviving
aal are her husband and several daughters.
st the election last week Messrs. B. W.
Yelling, T. r. Hall, II. L. Willard, H. W.
Sgnrrier and Thos Hoskinson were elected
Tcwn Commissioners OF Poolesville for
year.
The annual meeting of the Woman's For.
eign Missionary Societies of the Baltimore
i, strict, NJ. E. Church South, will convene
a, Emory Church of the Goshen Circuit on
i morning of the 18th Of May.
Cullen Beall, aged So years, of Brown
ysville, this county, died last Sunday of
rights disease. He is survived by his wife
ID one son, and by several brothers in
,ederick and Montgomery counties.
Baltimore and Ohio Excursion on Sun.
y, May 18th, $10O to Harper's Ferry and
artinsburg and return; $1.35 to Berkeley
rings and return; $500 to Cumberland
ID return. Special train leaves Rockville
8:46 A. M.
Died, on Wednesday, May 9th, In Cleve.
olton Maynard and Lucy Warner May
ard, aged 90 years. His remains were in.
fred on Sunday last at Halton, the coun-
~ home of his parents, near Rockville.
The ladies of Potomac Chapel will hold
strawberry festival in the grove near the
hurch on Saturday, May Both, beginning at
& o'clock. Should the weather be Indictment
ne festival will be held in the K. OF p. Hall
t Potomac. All are cordially invited to at
end.
At local option election in Prince
Georges, Md, held on Tuesday last, the
county was voted "wet" by 265 majority.
great many white voters are reported to
nave remained at home and the negroes to
have voted almost solidly in favor of the ga
looms.
The engagement of Miss Nettie Wheeler
Lewis, daughter OF Mrs. VIM. M. Lewis, of
this county, to Mr.. Daniel W. Baker, United
States District Attorney for the District of
Columbia, who resides at Germantown, this
county, is announced. The wedding will
take place about the middle of June.
There will be held an ice cream and
strawberry festival in the schoohouse grove
at Old Germantown for the benefit of the
Germantown Cornet Band on Wednesday,
May Goth, 1908, beginning at 1 o'clock.
There will be good music furnished by the
band and other amusements.
BY order of the Committee.
Last Sunday morning five head of cattle
belonging to Mr.. Bernard Monday, Jr., were
taken suddenly sick after turning them into
the pasture on his farm near this town.
Three of them died before he could secure
the services of veterinarian, and two re-
covered. Mr. Monday thinks that they were
poisoned.
The County Commissioners of this county
have decided not to appeal the Killeen case,
and on Tuesday last ordered paid the amount
of his judgment of $4,000 obtained in the
Court here in late suit against the Com
missioners as balance for building mile
of Shoemaker road on the Old Georgetown
Road.
John W. Collier, for two terms sheriff Of
this county, died last Tuesday evening at
the Episcopal Eye, Ear and Throat Hospi-
tai, Washington City, as result Of an OPP
Grafton for an abscess OF the ear. His body
was taken Wednesday morning to his late
home at Dickerson, this county. Sheriff
Collier was SO years old and is survived by
seven children.
The Washington police have been re-
quested by Deputy Sheriff J. w. Qulnter, of
this county, to look out for and arrest Jas.
Crispin, colored, charged with an attempt
at criminal assault upon a colored woman
named Budd, and Charles Lee, colored,
charged with assault to kill, by discharging
q pistol at another colored man. Both
offenses were committed near Kensington.
Miss Edna Ward, of Washington Grove,
has returned from Washington, where she
went to witness the christening Of her little
nephew, Franklin Ward Fairfax, by Rev.
s. NJ. Afford, OF Grace NJ E. Church. The
church was beautifully decorated with cut
flowers, palms and American flags, it also
being the annual memorial service OF Kit
Carson Post, No. 2, G. A. R., Department
of the Potomac.
There will be given at Travilah on June
9Th great Whitsuntide festival and pic mic
for benefit Of the Travilsh Town Hall As
sociation. There will be game Of base
bail played at o'clock between two lead
ing teams. Supper and seasonable refresh.
ments served on the grounds at popular
prices. The Travllah Cornet Band will dis.
course music during the afternoon from the
latest composers. Dancing in the evening
On Charges OF HOUSEKEEPING and grand
larceny, preferred by Mr. Enos G. Keys, a
merchant at Linden. this county. William