Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1908-07-24
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Town and Country.

The grand annual picnic at Choppers will
be held on Wednesday, August 18th.
The GAINESVILLE grand annual tourna-
mept and pic. mic will be held on Thursday,
August 9th, 1908.
The annual tournament and festival at
81. Johns Church, Forest Glen, Md, will
take place August 18th, 1908.
The sum of $500 was cleared at the Iesti'
val given last week by the ladies OF st.
Msrv's Catholic Church, this town.
Picnic at Olney, Md, on Wednesday,
August 9Th, by st. Peters Church. Dinner
and supper served. Music and dancing.
Base ball at noon.
Mr.. George M. Gartner, ffty'three years
|or age. died on Thursday of last week at his
home near Germantown. His wife, three
daughters and seven sons survive him.
The Brookland and Rockville base ball
teams plaved an exciting game last Satur'
day afternoon at the Fair Grounds here, the
home team winning by the score OF b to A.
Mr.. John P. Sellman, one of the best
known and most highly esteemed farmers OF
this county, died Wednesday night at his
home, near Comus. He had been Ill long
time OF Brights disease.
Mr.. VIM. II. sherwood and family,
Oklahoma, are on visit to his mother, Mrs.
R. ]. Isherwood, of near Derwood. He
arrived Tuesday of last week and will con
tinue his visit for about month.
The July meeting Of the Montgomery
County Pomona Grange, No. z, will be in
the nature of basket picnic at the Ex-
pertinent Station on Thursday, July Both, at
1OA. M. E. L. Hartshorne, secretary.
Picnic in Cases grove, near Potomac,
this county, on Tuesday, August 4th, by
St. Gabriel's Church. Music and dancing.
Supper served on the grounds. Base ball at
2 o'clock in the afternoon. New pavilion.
Mr.. F. Hazel Cashell, of near Redland,
in running wagon into his barn on We'd
nesday afternoon, had one of his hands 80
badly cut by the sudden swinging of the
wagon tongue as to require the attention of
physician. DR.. George E. Lewis, of this
place, is caring for the injury.
The best way to pay money is by giving
check. You have no trouble in making
change, no danger of losing your money
and every check is receipt for the pay.
ment made. We will help you to get
started in this way. FARMERS BANKING
AND TRUST COMPANY, Rockville, Md.
The annual lawn party for the benefit of
o. ID Ea;v nd ho
held on the afternoon of Wednesday, July
Goth, 1908, at Burnt Mills school house, be-
ginning at $3.50 o'clock. Supper, refresh
ments and music (under covert. Game of
base ball at $3.50 o'clock.
Mrs. Laura Moore, wife of Mr.. William
Moore, died at an early hour last Monday
morning at her home at Gaithersburg, aged
5S years. She had been i'll for several weeks.
Surviving her are her husband, who is one
OF the oldest and bestknown telegraph OPP
orators in Maryland, and daughter.
There will be Japanese lawn party
given by the ladies of st. Johns Church at
"The Cedars," near Brookevile, on Friday,
August 7th, from $3.50 to 7:30 p. M. Enter
tainment and refreshments will be without
charge, but those present will be expected
to make an Offering. Proceeds for the work
of the church.
We call the attention of our readers to the
advertisement of the Maryland Agricultural
College in this weeks issue. With large
enrolment and satisfactory work in all
branches, the past year was most pros
porous one for this popular institution. The
graduating class of twenty-nine students
was the largest in the history of the college.
Milton Green, a farmer of the Bethesda
neighborhood, had his wrist fractured in
peculiar manner few days ago. While
milking a COW, the animal took fright and
started to run. A chain attached to the
COW caught Mr.. Green by the ankles and
threw him to the ground. In protecting
his head in the fall he fell upon his wrist,
swapping the large bone.
A pic. mic will be held on Thursday, July
30th, in the grove adjoining Potomac Chapel.
II the weather proves to be inclement on
that day, the assemblage will be entertained
in the X. OF z. hall, Potomac. Proceeds
will be devoted to putting the cemetery in
order. All lot owners and friends are urged
to help by their presence and donations.
The picnic will begin at z. NJ.
Darlington McGraw, the eight year-old
,hild who was knocked down and dragged
1nder an electric car in this town, returned
here from the Georgetown hospital on Sat
urday last to the home of his father, Mr.
VIM. E. McGraw He has been In the hos
pital for more than a month suffering and
has only partly recovered from his Injuries.
He returned on the Monday following for
further treatment.
A tract OF land OF so acres belonging to
Mrs. John W. Keys, OF this vicinity, ad-
dining the farm of Mr.. Francis Mace, near
Montrose, this county, has been sold by her
% Mr.. VIM. II. Lamar. Tho price paid is
k5O per acre. 1t is understood that this pro-
,erty will be sub1ivided and sold for build
ne lots. The tract is conveniently located
or that purpose, as it Is situated within
ew minutes walk to the electric railroad.
The granary on the farm of Mr.. Thomas
dickinson, near Poolesville, which was FILL
d with wheat recently threshed, was des.
troyed by Ere on Monday. Fire was com.
municated from q straw packing engine
which emitted Goals to the wheat stubble In
the field starting blazs which quickly
carried the fire to the stack. The engine
and packer and much valuable machinery
were saved The loss is estimated at about
$500.
On Saturday, July 25th, there will be
..Iauad Of Travilah an exceedingly interest