Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1908-03-06
Dufal aud gersnual.
Town and Country.

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Elijah Leizear, of Colesville, were married
at Colesyille last week by Rev. w. G. Smith
uastor of the NJ. E. Church at Ashton.
One day last week Louis Burriss, of Oak
dale, jumped from load of baled straw tc
catch frightened team of horses and broke
his leg, which had to be amputated.
The Republican Congressional Conven'
ton for the Sixth Maryland district will be
held at Hagerstown on April 10th. County
primsries to elect delegates will be held
April 4th.
Mr.. John W. Knott, "a years old, one Of
the best.known citizens Of the vicinity OIL
Slidell, this county, died last Tuesday morn
ing. He is survived by widow and nine
children.
The lecture, "Behind The Scenes" to have
been delivered at Pleasant Hill N. E.
Church South on February Goth by DR.. j.
II. Delaney, is postponed until March II,
Wednesday evening.
A meeting in the interest Of the Washing
ton division of the Gettysburg railway will
be held at Jamestown, in the Academy, on
Saturday, 9TH of March, 1908, at 10 A. M.
Lunch will be served to all who attend.
John Peter, a son of the late Alex. Peter,
of this county, died at his home in Phila-
delphia on Monday last. He was in the
employ OF the Mutual Benefit Association
and was married on the 18th of last month
At a large Republican mass meeting held
at Kensington Wednesday evening B. d.
Warner was unanimously endorsed for the
nomination for Congress in the Sixth Con-
gressional District, to succeed Col. Geo.
A. Pearre.
On certificates of Drs. Elijah V. White
and Richard T. Gott, Elias P. Soper has
been adjudged by the County Commissioners
to be of unsound mind and has been COM
mitted to Montevue Hospital, Frederick, for
treatment at the expense of the county.
News was received last Friday night Of
the death of Mrs. s. B. Haddox, of Hills
boro, Va, aged nearly eighty years. Mrs.
Haddox was the widow OF Clinton Haddox
and mother of DR.. Horace B. Haddox, OF
Gaithersburg, this county.
After an illness extending through the
past six weeks, Edward F. Droop, founder
and president of the firm of Edward F.
Droop s. Sons Company, and one of the
best known citizens and business men OF
the District of Columbia, died on Friday
last.
The bill to increase the salaries OF the
Judges Of our Court of Appeals by $l,6OO
annually has been defeated in the House.
Mr.. Cummings, of this county, made
speech In opposition and is credited with
lining the county members up against the
bill.
Van B. Canada, postmaster at Glen Echo,
has been missing from his home since Sun
day morning last He boarded an electric
car and got off near the Chain bridge. He
was last seen by an acquaintance about
half way across the bridge, going in the d.
rection of Virginia.
The ladies OF Travilah will hold an oyster
and meat supper on the evening of March
18th, in the tenant house on the farm of g.
F. Linthicum, for the benefit Of the ''build.
ing fund" for the new hall at Travilah. All
are most cordially invited to attend. Ii in-
clement, the next fair evening.
Wednesday afternoon of last week Mr..
Winfield Scott Besll, son of Mr.. W. V.
Beall, and Miss Grace White, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter White, of Norbeck,
were married at Rockville by Rev. Ernest
L. Wolfe, pastor of the Southern Methodist
Church, the ceremony taking place at the
parsonage.
Marie Stunkle, the eight year old child of
Robert Stunkle, a farmer residing near Dick
erson, was badly wounded last Friday after
noon while playing with rifle with her
little sister, The rifle was accidentally dis.
charged and the bullet entered near the
neck and lodged in her head. The child
was taken to Frederick for treatment.
The dog tax is earnestly being collected
in this town. This week a number of dog
owners were before Magistrate Robertson
and fined for violating the law. The justice
also fined James johnson, colored, on Wed.
nesday last, $50 and costs, making $25, for
applying abusive language to Bailif Hewitt
on the street. The offense came as resent
ment in dog tax case against johnson q
few days before, in which he was fined $3
and costs.
Miss Irene Yearley, daughter Of Mrs. Me
LISA Yearley, of this town, and Mr.. James
G.. Christopher, Jr., well-known resident
of Laytonsville neighborhood, were married
at the home of the bride on Wednesday of
last week. The officiating minister was Rev.
Philip Mcclure, pastor Of st. Mary's Catho-
lie Church. Only few relatives and friends
of the two families witnessed the ceremony.
Following a luncheon Mr.. and Mrs. Chris
topher departed for an extended trip.
Anticipating bill drafted by Attorney Gen.
eral Straus, after q conference with DIR.
Thayer, president of the State Tuberculosis
Commission; Health Commissioner Bosley,
DR.. Marshall L. Price, secretary Of the State
Board of Health; President VIM. A. House,
of the United Railways, and II. Writ Steele,
secretary OF the State tuberculosis Commits
sion, has been introduced in the Senate by
Senator Lee. 1t covers the entire State and
prohibits splitting in any public conveyance
or public building.
The weather prophets claim that a late
Easter indicates late spring. This year
Easter Sunday comes on April 18th, which
is very late in the season. Easter is NOV.
able festival established by the Catholic
Church and the time is regulated by the
changes Of the moon. The time fixed is the
first Sunday after the fourth full moor in
the new year. The fourth full moon comes
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