Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1908-08-21

Town and Country.


Town and Country.
Mr.. Herbert D. Waters has begun the
erection of home near Germantown to cost
about 5000. ....
Mr.. VIM. E. Offutt, of this town, has
been appointed rodmsn under Engineer W.
W. Crosby, OF the State Good Roads Com.
mission.
Anthony Hogan, q 1O.year.old colored
boy, was struck by an electric car on Mon
day last Just below Rockville and hurled Is
feet. He sustained fracture of one leg.
There will be q festival at the homo of
Mrs. Mort. Young, near Whites Ferry, on
Monday, August Gath, beginning at 8 P. NJ,
for the benefit of the Poolesville Baptist
Church
The Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
Of Potomac Chapel will hold their annual
saa 10 the K. of P. Hall, at Potomac, on
Wednesday, September End. By order OF
the committee.
Clarence d cketts, q farmer, died last
Monday uiRb,, at his home, near Rockville,
of typhoid ever. Surviving him is his
widow, 10 sh5ul he was married only three
months ago. Re was son OF Frank Rick.
ellis.
Mics Snse r.. Offutt, daughter OF MIR.
and Mira. Thomas L. Offutt, died about
o'clock Oh Thursday afternoon OF last week,
at her home, about three miles from Rock
Vile. She had been Ill long while and
death was not unexpected.
picnic will 20 held on Kiefers lawn,
at Germantown Station, this county, on
Friday, Augusf Q st, 1908, beginning at 4
o'clock, p. NJ. a mong the attractions will
10 ball game. Supper and refreshments
will be served. Proceeds for the benefit of
sidewalks.
The many friends in this town and county
OF Rev James f. Mackin and Rev. VIM. E.
starr popular pastors formerly of st. Mary's
Church, will rejoice to learn that Pope
Plus X has conferred the honor Of domestic
prelsts upon them, which entities them to
be addressed as Monsignor.
The new barn belonging to MIR. James E.
D ,, nesr Clsrksburg, this county, caught
FIRE last SatG day afternoon and burned to
the ground. Hay, corn and wheat, carriages,
buggies, harness, drill, wagons and machin
cry were destroyed, entailing a loss OF about
$780, partly covered by insurance. Mr..
Day discovered the fire In time to save his
horses
The new rural delivery routes from Clarks
burg VII be put In operation September LIST.
The successful carriers In competitive exam
instian seee lily held here were Clifton
Drongn assigned to route No. 1, and
Wm, + Lesnan, assigned to route No. Q.
The routes III get their mail by star route
from Boyjs, which will carry the mail to
Clarksburg Tor distribution.
Mr. Alex. II. Roseberry, aged seventy .one
years, died suddenly last Saturday at his
home, near Montrose, this county, of heart
failure. He was taken III while at work 10
his garden and expired just as he reached
The house His wife and daughter survive
him. Mr.. Roseberry formerly resided near
Langley, Va. He is also understood to have
later made W ashington his home.
Rockville nd Gaithersburg ball teams
played 3 tie game at Gaithersburg last Satur.
day afternoon, beiD 5 to 8 at the end of the
eighth inning, when the game was called
because OF do kness. Although the fielding
OF both teams was loose the game was holly
contested and full of excitement. The meet
ing between ne two teams had been looked
forward 70 viii much interest and crowd
Of 800 persons saw the contest.
The Good Roads Commission Is now
wrestling vita turnpike questions. 1t is lts
fived purpose not to buy any turnpikes, and
q believes BE- turnpike owners will be pub
lic.spiri.ed ,ugh to turn their pixies over
TO the State they wish the State to build
and maintain yoads over the routes. Other
wise, diGeeeos routes will be followed. 10
Montgomery county 40 miles Of dividend
paying turup kes have been offered free to
,ha com mission and will probably be &C.
oepte5. The commission considers this an
1nCommonly oublic-spirited act and hopes
% will be dup icated in other Western Mary
land and Cen raj Maryland counties.
Mss Lena Wilson, daughter of Mr.. and
bEs. Charles J. Wilson, has been entertain
Tag house party for the last week at the
resIIsnce Of her parents, Woodley Lane, at
Layhill, this county. Thursday evening Of
last week she gave large dance In honor of
her guests. The lawn and porch. on which
they danced, were decorated with lanterns
The guests at the house were The Misses
Marian rsyth, of Pemberton. N. j.; Eliza.
beth Is, Egleston, of Washington; Rose
mond w son, of Washington j. A. Gems
Tor, Of ookland, ID. G., and Messrs. Her
bert " son, Of Trenton, N j.; Albert
Wilson Of New Orleans; Garter Wilson,
Of " ngton; 8. B. Wilson, OF Boston;
Viucen. B. Smith, of Georgetown, D. c.;
Calvert Bowie, of Washington; Carl II.
Butmsn, of Washington.