Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1909-08-27
BueaI aud gersn,1al.
Town and Country.

Town and Country.
Don't fail to visit The 1900 Washing
Machine exhibit at the Rockville Fair.
1. K. Birely, Agent, Middleburg, Md.
There will be game of base ball at the
Fair Grounds, Rockville, on Saturday after
noon between Germantown and Rockville.
The w. C. T. U. of Rockville has re-
organized with several new members and
a bright prospect for fiourishing Union
The Ladies Aid Society of the Christian
Church will have a cooked food sale at Mr.
Burdette's store, Rockville. on Saturday
August 2Sth, from 9 to>2 O'Clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. John M. Heagy. OF TINS
town. left last Saturday for Hot SPRINGS
Ark, where they expect to spend several
weeks for the benefit of Mr. HeaGys health
Mavor and Mrs. William H. Roach OF
Glen Echo. have issued invitations to the
wedding of their daughter, Miss Harriet M
Roach. and Mr.. Writ B. Spaneler on Sep
TENDER End.
Philip S. j. Connell, for forty years
resident of Rockville, died last Friday
morning, aged rs years. His death was
due to tuberculosis, from which he had been
a sufferer about two years. He never mar
ried.
The report of the examiners on the road
at Dickerson Station as petitioned for by
L. A. White and others was filed with the
County Commissioners, on Tuesday last,
and laid over until September 2Sth. when
a hearing will be given at II o'clock A. M.
to all parties interested.
The beautiful grounds owned by Mr. ).
E. Burns, Silver Spring Park, were thrown
open last Tuesday evening for the benefit
of the Methodist Church at Woodside for
lawn party. The assemblaee was large,
bringing together the residents OF the Park
in most agreeable way.
F. j. Walcott, electrical contractor, has
sold his business and stock to the CONT
mental Electric Company of Washington
and will continue with that firm as man
ager. All contracts taken by him will be
completed under his supervision. and he
will be pleased to call in regard to new
orders.
Sheriff Mullican last Monday afternoon
appeared before Justice Reading and swore
out warrant formally charging Oliver ii.
Harriss with the murder of John Henson
Poole. There is little likelihood of spe-
cial session of the grand jury to consider the
case against Harriss. 1t will not be given
consideration until November Sth
The contract for the construction OF
double arch concrete bridge over ROCK creek,
on the road from Kensington to Chevy
Chase, was awarded to McNaul & Drury,
of York, Pa, by the County Commissioners,
on Tuesday last, at $4,364. The State
is to pay half the cost of construction OF
this bridge as it is on road being I'M
proved under the Shoemaker law.
John Roberts, of this county, has insti-
tuted in the Circuit Court here suit for
an absolute divorce from his wife. Ethel
Roberts, who is now said to reside in
Washington. The bill states the couple
were married in Rockville December 22nd.
1906, and lived together less than two
months. Infidelty is alleged. The plain
tiff is represented by Bouic & Bouic. of
this town.
ARRANGEMENTS are being made to have
the splendid exhibit of the Maryland State
tuberculosis Association at our county fair.
Everybody is interested in this burning
question The Fair officials have eener-
ously donated the large room under the
grand stand and the pictures will be there
1t costs nothing to see this instructive ex-
'libit Be sure and find it and some one
will explain it to you.
Mr.. Jas R. Creamer, aged 81 years. died
IN Thursday afternoon of last week at his
ome, near Glen, this county, of general
sebility. He had been in failing health
one while and his death was not unex-
ected. He is survived by his widow, who
so years old, and several children. He
lso leaves two sisters and three brothers.
he funeral took place Saturday afternoon
rom the NJ E. Church South at Potomac.
The large new barn on the farm of Mr..
ames R. Purdum, two miles from German
own, was destroyed by fire, together with
400 bushels of wheat. large quantity
hay, numerous farming implements and
arious other things, last Friday morning.
he loss is placed at about $4,000. par
Ill, hxt
as awakened by the roaring of the flames,
hich had gained such Roadway that he
as powerless to do anything toward check
" them 1t is not known what caused
Ne fire.
After spending the greater portion of
thursday of last week in looking for Ed
ard Bradley, deputy game warden and
former deputy sheriff and constable for
lis county, Deputy Sheriffs Embrey and
1unseIman located him near Bethesda and
aced him under arrest on a warrant
yOrn out by Mrs. Ninian M. Perry. wife
a well-known farmer near Glen Echo.
He was taken before Justice of the Peace
Loughborough, who required him to furnish
bail for appearance for trial. Bradley, it
is alleged, visited the Perry home on Tues
day, knocked over a stove and became
otherwise so Objectionable that Mrs. Perry
and her daughter, who were alone in the
house. fled to the home of f. E. Crockett,
a neiehbor. 1t is also charged that Brad
ley discharged his revolver in the house.
Alumni Meeting.
About 500 graduates and friends of the
Andrew Small Academy attended the third
annual meeting of the alumni association
ON the camnls adjoining the academy