Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1909-10-08
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Town and Country.

Town and Country.
Tuesday, October 18th. Columbus Day
being a legal holiday. johnson Lumber
Yard will be closed.
The stockholders of the Boyd Town Hal
have ratified its sale for $4,000 to Charles
T. Kingsbury, of that place.
The School Commissioners have an
nounced the appointment of Miss Clum. o.
Gaithersburg, as an assistant teacher al
the Gaithersbure High School.
Died. on September 28th. 1909. neal
Potomac. this county, Mary Elnora. infant
daughter of Joseph E. and Emma M. Gil
liss, aged year and is days.
Comptroller of the Treasury Herring has
announced the quarterly distribution Of
the State school tax. Montgomery county's
share being $6.802.36.
Mr.. Richard W. Morgan, proprietor of the
Morgan House at No. 1918 Wisconsin ave-
nue., Georgetown, died last Saturday after
Sc years old and had been i'll for some
time.
Lost, on the road from Veirs Mill to
Colesville, a dark-colored rain-proof over
coat with strap across the back, and pail
of brown driving gloves. A liberal reward
to the finder if returned to Charles j. Mad
dox, Rockville. Md.
The ladies of Travilah will hold an oyster
and meat supper at Travilah. Md, October
10Th. Refreshments will be served. The
Travilah Cornet Band will be in attend
ance. For the benefit Of the M E. Church.
If rainy, next fair day.
Miss Mary Lee Bond. of Laurel, Md, and
Mr.. Spencer T. Windham. of Burnt Mills,
this county, were married on Wednesday
afternoon of last week by Rev. C. l. LaRoche.
rector of St. Marks Episcopal Church, the
ceremony taking place at the rectory.
The coming marriage of Miss Frances
Vinson Peter, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward C. Peter, of this town, to Mr.. AL
bert M. Bouic. a member of the Rockville
Bar, October goth. in Christ Episcopal
Church, Rockville, has been announced.
The public are invited to attend the
cornerstone laying of the Episcopal Church
at Laytonsville. this county, by the Masonic
Lodge of Gaithersburg, on Saturday, Octo-
Der 18th. at II o'clock, A. M. Bishop Hard
ing and other clergy of the diocese will be
in attendance. Dinner served.
The Ladies' Aid Society of Epworth M. E.
Church. Gaithersburg, will hold an oyster
supper in Masonic Hall on Friday after
noon and evening. October 22nd. Supper
will be served; also ice cream, cake and
confectionery. There will be fancy table
and fish pond. Everybody welcome.
Miss Fannie Marie Snouffer. daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin R. Snouffer, of the
vicinity of Potomac, this county, and Mr..
Maxwell Wenner. of this vicinity. were
married at the home of the bride on Thurs
day of last week by Rev. VIM. L. Smith.
pastor of Potomac M. E. Church South.
Information has reached the War De-
partment at Washington of the serious ill
ness of Brig.-Gen. r. C. Drum (retired).
former Adjutant-General of the army. at
his home near Bethesda, this county. where
the aged veteran of two wars has been
living in quiet retirement for several years.
Mrs Sarah W. Day, wife of Mr.. James
W. Day, of near Clarksburg. died at her
home on Friday last after an illness of
several weeks, aged 81 years. She is sur
vived by her husband and six children,
Charles T., James E., Titus w., Franklin
B. and Dorsey w. Day and Mrs. Ida V.
Watkins.
John D. Grimes, of the vicinity of Burnt
Mills, has instituted suit in the Circuit
Court for this county against Blair Reed,
also of that neighborhood, for 10000
damages for personal injuries. He alleges
that in May of this year he was assaulted
by Reed and cut so that he was in Wash
ington hospital several weeks. Grimes is
represented by Attorneys Wilton J. Lam
BERT of Washington, and Edward C. Peter.
of Rockville.
The Rockville Academy foot ball team
has organized with the following players ::
Right end, Basil Mobley; right tackle. AL
bert Pierce; right guard, Frank Grimes !;
center, George Peter left guard, Emil Ras-
coe ; left tackle, George Fields; left end,
Edmund Jones quarterback, Harold Smith !;
right halfback, Russell Hicks; left half
back, Ralph Smith; fulback, R. Blackford.
Prof. R. Blackford is manager and George
Fields captain.
The Kensington Woman's Club began its
eleventh year last Friday afternoon. The
occasion was marked by an interesting
W. Corkran. of Baltimore. president of the
State Federation of Womans Clubs: Mrs.
George E. Wright. of Forest Glen. president
of the Montgomery County Federation ;
Mrs. Wallace Welsh, of Rockville, president
of the Rockville Club. and others. A paper
was read by Mrs. Henry Runner On Lead
ing Incidents in the Life of Shakespeare"
Mrs. Blanche Muir Dalgleish of Washing
ton, sang.
William Mckay returned here on Mon
day last after serving a three-year term in
the Maryland penitentiary for the offense
of killing his mother-in-law. Wednesday
he and his wife agreed to live apart. she
avowing that she would not live with him
again and was moved to that determine
ton for fear of her life. The farm which
they own, lying in the lower part of this
county. will, as part of the agreement. be
sold and the proceeds divided equally be-
. I,a MoK rooidno
near Silver Spring. at modest home which
she recently purchased.