Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1909-10-29

Town and Country.

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Several hundred barrels of apples have
been shipped from Derwood station the
present fall by nearby farmers.
The Burden Bearer Circle of The King s
Daughters will meet with Mrs. c. H. Man
mar on Tuesday. November End, 1909, at
3P. M.
Mr.. Leonard W. Groomes, formerly of this
town, has been elected a member of the
board of directors of the American National
Bank of Washington.
Mrs. r. Edward Darby, of Buck Lodge,
this county, and her daughter Ruth. left
last week for Indiana, where Mrs. Darby
will visit her parents.
Mr.. Richard H. Gray and Miss Maggie j.
Ricketts, were married on Wednesday after
noon of last week in Christ Church. Rock
vile, by Rev. Thos J. Packard.
Mr.. and Mrs. William r. Getzendanner,
of this county. have announced the en-
eaeement of their daughter Maude to Mr..
George B. Linthicum. The wedding will
take place November Z4tn.
Mr.. John H. Gheen, well-known in this
county, died at 7:45 o'clock last Friday
morning, after brief illness, at his home
1916 Park road northwest, Washington, D.
C. The deceased was 70 years of age.
Mr.. Geo. H. Lamar and his family moved
into their new dwelling on Washington
street, this town, on Saturday last. The
building is attractive and spacious and
contains all the modern conveniences in
architecture.
Mr.. Charles A. Davis, one of the oldest
citizens of this vicinity, died yesterday of
infirmities incident to old age. He was
in his eighty-third year and had been in
feeble health for several years. Mr.. Davis
was a son of the late Joshua Davis, of this
place.
Miss Mary E. Gingell, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Gineell of the vicinity of
Beane, this county, died last Sunday. She
had been in poor health a long while and
her death followed a surgical operation.
Surviving her are her parents and sister.
"A Memorial Tribute" to Harry William
Burruss, by Mrs. Mary Schey Burruss, is
being published by the Fleming H. Revell
TO-, of New York, and is promised about
November list. The volume consists OF
eminiscent sketch and tributes from the
elieious press, is bound in cloth with four
portraits and can be ordered through any
ocal dealer. Net $1.0O.
Mr.. Cecil Allnutt's race horse Chaplain
Won one race and a second position in an
,ther at the late Cumberland Fair, and
net with similar success at Hagerstown,
and won three races at Frederick, two of
which he captured upon one day, at dis
tances of a mile and a mile and sixty
yards, respectively Chaplain was returned
to his owners home here on Saturday last.
after handsome price was refused for
him.
Miss Mabel Brown, daughter of Mrs.
jamie Brown, of Washington, and Mr.. Jas.
II. Norris, of Boyd's. this county, were mar
ried on Thursday afternoon of last week
by Rev. Father Russell, of st. Patricks
Church, Washington. Following the cere-
mony Mr.. and Mrs. Norris left for Atlantic
City. Upon their return they will reside
in Washington. Mr.. Norris is clerk in
the Treasury Department and student of
the law school of Georgetown University
The funeral of Mr.. John Scott Robertson.
who died on Wednesday of last week at
Rocky Ridge, near Derwood, this county,
of typhoid fever, took place Saturday morn
IND at St. Marys Catholic Church. this town,
where mass was celebrated by Rev. Philip
Mcclure, the pastor Burial was in the
cemetery adjoining the church. Mr.. Rob-
ertson is survived by three brothers.
William George, Robert M. and L. Parkln
Robertson and two sisters-Misses Har-
riet C. and Eliza Robertson.
The tongue bolt dropped out, the tongue
fell upon the heels of the horses hooked to
the carriage which was occupied by MIR.
Richard Mackall, of 0lney, and several
members of his family while they were
passing through this town, on Thursday OF
last week. The horses became frightened
and ran from the main street to POss 4
Ricketts, livery stable, distance of about
a hundred yards There the carriage struck
a building and the occupants were thrown
out, but, fortunately, the latter escaped
with only a few bruises
Leaving a car on his return from the
Frederick Fair to his home at Germantown,
this county, on Thursday of last week, Mr..
James G. Cooley was struck by the train
and seriously MANNED, but never lost con-
seriousness. He was taken to the Casualty
Hospital at Washington city and the ply
sicians there found both of his legs broken
and one shoulder dislocated, with addi-
tional cuts and bruises upon the head and
body The last reports of his condition
we're encouraging and lead his many friends
to hope that he will survive the terrible
accident.
The MONTGOMERY County Anti-Saloon
League will take no part as an oreaniZa-
ton for or against any of the candidates
for office in this county. This was decided
Monday afternoon at a meeting of the ex-
ecutive committee of the league, when it
was announced that all the candidates for
the Legislature had sent satisfactory re-
plies to the letters sent them by the league,
asking them to state whether, in the event
of their election. they would support the
Statewide local option bill to be introduced
in the next Legislature at the instance of
the State league. 1t is understood to have
been the intention of the league to oppose
at the polls all candidates whose replies
were not satisfactory,
VOTE FOR THE AMENDMENT