Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1909-04-30
,ravn and Country.

t..,. heir new church sometime II
May
t.ush and learn. There is amusement
and instruction in the pages Of the wash
inoton Sunday Star. All newsdealers.
The many friends of Mr.. john W
s+enheps. of Whites Ferry, will be eiao
M now he is slowly improving after three
weeks critical illness of pneumonia.
The next quarterly meeting OF the Anu
saloon League will be held at Laytonsvllie
nm TUESDAY,, May 18th. Executive Com
mittee will meet at 1890 A. M
Albert M. Bouic, trustee, sold on Satur'
aav last a piece of land belonging to the
lsta John T. Benson. near Germantown
This county, to Mr.. D. W. Baker whose farm
is adioinine, for 500 per acre.
Ra,timore and Ohio Excursion on Sun
day Nav End, $1.00 to Harper's Ferry and
Martipsblre and return; $1.35 to Berkeley
Springs and return; $500 to Cumberland
ana return. Special train leaves Rockville
at S.46 A. M
100 Much Tompkins," a comedy, will be
given by local talent at the Rockville Town
Hall m Friday evening, April 3Oth, at .
O'Clock, l,r the benefit of the Rockville
Base Ball Club. Reserved seats, 35 cents.
Admission, rs cents.
Nj Mrs James E. Garrett. of Gath
evsbure asst Saturday afternoon celebrated
the tventy-fifth anniversary of their mar
r.aaa by entertaining relatives at their
home A splendid dinner was served, and
among ,ther pleasing features was the
eressntation of handsome gifts to the host
and hostess.
As 90 to press, we learn of the death
Of Mr.. John H. Harriss, which occurred at
ms hone, near Rockville, on Thursday
morning. Mr.. Harriss had been i'll long
time ION kidney affection, and his death
was not unlocked for. He was about IS
years e age, lifelong citizen OF this
COUNT, and man of the very highest
traits of character.
Mrs elizabeth M. Perry, aged 80 years,
died on Wednesday of last week at the
home of her daughter, Mrs Jas. H. Jones,
near Jacksonville, this county, of general
debility She was the widow of F. M.
Perry. Who was an elder of the Primitive
Baptist Church, and until about year
ego. when she removed to this county. was
q resident of Luray, Va. Interment was
made t Luray on Saturday.
Rev Henry W. Burruss, pastor of Grace
NJ t. Church South, Gaithersbure, died last
Tuesday, aged 81 years, of pneumonia
Surviving him are his wife, who was Miss
Mary Shye, of Baltimore. and four children.
the Oldest of which is 6 years and the
youngest 3 weeks. Mr.. Burruss had been
b. the ministry about ten years, and before
coming to Gaithersburg, about two years
ago. lad been in charge of the churches at
aston and Aberdeen.
,.hoosine the ordeal of viewing the body
found Sunday in the Potomac river near
Seven Locks, and believed to be that Of
Robert Wallis, rather than remain in doubt,
Mrs Wallis, the mother of the drowned boy,
Monday afternoon visited the spot by the
river where the body was kept, and posi-
lively identified it. Desiring to comply
with the boys love of the water, Mrs
Wallis ordered that the body be buried at
point near the river shore where he was
found.
That the services of John A. Garrett as
Mayor of Glen Echo were not unappre-
ciated by the citizens of that town was
evidenced last Saturday evening when the
towns former chief executive was pre-
sented two handsome tokens, one of which
"a silver loving cup-was the gift Of the
ladies of the community, and the other-a
pold fountain pen-was from the members
of the Town Council. The presentation
addresses were made by Mayor VIM. II,
Roach, and Mr. Garrett responded in ap-
preciative terms.
Last week Richard Keys, negro, was
digging well at Montrose, this county,
and as a bucket of earth he sent up, esti-
mated to weigh at least so pounds, reach
ed the top the windlass broke. The bucket
ana us COHlcllo lCh pdSh INV eiiS "~''
Keys was struck on the head, splitting the
scalp wide open. He was rendered uncon-
scious, but revived soon afterward. An
examination by DIR. George E. Lewis dis
closed the fact that the skull was not frac-
tured and that the injury to the head was
not of serious nature. The physician
was surprised to find however, that the
mans right leg had been fractured between
the knee and ankle. .srxs
Nine female students mounted astridt
upon horses passed through this town OF
Tuesday last on their return to the Nationa
Park Seminary, at Forest Glen, from tel
days outing through portion of Virginia
Pennsylvania and Western Maryland
They were accompanied by one of tn,
ladies of the faculty, who rode in vehi
Gle, and a negro groom. Two hundred ant
fifty miles were encompassed in their trip
and As was the largest mileage made il
one day. They were attired in suits o
material similar to the cavalryman uni
form and used saddles of the Government
pattern, which gave them the appearance
somewhat of United States troopers.
Called to be Temporary Pastor.