Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1909-10-22
Rncal aud 9ersniIal.
Town and Country


be entertained by Eureka Grange, No. III
IN Thursday, October 2Sth, at 10 o'clock
Am. E. L. Hartshorne, secretary.
Mr.. Benz. F. Hamilton, aged SO years, 6
well-known citizen of Potomac district, this
county, died last Friday. His death wa:
due to paralysis. Surviving him are his
widow, four sons and five daughters.
Baltimore and Ohio Excursions on Sun
day, October oath, $l.0O to Harper's Ferry
and Martinsburg and return; $l.35 tt
Berkeley Springs and return, $2Oo tt
Cumberland and return. Special tram
leaves Rockville at S:46 A. M.
Mr.. Edward C. Peter, of this town, viii
preside at the Kensington Democratic
meeting on Tuesday, October 26th. The
meeting will be addressed by Hons. lsadol
Rayner, VIM. L. Marbury and Philip D.
Laird and begin at 7;30 P. M
Miss Ruth Elizabeth Fox, of Pleasant
Valley, Va, and Mr.. George H. Schneider
of Garrett Park, this county, were married
on Thursday afternoon of last week at
Forest Glen by Rev. c. o. Rosensteel, pastor
of St. Johns Catholic Church there.
The annual meeting of the Social Ser
vice League will be held at the Court
House, in Rockville, on Friday, October
22nd, at 1870 o'clock. Election of officers
for the year and a number of important
matters will come before this meeting. All
members are urged to be present
The annual meeting of the Washington
Clinical Society was held at the home of
DR.. Geo. E. Lewis, in Rockville. The prin-
cipal business transacted was the election
of officers, which resulted as follows: Presi-
dent, DIR. Marvin A. Custis; secretary, DR..
John R. Sharp.
The Ladies Aid Society of Epworth M. E..
Church, Gaithersbure, 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.
The entertainment at st. Johns Hall,
Forest Glen, last Friday, for the benefit OF
Woodside public school was a complete
success the only drawbacks being the hall
was not large enough to hold the many
that desired to dance and the stock of ice
cream was entirely inadequate for the de-
mand.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. H. Martz, of Woodsboro,
Md, announce the engagement of their
daughter Daisy to Mr.. George M. thinner
man, of GAINESVILLE, this county. Miss
Martz is a great granddaughter of the late
Major George Martz, of Frederick, Md. Mr..
Zimmerman is a son of Mr.. E. j. thinner
man, of GAINESVILLE.
Mr.. W. Outerbridge Spates, of this town,
who made a reputation on the gridiron dur
ine the seasons of 1902, 1908 and 1904
as right guard of the University of Vir-
einia eleven. left on Monday for Charlottes-
vile, to spend the week coaching the Viz
einia team for its contest tomorrow. at
Annapolis, with the Naval Academy eleven.
"A Memorial Tribute" to Harry William
Burruss, by Mrs. Mary Schey Burruss. is
being published by the Fleming H. Revell
Co. of New York, and is promised about
November lst. The volume consists of a
reminiscent sketch and tributes from the
religious press, is bound in cloth with four
portraits and can be ordered through any
local dealer. Net $l.00.
Rev. O. A. Dillingham;, of Johnstown, Pa.
last Tuesday was installed as pastor OF the
Jamestown Presbyterian Church. The ser
vices we're under the direction of the Wash
ineton Presbytery Rev. Thos. d. Richards,
of Germantown, presided; Rev. II. X. John
son, of Chevy Chase, preached the sermon
Rev DR.. Dawson, of Falls Church, Va,
CHARGED the pastor, and Rev. Dr. Miller, of
Washington, delivered the charge to the
people.
Our thanks are due to Mr.. p. w. Roth
of Washington City, well-known in this
community as the courteous and efficient
representative of the manufacturers of
Fleischmans Compressed Yeast, for box
of Spanish chestnuts, grown on his place
at Brookland, d. c. These chestnuts are
more than twice as large as our native
product and of rich flavor and fine quality
1t is our purpose to plant the nuts sent us by
Mr. Roth, with the view of growing them
in this vicinity.
We are informed that The Soule Realty
Co., of Washington, d. c., has just sold
tract of 90 acres, known as the Lyddane
farm, situated on the old Georgetown road
directly opposite the estate of Mr.. John
Joy Edison, to DIR. Robert E. Woodward
president of the Carnegie Institute, who is
going to improve the property at an early
date by building a fine stone mansion and
modern outbuildings. He will also extern
sively improve the property and make ii
one of the "show" places in this county.
The annual meeting of the Chevy Chase
Citizens Association was held in the library
at Chevy Chase on Thursday night of last
week. Reports of different officers anc
committees in review Of the work OF the
past twelve months were read and officers
chosen for the ensuing term. Those elect
ed were VIM. T. S. Curtis president John
W. Yerkes, president; George W. Dial
zell, secretary; Edward M. Mix, treasurer
Vernon F. Hodges, John L. Weaver, Thos
E. Robertson, DIR. A. II. Glennan, A. Ches
ter Bowen and Charles D. Parker, trustees
Death of Miss j. b. Cavanaugh.
1t is our painful duty to announce the
death of Miss Josephine b. Cavanaugh
daughter of our esteemed fellow citizen, Mr.
Timothy Cavanaueh, which occurred a
Frostbure, Md, on Thursday of last week
Miss Cavanaugh had been in poor healtl