Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1909-12-31
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follow business lie. JOHN Lee, care Vi
Oscar L. Johnson.
Mr.. Howard Ward has moved into his
house in Janetta recently purchased from
Mr.. John W. Collins.
The Burden Bearer Circle of The Kings
Daughters will meet with Mrs. f. C. Peter
on Tuesday, January 4th, 1910, at P. M.
The General Assembly of Maryland will
convene on Wednesday next, January 5th
The session gives promise of being one OF
more than usual interest and importance.
Buy Red Cross Stamps for all your letters
and packages to help the fight against
tuberculosis. One cent at Reisineers and
drug store.
Miss Elizabeth Oden, daughter OF Mr.
John W. Oden, of near Washington Grove
and Mr. Thomas Allen, of Potomac, were
married last week by Rev. S. R. White.
Mrs. H. C. Allnutt left here to-day fol
New York, thence to the Isle OF Pines
where she will spend sometime visiting
her son Claude who is in the banking bust
ness there.
We are informed that there are twenty
or more divorce suits entered upon the
docket of the Circuit Court here. They are
divided about evenly between the white
and black races.
The thermometer at the u. S. Weather
Bureau kiosk, in the central part of Rock
Ilo
of 6 degrees below early on Wednesday
morning last.
Attention is called to the advertisement
elsewhere printed, announcing the sale OF
the personal property of Mrs. John E
Mullican near Garrett Park. on Wednes-
day, January 5th.
On Friday last, at Poolesville, Deputy
Sheriff Frederick Reed, of Martinsburg, in
drawing a revolver from his pocket acct
dentally shot himself in the leg. The in
jury is said to be slight.
The engagement of Miss Beulah Fawcett
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Fawcett, OF
Coesville, and Mr.. John Hardy, of Wheaton
is announced 1t is understood the we'd
ding will take place in January.
Miss Cora May Hawkins, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs Charles T. Hawkins. of Etchi-
son, and Mr.. Richard G. Howes were mar
ried on Wednesday last by Rev. William
Hoffman, pastor of the Damascus M. f
Church.
Miss Blanche Fawcett has resigned as
teacher in the public school at Kensine-
ton 1t is stated she will be appointed
principal of the Colesville graded school to
succeed her sister Miss Beulah Fawcett
resigned.
Died. on Saturday, December 25th. 1909
at IL midnight. at the residence of Col. o
D. Kinsman, Holly View, this county. Mrs
Emeline Matilda, widow of Charles f. H
Richardson, of Boston, Mass, in the Ssh
year of her age.
The quarterly meeting of the Anti-Saloon
League will be held in Rockville on Tues
day. January 18th. A meeting of the
Executive Committee will be held at the
office of Mr.. Frank Higgins, Rockville, on
IueSudy, flil, dl G.OO L
Carl Richards, eldest son of the Rev. I
D. Richards. of Germantown. this county
returned home last week for the holidays
from Wooster College suffering from ap-
pendicitis He was taken to a hospital in
Washington. where he was operated upon
This will be good news to those who have
been waiting to select a useful present
Call at Pumphrey's furniture store. Rock
vile, and inspect his new line of holiday
goods, and the prices will impress you as
being small Each visitor will get box
of carpet cleaner free.
The body of Mr.. John H. Cannon. who
died Christmas night at the home of his
nephew, Mayor John A. Cannon, of Ken
sineton, was taken Monday to Manassas
Va, where the funeral was held in the
afternoon. Mr.. Cannon was 81 years old
and his death was due to paralysis.
Miss Frances E. Mullinix. daughter OF
Mrs Mary C. Mullinix and the late Gran
vile Mullinix, was married to Mr.. William
H. Scott, of Howard county. at Damascus
the home of the bride, on Wednesday
evening last, Rev. William Hoffman, Of
the Methodist Church, officiating.
The Christmas entertainment of the Sun
day School of the Rockville Baptist Church
on Monday evening last was an enjoyable
affair. The exercises were simple and ap-
propriate, consisting of music, brief ad-
dress by the acting superintendent. Mr.
A. A. Braddock. the awarding of large
number of premiums to the pupils, and
the distribution of lots of nice Christmas
goodies
According to the Washington papers
Mr.. Robert S. Sharp. at present collector
of internal revenue for the eastern dis
trict of Tennessee, has been selected fol
appointment to the position of First AS
sistant Postmaster General Immediately
after the holidays. Mr.. Sharp was for sew
eral years postmaster of Chattanooga. He
is a nephew of Mr.. A. A. Braddock, OF
this place.
Mr. L. S. Poole, young farmer of the
upper section of this county, was seriously
injured last Friday by being struck on the
head with piece of ice as it was being
unloaded from a wagon. The ice was be-
ing pitched in, while he was inside the
house placing it. and piece struck him OF
the head. rendering him unconscious. He
was taken to his home. where physicians
attended him.
Electricity is now available for lighting