Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1909-07-02

Town and Country.


Mrs. R. p Bagby, of Charlottesville, Va,
is at Hyattstown, visiting her father. Mr..
Levi Price.
Miss Hattie Mcfarland, of this town,
with party of friends from Washington,
sailed on Tuesday last for Boston.
Mrs ]. D. Brown. of Baltimore, is with
her parents, Mr., and Mrs. Asa H. Welsh,
at Clarksburg, for the summer.
Rev. Frank B. Cowell will return July
3rd from his vacation spent in New Eng
land and take up his regular work from
that time.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. c. Colt and family, who
resided in Annapolis last winter. have re-
turned to their summer home at Buck
Lodge. this county
One hundred and fifty pairs of women's
sample ties, worth $3.50 and $500, so
cents per pair to close them out. d. H.
Warfeld. Rockville.
The monthly meeting of the Burden
Bearer Circle of The Kings Daughters will
De held with Mrs T. c. Groomes on Tues
day, July 9th, 1909, at 1890 A. NJ
The executive committee of the Anti
Saloon League will meet on Tuesday. July
5th, at 2:30 p NJ. at the Office of Mr..
Frank Higgins, Rockville. All members are
requested to be present.
Among the candidates recently admitted
% the Naval Academy as midshipmen was
Lodovic j. Milbourne, of Charlestown. W.
Va, a son of the late Rev. L. R. Melbourne,
formerly pastor of the Baptist Church at
this place.
The County Commissioners on Tuesday
asst fixed the tax rate at 80 cents, the
same as the rate last year. Because of
bond issues for road Improvements the rate
for Rockville district was fixed at 81 cents ,
for Wheaton. "a cents for Bethesda, 81
cents. and for Potomac, $1.27
Jesse C. Stoddard, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Josiah C. Stoddard, of Garrett Park. this
county, one of this years graduates of
Lehigh. receiving degree of mining en-
Iineer, has received an appointment as
Engineer for the Juragua Coal Company,
It Santiago, Cuba. and left few days ago
'or that place.
Mr.. VIM. H. Rabbit of near Derwood,
IN Saturday last underwent painful OPP
Grafton in having a small tumor removed
from the lower side of his tongue. The
operation was performed by Washington
surgeon, and was so successful as to per-
nit Mr. Rabbit to return to his home on
Monday.
Mrs. Walter Whipp of the vicinity of
3oyds, this county, was shot by Henson
CARROLL colored. last Saturday afternoon.
sarroll was shooting at chickens which, he
,aid, were bothering him, and Mrs. Whip
vas working in her garden near by Car
oil, who is said to have poor sight, fired
he gun and the major portion of the load
passed by Mrs. Whip and struck in the
garden where she was working. Some
shot struck her in the chin and face. She
iell to the ground and was taken to her
home near by and a physician summoned.
Her injuries proved to be only slight
Mr. Vim. A. Burroughs, aged SIS years.
well-known farmer of the vicinity of Fair
and, this county. died last Friday morning.
He had been ill long while of complca-
ton of troubles, and only few days before
mis- death had returned from a Washington
hospital, where he had been under treat
ment. Surviving him are his widow, who
IS daughter of Mr.. Jonathan Baker, of
his vicinity, and nine sons. The funeral
look place Sunday morning from the Rock
vile Christian Church. Services were con-
n Rockville Cemetery.
Rockville defeated the Southern Railway
Ieam. of Washington, at the Fair Grounds
asst Saturday afternoon, 8 to S. Because
Of their inability to do anything with the
pitching of Strobel, who struck out 10 men
and allowed but feeble hit or two. the
locals trailed for five innings, but in the
sixth they got busy with their bats and
piled up seven runs, winning the game
They batted the ball to all corners of the
lot, home run hit by Hicks. with the
bases full, being the climax Following
Hicks clout, Strobel retired. and De Farges
finished the game in fine STYLE allowing no
more scoring.
Last Saturday in a twelve-inning game
IF ball replete with sensational plays Gath
ersburg beat out Garrett Park by the score
of 4 to g. Manager Marshall tried out
Murphy. a young southpaw phenom de-
veloped in the high school at Gaithersburg.
and he held Garrett Park to two hits in seven
innings and only allowed seven hits in the
eleven innings. the game being finished
by skinny" Thompson. who struck out the
side in the twelfth. Kelly was in the box
a. Garrett Park and was touched up freely
his own fielding saving the game on sew
eral occasions. Sullivan starred at second
base for Gaithersburg with lightning dou-
BILE play. after nabbing hot liner with one
hand Lodge did not allow a stolen base,
besides batting in good form. This is the
seventh straight game for Gaithersburg
WilIiams-Abert Wedding.