Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1909-02-19
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Town and Country

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features. All dealers sell it.
Sufficient subscriptions have been re-
ceiyed, it is stated for an additional mile
of pike, under the Shoemaker act from
Clarksburg to Boyds.
Festival at Potomac, Md, Monday, rep
ruary 22nd, 1909. for the improvement oil
St. Gabriel's Church grounds. Supper served.
Music and dancing All are invited.
Recently Mr.. j. A. Sponseller sold his farm
of 1913 acres situated near Germantown.
this county, to Mrs. Michael Gartner, OF the
same neighborhood, for $65 per acre.
Mr. John W. Albaugh, ST., the veteran
theatrical manager died on Thursday OF
/ last week at the home of his daughter,
Mrs. Frank Henderson. in Jersey City. Mr..
Albaueh was formerly resident of this
county and resided on his fine farm near
Avenel.
After evading arrest for nearly two years
Pete Smith, colored, former resident of
Rockville, was arrested last week in Wash
ineton and turned over to Sheriff Mullican.
who brought him to Rockville and lodged
him in jail, Smith is charged with the
larceny of meat from Mr.. Alfred Wilson. of
Bethesda.
On February 18th, at P. M, at Masonic
Hall, Gaithersbure. the faculty of the Gath
ersburg High School and Others will, by
special request, reproduce the five-act
comedy, THE Deacon" which was such
bowling success on December 18th last,
for the benefit of the Gaithersburg base
ball team Admission, IS, rs and 35 cts.
Don't miss it.
Ashby Burton, of Silver Spring, has re-
ported to the Washington police that while
near the toll gate in the vicinity of Silver
Spring, about II O'Clock last Tuesday morn
ing he was held up and robbed of $33 by
three colored men. Mr.. Burton gave the
police good description of the men and
stated that they were going toward Wash
ington city.
Mr. and Mrs T. T. Bussard, of Redland,
have gone for an extended trip to Connec-
ticut They will return by New York and
Baltimore. They have our best wisher for
pleasant time Master L. Thaddeus Bus
sard, the little son of Mr.. and Mrs. G. Louis
Bussard. has returned home after pleas
ant visit to his grandparents. Mr.. and Mrs.
T. 7. Bussard.
Miss Amy Estelle Belt. daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Watt Belt, of the vicinity of
Avery. this county, and Mr.. Carson Wesley
Pope, of Fort Seybert, "; Va, were mar
ried on Wednesday evening of last week
at the home of the bride by Rev. C. H.
Pence, pastor of the Redland Lutheran
Church. A collation. followed after which
Mr.. and Mrs. Pope left for bridal trip.
j. Hickman Ganley. son of James Gan
ley, of Boyd's this county, Tuesday while
blowing up stumps with the aid of dyna
mite. placed three or four fuses in as many
different places to set them off. AS he
went toward one, which he thought had
exploded, it went Off hurting him twenty
feet in the air. His condition is so serious
that he was sent to Georgetown University
Hospital.
When Deputy Sheriff Hesse. of Clarks-
burg district, attempted to arrest Roland
Bowie, colored. at Clarksburg last Friday
on warrant charging larceny, the negro
ran, declaring he would not be taken. He
grabbed for a stone as if to use il on the
officer. but Hesse was too quick for him
and, drawing his revolver, sent a bullet
through the negros wrist. Bowie ceased
hOstilities and was brought here and lodged
in Jail His wound is not serious.
Mr. Frederick Linthicum, aged 81 years.
died at his home. near COmus. on Sunday
morning last after a short illness of double
pneumonia. Mr.. Linthicum was twice mar
ried His first wife was Miss Garrett, by
whom three children survive-Charles. Gar
rett and George. His second wife was Miss
Hodges. Three children of this marriage
survive. They are; Walter Linthicum, of
La Plata; Misses Jennie and Ella Linthi-
cum.
The oyster supper held at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Cyrus Keiser, at Alta Vista,
on Thursday evening of last week proved
gratifying success. The home was crowd
ed with people from the surrounding neigh
borhood, Tenleytown and Rockville. A most
enjoyable evening was spent, and when
the ladies counted the cash taken in they
found over $50 profit, which amount will
be used in the erection of the new Mount
Zion Baptist church building at Beane.
The contest for the star mail route that
is covered twelve times weekly between
Boyd's and Clarksbure has been decided,
VIM. C. Lewis. of Clarksbure, being the sue
cessful bidder. The star route is over a
stage line that has been in existence for
more than thirty years. handling freight
and passengers. John H. Wins and Lewis
competed and it is understood the bid of
Lewis was about $50 less than that of
Wins. Charles A. Watkins was again the
successful bidder for the route from Boyd's
to Seneca, by way of Jacksonville. and re-
turn.
There is building boom in the lower
parts of Bethesda and Wheaton districts
this county. Building lots in that section
have been rapidly changing hands A
builder of Bethesda is authority for the
statement that plans are out for SIS hand
some homes in the Chevy Chase neighbor-
hood. and it is stated that at least rs will
be erected at Silver Spring 1t is stated
there is every indication that at least 100
residences will be erected in Bethesda and
Wheaton districts within the next twelve
months
A hearing was given on Monday last
by Chairman Tucker and Mr.. Hutton tc
a laree deleoation from Monteomery. Car.