Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1910-08-26
Tutal aud 3ersnual.
Town and Country.


TO Miss Elsie M. Andrews, both of Hyatts-
town.
lee Offutt, assignee. sold at public sale
on Saturday last the Augustus Burgdori
farm. near Kensington, to Maggie Burgdori
for $l7,S65.
The Rockville base ball team defeated
the Gaithersburg team here on Saturday
NV to6. This is the third victory in
succession of series of five games.
The Hotel Rockville" formerly the Cor
coran Hotel, of this town, is now open to
the public. 1t has been handsomely fitted
ND on the inside and newly painted on
the outside.
Rev. Frank B. Cowell, of Germantown
has been invited to attend the Odd Fellows
picnic at Damascus on Saturday afternoon,
September 3, 1910, and deliver an address
on International Arbitration.
Baltimore and Ohio excursion on Sunday,
August 20, $l.00 to Harper's Ferry and
Msrtinsburg and return; $135 to Berkeley
Springs and return; $500 to Cumberland
and return. Special train leaves Rockville
at SAG A. N.
Miss Josephine Ridsley Wellmore. first
assistant teacher at Woodside, has resigned
to accept school in Baltimore. Miss Well
more has been teaching in Montgomery
county for the past six years, and was
principal at Sligo for four years.
On Saturday morning, September 27, at
9 o'clock, the Ladies Aid Society of the
Christian Church will have on sale at Mr..
Burdette's store, Rockville, cake, pies. fruit.
jellies, preserves, pickles, ETC. The Rock
vile housekeepers are cordially invited.
John Barrett, director Of the Bureau of
American Republics, has purchased the
Charles F. Windham farm, on the b. and
O. railroad, three miles east of Rockville
paying for it $4,000. The tract consists
of 80 acres Mr. Barrett will make it his
home
An automobile belonging to Mr.. Alfred
Warthen, of Kensington, collided with
street car last Friday afternoon in front of
1921 l4th street northwest, Washington.
The accident happened when Mr.. Warthen
attempted to turn his machine The fender
of the car was damaged, but nobody was
hurt.
Recently while sitting sidewise upon
heavy laden four-horse wagon. Mr.. Clarence
Mills, young man, son of Mr.. Joseph
Mills, of Gaithersburg, accidently caught
one of his feet in wheel and had the foot
broken in two places and his ankle bone
fractured. He is doing as well as could be
expected under the circumstances.
The members of the Ladies Union Gene
terry Association of Rockville. Maryland, will
conduct lunch booth on the west side of
the fair grounds the four days of the ap-
preaching fair. when they will serve ham.
chicken and hOt-saussse sandwiches. pies,
milk. coffee, ice tea. hot tea and chocolate
at reasonable rates and solicit share of
the public patronage.
Mrs. Dorothy Belt, of Gaithersburg, has
filed suit in the Circuit Court here for an
absolute divorce from Norman A. Belt,
alleging infdelity. The bill states the
couple were married in Baltimore two
years ago, the plaintiff under the name of
Annie Catherine Trilby and the defendant
under the name of Clifford Forbes Mrs.
Belt is represented by Edward C. Peter.
Mrs. Anna Minerva Magruder, aged To
years. died at the home of her niece. Mrs.
John Stone, near Chevy Chase, following
a long illness of complication of troubles
She was a Miss Hardesty, and was the
last of the older members of that family
The funeral took place Monday, the ser
vice being conducted by Rev S. r. White,
of this town, and the burial in Rockville
Cemetery.
Miss Maude II. Stalnaker. of West Viz
ginia, and Mr.. w. Russell Brewer, teller of
the Montgomery County National Bank,
this town. were married on Wednesday of
last week at the home of the brides aunt,
Mrs. David Humbird, in Hudson, Wiscon-
sin. Mr.. John Brewer, brother of the bride
groom, was the best man. Mr.. and Mrs.
Brewer will arrive in Rockville from their
honeymoon trip about the first Of Sep
TENDER.
The residence of Worthington C. Ford at
Chevy Chase has been sold The new
owner is DR.. Ryan Devereux, formerly of
United States Army. who intends to make
some alterations and Improvements in the
house and occupy it as a residence The
sale was made by Horace II. Westcott, real
estate broker. Washington. and the con-
sideration was $4,000. The house has
fourteen rooms and stands amid spacious
lawns, as the property has frontage of
about ESQ feet on the north side Of Brad
ley Lane, near Connecticut avenue. with
depth Of about 200 feet.
DR.. Claiborne H. Mannar Health Officer
for Montgomery county, it is understood.
will take immediate steps to prevent the
pollution of the streams Of the county by
the emptying into them of sewage His at
tention was recently called to the alleged
pollution of a stream that flows from Old
Chevy Chase westward into the Potomac
river in which. it is said. sewage from Old
Chevy Chase. Friendship Heights, Drum
mond and Belmont has for a long while
been emptied. The matter has also been
taken up with the County Commissioners,
who have directed the health officer to not
only abate the evil complained Of, but to
see that none Of the other streams Of the
county is polluted in the manner men
toned.
An advertisement descriptive of the ad-
Vantaees Of the Maryland Agricultural
college will be found elsewhere in these
columns. We recall with pleasure the sue
cess Of the Montgomery county boys who
nave gotten their training for life's WORK