Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1910-07-29
Rutal aud 9ersnual.
Town and Country.

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There are said to be $500 realty prop
srty owners in the Rockville assessment
district.
The branch freight line of the B. and O.
running from Linden to Georgetown, ha:
been opened for business.
In a closely contested game of base bal
on saturday last Poolesville defeated Gath
ersbure by the score of to 2.
The Burden Bearer Circle of The Kings
Daughters will meet with Mrs. Albert on
Tuesday, August End, at 1880 A. M.
Mr.. Henry A. Dawson. of South Dakota
arrived here Saturday last on visit to
his relatives. He will remain about two
weeks.
The assessors have begun the work OF
the assessment in this county. 1t will re-
ouire several months in which to finish
the job.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph H. Bradley, of near
this town, sailed for Europe on Tuesday
last They will remain abroad quite a
while.
Bailiff Hewitt arrested seven negro men
in this town on Saturday night for drunken
and disorderly conduct Each of them was
fined on Monday seven dollars.
Kensineton base ball team won two
games on Saturday last, the first by the
score of 4 to from Garrett Park, and the
second from Berwyn by 10 to a.
The first of the series of games of base
ball between the Rockville and Gathers
burg teams will be played here tomorrow,
beginning promptly at A O'Clock.
Mr.. Simon Nichols, of this county, was
struck on the back of the head, at Balti-
more, on Wednesday last. with thrown
ball and knocked unconscious and it was
several minutes before he revived.
The Mite Society and Ladies' Auxiliary
of St. Johns Church, Olney, will hold
silver tea on Friday, August 5th, from a
to 6 P. M, at THE Cedars," the residence
of the Misses Hutton, near Brookeville.
Baltimore and Ohio excursion on Sunday,
July 81. $l00 to Harper's Ferry and Mar
tnsburg and return; $1.S5 to Berkeley
Springs and return; $500 to Cumberland
and return. Special train leaves Rockville
at 8:46 A. M.
Mrs. Elizabeth Crown, wife of Mr.. Thos.
Crown, died on Thursday of last week at
her home at Hunting Hill, this county,
after long illness. She was about SO
years old and is survived by her husband
and several children.
The furniture in the Corcoran Hotel,
Rockville, sold on Saturday last for $25.
There were some bargain articles in the lot.
Mr. W. R. Humphrey was the purchaser.
The hotel will be newly furnished and in
short time opened for trade.
Mr.. Edward c. Peter of this town. left
last Monday morning to attend joint
meeting of the bar associations of Mary
land and Virginia, to be held at the Hot
Springs, Virginia. Mrs. Peter accompanied
her husband to enjoy the health resort while
the latter assists in Strengthening out the
intricacies of the law.
After having eluded arrest for a week.
Thomas Luckett. young negro, was ar
rested last Sunday by Deputy Sheriffs
pra dIa,y Carr and loud Mh;nn ond 10 nouy
in jail here awaiting trial on charge of
shooting his brother, George Luckett, near
their home at Emory Grove, this county,
the afternoon of July 18th, in a quarrel
over 10 cents.
VIM Brown, young negro resident OF
Wheaton district, went on the war path,
it is said, Sunday, and threatened to kill
his wife and everybody else on the farm
of Harry M. Martin with a knife. Before
he could do any damage he was over
powered by Depety Sheriff Quinter and
lodged in Jail He has been sentenced to
serve so days in the House of Correction.
Assessment blanks have been put in the
possession of every property owner in this
county To save time and trouble each
of these blanks should be filled out imme
diately upon receipt of it and made ready
for the assessors when they call If this
work is done at the leisure of the owner of
the property, it is more completely and
satisfactorily finished. Remember this sug
gestion
The County Commissioners have directed
their attorney. W. Outerbridge Spates. to
institute suit at once against all persons
whose taxes on mortgages are in arrears
About $4,000 in taxes of this character
are due the county for the years 1906,
1907, 1908 and 1909, and Attorney Spates
says he will proceed to collect just as he
would any other debt
The corner stone of the new Methodist
Protestant Church, now being built at
Brookeville. this county. will be laid on the
afternoon of the 4th of August. There
will be preaching by prominent ministers
morning, afternoon and evening Good
music will be rendered An excellent din
ner will be served at moderate price
Come and help good cause. meet your
friends and enjoy the day in the grove.
The Soule Realty Company. of Washing
ton, has sold to Admiral Geo. W. Pigman,
U. S. NJ. retired. the handsome home Of
Mrs. Mary A. Colhoun known as Monitor
Villa" and located in the best part of Ia
koma Park. 1t was built by Rear Admiral
Colhoun some years since and at the time
was considered the finest house in Takoma.
The new owner will expend over $500
In remodeling and improving the property.
Mrs Stephen Gambrill, sister of the late
United States Senator Arthur P. German,
u'ed last Saturday morning at her resi-
uence in Laurel. Md. Mrs. Gambrill had
been III for more than year, following a
stroke of PARALYSIS. She is survived by her