Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1910-08-05
Tufxl aud gersnnal.
Town and Country.


The Ladies' Missionary Society of Ger
mantown Baptist Church will meet with
Mrs Martin on Thursday, August 18th. at
ppm.
Married on the 3rd instant, by Rev. S.
p White, in this town, Mr.. Charles H.
Robertson, of this county. to Miss Vivian
n TAYLOR, of West Virginia.
The annual meeting of the Montgomery
County Anti-Saloon League will be held
at Washington Grove on Wednesday. Au-
Dust 18th, both morning and afternoon.
Mr. Jos B. Swartz, of near Gaithersburg.
has purchased the Thomas Marshall farm.
near Gaithersburg, from Thomas Dawson
and Albert NJ Bouic, trustees, paying for
it $3.50.
There will be a general rehearsal of
music for the Anti-Saloon League meeting
at Grace Church, Gaithersburg, on August
18th, at s P. M. All county singers will
please attend.
The second game of ball between the
Gaithersburg and Rockville teams will be
played tomorrow at the home of the former.
The game last Saturday was won by Rock
vile, to 3.
The speed of automobiles on the Poto-
mac road has been limited by the County
Commissioners to IL miles an hour. Notices
of this limitation will be posted along the
road warning autoists.
Mrs. Carrie E. Harper died on Wednes-
day last at her home, near Gaithersburg,
aged 20 years. Her husband and two
children survive her. She was the daugh-
ter of the late Howard Selby.
Mr.. Roger B. Farquhar has sold his farm,
located on the road leading from Rockville
to Norbeck, to Mrs. Lowe, of New York.
The tract contains 391 acres. is improved
by modern buildings and brought $39. 100.
Margaret Clemens, of this county, has
filed suit in the Circuit Court here for an
absolute divorce from John Clemons, the
bill alleging desertion. The plaintiff is
represented by Attorney Alexander Kill
gour.
Died, at Blue Ridge Summit, Pa, on We'd
nesday morning. July 9th, 1910. Alice
Newport Ricketts,, only child of Mr.. and
Mrs. W. F. Ricketts,, of near DerwoOd, this
county, aged 2 years, 8 months and 8
days
Miss Frances Virginia Kelly and Mr.. John
w. Beckwith. both of the vicinity of Der
wood, were married by Rev. Philip B. Nc
CURE, pastor of St. Mary's Catholic Church,
this town, the ceremony taking place at the
home of the brides mother.
Miss Daphne Elizabeth Gooch and Mr.
Norman Edwards, both of Woodmont. this
county, were married last week by Rev P.
P FlOurnoy, pastor of Bethesda Presbyte-
Ran Church, the ceremony taking place at
the home of the minister at Bethesda.
The stockholders of the First National
Bank of Sandy Spring have increased the
number of bank directors from nine to
eleven by electing W. Lycurgus CashelI
and 7. Lamar jackson, and have chosen
Tarlton B. Stabler to fill vacancy
Mr. W. Outerbridge Spates has been ap-
pointed local vice-president and Mr.. Robert
G. Hilton local assistant secretary of the
American Bonding Company of Baltimore,
Md, and are authorized to execute admin
istrators', executors, trustees and commit
tees bonds Immediately upon application.
Those desiring bonds of any character will
be given the best rates and prompt de-
livery.
Oscar Poole admitted in letter that he
recently trespassed on the farm of Mr. VIM.
Waters, near Germantown, butchered in
the field heifer and carried away the
meat, which belonged to the latter He
implicated Alexander Gorham in the crimi-
nal act Gorham is in Jail awaiting trial
Poole made his escape and is said to be in
Washington. Both Gorham and Poole were
living in the neighborhood of Germantown
at the time of the deed
William A. Fidler, of Silver Spring, has
filed suit in Washington to recover $40, 1000
damages for alleged personal injury from
The brightwoOd Railway Company and the
Washington, Woodside and Forest Glen
Railway and Power Company. He was a
passenger and declares he was injured
June 10 last, when car of the defendant
companies was derailed near the District
line. Attorneys Arthur Peter and P. B.
Kay appear for the plaintiff
VIM Dorsey, colored, of Wheaton district.
died on Thursday of last week as the result
of being struck on the head with hammer
by Vim. Banks, colored, also of Wheaton
district. on July 24th. Banks disappeared
after injuring Dorsey. 1t is said that Banks
went to Dorsey's house in an intoxicated
condition on Sunday and struck Dorsey on
the head with the hammer without any
provocation. Conclusion of the brain de-
veloped and Dorsey died.
The marriage of Miss Maude Humbird
Stslnaker, daughter of Mr.. Vim. p Stall
maker, of West Virginia, to Mr.. W. Russell
Brewer, teller of the Montgomery County
National Bank here, whose engagement
was announced several weeks ago, will
take place on August 18th at the home of
Miss Stalnaker's aunt, Mrs. David Hum
bird. in Hudson, Wis, Miss Stalnaker is
well known in Rockville. where she has
frequently visited at the home of her aunt,
Mrs. Ellen Armstrong
Gov. Crothers has appointed the follow
ing well-known citizens to represent this
county at the national farmers convention,
10 be held in Lincoln. Nebraska. early in
october; L. f. Riggs, William E. Muncas-
VEL orittenden E. King, J. W. Boyer. Chas.
w. Williams, Robert II. Miller. Edward P.
,ioilas' Tarlton b. Stabler, Chas. F. Kirk.
John II. Janney, R. Bentley Thomas. z. M.
waters Frank C. Hutton, Benjamin c. Colt