Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1910-06-03
gutal aud 2ersuual.
Town and Country.

O'Clock.
The mayor and council of Rockville will
hereafter rigidly enforce the ordinance for
bidding the discharge of fireworks within
the town.
The merchants of Rockville began on
Wednesday closing their stores in the
evening at O'Clock for the summer sea-
son, except on Saturday.
The annual Childrens Day Service of the
Golden Links Of the Emory NJ E. Church
South will take place in that church on
Sunday, June 5th. 1910.
The ladies of Potomac Chapel will hold
a supper and strawberry festival at the
K. of P. Hall, Potomac. on Thursday, June
9th. Everybody cordially invited.
Clarence Carter, aged rs years. died at
the home of his father-in-law, George W.
Daymude, near Boyd's. on Sunday last.
He is survived by widow and two children.
The Chesapeake Telephone Company has
extended its wires from this town for four
miles on the Jamestown road. Most of
the farmers on the line have become
patrons of the company by placing phones
in their homes.
The strawberry festival near Potomac,
in Cases grove, by the members of St.
Gabriels Church, is postponed because of
rain, to Wednesday evening, June 18th.
Luncheon. ice-cream and dancing, Music
from Washington.
The case of Lee Ganley, son of James
H. Ganley. of Boyds, this county, who was
indicted in the Circuit Court here for arson,
was tried at Hagerstown last week, the jury
rendering a verdict of not guilty. The
defendant proved an alibi
The Corcoran Hotel, in this town, has
been sold by Mr.. Marion o. Burriss to Mr.. G.
Raymond Radcliffe. cashier of The Peoples
National Bank, at Manassas. Virginia. for
$500. This property will be thoroughly
renovated at once and opened for business
on the first of July next.
The ladies of the Travilah M. E. Church
will hold an ice-cream and strawberry fes-
tival on the lawn adjoining the church
on Saturday, June 4th, beginning at 4 P.
NJ Sandwiches and coffee will also be
served Proceeds for the benefit of the
parsonage. Everybody cordially invited.
The ladies of the M. E. Church South
Germantown. will hold their annual straw
berry and ice-cream festival and meat
supper on the lawn adjoining the church
on the afternoon of Wednesday, June 9th.
beginning at 8 o'clock. If rainy, will be
held in P. E. Waters hall. The public is
cordially invited
The Alternately brothers, and 8 years
of age, respectively. passed through Rock
vile last Friday afternoon on their 1000
mile horseback ride from Frederick, Okla
hOma, to New York city to meet Colonel
Roosevelt on his return on the 18th instant
home from abroad They left home about
six weeks ago.
The ladies Of Germantown Baptist Church
will hold their annual picnic in the church
grove on Monday. July 4th, beginning at
4
lce-cream, lemonade. cake, bananas, pea
nuts and fancy table. Proceeds for bene-
fit of church. If rainy, next fair evening.
Come everybody and have good time.
The appointment of Mr.. Robert B. Peter
to the craftsmanship of the State Central
Committee for this county by Messrs. Sam'l
D. Waters and R. f. Darby to succeed Mr..
Robert G. Hilton, resigned was confirmed
by the State Central Committee in meeting
at Baltimore on Thursday of last week.
No better selection could have been made
for the position.
Gov. Crothers has appointed Hon. Joshua
W. Herring, Comptroller Of the Treasury. as
third member of the Public Service Com
mission. and VIM. B. Clagett, of Prince
Georges county. State Comptroller to sue
coed Dr. Herring This completes the Pub
lie Service Commission. Mr. VIM. Cabell
Bruce was appointed chief counsel to the
commission.
Mr.. Benjamin F. Hicks, with his family,
left here on Thursday Of last week for
Des Moines, Iowa. He will enter into the
mercantile business about eleven miles
from Des Moines, at which point he had
secured a business stand before his de-
parture from this county. His many friends
here wish him much success in his new
home.
The Republican State Central Committee
in meeting at Baltimore, on Tuesday, de-
clared off the call for Congressional nomi-
mating conventions to be held in the six dis
tricts of this State and determined to hold
direct primary elections to elect candidates
under the Lee law, as recently construed
by Attorney Generals traus. The two party
committees will now meet and settle upon
, a day to hold the primaries, not later than
the 5th Of September as the law provides
Joshua Seiby. young negro. was lodged
in jail here last week charged with the
larceny of $50 in cash, about $500 in
notes and $50 in checks from Warner W.
Welsh. a merchant at 0lney. Mr.. Welsh
claims he left pocket-boOk containing
the money on the counter in his store
while he waited on Seiby. and that soon
after the negro left the store he discovered
his loss. Seiby declares he knows nothing
about the pocket-book.
Eleven negroes were arrested Monday
evening charged with disorderly conduct
and selling whiskey at negro entertain
ment held in Texas" a section Of Rock