Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1910-09-09
Iufal aud 9ersunal
Town aud Country.

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Next Monday being Old Defenders Day.
State holiday, all banks IN TINS county
will close for the day.
Mr. John L. Dawson, of this town, ac-
Commanded by his brother-in-law, VIM. M.
Wilson, of Baltimore, left here on Saturday
last for a months visit to his brother, H.
A Dawson, of Pine Ridge Indian Agency,
South Dakota.
Baltimore and Ohio excursion on Sunday,
September II. $l.0O to Harper's Ferry and
Martinsburs and return; $135 to Berkeley
Strings and return; $500 to Cumberland
and return. Special train leaves Rockville
at S:46 A. M.
A contract has been awarded by the
County Commissioners to the NJ j. Grove
lime Company to macadamize about one
fonrth of a mile of road between Silver
sprine and the bridge over the B. & O. R.
R. at North Takoma.
Mr.. Arch Sullivan, of Brookeville. lost a
fox hound last weeks by blood poisoning
The wound from which it suffered was re-
ceiyed Jumping barb-wire fence in
n;sht chase after a fox. Recently Mr. Sui
liyan refused SIS for this valuable dog.
The will of the late James E. Ayton be-
oueaths to his wife, Frances E. AytOn, the
home property in Laytonsville and SIC, 900,
and the remainder of the estate equally
divided to his two children, Geo. E. Ayton
and Elizabeth C. Thurman. The estate is
quite large one.
A song recital by Mr.. Jack Bowie. of
Washington, will be given at Mrs. Edward
Prescotts, Rockville. Tuesday, September
13,8P.M. Other vocal and instrumental
pieces will be rendered. Admission, 35
cents. For the benefit of parish hall. Troll
ley cars stop at the door.
By reason of the delay in beginning the
new general assessment, caused by the
lateness of arrival of schedules furnished
by the State, the County Commissioners
have requested Gov. CrOthers to extend the
time allowed for completing the assess
ment in this county.
An agricultural course will be given this
year for the first time in each of the high
schools of BroOkeville and Sandy Spring.
in this county. The two instructors, who
will be appointed later by the School Com
missioners, will be salaried from State
appropriation allowing each county in the
State to experiment in a small way in this
study.
The enjoyment of running his automo-
bile faster than the law allows cost Gran
vile C. Bradford, of Washington. fine of
$25. He was arrested on the Georgetown
and Rockville turnpike, and Deputy Sheriff
Carr, who made the arrest, declared he was
making not less than AS miles an hour.
Bradford pleaded guilty when arraigned
before Justice Reading.
The body of Miss Virginia Broome. aged
26 years. who died at Columbia Hospital.
Washington. after short illness of typhoid
fever. was brought to Germantown last
Friday and buried in the cemetery adjOin-
IND the Baptist Church. Miss Breome was
daughter of Mr.. Thomas BrOome, who for
many years resided at Germantown. Be-
sides her parents. she is survived by two
brothers and three sisters.
The marriage of Miss Mary Juliette
Gerard Slack and Mr.. Leonard Lispenard
Nicholson. Jr., of this town. took place on
Tuesday afternoon last at 4 O'Clock, at
Bleak House, the country place of Miss
Stacks uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. Julian
Gerard Buckley, at Geneseo, New York
The marriage was attended only by the
immediate members of the family. Miss
Slack had for maid of honor her sister.
Miss Addie Slack, and Mr.. Harris Crist was
best man for Mr.. Nicholson.
The frequency of late with which par
ties have applied for marriage licenses
during the night, has caused Clerk of the
Court Burnett to give the public warning
that no issuance will be made only between
the hours of 8 O'Clock in the morning and
4:30 in the afternoon of the six work days
of the week. He explains that the desire
of the Office is to accommodate the public
as far as possible. and that if a couple
found it impossible to reach Rockville with
in the hours mentioned and would tele-
phone that fact someone would remain at
the court house as late as 6 O'Clock, but no
later, to accommodate them.
While the races were in progress at the
Rockville fair on Wednesday, Arthur j.
Marks, who claimed to be from New York,
on charge of bookmaking. He was taken
before Justice Reading who adjudged him
guilty and imposed the maximum penalty
$1,000 fine and one year in the House of
Correction. Marks noted an appeal and
his bail was fixed at $4,000. Later he
was before Judge Henderson, in the Cir
cult Court, on habeas corpus proceedings
and the bail was reduced to $1,000, which
was furnished and the man released. The
case will come up for trial at the November
Term of Court.
MISS Marion Farquhar, daughter OF Mr.
and Mrs. Allan Farquhar, of near Sandy
Spring, was married at noon Tuesday t.
Ronald V. A. Mills. son of Mrs Van AukeI
Mills. Washington. the ceremony beinl
performed at the bride home. The Cedars
by Rev. Mr.. Lafferty. rector Of St. John
Episcopal Church, Olney. DR.. Prentis
Wilson. of Washington. was best man, an,
Mrs. X. Bentley Thomas sister of the bride
was matron Of honor A breakfast wa
served, and Immediately thereafter tn
wedding couple left in an automobile 70
washington, and on September 10 the,
VIII sail from Seattle for Tientsin. China
where the groom, who is mining engineer
no'ds professorship in the Chinese I'm
Perial College
Harry Miles. % years old, who lives a
Oedar Grove, this county. with his father