Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1910-11-18
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Town aud Couhtry'
NJ, Thomas Brown quietly celebrated the
-o.h anniversary of his birth at his home
nsar Gaithersburs, on Monday last
Nice Mary Margaret Peters, of Glen and
AZ. Charles S. Case, of Potomac were mar
.;ad in Washington on Tuesday last by
Rev. VIM. J. Carroll
The Brookeville mill property recently
offered at public sale by A. W. Groomes
IN Weer, administrators. was pur-
nosed nv Mr.. Leonard Weer for $7Oo.
Tho Frederick Bar Association met in
oorrtroom last Saturday and took steps
- dive expression of their esteem for Judge
Ioa,as r Henderson. Chief Judge Ham
mond Urner presided.
Baltimore and Ohio excursion on Sunday
November 20. 500 to Harper's Ferry and
wo,tinsbure and return $1.S5 to Berkeley
Snrinas and return; $500 to Cumberland
and return. Special train leaves Rockville
at S:46 A. M,
The Woman's Foreign Missionary So
c;etv of Mcdonald Chapel Ounce Orchard.
viii have a mite box opening on Monday
n;sbt November 28th, at 7:45 O'Clock. A
snecial program has been arranged Every
body invited,
The beautiful new Methodist Protestant
Church Just completed at BrOokeville, this
county. will be dedicated on Sunday. No
vember 9th. DR.. F. T. Tass, of Balti-
more. will preach the dedicatory sermon.
There will be three services-1O:3O A.
NJ and 2:3O and 7:SO P. M, followed by
two weeks revival services. The public is
cordially invited to attend.
Mrs E. L. Billiard was the hostess of
the Rockville Woman's Club at an open
meeting on Wednesday afternoon OF last
week, about seventy members and others
being present. Features of the program
were talk on French Art" by Miss Will
son, of Kensington. and instrumental and
vocal music by Mrs. o. M. Linthicum and
Misses Annabel Allnutt and Marie Talbot.
Refreshments were served.
The ladies of Potomac Chapel will hold
an oyster and meat supper at the X. OF +.
Hail. at Potomac, Wednesday evening,
November 80, beginning at S O'Clock.
Special attention is called to the fancy
table. Come and buy your Christmas pre-
sents. There will be a good collection of
useful and fancy articles on sale; also
plenty of ice cream. cake and homemade
candy Everybody is invited to attend.
The County Commissioners have had
that portion of the Laytonsville road upon
which the Washington Grove Camp Meet
ing Associations property borders sur
veyed to ascertain its true lines. 1t was
found that the association had fenced in a
portion of the road. in some places as
much as fifteen feet The Commissioners
have ordered the association to place its
fence upon the survey line or subject itself
to a suit at law.
Miss Frances Lucinda Ward. daughter
of Mrs |. B. Ward, of Hunting Hill, this
county, and Mr.. Roland Lnthicum Banks,
of Roxbury Mills, Howard county, were
married Monday, November 18th. at the
home of the bride, by Rev. Allan F.
POOre, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, at Tennallytown. D. c.. former
pastor of the bride. Immediately after the
ceremony Mr.. and Mrs. Banks left for At
lantic City. On their return they will re-
side at Roxbury Mills, Md.
In the Circuit Court here on Saturday
last Judge Edward C. Peter signed de-
cree granting to Mrs Toni E. Elliott, Of
Glen Echo an absolute divorce from VIM.
D. Elliott said to live in New York CITY,
and awards her the custody of the couples
only child, Harold William Elliott, aged
years, pending the further order of the
court Mrs. Elliott was represented by
Attorney John A. Garrett. The bill filed
in the case set forth that the couple were
married in New York city in September,
AOOOt anu Ill ONtODClt lOOGt NuC pldill-
tiff was deserted.
Laclede, registered Percheron stallion
3 years old, died suddenly on Thursday
night of last week. He belonged to a COM
pany of farmers of this county and was
purchased few years ago from Trundle
Brothers. of Poolesville. this county, the
firm having received for him $4,000.
Laclede's death was surprise to the
Peters Brothers, who had charge of him.
when one Of the brothers went to the
stable early in the morning of Friday and
found death had claimed him. He was
stabbed Thursday night apparently in the
best of health, at the home of Peters
Brothers. on the Bouic farm. about three
miles east of this town.
Fifty dollars and costs or six months in
the House of Correction was the sentence
imposed upon Columbus Fisher, young
negro. who was convicted in the police
court here on charge Of assault and bat
terry preferred by John W. C. Watkins, a
farmer of Damascus district, this county.
1t was testified that while Mr.. Watkins
and several members Of his family were
riding along the road near Damascus in a
covered wagon Fisher bOmbarded the wagon
with stones. damaging the wagon and
badly frightening the occupants. Fisher
denied the charge, but Archie Ziegler, who
was with him at the time, swore that the
defendant threw stones at the wagon.
Crushed To Death.
Mr.. Walter Lewis was killed by a run