Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1910-08-19
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Town and Country.

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Mr. Charles E. King has purchased thu
ooricultural business of the late Andrew
Small at Boyds. See ad.
Mr. VIM. Ricketts, has sold his farm, il
colesville district, to Captain Overton fol
sto 200. The tract contains 227 acres.
The ladies of the Travilah Baptist Church
will hold picnic at Travilah, for the bene'
&, Of the church, on August 25th, begin
ming at P. M.
Miss E. C. Anthony, milliner OF this town
has concluded to close out business. and
in an advertisement in this issue she is
Offering goods in her line very cheap.
lawn fete will be given at Olney on
Thursday, August 25th. 1910, for the bene,
fl of Emory Golden Links. A good game
Of base ball in the afternoon.
Rev. Oscar W. Henderson, who has been
acting as temporary pastor of the Rock
Vile Baptist Church since early in June
has been asked to become the permanent
pastor. 1t is understood he will accept.
After spending about a year in New
Mexico, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. A. Beard have
returned to Rockville. Mrs. Boards health
for the benefit of which she went west. is
understood to be much improved.
The Sandy Spring W, C. T. U. will hold a
lawn fete at "Earnshane." the residence Of
Mrs. F. M. Wetherald. on Friday, August
18TH from to 10 P. M. Entertainment,
ice-cream. cake and candy. Admission,
10 cents.
A citizens association has been ORGAN
lied in Potomac district, with $50 men,
bers. The officers are: President, William
R. Pratt; Vice-President. George G. Brad
ley, Jr. Secretary. Carter Claeett; Treas
urer, Vim. X Jones.
The wind storm of Tuesday night up
rooted large oak tree on the lawn Of Mr..
Maurice Talbot. in this town. 1t lodged
on the telephone cable. The hanging
branches overspread the railroad track
and impeded travel for a while to the
western terminus of the road. But for the
cable. the tree would have fallen upon the
dwelling house of Judge Henderson on the
opposite side of the street.
Arrangements have been made for Guy
W. Green and his Nebraska Indian base
ball team to stop off at Gaithersburg, this
county, on Wednesday. August oath, to
play the home team one game. beginning
at 8 p M. This team is composed of
genuine Indians and have defeated the
strongest amateur teams in the United
States and good game is expected, Ad-
mission to every one, rs cents.
The annual picnic and games of the
Rockville Baptist Sunday School were held
on Thursday of last week on the farm of
Mr.. John W. Keys, near Rockville. The
games excited much interest and the win
ners were as follows: Peanut race. Paul
Lehman potato race, Reuben Keys and
Estelle Ricketts, three-legged race, Reuben
Keys and Vinson Peter sack race, Reuben
Keys; running races (boys). Charles Hall.
Paul Lehman. Reuben Keys and Ernest
Thompson running races girls, Estelle
Ricketts, and Anna Smith.
Richard Robertson, formerly of this town.
who is now making name for himself pitch
ing for various teams in the District of
Columbia. led the team representing the
nsafrsnt WaohindkAF,
to an easy victory over Rockville at the
Fair Grounds here last Saturday afternoon.
The score was 8 to 0. Robertson pitched
a nO-hit game and wound up his remark
able performance by striking out the last
three men to face him, bringing his total
strike-Outs for the day up to TO- He has
signed to pitch next season for Savannah,
of the Southern League.
In a letter to the County Commissioners
Rev. Philip B. Mcclure, pastor of ST. Mary's
Catholic Church, this town, calls attention
to what he describes as the extremely dan
eerous condition of portion of the road
bed of the electric car line between Rock
vile and Washington. He declares that a
section of at least 1000 feet. three miles
east of Rockville. which he has traversed
on foot. is menace to the lives of the
patrons of the road, and suggests that the
Commissioners institute injunction pro-
ceedings to restrain the company from
operating its cars until the danger referred
to is corrected.
L. Fuller Parsley. son of John H. Parsley,
of Brookeville, and Robert Dorsey. son of
II. Clinton Dorsey, of the same locality.
and Walter Francis Tolsen. of Colesville
district, have been awarded free scholar
ships in St. Johns College. Annapolis, by
John A. Garrett. Andrew j. Cummings and
j. Abby Henderson. respectively. who repre-
sented the county in the last House Of
Delegates, each member of the body being
entitled to an appointment for scholar
ship. James E. Duvall. who also repre-
sented this county in the House of Dele
gates, has not announced his selection.
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