Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1911-09-22
POOleSViIle Items.

Miss Lulu HOsklnsOn is at home from
visit to Mrs E. Freeman, of Washington.
Mrs. Amanda Metzgar and her son, Mr..
Hazel Metzgar. have returned from a visit
to relatives at Rockville and Redland.
The Woman's Club held its bi-weekly
meeting with Mrs. Thomas Chiswell The
program consisted of reading THE Tea
cup Inn" by Mrs. Thomas Chiswell, recita-
ton by Mrs. j. X. Anderson and humor-
GUS story by Miss Elizabeth Jones. The
club has undertaken civic as well as literary
work, and on primary election day gave a
dinner and supper, from which quite nice
little sum was realized. This has been
placed in bank to the clubs credit, and the
ladies hope rapidly to increase the amount.
The object now in view is the lighting Of
our town. If every effort the club makes
meets with such hearty cooperation on
the part of our citizens, ii will not be long
ere our streets will be Illuminated.
Miss Virginia Shafer, who was the guest
of Miss Stella Hoskinson. has returned to
her home near TuscarOra.
The heavy rainfall of last week, while
much needed, did great damage to bridges
and roads in this section, also to crops on
the low lands The Potomac rose very
high. The cable at Whites Ferry was
broken and travellers could not cross the
river. Mrs Dade Hempstone and daugh-
ter, who were visiting friends at Barnes
vile, went to the ferry on Friday to cross,
but, seeing the danger, returned to Pooles-
vile and remained with Mrs. Vernon Hemp
stone until Sunday, when they again at
tempted but failed. They then stayed
with Mrs. John Jones until Monday, when
they crossed to the Virginia side without
mishap.
Mrs. T. r. Hall and son have returned
from Rockville, where Mrs. Hall was visit
ing her parents.
Misses Mary Hoskinson, Dora Hall. Lutte
Griffith, Stella Perry. Katherine Walling,
Mrs. James Darby and DIR. B. W. Walling
are spending sometime at Atlantic City.
Mrs. Vim. f. Penn and son Alan, of
Chesapeake City. Md. have been the guests
of Mrs. A. p Fletchall. They left here for
Rockville, where they will spend a few
days with friends before returning home.
Misses Nellie and Jane Howard Mamie
Finn and Minnie Beasley have returned to
their homes in Mississippi after spending
fortnight with Mrs. W. j. Offutt
Misses Nan Poole, Mary, Elizabeth and
Medora Jones have returned from pleasant
trip to Braddock Heights.
Mrs. S. X. White. of Rockville, has re-
turned home from visit to her daughter,
Mrs. T. X. Hall.
J. Sprieg Poole, Esq, of Rockville, spent
last Monday with friends here.
Miss Emma Hodeson spent the week end
at Berkeley Springs. West Va.
DIR. Henry Young and bride were given
a reception on last Friday at the home of
DR.. Youngs parents.
Mrs. Troupe Ainsworth and children have
returned to their home in Washington after
a visit to Mrs. Lucy Sellman
Miss Susie Hall is visiting her sister,
who is sick at Damascus
Two Of our Oldest citizens, Mr. f. d.
Cruitt and wife. have left US to take up
their residence in Washington city. We
regret very much to see them 90. They
will be greatly missed in the village, and
Mrs. Cruitt will be especially missed in her
church and church societies.
Miss Priscilla Jones will at once move
into the Cruitt homestead which she lately
purchased.
Poolesville, Sept ID, 1911.