Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1911-06-02
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.od so far in his sickness as to be gu
lain walking around in the cool OF thu
day,
-. Sarah Ann Gardner will, lately broken
=, made a motion in the court here for q
new trial. Lo,..
g.. australia on the 5th Of next August tC
noy visit to his relatives in this county
r,hs,a he will remain for several months
Dnrina the current week thunder storms
hove visited every section of this county
and the suffering vegetation has been re-
lived by the accompanying copious rains
Mrs Walter H. Brooke and Miss Helen
Thomas have returned to their homes in
oInev district from trip through CalifOr-
ala Oreeon and other sections of the west.
Baltimore and Ohio excursion on Sunday
lime A and 18, $1.O0 to Harper's Ferry and
Martinsbure and return; $l.35 to Berkeley
cn,inas and return; $500 to Cumberland
and return. Special train leaves Rockville
at SAG A. M.
Miss Elizabeth Offutt, daughter of the late
n Offutt, will take leave of her family
in this town the latter part of the current
month to visit her brothers in the State of
Washington. She will remain there about
year.
Flies are noticeably few this season. So
thew were in 1882, as an old acquaintance
ofours informs us, when the cholera became
prevalent in this country. This fact he
gathered from his ancestors and not from
his personal observation.
The final game of series of three be-
tween teams representing the Rockville
and Sandy Spring High Schools was played
at Sandy Spring last Saturday and won by
Sandy Spring, to 4, giving that team the
hest two in three of the base ball series.
The oiling of several Of the more impor-
tant streets of this town was begun on
Saturday afternoon last and completed ON
Monday. The object of the oiling is to
keep down the dust Ten thousand gal
Ions was used, costing three and ne-tenth
of cent per gallon.
The suit of VIM Martin Brady against
the Maryland Electric Railway Company
for damages for $4,000 has been removed
from Anne Arundel to this county for trial
at a future term of court. Attorney A. T
Brady appears for the plaintiff and Attor-
neys Griswold G. Marshall and Rideely P.
Melvin for the defendant.
Mr. James H. Hunter, aged SO years.
died last Saturday afternoon at his home
near Travlah, this county, of an affection
Of the lungs. He had been i'll long while.
His widow, who was before her marriage
Miss Alice Bolinger. of Washington, and
five children survive him. He was son
of Mr. Edward H. Hunter.
The annual commencement exercises of
the Sandy Spring High School were held
Wednesday evening. The graduates were
Misses Helen Banes and Margaret Brooke
anu mCooIS OHiC lluttOh' quincy "CthCi-
aid, George Dorsey and Frederick Iddings
The address to the graduating class was
delivered by Senator Blair Lee.
The Richard Allnutt trial was called in
the Circuit Court here on Monday last, but
proceeded no farther on account of one of
the alienists for the defense being absent,
having been called to Texas with the u.
S Army. The trial was set for June IL,
and the court positively instructed all wit
nesses in the case to be present
The Burden Bearer Circle of The Kings
Daughters will hold their annual meeting
in the Presbyterian Church, this town. on
Tuesday. June 9Th, at O'Clock. P M.
Dr. j, B. Clayton, of Washington. will be
present to deliver the address. He an
nounces his topic as "A Lovely Lady's
Letter" All are cordially invited to be
present.
Physicians attending DR.. J. Lawn Thomp-
Of Washington. who was operated on for
ulcers of the stomach and chronic appendi-
cltis at Providence Hospital on Wednesday
OF last week, say that he is doing as well
as could be expected. The operation. which
was extremely difficult. was pronounced a
success, and DIR. Thompsons condition is
regarded as favorable.
The shed in which Mr. Clarence Burriss
Keeps his threshing and baling machines
located at the western limit of this town,
caught fire by some unknown means on
tuesday last The bageine material which
enclosed the sides and ends of the shed
was totally consumed by the flames and
the machinery somewhat charred on the
outside Before further damage was done
The fire was put out by neighbOrs who OBJ
served it,
Mr. VIM, o. Parsley, prominent farmer
Of Colesville district. was instantly killed
by lightning in tenants house on his
farm, near Lay Hill on Wednesday after
noon AS he opened a door leading out
side there was a flash of lightning, Mr..
Parsley was struck and fell dead. No one
else in the house was injured. He was
AZ years old. and is survived by his wife,
two sons and daughter.
The junior debating team Of the Rock
vile High School, composed of Misses Lucy
Brewer and Katherine Hughes and Griffith
Warfeld, visited Sandy Spring last Friday
evening and engaged in debate with the
Junior team of the Sandy Spring High
school, composed of Elgie Pervis. Uric
Hutton and Stanley Wetherald. The sub
Iect discussed affirmed That the Panama
canal Should Be Fortified" The judges
decided in favor of the Sandy Spring team,
which upheld the negative
A case of infantile paralysis has made
us appearance in Rockville, the first to be
reported in the county since last fall, and
the only one of the kind ever developed
IN Rockville. The victim is seven-year-