Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1911-09-29
local aud 9ersuual,
Town and Country.

town.
Mr.. VIM. Reuben Humphrey, Jr., of thi
town, and Miss Irene McKelvey, of Wash
ineton, were married in Baltimore on Wed
nesday of last week.
The ladies of the Methodist Church will
hold a cake sale at the home of Miss Adele
Maus on Saturday, September 3Oth, 1911
commencing at 8 O'Clock, P. M.
The Burden Bearer Circle of The Kings
DAUGHTERS will meet with Mrs. J. F. Allen
on Tuesday October 3rd, 1911, at O'Clock
PM Executive meeting at 2:30 O'Clock
Rev. Thomas J. Packard returned to his
home here on Tuesday from the mountains
improved in health. and his many friends
were delighted to have him among them
again.
The Christian EndeavOr Society will hold
box party in the Sunday School room at
Mt. Zion Baptist Church on October 18th
at 730 P. NJ All are cordially invited.
Ladies please bring boxes. Other refresh
ments on sale.
The Woman's Missionary Society and
Jr. C. E. of the Jamestown Presbyterian
Church will hold their annual sale Friday,
September 29th. at P. M. Supper. ice
cream and fancy articles will be for sale.
All are cordially invited to be present.
The Newcomb Club of Bethesda. held
their first meeting on September 22nd.
after the summer vacation, at the home of
the president, Mrs. CrOxall. Mrs. Croxall
also gave the club reception Saturday
night, September 23rd, which was much
enjoyed.
The last wishes of Margaret Ann Gingell
have been made public with the filing of her
will in Washington. dated June 80, 1905.
Her entire estate is to be equally divided
between her sister, Mary Amanda Case,
and her brother-in-law, George X. Case.
Nc. Case is named as executor.
Miss Virginia Baker, aged "a years, died
last Friday at the home of her brother,
Tyson Baker, near ColesVille, this county.
She was daughter of the late John 7.
Baker, and is survived by brother and
sister The funeral took place Sunday
morning from the Colesville Methodist
Church, burial being in the cemetery near
by.
The awarding of the flag to the success
full team in the Montgomery County Base
Ball League will take place at Gathers
burg on Saturday, September 30th. The
Gaithersburg and Kensington teams are tie
for first place in the league. Saturday the
tie will be played off and the winner
awarded the penant. The game will begin
at P. M.
In letter received by DR.. J. B. Hubbell.
of Glen Echo, this county, from Miss Clara
Barton, founder of the American Red Cross,
it is said that she is now at her old home,
Oxford, Mass, and that she is enjoying the
best of health. Miss Barton will return to
Glen Echo as soon as the weather gets
cooler She has recovered from the effects
of the attack of pneumonia.
Prof. Willis L. Moore has purchased of
the heirs of John +. Wilson l25 acres of
farm land for $4,000. This tract adjoins
the farm of Prof Moore at the southwest
line and lies about one and a-half miles
southwest of this town. on the Great Falls
road. With this addition TO his present
farm the professor will own a tract of land
comprising about 260 acres.
The motto of The Newcomb Club. of Be
thesda, is ITO lend a hand when the needy
call is heard" The club has materially
assisted the Maryland School for the Blind,
the Johns Hopkins Fund and the County
Social Service League. The coming years
plan of study will include the topics Our
States, authors, SINGERS birds. investors.
artists, Indians and army and navy,
The Metropolitan Branch tracks of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad were blocked
near Boyd's at 615 last Saturday morning
OWING to a wreck hetwe en- two fast west
.94ld fuieh trains. he damage is esti
.atvd at $4,000 The wreck caught fire
aai burned q passense coach. an express
cur the cab00se Of the forward freight
rain and box car ioa, of sugar and the
.0eine was seriously damaged.
A concert was given last Friday evening
a, the Montgomery Country Club 1t was
in charge Of committee Of which Miss
Martha Poole was chairman. 0ld-time
songs formed the principal part of the
program, those participating being Mrs
Somervell Dawson, Miss Mamie Hogg. Miss
Eliza Choate, Miss Annabel Allnutt. Miss
Martha Poole, Miss Katherine Poole and
Messrs. Edward S. Greene and Louis w..
Watson
10 the habeas corpus proceedings before
Judge Edward C. Peter here last Saturday,
petitiOning for the release of Archie K.
Thompson, charged with killing Joseph M.
Pope, on the 10Th instant, near LaytOns-
vile, this county, the petition was dis
missed and the prisoner remanded to jail,
where he will be confined until November
Court, at which time he will be given a
trial for the Offense with whrch he is
charged.
Judge Edward C. Peter, in the Circuit
Court here. has dismissed the petition of
Mrs Josephine Nicholson, of ColesVille dis
trct. for divorce a mensa ct thoro from
Evan p. Nicholson, who also lives in this
county. The bill charged desertion, cruelty
and infidelity, but Judge Peter held that
the testimony failed to show either deser-
ton Or cruelty. and that infidelity is not
under the Maryland laws a ground for the
kind of divorce sued for.
The regular meeting Of the 0akdale W
{. 7. U. was held at Mrs. Chas Farquhar's
the hostess reading the devotional exer
cses. Delegates to the State convention
Westminster were appointed The course
OF reading was begun, Prohibition beint