Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1911-12-29
Rufal aud 9ersuuaI.
Town and Country.


January list, at 7:30P. M.
Mr. Thomas Butt, of near this town, en-
tertained 20 persons at dinner on Christ
mas day, the company embracing his
children and grandchildren.
The County Commissioners have reap
pointed trustees of the aims house as fol-
follows Eleazer Ray. Charles j. Lyddane,
Vim. V. Robertson, Harry Riggs and Henry
B. Gardiner
The Burden Bearer Circle of The King s
Daughters will meet with Mrs. John Hie-
gins on Tuesday, January End, 1912, at 8
O'Clock. Executive committee meeting at
2:30 O'Clock
The funeral of Mr.. John T. Carlin, of
Slidell, this county, was held on Friday
last Though anticipated by his family
and near friends, his death was sudden.
He was rs years old.
Mr.. VIM. H. Rabbit, and his son. Irwin
E. Rabbit have returned from Culpeper,
Va, where they spent several days gun
ming. They brought back two wild turkeys
and large number of partridges.
The property known as the Greenfield
farm. containing 81 acres, situated near
Beane, has been sold by Robinson White
and Robert B. Peter, trustees, to Harold E.
Doyle, of Washington city, for $4,000.
Miss Nora Lee Easton. daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Marshall Easton. of Colesville dis
trict. and Mr.. William H. Nicholson, of the
same locality, were married Christmas Eve
in the Methodist Church at Layhill the
pastor, Rev. VIM. Lee, officiating.
A popular humorous lecture. THE End of
the Rainbow" will be given by Samuel W.
Graffiin at Concord M. E. Church Wednes-
day evening" January 3rd, 1912. at O'Clock,
for the benefit of the new church building
fund. Tickets, adults rs cents; children
is cents.
Miss Nellie Baughman. daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Andrew Baughman. of Travilah,
and Mr.. Arther Linthicum, of the same
locality, were married on Wednesday by
Rev. Vim. L. Smith, pastor of the Southern
Methodist Church at Potomac. The cere-
mony was performed at the brides home
Sheriff Clifard L. Howard played Santa
Claus on Christmas Day and gave the
prisoners in Jail a fine dinner of turkey
cranberry sauce &c, and later in the day
sent over a supply of goodies" The pris-
oners unanimously voted Sheriff Howard
Jolly good fellow" and sent him note
of thanks
Mr.. VIM. M. Alder, aged 68 years. died
last Monday morning at his home at Hol-
lands Corner, this county. He had been
i'll several months of a complication of
diseases. Surviving him are his widow,
who was before her marriage Miss Grady.
and son, Herbert W. Alder, of 0lney dis
trict.
Miss Lydia Estelle Leaman, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Leaman, of Burtons-
vile. this county, and Mr.. Arlington Lee
Murphy, of Spencerville, were married on
Wednesday afternoon of last week at the
home of the bride. The ceremony was per-
formed by the Rev. Mr. Mosedale, pastor
of the Spencerville Free Methodist Church.
The eightieth birthday anniversary of
Frederick Stabler, of the Sandy Spring
neighborhOod, was the occasion of din
ner given by Mr.. and Mrs. Tarlton B. Sta
bier. who had as their other guests the
following all past 70 years of age Chas. H.
Brooke, Asa M. Stabler, Roger B. Farquhar,
Warwick X. Stabler, VIM W. Moore and
Joseph Stabler.
Mrs. Mary E. Nicholson, of Gaithersburg,
and Mr.. Ernest Dorsey Mobley, of Boyds,
were married last Tuesday Afternoon at the
home of the brides daughter, Mrs Alpheus
Lent, at Gaithersbure. in the presence of a
small gathering of relatives and friends
The officiating minister was Rev. j. Harry
Smith, pastor of Grace Methodist Church,
Gaithersburg.
The bi-weekly meeting of the Rockville
Womans Club was held on Thursday after
noon of last week at the home Of Mrs.
Wilson S. Ward. Mrs Wilson S. Ward read
a paper on Home Life of Romans in
Caesars Time" Miss Jackie Mcdonald
gave search questions on Act ~, Julius
Caesar" Mrs. Harry Beard gave a talk on
THE Tariff and the Cost of Living" and
there was vocal and instrumental music
Christmas Day was quietly observed
throughout this county. Religious services
were attended in the different churches in
the morning and at noon sumptuous din
ner was partaken of by each family, in
company with visiting friends or relatives.
Everyone expresses himself as having en-
joyed the quietness of the Christmas fes-
tival. Little or no drunkenness was OBJ
served and consequently the best of order
prevailed in all sections of the county
Mr.. Richard A. Clagett, lifelong citizen
of this county and for many years one of
Rockville's most respected residents, died
last Saturday afternoon. aged rs years.
He had been i'll long time Of an affection
of the heart and other troubles and his death
was not unexpected. Surviving him are
his wife and the following children Miss
Rose Clagett. Mrs. Jacob r. Umstead Chas.
A. Claeett. JOS. L. Clagett and Mrs. Carey
Kingdom. of this community. The funeral
took place at 8 o'clock Tuesday morning
from st. Mary's Catholic Church.
Pentalpha Lodge, No. 1874, Ancient Free
and Accented Masons of Gaitherehurd has
elected officers as follows Worshipful mas.
ter, DR.. Bates Etchison senior warden, d
r. Hershey; junior warden. Harold Kings
ley; secretary, Frederick H. Grimm; treas
urer, Robert B. Moore; senior deacon, Ro
land Ward junior deacon. Thos. o. White
senior steward Charles E. Becraft junio
steward, NJ. W. Burley; tyler. BENJAMIN O