Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1911-07-07
Iutal aud 9ersunal.
Town and Country.

Mr., ana MIS-. ~ L. NAo'St' VI 1ShSSe
have announced the engagement of thei
daughter, Miss Bessie May, to Mr. Geore
W Osel, of New York.
There will be a clean. refined and COG
moyine-picture show opened at Rockville
under the management of the Suburban
Electrical Company The first show vii
he Given on Thursday evening of mex
week.
Mr. E. B. Prettyman, of Washington, sol
of Rev. F. j. Prettyman, also of that city
has been appointed principal of the Ken
sneton Grammar School to succeed Prof
A. D. Coe, resigned,
Baltimore and Ohio excursion on Sunday
July 2 and 23, $500 to Harper's Ferry anc
Martinsburs and return $l.35 to Berkeley
SPRINGS and return; $500 to Cumberland
and return Special train leaves Rockville
at 8:46 A. M.
Made necessary by the reconstruction o.
the road from Rockville to Norbeck, the
County Commissioners are having built 6
fine concrete bridge over Rock Creek, about
midway between Rockville and Norbeck
The structure will be twenty-four feet wide
and sixty-fve feet long
Col. Spencer C. Jones, of this town, was
rs years old last Monday, The bank Of
which he is president being closed. he
spent the day quietly at his home and re-
ceived calls from number of his friends,
who extended congratulations and wished
him many happy returns"
Mr.. James Wilkerson Day, aged 50 years,
died last week at his home near Lewisdale,
this county, of paralysis. He was one of
the best-known farmers of the upper sec
ton of the county. Surviving him are five
sons-Frank, Dorsey. Titus, James and
Charles Day-and daughter Mrs. Dallas
Watkins.
Charles S. Hilton, postmaster at Clarks-
burg, this county, has been arrested on a
charge of embezzling money order funds
intrusted to his care to the amount of $557
He was taken to Baltimore. where he was
held by United States Commissioner Bond
under $1,000 bail. The arrest was made by
Postoffice Inspectors Barclay and Partridge.
Miss Winnie Agnes Andrews and Mr..
Jesse d. Briggs, both of Gaithersburg, this
county, were married on Wednesday even
ing of last week by Rev. j. Harry Smith,
pastor of the Gaithersburg M. E. Church
South, the ceremony taking place at the
home of the bride in the presence of a
small company of relatives and friends.
The State primary will be held Tuesday
August 29th. This date was selected
Wednesday by Chairman Murray Vandiver
and John B. Hanna, of the Democratic and
Republican State Central Committees. re-
spectively, who were empowered by their
committees to agree on the date. All
nominations, both for State and local
Offices, will be made in this primary by
both parties and the same legal safe
guards which are thrown around general
elections will govern their conduct.
The Fourth of July was very quietly
observed at Rockville and the rest of the
county. except Woodmont, where a big
celebration took place. 1t began in the
afternoon and continued until nearly mid
night, the program being under the auspices
Of the Bethesda Citizens Association. In the
afternoon there were athletic sports and an
address by DR.. Clarence j. Owens, Commits
sioner of Agriculture of the Southern Com
mercial Congress, and in the evening there
we're fireworks and other features
A representative Of the Good Roads Di-
vision of the Agricultural Department at
Washington was before the County Com
missioners Wednesday and made the pro-
position that the national government
macadamize the road leading from Chevy
Chase circle to Bradley lane and maintain
It without cost to Montgomery county. The
object of the government is to experiment
in bodybuilding. The commissioners will
inely gave their consent to the proposal.
and the work will be started at once and
completed in short time.
On the ground that the practice is a
nuisance. and that it is hard on the nerves
and distressing to the sick, Frank N Potts,
leading citizen of Kensineton, has asked
the town council to adopt an ordinance
prohibiting the ringing of church bells in that
town Mr. Potts attended the last meeting
Of the council and presented draft Of an
ordinance embodyine his ideas. and asked
the council to pass 1t, DIR. Eugene Jones
and Alfred c. Warthen protested vigorously
against any such action, and the matter
was referred to committee to report at
the next meeting Of the council.
Mr.. C. F. Linthicum, formerly of this
county, has been removed from Baltimore
city to Charlotte, N. c., to take charge Of
the new collection agency Of the Interna-
tional Harvester Company of America
general Office at Chicago. established in that
southern city. Mr. Linthicum has long
been connected with the Harvester Com
pany, with his Office at Baltimore, The
confidence that the company has in his
business capacity led to the selection Of
him to conduct the new enterprise. His
family will remain at Forest Park, Balti-
more. for at least year.
States Attorney Bowie f. Waters last
Friday morning visited the Potomac river
at point near Little Falls Branch with
view of securing information concerning
the alleged pollution of that stream by
the sewerage from DrummOnd, Somerset,
friendship Heights and The Hills. The
Maryland State Board of Health has in
Vestlgated the sewerage disposal system
OF these subdivisions and declared it
pollutes the nearby streams. The board
has advised the county authorities to take
steps to secure the abatement Of this
nuisance, promising its aid in case legal