Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1911-12-22
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Town and Country.

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The season for killing partridges in this
county closed on Wednesday under the law.
Mr.. Turner W. Welsh has been appointed
bailiff in the court here to succeed the late
John H. Hilton.
Christmas entertainment at St. Luke's
Church. Redland, Sunday evening, Deem
Der oath, at 7:30 P. M. Everybody well
come.
The annual Christmas dance will be given
by the Winter Club at Masonic Hail. Gath
ersburg, on Thursday evening, December
28th.
Christmas exercises will be held in the
CropIey Presbyterian Church on Tuesday,
December 26th, at P. M. Everyone most
welcome.
The Sunday School at Potomac Chapel will
hold its annual Christmas entertainment
on Tuesday night December 26th. Every
body cordially invited to attend.
The county cOmmissionership made vacant
by the death of R. H. Cissel remains unoccu-
pied, awaiting Gov Crothers' appointment
from half dozen candidates.
Lost, on the road from Germantown to
Jamestown, a brown fur muff and pair of
kid gloves. Reward if left at Mr.. James
S. Windsor's store, Jamestown, Md.
Mr.. G. W. B. Bartlett. of near Gathers
burg, recently butchered five large hogs,
one weighing 345 pounds and the others
around 800 each, and four shoats, one
weighing 145.
The sale of personal property including
horses, cows, harness and farming imple-
ments, by A. F. Rabbit, at the Broadly
farm near Derwood. takes place on We'd
nesday, the 9th instant
Miss Chloe Thompson, of Slidell. and
Mr.. Richard H. Bennett, of Germantown,
were married in Rockville ON the 14th in
slant by the Rev. S. K. White, of the Bap-
fist Church, the ceremony taking place at
the residence Of the minister.
Died. suddenly, on Tuesday, December
10Th, 1911, Annie W. Lamb, wife of Roscoe
G. Lamb, of Washington, d. C. Funeral
took place Thursday at St. Johns Church.
Forest Glen, where requiem mass was
offered for the repose of her soul.
The Christmas entertainment will be
held in Grace Methodist Church. Gathers
burg, Tuesday night December 26th. The
entertainment of Mcdonald Chapel will be
held Thursday night, December 28th, at
7:30 O'Clock. Everybody cordially invited.
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.
Mrs. Mary Houeh, widow of Amasa HOugh,
for many years resident of this vicinity,
died recently in Waterford, Va, where she
had made her home for several years.
She had been i'll for a long while. She
was about eighty years old.
Mrs Ida May Best, wife of Mr. John T.
Best, of Potomac district, died on Thurs
day of last week, in her fOrtieth year. Her
death was due to tuberculosis. Her hus-
band and one child survive her Mrs Best
was Miss Appleby, of Germantown. be-
fore her marriage
The Aubrey Park farm located one mile
southeast of Rockville, on the Georgetown
pike. has been bought by Mr.. Joseph H.
Bradley. of this county, for 500 an acre.
The tract contains l54 acres, and is just
across the pike from the fine farm on
which Mr.. Bradley lives.
At Masonic Hall Theatre, Rockville. on
Saturday evening, December 23rd, 1911.
'Marley's Ghost" better known as the
Cricket on the Hearth, Dickens beautiful
story. twenty-five beautiful slides and the
story in addition to the regular up-tO-date
motion-picture show Same old prices,
and 10 cents
Mr.. Joseph w. Williams, aged So years.
died on Monday morning last at his home.
near Cedar Grove. Surviving him are his
wife, two sons and two daughters The
funeral took place at 2 O'Clock Wednesday
afternoon from the Methodist Church at
Cedar Grove. Mr.. Williams was a life
long resident of this county and was a
prominent farmer.
Fire totally destroyed the home of Mr..
Scott A. Swearingen. a boOkkeeper of the
Treasury Department, on Jones Mill road,
North Chevy Chase, this county, on Thurs
day evening Of last week. The loss is
estimated at $4,000, the insurance being
$4,000. Nearly every thing, with the ex-
ception of the articles in the room where
the fire originated, was saved. Mrs. Swear
ingen, who had been to Washington shop
ping. was returning to her home when she
saw it burning.
Mr.. James NJ Amber, Chairman of the
State Public Service Commission, will be
appointed to succeed Judge Alfred S. Niles.
of Baltimore, resigned. There is a strong
probability that Mr.. P. d. Laird of this
town, now member of the commission,
may Ot dppolnteu ny OoN' Nio'hcio W SuS
coed Chairman Amber, whose terms ex-
pires in 1916 1t is reported that in the
place of Mr. Laird the Governor may name
Republican who will be acceptable to Mr..
Goldsboroueh and whom he will reappoint.
The Newcomb Club, of Bethesda, met re-
Gently at the home of Mrs. Vim. Bolinger.
on the old Georgetown road, Mrs Daniel P.
Morgan, second ce-president. presiding.
A thoughtful paper on the inroad Of Nor
monism in America was contributed by
Mrs. Charles F. Dickens A recent ad-
mission to membership is Mrs. 0rville NJ
Fausler. recently returned from the Philip
pines. who will soon speak on American