Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1911-03-24
Hutal aud 2ersunal.
Town and Country.

in his trial
The strong wind of one day last week
hew down large silo on the farm Of Mr..
Dorsey Peters, near here, totally wrecking it.
Mr.. George W. Young. of Kenilworth,
this county, has been appointed student
Interpreter and will be assigned to Turkey.
The Home Interest Club held one of its
delightful assemblages on Wednesday of
this week at the home Of Mrs. Van Week,
Linden.
The assessment of property in this county
,,as completed to-day. The board of re-
view will now sit to consider the work of
the assessors.
Clerk wanted-An experienced, capable
and reliable man. Reply by mail to Oscar
/ Johnson, I'll C street southwest, Wash
ington, d. {.
Last Monday Attorney Frank Higgins
ventured from his home to attend court,
after being housed for eight weeks from
n surgical operation he underwent.
The base ball season in Rockville will
omen Saturday afternoon with game be-
tween the Business High School team, of
Washington, and the team representing
the Rockville High School.
The Sunday School connected with the
Germantown Baptist Church has purchased
new library of over 100 books by the best
writer's of English literature. The books
were put in circulation last Sunday for the
first time.
Justice Gould in Equity Court No. 2,
Washington, d. c., has granted an abso-
lutte divorce to Mrs Bessie Kelchner from
Georee A. M. Kelchner. The wife is per-
mitted to resume her maiden name. Bessie
Montgomery
Mr.. Joseph NJ Edwards, aged 68 years,
died last Friday at his home, near Concord.
He had been in failing health several years
because of affections of the heart and kid
neys, and his death was not unexpected.
Surviving him are his wife and seven sons.
Cromeln Lodge, No. SO, X, of P. will
hold their annual dance at their hall, at
Potamac, Md, Easter Monday night, April
18th, commencing at 8 O'Clock. Good music
will be furnished Oyster and meat sup
per served at reasonable rates. Every
body welcome.
The Jamestown Womans Club was en-
tertained last Friday afternoon by Mrs.
Reverdy B. Beall. The attendance of menu
bers was large and there were number Of
invited guests. A pleasing literary and
musical program was rendered and re-
freshments were served
The members of the Ladies' Union Gene
terry Association of Rockville will hold their
annual meeting at the residence of Mrs.
John Mcdonald on Thursday. April 9th, at 3
PM. New members are solicited. The pub
lie are most cordially invited to attend the
meeting. By order of the president.
The Brookeville Episcopal rectory. occu-
pied by Rev. Mr.. Lafferty and his family,
was recently totally destroyed by fire. The
occupants were absent at the time of the
fire. and as a result lost all their clothing
and household effects Their furniture was
insured for $500 and the building for
$1,000.
The monthly business meeting and social
of the Rockville B. Y P. U. will be held in
the Sunday School room of the Baptist
Church on Saturday. March 25th, 1911, be-
ginning at 1880 o'clock, P. M. A good time
is anticipated, and all the members are
cordially invited to attend and bring their
friends.
Mrs. Essie Mainhart. wife of Mr.. Charles
C. Mainhart. died at her home near Barnes
vile, on Thursday of last week. Of general
debility. Mrs Mainhart was sixty years Of
age and had been in failing health for sew
eral months Mrs Mainhart belonged to
one of the prominent families Of Frederick
county, Md, and was formerly Miss HORNE,
of Buckeystown. Her husband and four
children, Charles, Roy. John and Maud
Mainhart. survive her.
Last Sunday the inmates of our County
Home enjoyed religious service; also
friendly talk by Mrs. Effie M. LambOrn.
National Lecturer of the W. C. 7. u. She
recited poem on temperance with such
power that several of her listeners were
moved to tears. There are now about
eighteen inmates in the home. and their
clean, neat appearance and the air of COM
fort pervading the place are credit to the
trustees as well as Mr.. and Mrs. Case.
The Rockville Woman's Club met on
Thursday afternoon Of last week with Mrs
George P. Henderson as hostess. A pleas
ing program was rendered and refresh
ments we're served The responses were
French witticism, and other features Of
the program were paper on The Dia-
mond Necklace" by Miss Verde Kingdom
paper on "Cagliostro." by Miss Rose
Henderson a talk on Principles of Nutri-
ton and Nutritive Value Of Food by Mrs
W. c. Beck. and a solo by Mrs. Edwin
Smith.
The Gaithersburg Motor Car Co.. Of Gath
ersburg, desire to announce that their garage
and show room will be opened to the pub
lie for business on the 25th of this month.
They will have on hand several models of
Overland cars, of which they are the Mont
gomery agents. They also have on hand
good supply of all auto accessories, such
as oil, gasoline, castings, inner tubes and
dry cells. and are so fixed to handle all
kinds Of auto repair work. The public is cor
daily invited to call and inspect their cars
and work,
Mr.. Alfred Ray Thompson. who has been
appointed consular assistant by President
Taft, is Of well-known Montgomery coun-
ty family. He is lust % years of aRe