Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1911-05-19
Yutal aud Rersonal.
Towu and Country.

Rockville on Tuesday, May 3Oth. com
mencine at 1890 A. M.
Mr. and Mrs. Allan V. Walker, of Wash
ineton, have rented the Droop house il
Rockville and will spend the summer here
The Fair given at Gaithersburg by thu
KNIGHTS of Pythias for the last three nights
has been very largely attended and liber'
allv patronized. 1t closes to night.
Iudee Ashley M. Gould has sold to Mrs
Blanche Harvey of Washington, his
summer home and sixteen acres of land
near Silver Spring, the consideration being
$4,000.
There is talk at Poolesville of running an
automobile daily from that town to Rock
Vile when the State road is finished to
Jacksonville. this county, carrying passen-
gers and freight
The floor in the old Higgins store house
in this town will be lowered at once from
its nresent elevation of about three feet to
a level with the street and then occupied
nv The Suburban Electrical Company.
Lightning on Friday night struck tree
in the Fair Grounds here and freakishly
completely barked its trunk. Not season
has passed for a good many years but
lighting has killed tree in this beautiful
grove.
Baltimore and Ohio excursion on Sunday,
NAV 21st, $1.00 to Harper's Ferry and Mar
tinsburs and return; $l.35 to Berkeley
Springs and return; $500 to Cumberland
and return. Special train leaves Rockville
at 8:46 A. M.
The wedding of Mr.. Charles Norman
Bouic, of this town, and Miss Vivian May
Waters, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Horace
D. Waters, of Germantown, will take place
in the Episcopal Church, Rockville, on June
7th. at O'Clock, p M.
Dogs recently attacked large flock of
sheep on the farm of Mr. David Glen, stu
ated near Brookeville. Nineteen ewes and
nine lambs were killed, and each of nine
others had leg broken. The damages
were assessed at $50.
Wanted, quilt pieces for woman in the
County Home. This woman wants to piece
quilts to sell that she may earn seven dol
lars to buy much-needed surgical appli-
ance; she has two quilts pieced now
Address Mrs. John B. Brewer, Rockville,
Md.
Mr. w. Bradley Carr, of this town. on
Monday last received two medals awarded
him by Congress, one for his services in
the United States Marine Corps for several
years and the other for his services as a
u s. Marine in China during the Boxer
uprising.
Messrs. Hays and Crosby. of the Agri-
cultural Department at Washington. will
today give illustrated lectures on agricul-
ture at the Brookeville High School, of
which Mr. Julian F. Walters is principal
These lectures are free and all farmers are
invited to attend.
Tuesday during the consideration by the
County Commissioners of an election to
purchase the Colesville and Ashton Turn
pike legal question arose. 1t was sub
mitted to Attorney 0uterbridge Spates for
determination and the matter will again
be taken up on Tuesday next.
Miss Ruby G. Poe. of Washington, and
Mr., Frank NJ Fawcett. of Kensington. were
married in Baltimore few days ago by
Rev Charles S. Biegs, formerly pastor of
St. Paul's Methodist Church. Kensington.
Following a trip to New York and Phila-
delphia the young couple will take up their
residence in Kensington.
Charles Cosgrove. q years old. section
hand, was run down on Wednesday last
and beheaded by Baltimore and Ohio
passenger train at Dickerson. At the time
of the terrible accident he was stepping
out of the way of freight train and
came in contact with the train which
took his life without warning.
MIR, Henry Bogley, of Jamestown district,
and his little son were bitten by a sup
posed mad dog several days ago and have
gone to Baltimore to take the Pasteur
treatment. The dog, which was pet of the
Bogley family. was bitten by a strange
dog which passed through Mr.. Bogley S
farm several weeks ago. After attacking
the Bogleys the dog was killed and its
head sent TO the Pasteur Institute for ex-
animation.
Mrs. Theresa Hartman. aged IS years
died last Friday night at her home, neal
Choppers, this county, of general debility
She had been in poor health several years
and her death was not unexpected. Sur
Viving her are three daughters Mrs. kunlC
Of Washington; Mrs. George Cook and Miss
Scholastica Hartman. Mrs. Hartman was
the widow of Augustin Hartman. The
funeral took place Monday from St. Roses
Catholic Church,
The funeral of Martin F. Cavanaugh, who
died last Sunday night at his home, neal
Hunting Hill. took place Tuesday morning
from St Mary's Catholic Church, this town
Requiem Mass was celebrated by the rector
Rev Philip B. Mcclure, and burial was il
the new Catholic cemetery near here. Mr.
Cavanaugh was son of the late MartiI
Cavanaugh. and was 38 years old. He wa
unmarried. Surviving him are his mothe
and four brothers. Mr. Cavanaugh hat
been i'll long while Of an affection of tn
lungs.
Seriously injured in collision between
buggy and a Chevy Chase car, Miss Zelpht
Contner, Of 2025 Portner Place, Washing
'on' is confined to her home under the car
" physician. She is suffering from
serious laceration Of the scalp, bruises an
shock Miss Contner was injured las
week while driving with Mr. Andrew
cummings OF this county. DR.. 7, X Con
rad OF Chevy Chase. says the young lad
Is improving, but slowly. She was place
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