Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1911-01-13
Tutal aud Rersuual.
Town and Country.

Subdivisions III DcthSouo uiSuiSt' this
county.
Sheriff Welt has appointed Robert L
Saunders, of Potomac, deputy sheriff fol
Potomac district.
Mr.. Albert H. Hahn, farmer in Poto.
mac district, was recently attacked by q
boar hoe and severely gored in the hip.
The new Presbyterian Church at Chevy
Chase Circle was dedicated on Sunday after
noon last. Rev. Hubert Rex johnson is
pastor
The meeting of the W. c. 7. U. will be
held at the home of Mrs. John j. Higgins
on Tuesday, January 18th, at Pm. Each
member try to bring friend.
The Woman's Missionary Society of the
Baptist Church at Germantown will hold
an oyster supper in Waters hall. German
town, on Tuesday January II, 1911.
The many friends in this county of Mr..
Geo. W. Pennifield, who resides at Penni-
fields lock, on the C. & o. Canal. will re-
eret to learn that he fell few days ago
and broke one of his hips.
Mr.. Arthur Peter has been reelected a
director of the Commercial National Bank,
of Washington city, and Mr.. L. W. GroOmes
reelected director of the American Ma
tional Bank, of Washington city.
Rev. Walter Williams met with the mis-
fortune on Saturday last in Georgetown,
his place of residence. of having one of
his ribs broken in collision between the
bicycle he was riding and street car.
The Cumberland. Md. coroner's jury
was unable to place the responsibility for
the mysterious deaths of Charles Twigg
and Grace Elesser after hearing all the
evidence at its sitting on Saturday last
Mr.. Edwin Monday. of this town, was
awarded several premiums for his Rhode
Island Reds at the late chicken show held
in Baltimore city. He sold cockerel and
two pullets that he had on exhibition for
SIPS.
Governor Crothers will please accept our
thanks for an invitation to a meeting held
on the 18th instant between himself and
the County Commissioners of the State and
to luncheon with the party at the Hotel
Rennert.
One side of the roof Of the dwelling on
the Gilliss farm, in Potomac district, be-
longing to Mr.. S. Wade Magruder. was con-
sumed by fire on Monday last, during the
high wind. The fire was extinguished before
further damage was done.
The dwelling on the Philip Riley farm.
located on the Seventh Street Pike. near
NOrbeck, this county, was entirely des-
troyed by fire on Tuesday last. The amount
of the loss and the origin of the fire are
not known. There was an insurance.
The regular quarterly meeting of Mont
Gomery County Pomona Grange. No. 7. will
be entertained by Eureka Grange, near
Stott's Station. on Thursday. January 20,
at 10 A. NJ Officers will be elected for the
term of two years. f. L. Hartshorne, sec
retary.
Miss Emma G. GOoch died last Sunday
morning at Washington Grove of bronchial
pneumonia Miss Gooch, who was rs years
of age, had been i'll only four days She
formerly lived in Washington but had
made this county her home for twenty
years.
Holidays of 1911 St. Valentines Day
will fall on Tuesday; Lincoln's birthday,
Sunday; Washington's birthday, Wednes-
day; Ash Wednesday, on March / ; Easter
Sunday. April IS; Decoration Day, Tues
day; Fourth of July, Tuesday; Labor Day,
September 4 4; Thanksgiving Day. Novem-
Der 30; Christmas Day, Monday.
Sixteen automobilists, charged with vio-
lating the law by having no numbers upon
their machines while riding into Maryland
to visit the Chevy Chase Club. were fined
Sl3.25 each by Judge Reading. here. on
Monday last. These parties were arrested
on Sunday by the sheriff and at the time
gave bail for their appearance.
Mr. James W. Haney. retired member
of the police force of the District of Column
ba, died on Thursday night of last week
at his home, 1881 Wisconsin avenue, Wash
ington, at the age of rs years. He was
native of this county and was member
Of the police force nearly forty-three years.
He leaves two sons and daughter
Gaithersburg Lodge. Knights of Pythias,
has awarded the contract for the erection
OF temple on the lot recently purchased
near the Baltimore and Ohio depot. Gath
ersbure. The cost is be $4.492. Work
on the structure will begin at once The
building will be of brick, two stories high.
with store and Office rooms on the lower
floor
The pupils of the Rockville High School
will hold a bazaar and supper in the school
building this (Friday) evening. The pro-
ceeds will be used to purchase pictures and
other adOrnments for the different rooms
An old-time spelling bee, in which we'll
known people of the community are ex-
pected to participate. will be an interesting
feature.
The trustees Of the county aims house.
Charles j. Lyddane, Eleazer Ray, Harry
Riggs, Henry B. Gardiner and VIM. V. Rob
ertsOn, met at the institution last Saturday
and unanimously reelected Mr. Lyddane
president. All the old members of the
board were recently re-appointed by the
County Commissioners and they qualified
on Saturday.
Mr. c. C. Crawford. of Gaithersbure. talks
seriously of installing an ice plant in his
home town. Probably a steam laundry
will be established in connection with ice
making. If his idea is put into practical
use, he will then accommodate other towns
lying a reasonable distance out from Gath
erSbufp in his line of trada Ha thinLe ha