Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1911-03-17
Hntal aud 9ersunal.
Town and Country.

The W. y. L. u HcctihS VIII NC Hciu dt
Mrs Frank Higgins on Tuesday. March
Dist, at 8 P. M. A full attendance of mem
bers is requested.
Clerk wanted-An experienced, capable
and reliable man. Reply by mail to Oscar
L. Johnson, I'll C street southwest, Wash
ington, D. c.
Mr. VIM. Clarke died at Starmont SAM
tarium, Washington Grove. on Thursday of
last week, aged SO years. He is survived
by his wife and one son.
A few days ago the stork visited the
home of Mr. Julian Walters, principal of
the Brookeville High School. and left a
bouncing boy, increasing the number of his
children to three-a son and two daughters.
Mr.. Everett Ricketts,. of this town. will
shortly remove from here and take up his
residence in Frederick. Md We regret to
lose such good citizen as Mr. Ricketts,,
but business prompts the unavoidable
change.
RS. Fannie Crawford, wife of the late
!. Crawford, died at her home, near
thersburg, on Thursday morning of last
K, after a short illness. of pneumonia
was in her sixtieth year. She is sur
d by five sons.
II. Wilson Mullican, well-knOwn resi-
dent of Gaithersburg. died suddenly last
week. He was about IS years old. Heart
failure is given as the cause of his death.
He is survived by his widow. three daueh-
tiers and two sons.
Mr. George Moberly, fireman on the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. and residing
at Dickerson, died on Thursday of last
week, aged % years. He is survived by
his father and two brothers. Frank and
Arthur. and one sister, Mrs. Frank Morn
ngtar.
Cromelin Lodge, No. 80, K, of p, will
hold their annual dance at their hall, at
Potamac, Nd, 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.
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Stewart, of Unity,
have announced the engagement of their
daughter, Miss Mary Elizabeth Stewart,
and Mr. Charles Brown, of Brighton. The
wedding will take place on the afternoon
of April 9Th, in Mount Carmel Methodist
Church, near Brighton.
Mr. Basil Bean, aged SO years, died last
Tuesday at the home of his son, Clarence
Bean, near Rockville. He has been in fail
ing health for several years. Surviving him
are two sons, Clarence and r. Benz. Bean,
and two daughters Mrs. Charles L. Ahalt
and Mrs. James F, Cuttings, all of this
community.
The Winter Club of Gaithersburg is pre-
pairing for an Easter ball, which they will
give at Masonic Hall, in Gaithersbure on
Easter Monday evening, April 18th. Special
music from Washington has been secured
'or ,he OCcasi0a. The dances given during
'be winter by this club have been well at
taudei aud recOtd breaking attendance
rs anticipated al The dance in April
The Town Council Of Kensington has
granted to the Potomac Electric Power
Company of Washington a thirty-fve-year
franchise for the installation of electric
lights in the town. The franchise exempts
the company from taxation for ten years,
after which the tax will be per cent Of
the gross receipts. The company will, il
is said, extend its lines to Kensington
without delay.
The following named jurors have been
excused from service at the coming term
of court for this county. converting next
Monday Luther R. Cruitt. Charles w. Ell
gin, Brown L. Cissel, James II. Jones,
Samuel Leizear. Reginald J. Darby, Adam
l., Bolinger. Their places will be filled by
Messrs. James T. Trundle. Byron W. Wall
ing, Robert H. Miller, James A. Broome,
King.
In habeas corpus proceedings before
Judge Peter, in the Circuit Court here last
week, Sophia McGaha, aged Is years, was.
upon the petition of her sisters. Hattie and
Elizabeth McGaha, taken from her father,
j, W. McGaha, of Concord. this county, and
committed to the custody of her brother,
Benjamin W. McGaha, of Washington. The
petition set forth that the father did not
provide suitable home. and did not exer-
else proper care and supervision. The de-
cisiOn Of the court followed an amicable
understanding among all interested.
The Sandy Spring Savings Institution
gave banquet at Sandy Spring on We'd
nesday of last week to its former and pres
ent directors and officers. Among those
Wesent were the ten surviving members
Of the first board Of directors. which con-
sisted of twenty-six members when the
Institution was organized forty-three years
ago, Mr.. Chas. F. Kirk acted as toastmas-
ter and each person present spoke briefly
An interesting feature was paper by Mr.
Allan Farquhar, which gave the history Of
the institution and its wonderful develop
ment.
Henry +. Selby and John 7, Ricketts,.
residents Of this vicinity, have, through
Attorney Alexander Kilgour filed suit in
the Circuit Court here against the Wash
lngton and Rockville Electric Railway
Company, claiming damages in the sum
OF $4,000 and $4,000. respectively, for
personal injuries. While driving through
Rockville last Christmas Eve, the vehicle
IN which the men were riding was struck
by an electric car and upset, both occu-
pants being thrown out and injured. The
horse was also injured and the wagon
badly damaged.
President Taft was visited at the White
House on Wednesday Of last week by b,
Y Warner. Jr.. Frank Frazzare and Alex