Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1911-03-31
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DAUGHTERS will meet with Miss Henderson
on Tuesday, April 4th, 1911, at 8 Pm.
The Ladies of Christ Church Guild will
hold an Easter sale at Mrs. John McDon-
AIDS on Tuesday afternoon, April 4th, from
8 to o'clock
The young people of Emory M. E. Church
South will give their famous play, "0ut in
the Street." in Masonic Hall, Gaithersburg,
on Friday, April 2lst, 1911.
Judge John c. Motter, in the Circuit Court
here, has signed decree granting to Eras-
mus Perry, of Bethesda district, an abso-
Int divorce from Rebecca Perry on the
ground of infdelity.
The committee appointed by the congre-
cation of the Rockville Presbyterian Church
to select a pastor has extended call to
Rev. j. F. Mcmillan. pastor of the Presby-
terrain Church of Glen Head, L. |.
Mrs. C. w. Steward, of Rockland. Ohio,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. Fannie R. Brown.
of near Rockville. At present these ladies'
are visiting for a few days Mrs. John
Tompson, of Friendship Heights.
Mrs. Harriet Petty. probably the oldest
person in the lower section of this county,
died on Thursday of last week at the home
of her daughter. Mrs. Duvall, at Kensing-
ton, aged 81 years. She is survived by
several children.
The case of Charles Saffel indicted for
burning the Gaithersburg hotel has been
set for trial in court here on tomorrow.
Attorneys W. Outerbridge Spates, Thomas
Dawson and Alexander Kilgour will appear
for the defense.
Recent farm purchases Mr.. Robert j.
sherwood the Richard L. Mackall farm of
TIA acres, near Olney, at $50 per acre.
Mr. Elgie Riggs the Mrs. George Gather
farm of 1923 acres. near Laytonsville. for
$4,000.
Miss Martha R. Jones, an aunt of Mrs.
Remus r. Darby wife of Judge Darby, of
the Orphans Court for this county, died at
the home of Mrs Darby on Friday last of
general debility, aged 81 years. Interment
took place at Goshen on Sunday.
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 8
PM New members are solicited. The pub
lie are most cordially invited to attend the
meeting
Cromelin Lodge. No. SO, X. of p. will
hold their annual dance at their hall. at
Potamac, Md, Easter Monday night, April
18th, commencing at O'Clock. Good music
will be furnished. Oyster and meat sup
per served at reasonable rates. Every
body welcome.
Miss Amaryllis Gillet has purchased
10000 square feet of ground. an unsub-
divided portion of Chevy Chase, with a
wide frontage along the Chevy Chase Club
property, from Thomas j. Fisher & Co.. for
about $12, 900. Miss Gillet purchased the
ground for the purpose of erecting cOun-
try residence in Chevy Chase,
Miss Amelia May ellis, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. VIM. E. ellis, of Mullinix, and Mr.. /
Bradley johnson Day, of the same neigh
borhood, were married in Rockville on
Thursday afternoon of last week by Rev.
W. D. Keene. pastor of the NJ f. Church
South, the ceremony taking place at the
home of the minister
The case against Peyton and Joseph
Whalen, charged with assaulting Attorney
Moncure, will be tried in the circuit court
here today. Joshua 0ffutt. who was con-
nected with the assault at hearing be-
fore Police Justice Reading, was not in
dicted by the grand jury Attorneys John
A. Garrett and Emory Boeley will appear
for the Whalen brothers.
Bud" Edwards, for many years a cap
tain on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
fell from his boat at Great Falls, this coun-
ty, about O'Clock last Tuesday evening
and was drowned. At the time of the ac-
cident he was in charge of boat belong
ing to W. Pearl Collier. His home was at
DickersOn. He was about 40 years old |
and unmarried.
Father Sebastian Rabbia pastor of St. |
Marys Catholic Church, HagerstOwn, since /
1887, died suddenly of heart disease at !
the rectory, last Monday morning, aged II |
years. He had been ailing for two years. |
While conversing at the rectory with Father |
Albert f. Smith he suddenly fell to the floor
and expired without speaking. Father |
Rabbia was pastor of St. Mary's Catholic |
Church. Rockville, for about two years.
Word was received here last Friday of
the death. in Ohio, Of Mr.. Jesse Roberts, |
one of this county's oldest citizens He
died at the home of daughter, whom he
and his aged wife had been visiting sew
eral months. General debility is given as
the cause of death. Mr.. Roberts was SO !
years old Besides his wife, he leaves |
several children. Mr.. Roberts had lived
near Glen many years, coming to this
county from Frederick county.
The case of the heirs of the late Richard |
T. Ray against the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company, which is an action to
recover damages in the amount of SIC, 900,
has, at the instance of the company, been
moved TO Frederick county for trial. IL is
claimed by the plaintiffs that an embank-
ment erected by the company caused water
to back up on the Ray farm, near Linden,
seriously injurins the property The case
was tried last June in the Circuit Court |
here, but the jury failed to agree.
Miss Jane G. Kilgour, daughter of Mr.. I
Francis S. Kileour. of Glen, this county.
and DR.. Ralph Porter. surgeon in the United |
States Army, were married in Chicago on
Thursday of last week and are now visit
ing at the former home Of the bride, at
Glen. About the first of August they leave |