Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1912-05-10
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WIN mold a strawberry festival in Mr.. d.
W. Bakers grove on Friday, May "a. 1912.
There will be meeting of the consresa-
tion IN the Presbyterian Church, Rockville
on Sunday May 18th, 1912, to consider the
matter of calling pastor.
There will be an address on "woman
suffrage" at Masonic Hall, Gaithersbure
on Friday, May 18th. at 8 P. M, and an
otner at Poolesville Town Hall, same sub
Iect' on Saturday, May 18th, at 7:SO P. M.
All are invited.
The ladies Of the M. E. Church South.
Germantown, will hold their annual meat
supper and strawberry festival on the
church lawn on Wednesday, June 5th, be-
ginning at A P. M. If rainy, next fair
evening. A welcome to all.
Aubrey Council, No. 143, Jr. O. U. A. M,
will hold its annual picnic and flag raising
at Claegettville school house on Saturday
afternoon. June 1st State Chaplain M. R.
Etchison, of Jefferson, and other speakers
will be present. A cornet band will fur
nish the music.
On Saturday, May 18th, there will be
held a lawn fair on the Emory school
grounds, near Oakdale, for the benefit of
that school. Lots of fun and plenty to eat.
Sack race. three-legged race potato race
and game of base ball. Be sure to come
and bring the children.
A recital and musicale will be given by
the children of Friendship school, near
Cabin John, this county, on May 24th,
1912, on the lawn adjoining the home of
Mr.. John W. Lynch. A strawberry festival
will follow the entertainment Admission
adults, is cents; children. 10 cents.
The following plays. Truth" and THE
Wreck of Stebbin's Pride" will be given in
the hall at Damascus on Saturday even
ing, May 18th, 1912. proceeds to be divided
equally between the Ladies' Aid Society
of Damascus M. E. Church and the Will
ing Workers Society of Laytonsville. Music
and tableaux. Play will begin at 7:45
O'Clock. Be sure to come, bring your friends
and spend pleasant evening. Admis-
sion adults, rs cents: children, is cents.
At the annual election of officers for All
Saints Episcopal Church at Chevy Chase,
this county, the following were chosen ::
Vestry, Edward M. Mix, A. A. Hoehline, Jr.,
Thomas E. Robertson, Clarence E. Dawson,
VIM. T. S. Curtis. Evans Brown, Harry
Bingham and Horace E. Alexander; war
dens. j. Slater Davidson and Clair R. Hill
yer; treasurer, Edward M. Mix; register,
George W. DaIzell delegate to diocesan
convention, John L. Weaver; alternate, A.
A. Hoehling. Jr.
In the presence of large gathering of
members of the denomination and others
the cornerstone of the Concord Methodist
Episcopal Church, this county, was laid
last Sunday with impressive exercises.
Rev. j. W. R. Sumwalt, general superin-
tendent of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
of the Washington district, presided, and
the sermon was delivered by Rev. Joseph
M. M. Gray. pastor of Hamline Church.
Washington. An address was also de-
livered by Rev. John E. Fort. pastor of the
new church.
Resolved, That it would be to the best
interests of Maryland to adopt State
wide compulsory attendance school law"
was the subject discussed at the second
annual debate between teams of the Rock
vile and Sandy Spring High Schools at
Sandy Spring. The Rockville team (af-
firmative), consisting of Misses Rebecca
Lamar any Amy Robertson and Marshall
Darby. won from Sandy Spring, represented
by Miss Deborah lddings, Geo. McReynolds
and Roger Coulter, negative. The judges
were DR.. Ryan Devereux. Prof. Thomas W.
Trexall and Prof. Manning.
Mr.. Clinton Howes. formerly of this coun-
ty, but now residing in Washington and
employed as a conductor on a street rail-
way, was struck on Saturday last by
speeding automobile containing a party of
10y riders" Mr.. Howes had just alighted
from car in front of the Capital Traction
Company's barns and was about to throw
a switch when the automobile struck him.
He sustained a fracture of the base of the
skull and was taken to Garfield Hospital.
where he now is in an unconscious condi-
ton and the physicians at the hospital
believe that he has only slight chance to
recover,
Maryland has a new racecourse in pros
pect. Plans for mile circular race track,
to be built one mile south Of Darlington sta
ton, near Havre de Grace, have been COM
pleted. This racecourse will be operated
and owned by business men of Hartford
county. The track will be on the main
line of the Pennsylvania railroad. and will
afford the public every facility for reach
ins the track. The men back of the new
track say they will spend in the neighbor-
hood of 100000 before the track stands
are completed, and the course will rank with
the best in the East. 1t is expected that
il will be finished in so working days.
which will be about July LIST,
The annual meeting Of the stockholders
of the Farmers Banking and Trust Com
many of this town was held Monday. when
the following directors were chosen; Saml
L. Phillips, Harry Griffith. Horace D. Wa
tiers. William W. Darby. John Joy Edison.
Arthur Williams, James E. Deets. Eugene
Jones, Robert G. Hilton. Edward c. Peter,
John W. Walker. VIM. W. Welsh, Albert M.
Bouic and Arthur Peter All were mem
bers of the old board excepting Arthur
Peter, who was added. The directors re-
elected officers as follows; President and
secretary, Robert C. Hilton; vice-president'
Edward c. Peter; assistant secretary no
land Wootton; treasurer, VIM. W. welsh
assistant treasurer. John J. Higgins clerk