Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1912-01-26
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confined to his bed with serious stomach
trouble.
Tom Cannon will locate at the Fair
Grounds here in March with the purpose Of
training harness horses
Mr.. Joseph T. White was Tuesday re-
elected president of the Board of County
Commissioners to serve for two yearsiF
Mr.. A. A. Braddock will please accept
our thanks for copy of his original poem,
entitled 1.-THE House by the Side of the
Road" ~
There will be box social held at the
Brookeville High School on Friday even
ing, January 26th, at 8 P. M, followed by
dancing.
The Bowman Bros. anticipate rebuilding
their mill at Germantown in the spring.
Their loss in the late fire is estimated at
10000.
The next meeting of the E. " White
Chapter. u. D. c., Poolesville. will meet at
Mrs Wallace Poole's on February 2lst at
2 O'Clock, P. M.
Mr.. M. B. Kinney left his home at ClOp-
pers on Monday for a visit to Florida. His
sojourn in the South will be continued
through several weeks.
Mrs. Emma E. Houser wife of VIM. F.
Houser. and daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. A.
C. Scheirer, died at her home here on We'd
nesday, aged 38 years.
The Case Bros, of Potomac district. have
completed the sale of their farm to the
Chevy Chase to Great Falls Land Company
They received $4,000 for 38l acres of
land.
On Monday last Judge E. o. Edmonston.
of the Police Court. was severely attacked
by acute indigestion Tuesday he was
again at his Office and continues to i'm
prove.
Died, in Georgetown. D. c., on the 23rd
of January, 1912, at the home of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Amy Burroughs, Mary E. Ricketts,,
widow of Robert H. Ricketts,. late of this
county. aged 81 years.
On Monday Mr. Jacob Poss fell down
the steps leading into the cellar at his
home in this town and painfully injured
his left hip He is confined to his bed
through the accident.
Mrs. Laura Burdette aged AT years, wife
Mr. Richard T. Burdette, of Clarksburg, died
on Wednesday of last week, after brief
illness. of pneumonia. She is survived by
her husband and twelve children.
Sheriff Clifard L. Howard has announced
the appointment of the following additional
deputies: Rockville. Clarence E. Anders !;
Olney, 0ber w. Daley; Potomac, Robert
L. Saunders; Wheaton. Davis W. Simpson.
Mr.. VIM. Norwood, aged 48 years, died
last week at his home. near Damascus, of
pneumonia He had been ill few days
The funeral took place from the Methodist
Church at Damascus Rev. VIM Hoffman,
the pastor officiating.
The stable of Mrs. j. Harris Stonestreet,
at GAINESVILLE, burned to the ground on
Wednesday night of last week, with lot of
provender. A COW which was in the stable
was rescued, but was singed. The loss is
$500.
Married, on January goth. at the home
of the officiating minister, Rev. S. R. White,
of Rockville, Mr. F. T. Glaze to Miss Fay
H. Watkins, both of Damascus. By the
same minister on the same day, Mr. Jos.
W. Gates to Mrs. Margaret J. Leizear of
DerwOOd.
Mr.. Martin w. Whalen. the oldest resi-
dent of Gaithersburg, and the second oldest
ersburg last Sunday night of general de-
biIity. He was in his 9th year, and is
survived by one son. Interment was made
in St Roses cemetery on Tuesday.
Mrs Alice jefferson Gowen, of SO New
York avenue northwest. Washington, D. c..
died Monday at Starmount Sanitarium.
Washington Grove. She was the wife Of
the late Thomas Gowen She was in her
55th year, and is survived by two daugh-
tiers and one son. of Washington.
The ladies' of ST. Marys Catholic Gene
terry Association will hold their annual
lunch and supper at the Rockville Town
Hall Tuesday. January 80, 1912 Oysters,
meats of all kinds, ice cream and cake will
be served. Lunch at IL and supper at S
p M. All are cordially invited to attend
The Germantown Cornet Band will hold
an oyster and meat supper in P. E. Waters
hall on Wednesday. January 3lst, begin
ming at O'Clock, p M Everybody invited
to attend. Come and have good time.
If the weather is unfavOrable, the next
fair night. Committee.
George Patterson, colOred man. of this
town. fell upon the ice Sunday morning
and seriously strained his back He was
assisted to his home, where he has since
remained in bed He tends the furnaces
at several homes in town. and the acct
dent happened while on his round looking
after the work.
With the assistance of her mother. Miss
Sybil Kenney, daughter of w. B. Kenney.
foreman on the farm of E. j. Stellwaeen,
at Beane, this county, eloped to Rockville
on Wednesday of last week and was mar
ried to Mr.. John Gray, of Potomac district,
by Rev. s. R. White. The young girls
father objected to the marriage because
he thought his daughter to young to wed,
but the mother thought otherwise
The Rockville Woman's Club was enter
tanned on Thursday afternoon of last week
by Mrs. Evelyn Glascott. large number of
the members attending. As the roll was
called each member responded with quo
tation from the Bible Miss Alverda King
don gave a reading from THE Tanning of
Shrew;" Miss Laura Higgins contributed a
naner ON Robert E. Lee. and there was