Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1912-03-15
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H. Warheld, OF this town, notary public.
White sale and cake sale will be held at
Seco Hall. Rockville. by the ladies of the
Methodist Church on Saturday afternoon,
March 18th.
There will be Box Social at Mrs. A. l.
Violett's on the 10Th of March, 1912, fol
the benefit Of the Seneca Baptist Church
All are invited to come.
The House of Delegates has passed a
bill prohibiting first cousins from marrying
in Maryland on and after July 5th. The
bill now goes to the Senate.
Mr.. Edward j. Zimmerman, resident
of this county. died suddenly at his home
near GAINESVILLE. on Thursday of last week.
aged 76 years. He was found dead in bed.
Ex-Sheriff VIM. E. Welt. of this town,
has been appointed by the Terminal Com
pany chief of police at the Union Railroad
Station in Washington city at a salary of
$500.
1t has been announced that Arthur Sta
bier. Of Sandy Spring, this county, will seek
the Republican congressional nomination
in this district to succeed Representative
David j. Lewis. Democrat.
Miss Hattie j. Snyder announces the
formal presentation of the new spring and
summer hats on Wednesday and Thurs
day. March goth and 21st. in her millinery
parlors at Gaithersbure, Md.
Mr.. Philip D. Laird will return to Balti-
more from Florida, where he has been for
the improvement of his health, on the 2lst
instant and resume his labors as chairman
of the Utilities Commission.
The work of installing electric lights in
the Court House is nearing completion and
the current has been turned on in num-
Der of the rooms. The work is being done
by the Suburban Electrical Company of
Rockville.
Attorney General Poe has sent to the
Maryland Senate an opinion to the effect
that justices of the peace are included
among that class of officeholders who, I'M
der the Constitution. hold over until their
successors are appointed and qualified.
A real estate. loan and insurance bust
ness has been established by Messrs JOS
Reading. Washington B. Chichester and
Howard W. Spurrier of this county, and
LIE Roy Mark. of Washington. D. C. See
their advertisement in another column.
Sheriff Howard has appointed Artemus
Sullivan deputy sheriff for Rockville dis
trict. Mr.. Sullivan is. in point of service
the oldest officer in the county. having
served almost without interruption about
thirty years as deputy sheriff or constable.
A valuable tract of land. containing III
acres, situated near Halpine Station. on
the NJ B. B. & o. Railroad. was purchased
at private sale last week by Mr. Geary A.
Fisher, whose home property lies adjacent.
The purchase price was not made known.
Sixteen major league baseball clubs are
now preparing for the coming campaign at
their various southern training grounds.
Spring training is one of the most inter-
esting phases of tine great national game,
and The Washington Star gives special
attention to this news.
Germantown Council, No. 161. Jr. o. u.
A. NJ, will hold an oyster and meat supper
in P. E. Waters hall on March goth, 1912.
II rainy. the next fair night. Ice-cream and
cake and all kinds of refreshments will be
served. Music will be furnished by the
Germantown Cornet Band. Come and have
a good time. By order of committee.
Bowman Bros, at Germantown, will be-
gin erecting in April one of the largest
Touring mills in Western Maryland II will
be brick structure and with a capacity
of $50 barrels day. New modern ma
chinery will be placed in it. The total
cost will be about $4,000. The mill re-
places the one which burned down on
January 18th.
The funeral for Mrs. Vandelia Perry.
wife of Mr.. H. Clay Perry. of Concord. this
county, who died on Wednesday of last
week of a complication of troubles, were
held Friday morning at the M. E. Church
South at Potomac the pastor. Rev. W. L.
Smith, officiating Mrs. Perry was 81 years
old. She is survived by her husband and
one son. Bernard Perry.
The directors of the Agricultural Society
Of this county in meeting on Thursday Of
last week allowed $4,000 for horse show.
Mr.. Blair johnson. of Virginia. who is an ex-
pert in organizing shows of this character.
will have charge of the show. He is to
prepare program for this feature Of the
Fair to be submitted for the approval Of
the board of directors at another meeting,
which is to be held in few days.
The Ladies' Aid Society will hold the
annual oyster supper for the benefit Of
Salem Cemetery at Memorial Hall, Brooke
vile. on Wednesday. March 9th, from 2
to 10 O'Clock. P. M. A majority Of those
buried in this public cemetery have no
relatives or friends to attend to their graves
and the proceeds will be used to care for
them. The public is invited to attend
Any contributions VIII be thankfully re-
ceived by the committee.
The following named persons have been
excused as jurors at the March Term Of
the Circuit Court: Dorsey Swartz. Walter
B. Fyffe. Thomas E. Padgett, Jas. B. Jones.
Walter F. Cashell. VIM. H. Brake. Thomas
C. Hilton. VIM. A. Waters. Geo. M. Wolfe.
Benjamin L. Palmer and James H. Barnes
and the following have been drawn in their
places-James E. Day, Thomas Hoskinson.
Benton Higgins. George Byrd. Alban G
Thomas, Gideon d. Briggs. David L. Ward
Alden Nick Bowman. Donald McA. Bowie
John W. Lucas and Chas. G. Wilson.
A citizens meeting in the interest Of the
movement for a sewerage system for Rock
vile was held in the Court House last
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