Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1912-01-19
r he SEN TIN Ell.
Fnasy Morning january 10, 1912.
Eutal aud gersuual.
Town and Country.

ION OOluoDOlOu6hi NCpuOilSdll' was IL
aueurated on Wednesday of last week.
There will be box social held at tn
Brookeville High School on Friday even
ing, January 26th, at P. M, followed b.
dancing.
George Brewer, of this town, has beef
appointed to a position under the Unitet
States Weather Bureau, and is to be sta
toned in West Virginia.
Lewis Hicks, son of Mr.. W. Hicks,
prominent merchant of this town, left Oh
Wednesday for Des Moines, Iowa. wher
he has secured position.
Mr.. Thomas Keys, of near this town. ha
been appointed to clerkship in the en-
crossing room of the State Senate anc
was sworn in on Wednesday last.
The regular quarterly meeting of Mont
eomery County Pomona Grange will be
held with Liberty Grove Grange on Thurs.
day, January 25th, at 10 o'clock. A. M
f. l.. Hartshorne, secretary.
Feed the birds when they are not able
to feed themselves in the time of severely
cold weather and the ground is covered
with snow. This act of mercy is being
practiced all over the country.
Lost, small black satchel between Rocky
Hill and Jamestown, containing pair of
baby's shoes and SIS in cash. The finder
will be rewarded if he returns the same to
G. W. B. Bartlett, Gaithersbure, Md.
Mr.. VIM. j. Kelley. of Garrett Park, has
been placed temporarily in charge of the
Kensington branch of the Farmers Banking
and Trust Company He takes the place of
Hilleary L. 0ffutt, who resigned to enter a
Washington banking house.
The severely cold spell that set in in this
section on the 5th instant continued until
last Wednesday. when it was broken. Dur
ing the time it prevailed the thermometer
registered as low as IL degrees below zero.
Not since 1899 has it been so cold here,
when the mercury fell to II.
The ladies of ST. Mary's 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 31st, begin
ming at o'clock, P. M. Everybody invited
to attend. Come and have a good time.
If the weather is unfavorable, the next
fair night. Committee.
Miss Grace C. Mullican and Mr.. Elmer
Lee Harding, both of Gaithersburg, were
married in Gaithersburg on Wednesday
evening Of last week by Rev. j. Harry
Smith, pastor of the Gaithersbure NJ. E.
Church South, the ceremony taking place
at the home of the minister.
The Bigelow's Butler comedy in three
acts, will be presented at Masonic Hall,
Gaithersburg on January goth, 1912, under
the management of the Woman's Club of
Poolesve Proceeds for street lights.
Doors open at 7:30 P. NJ. Admission, rs
cents, Come one, come all.
Mr.. W. Bradley Carr of this town, has
been appointed to position in the ordnance
department at the Navy Yard. in Wash
ington CITY, and on yesterday entered upon
his duties. He resigned a position in the
clothing house of A. Saks & Co.. of Wash
ington, where he was in charge of one of
the departments, to take up his new work.
On Wednesday the Board of Directors of
the Montgomery County Agricultural So
ciety reelected the officers who served
last year.. w. Jones, president c. F.
Kirk, vice president; Jas. T. Bogley, secre-
tary, and John j. Higgins, treasurer. The
days adopted for the next Fair are the
9th, 28th, 29th and 30th of August.
The From Chevy Chase to Great Falls
Land Company is fast closing up its OPP
lions on land along the line. Recently the
company paid Jacob L. Kefauver for 93
acres $l2,750. and Vim. E. and Benz. F.
Hamilton for 1923 acres $4,315. In these
settlements Attorney Frank Higgins rep
resented the land owners.
A few weeks ago Mr.. George 7. Nichols,
of Germantown, butchered a pure bred
Berkshire hog dressing 675 pounds and
weighing 800 gross. This hog was pur
chased from the BiltmOre farms, North
Carolina, and very excellently pedigreed.
He has produced some very thrifty offspring
in that neighborhood. with which the
owners are greatly pleased.
Judges Peter and Motter, of the Circuit
Court were given pleasant surprise before
court convened last Friday morning, when
the twenty-five petit jurymen waited upon
them in body and presented each with a
handsome scarf pin. John Simpson, a
member of the jury. made the presenta-
ton speech, and both judges. in short
speeches, expressed their appreciation,
Judge Peter cOmplimentine the jury upon
the manner in which it had done its work
during the term.
The farmers institute train, which was
in charge of DIR. Richard s. Hill, State d.
rector Of farmers institutes, spent the
greater part Of Thursday of last week on
the Metropolitan Branch of the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad in this county and at
tracted larger crowds than on previous
visits Of the train. The first stop was al
Gaithersbure, and Boyds and Dickerson
were next visited. two hours being devoted
to each point.
State Senator Blair Lee, George H. La
mar and John A. Garrett have been ap-
pointed by the County Commissioners tC
institute proceedings against the State
Roads Commission to have credited to the
county money which was originally allotted
to the county for road improvements but