Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1912-04-19

Town and Country.

Lne montgomery OOuntEy OluD mouse, MOCK
vile, Md. Address box 159.
Mutt and JEFF, creations of Bud Fisher
whose funny adventures have so long de-
lighted the public, appear in both the
daily and Sunday Washington Star.
Judge Edward C. Peter has signed de-
cree in the Circuit Court here granting al
absolute divorce to Charles E. Ross from
Louise A. Ross on the ground of infidelity
Mr.. Nelson G. Jones, a well-known farmer
died of heart failure on Friday last at his
home, near Germantown, aged SO years
His wife, son and daughter survive
him.
At meeting of the Democratic State
Central Committee in Baltimore on Thurs
day of last week May 18th was set as the
date for holding the Democratic State Con
vention.
Followed by Fate. a four-act drama will
be presented in P. E. Waters hall, Ger.
mantown. on Friday. April 26th, at 8 P
NJ. for the benefit of the base ball club
Admission, rs and IS cents.
Mrs. Edith F. Gregg, of Unity, this county
has filed suit in the circuit court her fol
an absolute divorce from Ernest E. Gregg
also of this county, charging infdelity She
is represented by Attorneys Bouic & Bouic
Miss Nettie May Norwood and Mr.. Louis
Monard. both of the vicinity of Buck Lodge
were married on Wednesday afternoon Of
last week in St. Mary's Catholic Church,
GAINESVILLE, the pastor, Rev. Geo. B. Har-
rington, officiating.
A play, entitled THE Old Maids Asso-
citation" will be rendered in the Town Hall,
Boyd, Md, on the evening of April 9th,
1912, at s P M, by the young people of
Boyds Presbyterian Church. Refreshments
for sale after the play.
The regular quarterly meeting of Mont
gomery County Grange, No. 7, will be held
at Beltsville on Thursday, April 25th.
Demonstrations will be given of labor
savers in cleaning and in kitchen work.
E. L. Hartshorne, secretary.
The sale of personal property by Mr..
Chas. c. Higgins will take place on his farm,
near Potomac, on Wednesday, April oath,
1912. Included in the sale are horses, cows,
farming implements, harness, corn, hay
and growing crop of wheat. See ad.
Lightning set fire to the barn on the
farm of DR.. Hall, near Derwood, on Monday
night and the building was destroyed
Four horses and a mule belonging to j.
W. Gates. tenant on the farm, persisted
and farming machinery, feed and other
things were also lost.
Married. on Wednesday. April 10th. 1912,
in Baltimore, at st. Ignatius Church, by
Father Muir, S. j., Mr. James A. Purcell and
Miss Marjorie Airline Mullican. Miss Null
lican is a daughter of the late Geo. D. and
Mary Clark Mullican, of Silver Spring, Nd.
Mr.. Purcell is of Washington. D. C.
Daniel Everhart. of near Martinsburg,
this county. is in serious condition as a
result of being attacked by a vicious stall
lion. The horse grabbed Everhart's left
arm, badly crushing it. and it was with
difficulty that Mr.. Reed. who went to the
assistance of Everhart, forced the mad
dened animal to release Everhart's arm.
The blessing of the new bell to be installed
in St. Mary's Church, GAINESVILLE. will take
place in St. Mary's Church on Sunday,
April 21st, Rev. James F. Donahue, pastor
of st. Patrick's Church, Baltimore, Md, Off
ciating. Rev. M. J. Riordan. former pastor
of GAINESVILLE. will preach the sermon.
Rev. Geo. B. Harrington will be master of
ceremonies.
The comedy, Mistaken Identity" was
presented in the opera house here last
Friday evening by number of the pupils
of the Rockville High School. large audi
ence being present. Those in the cast
were Misses Elsie Beck, Rebecca Lamar,
Louise Larcombe and Dorothy Lehman
and Charles G. Myers Frederick Hays and
Byron White. A dance followed.
The Rockville WOman's Club met on
Thursday afternoon of last week at the
club house with a large attendance of
members. The responses were from Emer-
son, and other features of the program
were papers by Mrs. E. L. Billiard. Mrs.
Winfred F. Berry and Miss Lavinia Daw-
son. Vocal and instrumental music added
to the pleasure of the occasion.
Don't fail to see the great minstrel show
at the Town Hall, Rockville, Friday, April
18th, at O'Clock new songs, new jokes
and new faces. Jimmie Allen will be there
with his own face. Billie Beck. Sr. and Jr.,
Eddie Green, Mister Harry Dawson and
large number of other prominent colored
folks will sit on the stage. Come out,
laugh and grow fat. 1t will be better
tonic than Peruna.
Mr. Hanson H. Ricketts,. aged SO years,
died last Monday morning at his home.
near QuluCC VI SCuCIdi utDllllY.
He had been in poor health a long time
He leaves four daughters and son. as
follows: Mrs. Roberta j. Riley, Mrs. Laura
NJ Howard, Mrs Ella j. Berry, Miss Alice
S. Ricketts, and Mr.. Ernest p Ricketts,. all
of this county. Mr.. Ricketts, was a life
long resident of this county and was one
of the oldest and best-known citizens of
Jamestown district. For many years he
engaged in farming.
Mary Chambers, an aged colored woman.
who resided in a tenant house on the farm
of Mr.. |. Thomas Fulks, near Gaithersburg,
died on Saturday of last week from the
effects of burns she received on the day
before. Her clothing caught from a fire
she had set to some trash in the house
yard. When neighbors reached her home,
after notice of the accident by small boy
who lived with her. they found Mary lying
upon the floor in the house, with her cloth
ind entirely consumed by the flames and