Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1912-09-20
Eufal aud 2etsnual.
Town and Country.

died last Friday night at the home of her
sister, Mrs. W. F. Newton, at Kensinston
of general debility.
Baltimore and Ohio excursion Sunday,
September 29th, $l,00 to Harper's Ferry
Charlestown, Summit Point. Vaudeville
and Winchester and return. Train leaves
Rockville at 1888 A. M.
Mr.. Charles G. Porter. probably the Oldest
person in this county, is recovering from
a severe illness at his home, near Sandy
Spring. He is within one month of being
ninety-three years old.
Contractor Mullen. of Virginia. signed
with the County Commissioners on Tues
day to build the macadam road from Watts
Branch, mile west of this town. to Ira
vilah and the work will be begun at once
Messrs. Thos. Dawson. of this town, and
Howard Allnutt, of Frederick county. Nd,
have purchased the Sawyer Gold Mine prop
erty, located near the Great Falls, this
county 1t contains 800 acres and was
bought for $4,000.
Miss Ola Blanche Lawson of Brownings-
vile, this county, and Mr.. Murray Baker
Smith, of Evansville, Frederick county, were
married at Clarksburg last week by Rev.
Thomas S. Davis, pastor of the Clarksbure
Methodist Church.
W. F. M. entertainment at Mcdonald
Chapel, Ounce Orchard, Tuesday evening,
September oath, 1912. at 8 O'Clock; if
rainy, come Wednesday evening. the 25th.
Special program. Everybody welcome.
"A Mock Trial"
The next meeting of the Wilson, Mar
shall, Lewis and Worthington Club of
Rockville district will be held in the Court
House on Friday. September goth. at 7
O'Clock, P. M. All members are urgently
requested to be present.
Baltimore and Ohio excursion Sundays,
Sept 8 and %. $1.00 to Harpers Ferry
and Martinsburg and return; $l35 to
Berkeley Springs and return; $500 to
Cumberland and return. Special train
leaves Rockville at 1851 A. M.
Vim. T. Luckett, of Boyd. this county,
a victim of lockjaw. died at the Emergency
Hospital. Washington, last Friday after
noon. Luckett scratched his hand with
rusty nail while working in a stable at his
home more than two weeks ago.
The Prohibition convention of the Sixth
Congressional District convened in Fred
erick on Thursday of last week and nomi-
mated F. c. Hendrickson, of Cumberland,
for Congress. Mrs. C. c. Lawson, of this
county, attended the convention as a dele
gate.
Travilah Lodge of Good Templars will
celebrate their first anniversary Septem-
Der 23rd. 1912. by holding public meeting
in the Baptist Church, beginning at Pm.
Music, recitatiOns and an address by Rev.
j. Harry Smith, of Gaithersburg. Public
cordially invited.
Charles Swami, a colored man. stole
horse and cart from Mr.. Geo. T. Windham,
whose residence is near Colesville, this
county, on Tuesday last. On Wednesday
Swami was arrested near BroOkeville by
Deputy Sheriff Ober Daley and lodged in
jail. The stolen property was recovered.
The barn on the farm of Mr.. John Riggs.
near Brookeville. was destroyed by fire on
Wednesday of last week About 1000
bushels of wheat. hay, straw. farming i'm
PIGMENTS, &c, were lost. The loss is placed
at about $4,000. and is partially covered
by insurance. The origin of the fire is
not known.
John Dorsey, colored, aged about forty
years. was instantly killed by Washing
ton and Rockville electric car at MontrOse.
this county about las O'Clock last Sunday
morning. He left the car which struck
him half an hour before on its way out
from Washington, and it is thought he sat
down on the track and fell asleep.
Mr.. Hugh C. Reading, prominent citi-
zen of Jamestown district, this county.
died at the residence of his brother. Mr..
Joseph Reading. this town, on Monday
last, aged Sc years. Mr. Reading was a
Christian gentleman and highly respected
by his many friends throughout the county.
He was son of the late VIM. Reading, and
one son. Mr.. John G. Reading of Washing
ton, d. C., survives him.
At meeting of the Ridgely Brown Chap
ter, U. d. c.. held on September nth at
the residence of Mrs Jas. H. LouehbOrOugh.
Mrs. J. F. Wilson. of Kensington; Miss F.
May Sellman, of Comus, and Mrs. VIM. II.
Talbot, of Rockville, were elected delegates
to the General Convention of the United
Daughters of the Confederacy, which will
be held in Washington, d. c., on Novem-
Der 1916. 1912. The alternates elected
were Mrs Leonard |. Hays, Mrs. Jas. II.
LOughborough and Mrs. d. W. Warfeld.
Miss Hannah Holland Virginia Warfeld,
youngest daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John
I. Warfield. Of Goshen, and Mr. Stanton
Pitcher. of Petersburg. Va. were married
on Wednesday Of last week by the father
of the groom, Rev. DR.. John Mason Pitcher.
in Neelsville Presbyterian Church. Mrs.
Greenberry G. Griffith, of Laytonsville. was
matron of honor; Miss Nettie Worthington.
Of Philadelphia, was the maid of honor.
and Mr. Frederick Pitcher. of Petersburg.
brother of the bridegroom. was best man.
The couple left for Niagara Falls.
On September II. 1912, Judge Motter. of
the Circuit Court for this county, filed an
opinion and decree dismissing the bill for
injunction. filed by WilliamT. Houston and
John o. Houston. to restrain Walter r. Will
cox and Jackson N. Ralston, trustees, from
selling at trustees sale house and lot in
kensington under a deed of trust from
Henry W. Houston to said trustees to Sc
cure loan of $4,000. made February 2.
1909. This is the same property that has
been the subject Of litigation for the last