Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1912-07-26
Hufal aud gersnnal-
Tow1 and Country.

ToWn and CounIry'
Gov. Goldsborough has commissioned
Edward O. Edmonston notary public fol-
Rockville district.
r Norman Bouic, Trustee, sold the Hiram
Grady property. located in Rockville, or
courdav last Mr.. to Bernard Poss, of this
town, for $2,2OO.O1
Miss Cora Earpe and Mr.. Walter Tram
mall both of Germantown, this county
were married in Rockville on Wednesday
by Rev. S. R. White.
Roy Warfeld, of this town, has been APP
pointed to a clerkship in the office of the
Clerk of the Circuit Court here, succeeding
Webster Spates. who resigned.
Mr.. W. Robert Lyddane has sold his
house and lot, situated in the western Sec
ton of this town, to DIR. Barrett Wilson.
The purchase price was $4,000.
Rev James L. Mythen. of New Mexico
will address a meeting on Woman Suffrage
at Seco Hall, Rockville, on Friday. July
2eth, at s P. M. All are invited.
Baltimore and Ohio excursion Sunday,
July IA and 20, $1.00 to Harper's Ferry and
Martinsbure and return; $1.35 to Berkeley
Springs and return $500 to Cumberland
and return Special train leaves Rockville
at 1851 A. M
A very interesting game of ball was
played at Daubs Switch last Saturday be-
tween Daubs Switch and Germantown
teams. The two teams were well matched,
Germantown winning by the score of 6 to
S. The game was won by the batting of
Marth E. Waters and Best. Battery for
Germantown, Fisher and Lyddane.
The Rockville Inquiry Club was enter
tanned Monday afternoon by Miss Jackie
Mcdonald, a large number of the members
and others attending. Miss Mary P. Farr,
field secretary of the Maryland public
library commission, gave an interesting
talk about the work in which she is en-
gagged. Refreshments were served.
Mr.. Vim. H. Dickerson, aged IA years, one
of the pioneer residents of Dickerson, this
county, for whom the town was named,
died suddenly last Friday afternoon, of
heart trouble. His wife, three sons and
two daughters survive him. He also leaves
brother, Mr.. Clarence Dickerson, of Prince
Georges county, Md.
Bethesda M. E. Sunday School will hold
its annual convention at Browningsville
on August 9th, 1912, beginning at 10 A. M.
Convention sermon at II A. M by Rev. M.
L. Beall. The afternoon will be spent dis
cussing subjects pertaining to Sunday
School work. All interested are invited to
be present and take part. Rev. T. S. Davis
pastor.
Mrs Eva E. Foster, wife of r. G. Foster,
died on Thursday of last week at her
home, near Travilah, this county. She was
80 years old. Her death was due to peri
tonitis, and followed illness of only a few
days. Her husband and six children sur
vive her. The body was sent to Front
Royal, Va, Mrs. Fosters former home, for
burial.
Prof Willis L. Moore. chief of the weather
bureau, who has just returned from Lon
don, where he was a delegate to the
International radio-telegraph conference,
entertained severed friends at dinner last
Sunday evening at the Chevy Chase Club.
The guests included Representative Vim.
Sulzer, of New York: Prof Chas f. Mum
roe, of George Washington University; Jos.
E. BreckOns. Elmer f. Paine. Edgar C.
Snyder and G. A. Lyon, Jr.
Edith Howard. colored. was given
hearing in the police court here Monday
on charge of larceny preferred by Mrs.
J. Paul Kelly. of Kensington. The girl
was unable to furnish bail and was COM
mitted to Jail to await the action of the
November grand jury. According to the
testimony, the girl had been employed as
domestic, and dress Goods clothing and
number of other things were missed
soon after the girl gave up her position.
The articles were recovered.
Found guilty of negligence in operating
an automobile. and fracturing mans skull
by his carelessness. Clyde F. Withers was
sentenced to thirty days at OccOquan by
Judge Aukam in the United States branch
of the police court of Washington on Tues
day. Judge Aukam gave the defendant
the alternative of paying fine of $500 or
serving the thirty days, but Withers said
he thought he'd rather serve the term.
Withers nearly killed Clifton Howes, of this
county. a street car conductor on the 18th
street line, last winter when he ran over
him as the conductor stepped from his car
near Decatur street to turn a switch.
Judge Peter. of the Circuit Court here.
filed his opinion on Saturday last in the
case of Michael J. Goldstein vs. Mutual
Fire Insurance Company of Sandy Spring.
This is a case stated for the construction of
contract for indemnity against loss by
fire. entered into by and between the
plaintiff. the insured. and the defendant,
the insurer. The dwelling house of Gold
stein, located in Prince Georges county,
Md, was insured by the defendant COM
pany's agent on the 28th day of February.
1911, for 1884. During the succeeding
month of March the house was consumed
by fire. Then it was discovered by the
defendant company that the house was
also insured in another company. The
case was carried into court for adjudica-
ton. There it was made known that the
companys agent had been guilty of neglect
in not ascertaining that Goldstein had
already insured his house in another COM
pany. The court concludes its opinion.
after citing numerous authorities in sup
port of its position, with the statement
that the defendant cannot be heard in a
court Of conscience to say its contract is
void because it did not have what il could