Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1912-03-01

Town and Country.

Town ana Country.
Wanted. clerk in store. Address, witt
reference. box So. Rockville. Nd.
The Burden Bearer Circle of the King:
Daughters will meet with Mrs Thomas C
Groomes on Tuesday March 5th, at 8 P. M
The Clarksburg Dramatic Club will dive
the rural play. entitled Farm Folks" in
the town hall in Clarksbure on Saturday
March 9th, beginning at 8 P. M. Admis.
sion. adults 20: children 10 cents.
Delegate Eugene Waters has introduced
bill in the House requiring the issuance
of $4,000 in bonds. of $1,000 each, bear
ing interest of 1-2 per cent. with which
to build a new jail or remodel the present
building.
Mr.. and Mrs Washington Hicks returned
to their home here on Saturday night last
after visit Of several weeks to relatives
in Des Moines, To-. much pleased with their
western sojourn, though the weather was
severely cold.
At the parsonage of the Southern Meth
odist Church here on Saturday evening
last Miss Ada Augusta Cunningham, of
Centreville, Va. and Mr.. Otis B. Harmon.
of Montrose, this county. were married by
Rev. VIM. D. Keene.
Mr.. W. W. Welsh, one of our prominent
merchants, is in Garfield Hospital, Wash
indfon oifv xuhara he u,;ll =, ~ da.ao 9. .o.;o,,.
surgical operation. which his many friends
hope may prove successful and he be re-
stored to health.
Charles Gibbs, colored maliciously shot
and killed Louise Dorsey, negro woman
at Glen Echo last Wednesday afternoon.
The deed was committed with shotgun.
Gibbs was lodged in jail here in the even
ing after the shooting.
Professor Willis L. Moore chief of the
Weather Bureau, has been confined to his
bed at his winter home in Washington
city with serious attack of pneumonia
His numerous friends here will be glad to
learn that his condition has improved and
He Is HOW Out Vi danger.
For the third time i'm the course of the
married life of Mr.. and Mrs George D.
Meyer, who reside about three miles south
west of Rockville. the stork recently visited
their home and left twin babies. The first
and third pairs are hale and hearty, but
the second twins died in early infancy.
The ladies of St. Marys Catholic Church.
this town, have organized the St. Marys Aid
Society with large membership. The fol-
lowing officers are at the head of the Or
ganization: President. Mrs. John L. Bru-
nett; vice-president, Miss Annie Maddox;
secretary and treasurer Mrs. Carey King
don.
Mr. Jacob Rohrback, of Frederick city,
Nd, visited Rockville on Tuesday, accom-
panied by his fellow tOwnsman, DR.. Chas.
Conley, a native of this county. Mr.. Rohr-
back is candidate for the Democratic judi
cial nomination in this circuit, and was
here looking after his interest in that re-
gard.
Mrs. Lillian F. Bardorff, of Glen Echo,
was granted an absolute divorce by Judge
Peter. in the Circuit Court here, from Jos.
F. Bardorff, Of Washington, the decree also
awarding her the custody of the two chill
dren. Myrtle and Minnie Bardorff. Mrs.
Bardorff was represented by Attorney John
A. Garrett.
The residence of Mr.. Harry G. Boland
two miles north of Germantown, was de-
stroyed by fire last Tuesday morning. All
of the furniture and nearly all the clothing
of the members of the family were also
lost. The loss is placed at $4,000. The
insurance was about $4,000 The fire
started in the basement and is supposed
to have been caused by an Overheated
furnace.
The Court of Appeals of Maryland on
Wednesday affirmed the decision of the
Circuit Court for Montgomery County, as
Court of Equity. dismissing the bill filed
by Mrs. Jane B. Bradley against George G.
Bradley. The bill filed by Mrs Bradley
prayed for an injunction to restrain the
proceedings under the caveat to the will of
Henry Bradley, deceased This means that
the case will probably be tried before
jury.
The Public Service Commission of Mary
land will be asked to require the Western
Union Telegraph Company to establish an
has appointed Mayor Lee Offutt and Coun-
Gilman John B. Brewer to take the matter
upwith the commission. and they will visit
Baltimore within the very near future for
that purpose. For years Rockville had
telegraph service, but the Office was abol-
ished several years ago.
J. A. Wagner, So years old. of Kensing-
ton, this county, was taken to the Casualty
Hospital, Washington, last Friday night
with both legs and both arms fractured
He fell 40 feet from a windmill on his
place Friday afternoon while making re-
pairs, and lay on the ground unconscious
for an hour before the family discovered
the accident. One of the children went for
water and found his senseless father. He
is reported as improving.
A meeting of the citizens of Kensineton
was held last week to consider the propo-
sition for sewer system for Kensineton.
Charles r. Rowdybush was chairman. The
proposition to issue bonds for $4,000 for
sewers was discussed and it developed that
there is much opposition to the scheme on
the ground that the amount is not suffi-
cient for the construction of an adequate
system and that poor system would not
be satisfactory. A committee. composed
Of W. M. Terrell. R. A. Chappell and W. W.
Skinner, was named to inquire into the
operation Of the system at TakOma Park