Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1912-02-02
T I'll E SEN TIN Ell.
FRIDAY Morning February 2, 1912
Tofal aud Rersonal.

Oyster supper at Masonic Temple. Rock
vile, on February 8, 1912.
Delegate Waters has introduced bill in
the Legislature to sanction sundry requests
of the late Samuel Hays.
The Kings Daughters will meet with Mrs.
Addie Greene on Tuesday afternoon, Feb
ruary 9Th, 1912, at 8 o'clock.
Mrs. John B. Collier, who has been visit
ing relatives in Washington for the last
two weeks, has returned to her home at
Germantown.
The Upper Seneca Baptist Sunday School,
at Cedar Grove, will hold box social at
the school house on Friday. February 9th.
1912. at 8P. M.
The receipts at the Catholic festival,
held in Rockville Tuesday last, amounted to
$3.50. which will be applied to beautifyine
the cemetery.
Brainard H. Warner. Jr.. Republican. who
was defeated by David J. Lewis, Democrat
is again candidate for the Republican
nomination for Congress.
Sheriff Howard has appointed Randolph
Luhn. of Poolesville James o. King, of
Damascus, and Henry w. Crismond of
Forest Glen, deputy sheriffs.
The Mite Society of the Cropley Presby-
terrain Church will have box party. with
ice-cream and cake, in the church on We'd
nesday, February 7th, at 7 P. M.
Sixty-eight dollars was realized at the
box social held in the Brookeville High
School-Julian Walters principal-on last
Friday night, and each attendant had a
joyous time.
Clements Offutt, a student in Mt ST.
Mary's College, Emmitsbure. Md, is down
with the pneumonia. His parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Lee Offutt, of this town, are visiting
him in his sickness.
The Anti-Saloon League of Montgomery
County will hold a meeting in celebration
of its 18th anniversary at Rockville on
February %. Full particulars of program
will be published later
Died. on Sunday, January 28th. 1912. in
New York city, Amanda Emery. daughter
of the late Gassaway Perry, of this county.
Funeral took place from her former home
in Washington, D. C., on Tuesday.
Miss Anna L. Howes. aged 81 years,
daughter of Mr.. Nicholas M. Howes, of
Aspen, died last Sunday afternoon. She
had been i'll long while of lung trouble.
The funeral took place Tuesday afternoon
from the family residence
Two days after calving recently COW
in the dairy of Fields Brothers. near Der
wood, made the phenomenal measurement
of 6 feet inches around the milk-bag. She
is high-bred Holstein, as are the major
portion of the herd on the farm.
Benjamin C. Hughes and Robert L. Saun-
ders have resigned as constables for Rock
vile and Potomac districts. respectively.
Samuel T. Butt has been appointed in the
place of Mr.. Hughes, and Asbury Case in
the place OF Mr. saunders.
Representative Lewis on Wednesday in
troduced bill to provide sheds for the
horses and mules of farmers who come in
from the country to Washington with farm
products for sale. The sheds are to be
located on b street, near Centre Market
Edward Swami and wife. colored, of
Wheaton district. were convicted in the
police court last Friday of the larceny of
ducks from Mr.. Donald Bowie, farmer.
Swami was sentenced to nine months and
the woman to fifteen months in the house
of correction.
The Democratic State Central Committee
for this county has sent to Gov. Colds
borough the names of VIM. H. Wade, VIM.
II. Griffith. Jas. T. Cashell and Thomas C.
Keys. from which the Democratic member
of the Board of Supervisors of Elections
will be selected.
Miss M. Ella Robertson, of this town, has
resigned as assistant teacher at the Ken
sington Grammar School and will, it is
understood, leave within the near future
for Middletown, Ohio, to teach in the Dub
lie schools of that town. Miss Robertson
taught in the Kensington school about six
years.
Judge Edward C. Peter has signed de-
cree granting to Mrs. Sarah F. Matthews,
Of Norbeck, an absolute divorce from Arthur
d. Matthews, who is said to live in Pennsyl-
vania, on the ground of desertion. The
decree awards to Mrs. Matthews the GUS
tody of the couples only child. Catharine
Matthews, aged nine years.
Mr.. H. j. Hunt 3rd, of Bethesda, this
county, and a number of other gentlemen
of Bethesda and Chevy Chase have applied
to the Bank Commissioner of Maryland for
a charter for the Bethesda Trust Com
pany," with capital of 100000. to be
located at Bethesda. The company expects
to commence business on the LIST of next
March.
The annual convention of the farmers of
Montgomery county will be held at Sandy
Spring on February 9Th. Morning and
afternoon sessions will be held, with Mr..
Mortimer o. Stabler, of Spencerville, pre-
siding. The subjects to be discussed in
clude the following: Fruit tree planting
fertilization ingredients, road building, and
what legislation can do for the daryman.
The Wednesday Club. of Sandy Spring,
met at the home Of Mrs Samuel P. Thomas
and elected the following officers: Presi-
dent. Mrs Henry Miller; secretary and
treasurer, Mrs John H. Janney. The re.
firing president, Mrs. Rebecca Miller, was
thanked for her long and faithful service,
and Mrs. Milton Bancroft's resignation as
secretary and treasurer was regretted by
all the club.
Kinster, the premier standard bred stall
lion at Pleasant Field Stock Farm, at Ger
mantown. owned by Mr.. Chas. C. Waters.