Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1912-07-05
Hnfal and 2ersnnal
Town aud Country.


vile.
Mrs Mary L. Dalton. of Chevy Chase
announces the engagement of her daugh
ter Mary, to DIR. William Hamilton, o.
washington. The marriage will take plac'
in the fall.
Baltimore and Ohio excursion Sunday
Iulv 9TH, $500 to Harper's Ferry, Charles
town, Summit Point. Wadesville and Win
chester and return. Train leaves Rockville
at S:38 A. M.
Mr.. Bernard Monday. of this town, ha
sold to Mr.. James M. Crown farm o
1874 acres near Hunting Hill, the considera
ton being $500. The place adjoins thu
home farm of Mr.. Crown.
Miss Nettie V. Schwartzback and Mr.
los M. Ganley. both of Boyds. were mar
ried on Wednesday of last week by Rev
George B. Harrington. pastor of St. Mary;
Catholic Church, GAINESVILLE.
The engagement has been announced
of Miss Helen Eldridge, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Watson W. Eldridge. of Kensine
ton, this county, to Mr.. Garrett G. Loeffier
son of Major and Mrs. Charles D. A
Loeffier, of Washington.
Rev. VIM. A. Power, pastor Of St. Luk$s
Lutheran Church at Redland, this county
and Miss Opal M. Holland. daughter Of Mr.
and Mrs. Ernest M. Holland. of Redland
we're married in Washington on Tuesday
by Rev. DR.. Almendinger.
The Montgomery County Sunday School
Association will hold a rally at Washington
Grove on August 7th. All Sunday Schools
of the county are expected to send dele
gates and large attendance is looked for.
Prof f. Wilson Walker. of Gaithersburg. is
chairman of the committee of arrange
ments.
Messrs. George C. Dawson, Of South Da-
kota Garner Bouic, of Arkansas, and How
ard Spates, of Atlantic City. are at prese :
visiting friends and relatives of this COM
munity. Mr.. Walter o. Green, editor of the
Montour Democrat. of Danville, Pa, visited
Rockville onSunday last on his return home
from the Baltimore convention.
Miss Susie Viola Maeruder, daughter Of
Mr. and Mrs. James Magruder. of Travilah,
this county, and Mr.. Robert Hasylup Boil
ton. of the same locality. were married in
Rockville Wednesday afternoon by Rev.
F. M, Richardson, pastor of the Southern
Methodist Church, the ceremony taking
place at the home of the minister.
Miss Evelyn M. Anderson, daughter of
Mrs. Frank Henley, of Potomac district, and
Mr. Edward C. Ricketts,. of the same locality
were married on Wednesday evening of
last week by Rev. Homer Welsh, pastor of
the M. E. Church South at Potomac, at the
parsonage. in the presence of small COM
pany of relatives and friends of the couple.
Louis Pratt. 13-year-old negro boy. was
arrested Tuesday near Brookeville. charged
with burning barn on the farm of Mr.. J.
Clinton Dorsey, in that neighborhood. The
boy admitted that he had set fire to the
barn. but commended that il was an acct
dent. At the request of his father, who
swOre that Lewis was incorrigible, the boy
was sent to the House of Reformation.
Reed Warthen. son of Jason P. Warthen.
of Kensington. graduated from the Mary
land Agricultural College this year with
high honOrs. He led his class all four years
he was at the institution and last year was
captain of his military company. winning
special distinction in military tactics. I'm
Ter special provision of the War Depart
nent, he is eligible for appointment as
second lieutenant in the United States
Army.
The School Commissioners have named
the following public school teachers of this
county to attend the summer school at
Johns Hopkins University. Baltimore. the
county to pay their tuition: Misses Doro-
thy II. Clum. Grace Birgfeld. Hadassah
Moore, Gussie G. Lamar, Blanche Fawcett,
Deborah j. Burdette. Isabel b. Jones. Mar
earet l. Darby, Effie G. Barnsley, V. Irene
kimler and Frances l.. V. Homer The
school opened July End and will continue
until August 18th.
The funeral of Mr. Walter M. Haney.
one of the best-known residents of Be-
thesda district. who died last Saturday at
the Georgetown University Hospital. where
he had been under treatment about two
weeks. took place at O'Clock Sunday
afternoon from the family residence at
WoodmoDt Burial was in Rockville Gene
cry. Mr.. Haney was a lifelong resident
II this county, and was a son of the late
Joseph NJ Haney. of this community He
vas So years old Surviving him are his
wife, who was formerly a Miss Morrison.
# MontrOse, and two daughters.
The State Teachers Association, after a
Our-days' meeting at BraddOck Heights
adjourned last Friday afternoon. The final
ession was devoted largely to business
including the annual election of officers
he adoption of reports Of committees and
he report of the Teachers Reading Circle
~ its secretary. A resolution was unani-
nously passed urging the various school
boards Of the State to adopt for their re-
pective counties compulsory education az
provided for by the last Legislature. The
election of new officers. the last feature Of
he session, resulted as follows: President
J. B. Noble. principal Of the Centreville
High School president Chas. F. Rad
iatz, Baltimore City College ; secretary, II
". Caldwell. Chesapeake City; Treasurer
DR.. r. Bergman. Baltimore. Earle b
Wood, of this county. was made mem
Der Of the executive committee.
James E. Keesecker aged AS years. sup.
posed to be from Baltimore. was kicked
by mule and almost instantly killed OF
he towpath Of the Chesapeake and 0hiC
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