Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1913-07-04
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Fx-Confederate David Horner, of near
this town, visited Gettysburg to witness
the late ceremonies of the reunion.
Mr.. Harry Baird. near this town, lost
a fine farm horse by death, overcome by
heat, while harvesting wheat last week.
Capt. Sidney j. Lodge has purchased the
Briarley Hall Military Academy. located
near Poolesville, this county, paying for it
$500.
For the comfort of visitors electric fans
will be temporarily installed in the court
room here where the addresses will be
delivered upon the unwilling of the Brad
dock trail marker on Wednesday next.
Judge Peter, in the circuit court here,
has signed decree granting to Mrs. Jesse
Roberts, of this vicinity. an absolute divorce
from VIM. Roberts. who is said to live in
Pennsylvania. The bill charged desertion.
Next Sundays Magazine of the Wash
ineton Star is literary treat The best
story writer's and artists have prepared
this magazine for you. Don't miss it.
Have your newsdealer leave you copy
every Sunday.
The annual meeting of the Anti-Saloon
League of Montgomery county will be held
at Washington Grove on Tuesday. August
18th. Morning session at 10 O'Clock and
the afternoon session at 2 O'Clock. The
program will be announced later.
The large brick barn on the Mclaughlin
Stock Farm. near Poolesville, this county,
was burned several days ago. The barn
was an old one, but in an excellent state
of preservation. 1t is claimed the bricks
for the building we're brought from Eng
land.
Gov. Goldsborough has issued a procla-
nation declaring Saturday, July 5th. a
legal holiday in this State. Following i'm
mediately after the great national holiday
the day had been urged upon the governor
as the one which might be declared
holiday with great benefit to the working
people.
The School Commissioners have con-
frmed the appointment of Charles H.
Gibson, of Church Creek, Md, as principal
of the KensingtOn grammar school, vice f.
Barrett Prettyman, resigned. The resigna-
ton of Miss Mary E. Clard. as principal of
the school at Oakland, this county, has
been announced.
John W. Williams, of Boyds, this county,
has been selected by the general superin-
tendent of the railway mail service, A. H.
Stephens, to 60 to St. Louis. Mo-, July LIST,
to look after the weighing of mails west of
the Missouri river. He left last Monday
morning for St. Louis where his head
quarters will be for several months.
The School Commissioners have an
nOunced the appointment of the following
assistant teachers Miss Roberta p. Hig-
gins, school at Laytonsville; Miss M. Lam
della Etchison. school at Oakmont Miss
Katherine Hughes. school at Germantown.
Miss Josephine CLANCY has resigned as
assistant teacher at the LaytOnsvilIe school,
Miss Frances C. Grimes, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. James o. Grimes of Travilah, and
Mr.. Joseph Albert Moulden. of Rockville,
were married here at $3.50 O'Clock last
Wednesday afternoon, by the Rev. Frank
NJ Richardson, pastor of the Southern
Methodist Church. the ceremony taking
place at the parsonage in the presence of
small company of relatives and friends
of the couple
Base ball will be the principal Fourth of
July attraction at Washington Grove In
the afternoon two games will be played
The first one will be between the Wash
ington Grove and Germantown teams, and
will be followed by game between the
Washington Grove team and the Braddock
Athletic Club team, of Washington. Sat
urday afternoon, Washington Grove will
play Hyattsville at Washington Grove.
The Just Government League of Mont
gomery county will hold its regular monthly
meeting at BOyds. Md, on Saturday, July
18th, 1918, at 1880 p M. The audience
will be entertained by good music and
speaking Among the speakers of the
evening will be Mr.. H. Martin Williams,
Reading Clerk of the House of Represen-
tatives. The speaking will be followed by
dancing. All are cordially invited to at
tend.
Mgr James F. Mackin. of St. Paul's
Catholic Church. Fifteenth and V streets
northwest Washington, has celebrated re-
Gently three anniversaries. On the occa-
sion of his seventy-ffth birthday anniver-
sary Monday last, he was the recipient of
numerous congratulations. The day before
was the fOrty-fifth anniversary of his ad-
mission to the priesthood and the twenty
eighth anniversary of the founding of ST.
Paul's Church.
Architect Frank r. Miburn. of Washing
ton, D. c.. has purchased from the Real
Estate Trust Co. the 134-acre farm known
as "StoningtOn. The place is in the Brad
ley Hills section. near the new car line, and
adjoins the George Bradley farm on the
Potomac pike, about miles south of PO-
tomac. this county. Mr.. Milburn will make
extensive Improvements, and will live on
the place. as it is only forty minutes ride
from Washington.
The will of the late Charles G. Porter
has been admitted to probate in the Or
phans' Court here. 1t was executed in
May, 1896, and disposes of an estate
valued at about $4,000 John Thomas,
nephew of the testator, is named executor.
The will directs that all the property be
converted into cash and divided into sew
enteen shares, which are bequeathed as
follows: Two shares to Grace Harvey and
one share each to Edward p. Taylor, Chas.
Z. Porter C. G. Porter Brown. Mary V.
hale, Annie f. Brown. Eugene Harvey,