Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1913-07-18
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Senator Cummins, of Iowa, spent Sunday
last at the country home, near Derwood,
of our popular fellOw-citizen, Mr.. j. C. We'll
liver.
The trial in the Circuit Court here of the
Henry Bradley will case has been set for
August nth by an agreement of the counsel
interested.
Starting his auto in motion on last We'd
nesday, DR.. C. H. Mannar. of this town, had
the wrist joint of his right arm dislocated
by a blow from the machine crank.
John L. Burnett. Clerk of the Circuit
Court here. and wife have returned from
two-weeks' visit to relatives in Detroit,
Mich, where they spent very pleasant
time.
The Camp Club, consisting of about
twenty-five young people of this county,
took possession of its summer camp on
the Potomac river, near Seneca, on Tues
day last. The camp will be open until the
middle of August.
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 o'clock. The
program will be announced later.
The regular quarterly meeting of Mont
gomery County Pomona Grange. No. 7.
will be entertained by Lanham Grange,
near Pennsylvania railroad and Annapolis
electric cars. on Thursday, July 3lst, at 10
O'Clock, A. M. E. L. Hartshorne, secretary.
On Tuesday the County Commissioners
awarded the following contracts: To the
M. j. Grove Lime Co. the construction of
the Brookeville-Jones mill road. To the
Warren F. Brenizer Co. the repair of about
11-2 miles of the Laytonsville road with
hot-tar mixture.
Upon pleading guilty in the police court
here to a charge of violating the local
option law of the county, Benjamin Shan
holtz was fined $50 and costs by Justice
Arthur NJ Mace. 1t was charged that
Shanholtz sold beer at church picnic at
Germantown.
Mr.. VIM. r. Fulks. one of the best-known
citizens of Gaithersburg district. died last
Sunday at his home. near Gaithersbure, of
the infirmities of age. He was 70 years
old. Surviving him are three sons and
three daughters. The funeral took place
Tuesday morning, the Rev. R. G. KOontz,
pastor of Epworth M. E. Church. Gathers
burg, conducting the services.
The funeral services for Mrs. Harriet J.
Iddings. widow of DIR. C. E. Iddings, who
died at her home, near Sandy Spring, were
held last Saturday afternoon, burial being
in the cemetery at WOodside. Mrs. Iddings
was IS years old. She is survived by the
following children, all of this county: DR..
C. M. Iddings, William A. and Edward r.
Iddings and Miss Dora Iddings. She also
leaves sister. Mrs Isaac Wood. of Ok
ford, Pa.
On Friday last Griffith Warfield, son of
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son of Mr.. Marion Burrows. of this town,
were bitten by dog with the rabies. The
dog was owned in this town, and after it
was killed its head was sent by the owner to
ton for examination. There the authorities
pronounced it to be a clear case of hydro
phobia. The boys who were bitten began
at once to undergo treatment at Wash
ineton institution They 90 back and forth
from their homes here for daily treatment
and are to do so for 81 days. They are doing
well under the treatment
Within few days cars will be running
over the new line from the heart of Wash
ington City to Great Falls. according to
statement given out by the Real Estate
Trust Company, promoters of Bradley Hills,
through which subdivision the new line
will be operated. The schedule that will
be started has not been determined, but
will be announced shortly. Cars are al
ready being run over the line, but only
to settle the roadbed. The Great Falls cars
will start at Fifth and F streets northwest,
Washington and make the through trip to
Great Falls. The Communication fare for one
trip win be thirteen cents. The road is
laid along the Bradley road, and there are
about seventeen miles of track. At pres
ent the road is single tracked but the
work has been done with the idea of adding
h. date
is planned then to inaugurate an eight
minute schedule.
Fearful that canal boat bearing down
on the canoe in which she and George
Emmert, of 500 Massachusetts avenue
northwest, Washington, D. c.. were passing
through the C. & o. Canal, near Cabin John
Bridge, on Thursday night of last week,
Miss Clara E. Ward. nineteen years old,
of 81 | street, Washington, jumped from
the boat and was drowned. The accident
occurred about $50 O'Clock, and when her
body was recovered, about a half hour
later. efforts to restore consciousness proved
futile. When Miss Ward jumped from the
canoe toward the shore she nearly threw
Emmert into the water in front of the
Oncoming canal boat, which was in charge
Of Charles H. Boyer. However, he man.
aged to keep the small craft from capsizine
and backed out of the way of the canal
boat. Late Thursday night Justice Of the
Peace Roscoe Roach. of Glen Echo. i'm
paneled coroner's jury, and after hearing
details of the occurrence from Emmert and
the boy who was driving the mules draw
ing the canal boat verdict of death from
accidental causes was rendered.
The State Roads Commission under au
thority Of the law recently forbid by public
notice all owners or operators of Traction
engines with cleats on the wheels to &