Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1913-12-05

TOwn and Country.

$50 pounds.
If you want light, read the big advertise
ment in this issue of the Potomac Electric
Power Company.
Ice! Icel At Reisinger's. About is lbs.
for 10 cents. No less sold. Not delivered.
None sold after dark.
Mrs. E. U. Ward. of Washington. has re-
turned home after spending Thanksgiving
week at Briggs Manor" with her daughter.
Mrs. Lottye W. Briggs.
About the first of January Mr.. John
Bonifant, of near Silver Spring. will leave
for Colorado at the direction of his doctor,
with the purpose of improving his declin-
ing health.
The Public School Commissioners have
received the resignation of Prof. Samuel
D. Gray as principal of the agricultural
departments of the high schools at Sandy
Spring and Brookeville.
Mr.. G. F. Linthicum runs daily motor
truck of five-ton capacity from his home
at Travilah to Washington city hauling
freight. He recently purchased the ma
chine at cost of $500.
The ladies' of Layhill M. E. Church
South will hold an oyster and meat supper
in the Layhill hall on Wednesday. Deem
Der 10th, beginning at a o'clock. P. M.
Other refreshments for sale.
Report says that Mr.. Willis Burdette.
our present postmaster, whose term will
expire in January, will be made superin-
tendent of public schools when the next
election to fill this position takes place.
A supper and bazaar. given by Gathers
burg lodge, will be held in Masonic Hall,
Gaithersburg, on Friday and Saturday,
December 5th and 9th, afternoon and even
ing. Proceeds for the benefit of Masonic
Hall.
The seven prisoners sentenced at the
present term of court to State prisons were
taken away from here on Thursday by
Sheriff Howard. Three of them will enter
the penitentiary and four the house of cor
rection.
The blacksmith shop on Washington
street, this town. has been purchased by
Mr.. Joseph Howes from Mr.. Wallace E.
Ricketts, for $1,000. Mr. Howes will con-
duct the business in his own name in the
future.
The ladies of the M. E. Church South, of
Pooesville. will hold bazaar in the Town
Hall on Saturday afternoon and night, De-
cember 18th, 1918. Fancy articles will be
for sale, as well as refreshments Every
body invited.
Do you yearn to become woman suffra-
gist but don't know how to be oneH A
school for woman suffragists will open in
Washington shortly. Read all about it in
The Washington Star next Sunday, De-
cember 7th.
The Montgomery County Marble and
Granite Works, of Rockville. j. M. Heagy
proprietor. have just finished the erection
of large Quincy granite monument on the
Fidler lot in the Abbottsville cemetery, in
Arcanum, Ohio.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Rockville
Baptist Church will hold sale of fancy
articles and dolls on Friday, December
18th, beginning at 2 o'clock, P. NJ Come
and buy your Christmas gifts that are use
full and attractive.
Mr.. Raymond Quinn Brown, of Purdum.
and Miss Josephine E. Ray. of Poolesville,
were married on Wednesday afternoon of
last week by Rev. DR.. Mitchell. the cere-
mony taking place at the home of the
minister at Clarksburg
Announcement has been made of the
recent marriage of Mr.. Raymond B. Graves,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis B. F. Graves, of
Aspen this county. and Miss Edna Mary
Hall, daughter of Mr.. Edward Hall. of Mt.
Airy, Md, the ceremony taking place at
Poplar Springs, Md.
The Misses Jones will give at their
home. Blenheim. near PooIesvile, this coun-
ty, silver tea on December 10th, from 2
to P. M, for the benefit of the Episcopal
Church. Refreshments will be served and
fancy articles for sale. The public is cor
daily invited.
Leo Elder administrator of the estate of
the late James M. Elder, has filed suit for
damages against the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company for the death of James
M Elder who was killed by a train at
Derwood several months ago. The plain
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Waters.
Mrs. Enoch G. johnson, of Alta Vista.
entertained at luncheon Tuesday in honor
of DR.. Mary Smead Dean, of Baltimore,
speaker at the open meeting of the Be-
thesda Woman's Club. Among the guests
were Mrs. kirkpatrick. Miss Caldwell, Mrs.
+. C. Getzendanner. Mrs. Oswold Tibbot
and Miss White.
VIM. J. Fisher, the Isthmian Canal Com
mission clerk. whose trial in the circuit
court here for the murder of VIM. L. Alt
dorfer resulted in disagreement. was re-
leased last Saturday on $4,000 bail Mai.
Samuel H. Walker, president of the Wash
ineton Grove Campaigning Association,
qualified as surety.
Mr.. Fulton Clay Davis, of Kemptown. and
Miss Margaret Bell Cordell daughter of Mr..
and Mrs James H. Cordell. of Clarksburg
were married on Thursday afternoon of
last week at the home of the bridegroom,
Rev Dr. Davis, Of the Methodist Church,
performing the ceremony in the presence
Of small company of relatives and friends
Of the couple.
The Rev. lrl k. Hicks 1914 Almanac is
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