Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1913-08-15
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nnty National Bank at Rockville.
Because of inclement weather, the an
,al picnic and tournament of St. John s
Aholic Church. Forest Glen, has been
stponed until August 2lst.
Mr.. F. Hazel Cashell, whose farm is near
yery, recently thrashed his crop of wheat
the Leath's Prolific variety and got a
cid of 20 bushels per acre.
Roland Garrett, of this town. has been
pointed to position in the United States
restry Service. He will be sent to the
enandoah Valley, Va. area.
Attorney Webster Spates, formerly of
is town, has been appointed to position
the Department of Justice at Washing
n and is at present transactine business
q the department in the State of Texas.
Architect Thomas C. Groomes, of this
wn. has been authorized by the County
,mmissioners of Howard county to pre-
ire plans for an 8-room high school to be
tilt near GAINESVILLE, costing about $12 900.
The Poolesville Colt Show takes place on
3 22nd instant. Go see it. You will
4 the best lot of stock of the horse kind
the county and you will enter COM
unity whose people are not excelled for
1spitality.
The Chautauqua finished its good work
Rockville on Monday last and left for a
sw field. 1t was contracted with by our
sOple to return next summer. The day
tits temperance will be looked to with
zen pleasure.
DR.. Edward Anderson, of this town, has
ned the corporation of Rockville for OBJ
ructng the natural flow of surface water
i the street and turning it upon his land.
g claims SIS damages on account of a
'ashout in the front yard of his premises.
wing to heavy rain that recently fell.
The board of school commissioners has
ppOnted the following trustees: W. H.
laxtOn, school at MOntrose; John II.
ones and Norman WOottOn, school at
'ickersOn; Mrs. Jesse X. Thompson and
ebert II. Gurley, school at Garrett Park,
nd Maurice Beall, school at Cedar Grove.
Geo. r. Braddock, son of Mr.. A. A. Brad
ock, of Friendship Heights, has been
laced in charge of work in the State of
fyOming connected with the Government
and Office at Washington city. He left
lednesday for his new Western home
18th the best wishes of his many friends
! this town.
Mrs. Mary Catharine Scherrer, widow of
hilip Scherrer. died last Saturday at her
Ome near Wheaton. aged GO years. She
ad been i'll long while of cOmplica-
on of diseases. The funeral took place
IOnday afternoon from the Presbyterian
hurch at Bethesda, burial was in the
emetery adjoining the church.
The production of wheat in Maryland
II the season of 1918 shows a decrease
YER last year. This is evidently due to
imatic and soil conditions, as the num-
er of bushels an acre this year average
Imost two bushels less than last year.
he estimated number of bushels of this
rain harvested this year is 8.073,000, as
sainst 1885, in 1912.
More than fifty citizens of this town and
icinity have become guarantOrs to secure
he Chautauqua for next year. and of the
mited number of 700 season tickets $50
ave been sold The remaining $50 tickets
ill be sold to other persons in the order
t their applications. So, to insure your
citing season tickets you should subscribe
t once.
The Social Service League will, as usual.
Onduct a rest room at the Rockville Fair
n the 26th, 9th, 28th and 29th of this
Month. Everyone is invited to make this
Dom their headquarters. A small charge
,ill be made for toilet facilities. Every
fort will be made to secure the comfort
nd satisfaction of our visitors, and the
rained nurse, who is employed by the
eaeue, will be in constant attendance.
In order to have their names appear on
he official primary ballots, candidates for
nominations for Office in this county will
AVE to file with the supervisors of elections,
lot later than August 18th, certificates of
heir candidacy. They will also have to
eposit with the supervisors the fees fixed
" law-$25 where the salary of the Office
ought is more than $500 year. and $40
where the annual salary is $500 or less.
C. W. Ripley and W. B. Kirkpatrick,
epresenting the residents of Friendship
ieights, Somerset and Drummond, this
ounty, appeared before the board Of
chool commissioners and requested the
of a school at point con-
yenient to the three towns. DR.. Ryan Deve-
eux, of the school board. and Prof Earle
B. Wood, county superintendent of schools,
were named by the board to investigate.
The annual meeting Of the Montgomery
County Anti-Saloon League was held at
Washington Grove on Tuesday last and
was largely attended, in spite of the in
clement weather The election of officers
resulted in the choice of the following
President, DIR. John l.. Lewis, of Bethesda
at large, Thomas j. Owen,
Of Gaithersbure; secretary, Alfred Wilson,
of Bethesda; treasurer, A. C. Warthan. OF
Kensington.
Last Sunday dog supposed to be mad
belonging to a cOlored man of this town,
bit William Dunley, cOlored, and a horse
belonging to Mr.. Adair Brooke. The vic
tim and the owner of the horse are resi-
dents Of Rockville. Late in the afternoon
OF the same day the dog was killed at Der
wood, two miles north of Rockville, by Mr.
James English. after attacking several per
sons in that town. but did not succeed il
biting any of them. as he was warded of
each time. Dunley is now taking twenty