Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1913-09-12
Ental aud 9ersuual
Town and Country.

Miss Matte Packard will be the guest
next week of Mrs. p R. Stansbury, of near
this town.
Miss Susie Frances Sullivan and Mr.
Samuel Philip Perrel. both of Poolesville,
were married here last Saturday afternoon
by Rev. S. r. White.
The Montgomery County Federation of
Womens Clubs will meet in Rockville on
Thursday, September 18th. A full atten-
dance is expected. Box luncheon.
Heroic work on Saturday last by bucket
brigade saved from fire the residence of B.
s. Harvey. on the Harvey farm, about two
miles from Silver Spring, but the barn and
the garage were destroyed
Chairman Murray Vandiver has desig
mated Tuesday, September 10Th, at IL
o'clock, NJ, as the date of the Democratic
State Convention. 1t will be held at the
Auditorium Theatre, Howard street, near
Franklin, Baltimore.
Mrs. l. B. Ward, of Hunting Hill, left last
week for an extended trip to Canada with
her daughter, Miss Beulah, who is princi
pal of the Clinton Business College. Clinton,
Ontario. While there Mrs. Ward will visit
her son, II. Clay Ward, of Toronto.
There will be an instrumental and vocal
concert in the Cropley Presbyterian Church
next Tuesday, September 18TH at P. M.
Admission, Is cents; children under 10
years, free. There will be refreshments.
All proceeds for the benefit of the church.
Baltimore g. Ohio excursion on Sunday,
September 7th and 2lst, $l.00 to Harper's
Ferry and Martinsburg and return; $l.35
to Berkeley Springs and return; $500 to
Cumberland and return. Special train
leaves Rockville at 1851 A. M.
Mr.. Richard II. Lansdale, Jr., and Miss
Olivia C. Lindsay were married on We'd
nesday afternoon of last week at st. Johns
Episcopal Church, Olney, Rev. Mr. Marsden
officiating. After a short trip Mr.. and Mrs.
Lansdae will live at Oakley, near Sandy
Spring.
Mr.. VIM. j. Daymude, aged Sd years, died
last week. He leaves his wife and several
children The funeral took place Friday
afternoon from the Baptist Church, Rock
vile, the services being conducted by the
pastor, Oscar W. Henderson.
By her attorneys, Bouic & Bouic, Mrs
Lena Bald has filed suit in the circuit court
here for an absolute divorce from Stanley
Bald, now said tOl live in Pennsylvania. De-
sertiOn is charged. Mrs. Bald also asks the
custody of the couples only child. Ray
mond Bald, aged two years.
The residence of Mr. Jos. M. Burdette
near BrowninGsville, was destroyed by fire
on Wednesday afternoon of last week and
nearly all of the furniture also was lost.
The total loss is placed at about $4,000.
The insurance was $1.700. The fire is
supposed to have been caused by a spark
from chimney
Miss Clara Lillian Harrison and Mr.. Car
roll A. Warthen, both of KensingtOn. were
married in St. Paul's M. f. Church, Ken
sington, last Saturday afternoon by the
pastor, Rev. Harry G. Spencer. lmme-
dately afterward reception was held
at the home of Mrs. William ID. Thomas.
mother of the bride, Mr.. and Mrs Warthen
leaving later for their honeymoon trip
The funeral of Miss Ella Wootton, who
died on Thursday morning of last week at
Leesburg. Va, took place at II O'Clock
Saturday morning from Christ Episcopal
Church, this town, the rector, Rev. ThOs
A. HaughtOn- Burke conducting the ser
vices. Burial was in Rockville Union ceme
terry. Miss Wootton was for the greater part
of her life a resident of this county. She
was a sister of the late DIR. Edward WOOt
ton, of Poolesville, and the late Henry
WOottOn. of Ellicott City.
The Confederate Choir of Washington.
d. C., will give an entertainment on Fri
day, September 18th, at Sl5 O'Clock, p. NJ.
in the Town Hall. Kensneton. Md, for the
benefit of the Ridgely Brown Chapter, u.
d. c.. with music and muchadance, pro-
ducing musical and comedy sketches of
entertainers will appear in special num-
bers: Mrs. Elizabeth Smith-Maxwell, So
prano; Miss Estelle Murry, dansuese Mrs
Charles Fred dialect commedienne Miss
Lillian Chenweth, cOntraltO; Miss Elsie
Michaelson, dansuese ; Mrs Townsend, so
lOist, and Mr.. NJ. f. Kahn. pictOrialogue,
Dancing. Admission. rs cents.
Mr. Edward II. Brown. native of this
county. resident of the District of Columbia
for more than sixty years and member
of the Christian Commission during the
civil war, died last Saturday at his home,
2727 N street. Georgetown, aged 70 years.
Mr.. Brown was born in GAINESVILLE and
went to Washington when boy of fifteen.
He worked for time with a wholesale gro
Gerry firm and later went into the dry goods
business in Georgetown. in which he spent
practically forty years of his life He was
one of the oldest members Of the Dunbar
ton Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church
and one of the three oldest members of
Potomac Lodge No. S. F. A. A. M. He
leaves son, Garnett y. Brown, OF Wash
ingtOn.
One Of the most enjoyable social events
of the summer season in Rockville was
the Hobby Party" given by Mr.. and Mrs.
Leonard L. Nicholson. Jr., at the Mont
gomery Country Club on Saturday evening
last The event was in honor Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Nicholson's third wedding anniver-
sary, and large number Of their many
friends were present The club house was
attractively decorated with evergreens and
wild flowers within and japanese lanterns
along the spacious porches. Prizes for the
best costumes were voted to Miss Laura NJ
Higgins and Mr. John X. Henderson, Jr
of this town. The turkey trot, the tango
and other new dances consumed the re-