Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1913-07-11
Hufal aud Rersnual


Town ana NOuuLTy'
Mrs. Eugene Jarboe. Randolph Luhn
and Vim. Williams have been appointed
trustees of the school at Sugarland.
The yearly business meeting of the Janet
MONTGOMERY Chapter will be held at the
chapter rooms, Rockville, on Tuesday, July
18th. Annual reports will be read and
election of officers held.
The Washington Grove baseball team
dropped two games last Friday, the first to
the Germantown nine by the score of Is
to 7. and the second game to the Braddock
Athletic Club team, of Washington. IL to 8.
The annual meeting of the Anti-Saloon
LEAGUE of Montgomery county will be held
at Washington Grove on Tuesday. August
10Th. Morning session at 10 O'Clock and
the afternoon session at O'Clock. The
program will be announced later.
DIR. Arthur 7. Randall, of Bethesda, has
been granted an absolute divorce by Judge
Peter in the circuit court here, from Mrs.
Grace N. Randall on the ground of deser-
ton. DIR. Randall is a medical examiner
in the bureau of pensions, Washington.
j. Abby Henderson. Solicitor. sold on
Monday last at public sale dwelling
house and forty acres of land belonging to
Lucy N. Munford and Edward S. Munford,
adjoining the Bethesda Presbyterian Church
property, to Wade B. Hampton for $29, 100.
Mr.. C. P. Coupard, painter. of Rock
vile, fell from the roof of the barn on the
Fields Brothers farm, near Derwood, while
painting the cupola Tuesday last, to the
projecting apron, a distance of rs feet.
Fortunately he escaped injury. save the
painful bruising of his right hip.
The Kensington W. C. T. IT,. at a meet
ing held at the home of Mrs. M. f. Simpson,
elected the following officers: President,
Mrs. M. F. Simpson vice-presidents, Mrs.
L. W. Maxson, Mrs G. W. Ashworth and
Mrs. G. W. Duvall secretary, Mrs. c. E.
Houghton; treasurer. Mrs. E. W. Moore.
Sheriff Howard on Tuesday last went to
a small island about two miles above the
Great Falls and took charge of the remains
an unidentified man found there by r. A.
Dye A metal tag found in the pocket of
the dead mans trousers had been issued
by the American Railway and Steamship
Company of New York and was numbered
227.
Miss Mary E. Dawson, daughter of the
late James M. Dawson, of Jacksonville,
and until few months ago lifelong
resident of this county, died Tuesday night
at the home of her brother, David M. Daw-
son, at Ardmore, Okla. She had been i'll
several weeks of typhoid fever. The
funeral will be held Saturday afternoon at
Monocacy Cemetery. Beallsville.
The Gaithersburg Milling Company sold
at public sale on Tuesday last its milling
property at Derwood, including mill, with
modern machinery. and two dwellings to
Mr.. j. Webb Mullinix, of Etchison, this
county, for $5.905, and to Mr.. Walter W.
Mobley. of DerwOod. two vacant lots in
Derwood, one for $3.50 and one for $780,
Mr.. Etchison is practical miller and will
in the future operate the mill at Derwood
In the presence of fews relatives and
friends, Miss Catherine Victoria Welsh,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward F. Welsh,
of this vicinity, and Mr.. Russell Scott Ma
gruder son of Mr.. S. Wade Magruder, of
this town, were married on Saturday last
by Rev. John I. Coolahan, pastor of St.
Mary's Catholic Church, the ceremony TAX
ing place at the rectOry. Immediately
afterward the young couple left for short
trip
The Just Government League of Mont
gomery county will hold its regular monthly
meeting at Boyds, Md, on Saturday, July
18th, 1918, at 7:30 p M. The audience
will be entertained by good music and
speaking. Among the speakers of the
evening will be Mr.. II. Martin Williams.
Reading Clerk of the House of Represen-
tatives. The speaking will be followed by
dancing All are cordially invited to at
tend
A little six-year-old son of Mr.. W. Will
liams, who resides near the old Orndorff
mill. in this county. on Saturday last found
a dynamite cartridge and exploded it, the
discharge blowing off part of his thumb
and two fingers upon the left hand and
painfully burning his face and stomach.
1t is supposed that he found the cartridge
in the old mill standing nearby his home.
The child was brought to Rockville and its
wounds dressed by DIR. Linthicum.
Mr.. John A. Riggs, aged 81 years, died
on Wednesday of last week at his home.
near Brookeville. He is survived by four
daughters and three sons, as follows: Mrs.
Marshall P. Howard, of Baltimore, and
Misses Susan G.. Annie S. and Mary H.
Riggs, and Robert L. Riggs. of Philadel-
phia; John A. Riggs. of Baltimore, and
Laurason B. Riggs. of this county. The
funeral took place Friday morning from
st. Johns Episcopal Church at Olney.
Miss Edna M. Ward entertained on the
Fourth of July quite a number of young
people on the lawn of her home, neal
Washington Grove, with number of beau
tful fireworks. after which refreshments
were served in the dining room decorated
for the occasion with flags. Among those
present were Mr.. and Mrs. f. W. Ward, Of
Washington. and their two grand sons
Masters Ward and Alvin Fairfax Mr.. anC
Mrs. Hermon C. Briggs, of Gaithersburg
and j.. C. and J. f. Ward
A Christian Workers Conference anC
Camp Meeting will be held at Washington
Grove from July 30th to August 10th, in
elusive. Some of those who will take par
IN the meeting and discussions are Rev
John f. Fortard, Rev. W. |. Cover of Lay
louisville, Rev. Henry p Hamill and Rev
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