Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1913-03-07
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Mrs. Bessie B. Garrett has instituted sui
IN the Circuit Court here for an absolute
divorce from Richard E. Garrett. of Gle,
Acno' on the ground of desertion. Sh,
also asks the custody of the couples onl,
child. Howard Richard Garrett, aged 81,
years. and to be allowed alimony ant
counsel fees. Mrs. Garrett is represented
oy Attorney W. Outerbridee Spates. Ac
cordine to the bill the couple were marriet
IN Plttsburg in March. 1905, and lived il
Flttsburs, Washington and Glen Echo, bu
nave not lived together since May. 1912.
A memorial service for the late Rev. DR.
Thomas j. Packard, for twelve years recto
OF Christ Episcopal Church, this town. anC
Ascension Church, Gaithersbure, was helC
in Christ Church on Thursday evening O.
last week. 1t was presided over by Ri
Rev. Alfred Harding. Bishop of Washing.
ton, and was attended by large gathering
OF members of the denomination and others
Those who delivered addresses were Bishop
Harding, Rev. Randolph A. McKim, rector
of Epiphany Church. Washington; Rev
Herbert Scott Smith, rector of St. Marearet's
Church, Washington. and J. Holdsworth
Gordon, of Washington. The Scripture
lesson was read by Rev. Thos. A. Hauehton-
Burke, rector of Christ Church.
A question affirming THAT the elective
franchise should be granted to the women
on the same basis as that of the men in
the State of Maryland" was debated in the
assembly hall of the Gaithersburg High
School last Friday evening between teams
representing the Briarley Hall Military
Academy, Poolesville, and the Gathers
burg High School. The affirmative was
upheld by the high school team, composed
of Misses Anna Mary Mccullough, Laura
Frizzell, Nettie Phoebus and Agnes Fritz
zell. and Sidney Thompson, John Fletchall,
L. W. Driscoll and Robert Hempstone, rep
resenting the academy, argued in the mega
tive. The judges-Rev. Frank M. Richard
son and Prof. Chas. G. Myers, of Rockville,
and Eugene H. Waters, of Germantown
decided in favor of the affirmative.
Arriving upon the scene just as hostili-
ties were apparently about to begin, Chief
Deputy Sheriff Payton Whalen is said to
have prevented several days ago what
threatened to be serious race war be-
tween white and colored men employed in
the construction of the Chevy Chase to
Great Falls electric railroad A clash had
occurred few afternoons before, but no
blood was she'd nor was any one very
badly hurt. The following morning trouble
again seemed to be brewing, and the fore
man sent for Deputy Whalen. The officer
responded promptly and the first thing he
did upon reaching the scene was to place
Roy Thomas, colored under arrest. He
handcuffed Thomas to buggy and then
lined up the fifteen others and searched
them for weapons.
Manager Edward Story, of the Brooke
vile High School base ball team, has an
nounced the schedule of games for the
team. Many of the contests will be with
the high school teams of Washington, the
opening game to be played at Brookeville
on March 9th with the Western High
School team. The other games scheduled
are as follows: March 29th. Technical
High School, at Brookeville; April 5th,
Charlotte Hall Academy, at Chatlotte Hall (;
April 10th. Eastern High School, at Brooke
vile; April 10Th, Sandy Spring High School,
at Sandy Spring April 26th, Briarley Hall
Military Academy. at Poolesville; April
9th. Business High School, at BrookevilIe
April 30th, Sandy Spring High School, at
Brookeville; May l4th, Sandy Spring High
School, at Brookeville; May 22nd, Gonzaea
College, at Brookeville. Games will be ar
ranged with the Rockville High School and