Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1913-10-17

dH assistant at the bethesda SCHOOL. MTS.
Henrietta Rich, of the 0lney school, sue
ceeds Miss Maxwell at the Gaithersburg
school.
Mrs. Edna Blizzard, wife of Bertram W.
Blizzard, Potomac district farmer, and
daughter of S. Wade Maeruder, committed
suicide at her home near Potomac on We'd
nesday last by drinking carbolic acid.
Poor health is supposed to have been re-
sponsible for her act. She was 30 years
old. At the time of her death Mrs Biz
card was alone in her home. The father of
the young woman discovered the body, the
husband being out in the field sowing
wheat.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. W. Simpson. of Aspen,
entertained Friday evening in celebration
of the birthday anniversary of their daueh-
ter, Miss Eleanor Simpson. The house was
tastefully decorated with autumn leaves,
yellow pumpkins serving as vases for cut
flowers The guests included Misses Laura
and Elizabeth Gilliland, Mr.. and Mrs. j. II.
Simpson, W. d. Wilcoxon, and VIM. Ed
redge, of Washington; Miss Laura Kicks,
Baltimore; Miss Dorothy Lehman, Miss
Naomi Garrett. and Mr.. and Mrs R. II.
Simpson.
According to a decision given out by
Attorney General Poe, the Bull Moose can
didates for Senator, Comptroller and Clerk
of the the Court of Appeals and the Labor
party candidate for Comptroller cannot
participate in the coming election. They
are barred from having their names on the
official ballot because their certificates of
nomination were not filed with the Secre-
tary of State rs days before the day of
election. The Attorney General has in
structed Secretary of State Graham that
he must not certify the nominations to the
Supervisors of Elections.
Allan F. Frost, son of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM
W. Frost, of Friendship Heights. and a
graduate of Mckinley Manual Training
School, Washington, d. c.. died of typhoid
fever in Portland, Ore. on Thursday of last
week. His remains were brought east and
inferred in Rock Creek cemetery. Mr.. Frost
was twenty-four years old He was an
employee of the Chesapeake and Potomac
Telephone Company of Washington for a
time, but had gone west to accept a posi-
ton with Portland company. At the
time of his death he was expert engineer
for this company.
The State Roads Commission has made
an offer of $4,000 for 16 miles of the
Union turnpike in this county. A deleea-
ton of directors of the turnpike company,
headed by President Kirk, appeared before
the commission and protested that the price
previously offered. about 5000, was not
adequate. and after full consideration
the commission raised its offer to fiat
$4,000 for as much of the turnpike as
might be needed by the commission. The
commission wants the section from the
District of Columbia line north through
NOrbeck to Olney, thence east, through
Sandy Spring to Ashton. This is approx
mately is miles. The company must agree
to abolish tollgates on the entire rs miles
and to turn over the section not wanted
by the commission to the County Commits
sioners of this county.
Announcement has been made of the
engagement of Miss Virginia Walker
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Crittenden II
Walker, of Laytonsville district. and Mr..
George Plummer, also of that locality. The
wedding WILL it is understood, take place
November 18th. In honor of the prOspec-
tive bride. Mr. and Mrs. S. r. Plummer
parents of the bridegroom-to-b gave a
rainbow luncheon, their guests including
Mrs. Haveline and Miss Beckham of Wash
ington Mrs. Clarence Rhodes. of Atlanta,
Ca; Mrs. Pope, of Baltimore Mrs. VIM B.
Mobley. Mrs. C. II. Walker, Mrs. Green Grit
fifth, Mrs. Dorsey Griffith. Mrs. j. 7. War
field. Mrs Walter Plummer. Mrs. G. w. B.
Bartlett, Mrs. S. R. Plummer, Miss Elsie
Plummer. Miss Virginia Walker, Miss Lulie
Bell, and Misses Fyffe, Cashell, Ray, CHEEKY
Etchison. Saunders and Merriwether.
Mrs Allyn CaprOn, Jr., Mrs. Morris l.
Croxall, Miss Margaret Fields, Mrs. Cora
Bacon-Foster. Miss Mary C. Oursler, Miss
Laura " Walker and Mrs David II. War.
field, Daughters of the American Revolu
ton, attended at UniOntOwn, Pa, the
unwilling of the monument to the famous
British officer, Maj Gen. Edward Braddock
who was killed at the battle of the MOnon
gahela. July 8, 1855. The monument is
located at the grave of Gen. BraddOck, on
the National pike, nine miles out of Union
town. These ladies. representing the Daugh
tiers of the American Revolution, attended
the banquet and reception given by the
Braddock Memorial Park Association thu
night of the 18th to the Coldstream Guards
of England and the other distinguished
British and Canadian visitors. The ban
uuet and reception was held in Uniontown
When persons file applications for on
of the $50 or more new jobs in connection
with the collection of the income tax b.
| the internal revenue bureau which do no
come under the civil service. they mus
tell from what congressional district they
come, if they come from any. That is one
of the provisions in the regulations 70
the employment of this force made public
recently at the Treasury Department Tn
other provisions of the regulations cove
questions which are usually asked in ap
plicatiOns for civil service appointments
The persons will be appointed by the com
missioner of the internal revenue with tn
approval of the Secretary Of the Treasury
Says the regulations in concluding; ZAP
pointees will be required to devote thei
time, exclusive Of all other occupations
to the discharge of the duties of the posi-
ton to which appointed"
Walter r. Tuckerman. master of fox
hounds Of the Riding and Hunt Club G