Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1913-01-17
Enfal aud gersnual.
Town and Country.

Miss Louise Larcombe, of this town, has
been appointed assistant teacher for the
public school at White Oak.
Dream of the Rarebit Fiend," clever
new feature of the Washington Star, starts
in the comic section with the issue of
January 10Th.
At meeting of the directors of the
Montgomery County Agricultural Society,
held on Wednesday, the officers of last
year were reelected.
Messrs. Charles Veirs, Geary Fisher and
Willis Robinson, of this county. left early
last Monday morning for a trip to North
Carolina to enjoy quail hunt.
The Ladies Aid Society of the Presby-
terrain Church will hold cake sale at the
residence of Mrs. R. B. Peter from to
P. M. on Saturday, January 18th.
The County Commissioners have ap-
pointed W. Irwin Rabbit and Frank A.
Weiner constables for Rockville and Be-
thesda districts respectively
The meeting of the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union will be held at the
home of Mrs. VIM. Waters Rockville, on
Tuesday, January 21st, at 3 P. NJ
Miss Clara E. Demuth. daughter of Mr..
R. J. Demuth, of Norbeck, died last Friday
after lingering illness. The funeral took
place Sunday from the family residence.
The E. V. White Chapter, u D. c.. will
hold meeting on Monday. January goth,
1918, at O'Clock, P. NJ, at Blenheim, the
residence of Mrs. John Jones. this county
Mr.. Isaac Lobe Straus, candidate for the |
long U. S. Senatorial term, will speak in
Rockville within the next six weeks. A
more definite day will be announced later
Willie. third son of Mr.. VIM. R. Pun
phrey of this town. has much improved |
in health we are glad to state. after re-
Gently undergoing surgical operatn in
Washington city.
Mr.. John B. Diamond has installed three |
power milking machines in his dairy. His
is the second county dairy that is using
these machines, the Fraley Brothers hav-
ing installed one several months ago.
The Ladies Aid Society of ST. Bartholo-
news Church, at Laytonsville. will hold
an oyster supper in the basement of the
church, on Friday evening, January 24th,
from until 10 o'clock. The public is cor
daily invited.
Miss Daisy Lowe, of Potomac. and Mr..
Jesse Thompson, of Germantown, were
married in Rockville last week by Rev. S.
R. White, of the Baptist Church, the cere-
mony taking place at the home of the
minister.
The recently organized Kent and Queen
Anne's Driving Association, with head
quarters at Chestertown. Md, has decided
to unite with the Maryland and Virginia
Circuit, and will give a three-days' fallAT
meeting following the fair at Easton, Md.
The stables of the new association will be
ready by April LIST.
A strange dog, supposed to be mad. at
tackled and bit on Saturday night last
number of hogs and cattle belonging to
Mr.. Thos. C. Darby and confined in the
barnyard on his farm, near Jacksonville.
The dog was killed and his head severed
from the body and sent to the Pasteur In
stitute at Baltimore for examination.
Miss Ruth B. Dowden, daughter of Mrs
Rebecca Dowden, of Gaithersbure. and Mr..
were married on Wednesday of last week
at Washington Grove, the ceremony being
performed by Rev. Albert Osborn at the
minister's home. Only few relatives and
friends of the couple were present
In an explosion of a road oil tank at the
distributing plant of the Standard Oil Com
pany, near Cumberland Md, on Wednes-
day morning, Ernest L. Lillard. 81 years
old, local manager, was killed. For num-
Der of years Mr.. Lillard was in charge of
the same company's oil business in this
town and very favoraby known through
out the county.
The funeral of Mrs. Alice Colt, widow
of DIR. Richard T. Gott, who died in Balti- ,
more last Friday, following an illness of
only few days. was held Sunday in ST.
Peters Episcopal Church. Poolesville, a ,
large number of people attending. The
rector Rev DIR. Bushby, officiating. Mrs
Gott was the daughter of the late DIR.
Thomas Poole. of Poolesville, and was a
lifelong resident of this county. Her death !,
was due to pneumonia. .
The Womans Club of Poolesville met {
recently at the home of the President, Mrs. ,
T. r. Hall. Mrs. James Darby read paper ,
on the life and works of Oliver Wendell
Holmes, and Mrs A. P. Fletchall gave the ,
life and character of Nine. de Steal. The {
club is studying famous women of the
world and contemporaneous history this ,
year, and is also making specially of
domestic science. AS civic achievement,
they have brought about the lighting of
their town.
Maryland's eight presidential electors
met at Annapolis last Monday and cast
their votes for Woodrow Wilson, of New
Jersey, for President and Thomas r. Mar
shall, of Indiana, for Vice-President. 1t
was the first time since 1900 that the
State has cast its solid vote for the nomi-
nees of one party. In 1904 and again in
1908 the electoral vote Of Maryland was
divided. The electors met in the historic
old State Senate chamber, where George
Washington resigned his commission as
commander-in-chief of the Continental
Army.
The Just Government League Of Mont
gomery county held its monthly meeting
in Rockville on January 10th at the Seco
Hall The president. Mrs. Leonard l. Hays,
introduced the speakers, Rev. F. b. COwell
and Mrs. Lavinia Engle, who delivered in
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