Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1914-08-14
9utal aud 9ersuual.
Town and Country.


A splendid rain fell throughout most of
this county on Tuesday afternoon last and
broke the long drought, which, probably
has lessened the corn yield.
There will be a colt and horse show at
Poolesville on Saturday, August 22nd.
Liberal premiums will be given. Open to
all colts and teams in the county.
Lyric Theatre, Saturday, August 18th,
five pictures will be shown, including the
Kalem feature. Nina Of the Theatre" with
Miss Alice Joyce in the leading roll. Also
vaudeville.
A Sunday School Institute will be held
at Mt. Carmel M. P. Church, near Unity.
on Tuesday. August 18th. Two sessions.
morning and afternoon. Prominent speak
ers will be present
The meeting of the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union will be held at the
home of Mrs Lucy Dove, Rockville, on
Tuesday, August 18th, at P. M. All the
members and friends are most cordially
requested to be present.
At the Highland, Howard county, horse
show, held on Saturday last, Mr.. Wallace
E. Ricketts,, of this town, was awarded
first prize for the performance of his fine
saddle horse THE King" ridden by Miss
Alice Cashell, of near Avery.
The young men of Rockville have issued
invitations to the annual fair dance, to be
held in the opera house on August 9th.
The committee on arrangements is COM
posed of Robert L. Warfield, Thomas L.
Dawson and Griffith Warfield.
James F. Davidson, of Chevy Chase. was
knocked down by an auto while crossing
at 18th and F streets northwest. Washing
ton, on Thursday afternoon of last week,
and his left leg sustained a slight injury.
He was taken to Emergency Hospital.
There will be no registration of voters
in Maryland prior to the primary election
in September. Two years ago the legis-
lature passed a law prohibiting registered
voters from changing party affiliations
within six months of any preceding pr-
mary election.
Special at the Seco Theatre. Rockville,
Saturday of this week-"The Maryland
delegation at the Panama Pacific Inter-
national Exposition, selecting and dedi-
eating the site for the Maryland buildings"
The film introduces many of our mutual
friends. Five other interesting reels.
Mrs Waverly Wayland was knocked
down by an automobile while crossing at
18th and II streets northeast. Washington,
last Monday morning about 1890 O'Clock
Frank P. Clancy, of Burtonsvlle, occupant
of the automobile, took Mrs. Wayland
home. She was not seriously injured
By vote of the committee the August
regular meeting of the Executive Commit
tee of the Montgomery County Federation
of Home and School Associations was past
The committee will hold its September
meeting Tuesday. the 9Th prox., at l:30
P. M. at the school board rooms. Rockville.
Dr. Israel G. Warfield, of Gaithersburg,
has been appointed to a position in the
Georgetown custom house at an annual
salary of So 900, and W. Frank Gather, of
Gaithersbure district, has been made
deputy United States Marshal for the Dis
trict of Columbia at an annual salary of
$1,000.
In spite of threatening rain 5000 per-
sons from this county, the District of
Columbia, Virginia and elsewhere attended
the third annual Colesville Horse and Colt
Show, which was held on Wednesday last
on the farm of Benton G. Ray, near Coles
vile. The awards will be published next
week
No arrests were made on Sunday last of
Automobiles and mOtorcyclists for unlaw-
full speeding in the streets of Rockville.
Previously for several Sundays number of
these people were arrested and penalized.
1t seems they have been taught lesson,
for which all law-abdine citizens feel
obligated to the town authorities
Thos. II. Wldman, deputy commissioner
of motor vehicles. is to begin prosecution
of automobilists and motorcyclsts who
have failed to obtain operators licences
He declares there are 5000 owners of
autos in Maryland and the District of Co
lumbia who have obtained licenses for
their machines, but who have no opera
tors licenses.
Joseph Edwards, a conductor onthe Brad
ley Hills electric line, was struck by car
night of last week and so painfully injured
about his head that he had to be cared for
by other employees Of the railway company.
He was taken to Washington on Thursday
morning and carried to the Georgetown
University Hospital
Sheriff Whalen has been intrusted with
the duty of seeing no intoxicating liquors
are consumed in the public buildings here.
The recent annual meeting of the Mont
gomery County Anti-Saloon League adopted
a resolution calling attention to the drink
ing of intoxicants in public buildings and
calling upon the county commissioners to
suppress it.
The County Commissioners have notified
the contractor reconstructihg the road from
Cohasset to the District of Columbia line
that unless he shows he intends to COM
plete the work soon they will seize his
machinery and complete the work them
selves The work has been under con-
struction nearly a year and only about
one-third is completed.
During the storm which visited the up
per section Of this county last Monday
afternoon, lightning set fire to the barns
on the farms of James Monkey, near Cla-
gettsville. and Tobias Watkins. near Lewis
dale. Both buildings and their contents,
including grain and farming machinery,
,uera consumed Mr. Mnvlou,n lnon Il