Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1914-10-02
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The directors of the Travilah Hall viii
hold an oyster and meat supper in the
hall on October 18th. beginning at $50
P. NJ. followed by dance,
A dance will be given in Masonic Hall
Gaithersburg. on Friday evening, October
End. Parties from Rockville desiring to
attend may call Ricketts, GARAGE. Fare,
so cents round trip.
Robert B. Peter and Bowie F. Waters
Trustees, have sold to Arthur L. Watkins
the Walter W. Watkins farm of $50 acres,
situated near Cedar Grove, for the sum OF
$5.4l5.30.
Mr.. Adair Brooke entertained all the
school children of Rockville with an inter-
estinG and instructive performance at his
Lyric Theater. in this town, on Tuesday
afternoon last.
Mr.. Harry Dawson, of this town, has re-
signed his Government position at Wash
ing city and will pursue the practice of
law. We wish him much success in his
new field of endeavOr.
George Griffin, of Kensington. acciden-
tally fell from his bicycle Sunday afternoon
while in Twining City. D. c., and fractured
his collar bone. He was taken to Casualty
Hospital for treatment.
The Lyric Theater. Rockville, is showing
five reels every Saturday night. The vaude-
vile season is on and patrons will be able
to enjoy polite. refined vaudeville as well
as seeing pictures of recent release AL
ways a weekly show.
The Postmaster General has proposed
to save something like $20,000,000
year by contracting for the Rural Free
Delivery Service. the same as was done
with the Star Route Service.
Mrs. Mary Helen S. Hopper. wife of DIR.
George s. Hopper. died on Wednesday of
last week at her home at Garrett Park, this
county. of a complication of diseases. aged
So years She is survived by her husband,
a son and daughter.
The Goshen Farmers Club met at the
home of Mr.. Thomas Griffith. near Redland,
on Saturday last Matters of farming in
terest. punctuated with fine dinner, were
considered to the exclusion of public affairs
by full attendance of club members.
A special service of intercessiOn and
duplication for the worlds peace will be
held in Ascension Chapel. Gaithersburg,
on Sunday next at 1890 A. M. The Rev.
Mr.. Sontag. of Virginia, will officiate The
Offering will be for work of the Red Cross.
Baltimore and Ohio excursion Sunday,
October 4th and 18th. $1.00 to Harper's
Ferry and return; $l.25 to Martinsburg and
return; $l.50 to Berkeley Springs and re-
turn; $500 to Cumberland and return.
Special train leaves Rockville at 1857 A. M
1t will be learned with pleasure by her
many friends in this county that Miss
Rebecca Lamar is again sitting w after
being confined to her bed at the home of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. H. Lamar,
of this town. with typhoid fever for four
weeks.
Preston Hewitt. of this town, sustained
painful injuries when an automobile he
las operating ran down an embankment.
near Gathersburg. last Saturday night.
,lr. Hewitt was pinned beneath the ma
hine and sustained serious decorations of
he face and number of painful bruises.
Mr. Louis Allison for nearly half a CEN
ury a resident of this county. died recently
I the Soldiers Home at Hampton. Va,
ged 81 years. He is survived by the fol-
wing children: Horatio and Elijah Ali
on and Mrs. Charles A. Clagett. of this
ounty, and Mrs Benjamin WOrmsy, of
Washington.
The committee for the Red Cross fund
wish to thank publicly the people of Rock
lille for their generous contribution. The
nm of seventy-nine dollars and twenty
me cents was sent to the society by Mrs.
Z. H. Stokes. Treasurer, and the committee
eceived letter of acknowledgment and
appreciation.
THE Price of Treachery, or The Light
house Keepers Daughter, will be presented
n the Gaithersburg Masonic Hall on Tues
lay, October 9th, 8 p. NJ, in five acts. 1t
Is a wonderfully realistic production of life
IN the deep. showing tremendous storm
1t sea- the blowing up of large schooner,
and the heroic rescue of the captain and
took from the troublous waters.
The directors of our Agricultural Society
have decided to pay the exhibitors at the
late Fair rs per cent. of the amount of
their net premiums, making a total of
about $l700. The receipts of the society
were very much reduced by the prevailing
inclement weather at the time of the Fair.
and it is to be hoped that all exhibitors
will be satisfied with the amount they re-
ceive under the adverse luck of the asso-
citation.
William Perry Stallsmith, farmer of
Potomac district. this county, committed
suicide shortly after noon last Saturday by
shooting himself with revolver. The act
was committed in the dining room of his
home, the bullet entering his mouth and
causing death within a few minutes. After
making an investigation, States Attorney
Spates and Sheriff Whalen decided an in
quest unnecessary.
Democratic political meetings have re-
Gently been held at Germantown, Boyds,
harrisburg, Cedar Grove, Damascus and
rotomac, and have been well attended by
the voters to hear the speeches made by
distinguished orators from distance and
mere at home. This evening meetings will
oe held at Sandy Spring and Olney, and
on Saturday afternoon at Poolesville and
IN the nVapind ID.