Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1914-12-11
8pral aud Rersonal.
Town and Country.

The Rockville Academy has increased
its number of students this year to so.
Pound and fruit cake, only zoe pound
in 8 and 5-pound sizes. Order at once al
Reisinger's.
Gov. Goldsborough has commissioned F
M. Webster and A. M. Thomas to serve as
forest wardens for this county for two
years.
The first snow of the current winter fell
here on Monday last, but did not remain
long, as it was melted by the accompany
ing rain.
The trustees of the aims house have
elected officers as follow President, Harry
Riggs; clerk, John E. West physician, DR..
Edward Anderson.
The receipts from the oyster supper and
musicale held in Masonic Hall, Gathers
burg, on December 4th, amounted to $l02.
This has been handed over to the Red
Cross Fund.
The December meeting of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union will be held at
the home of Mrs John j. Higgins, in Rock
vile, on Tuesday, the 18th, at 3 P. M. All
members and friends are cordially invited
to be present.
Sheriff Whalen has increased his list of
deputies by the appointment of two we'll
known residents of Washington and this
county-Dr. L. W. Glazebrook, whose sum-
mer home is at Woodmont. and Robert D..
Weaver, who owns fine farm near Mont
rose.
Bankers of Rockville and the county will
have three days rest during the Christmas
holidays. Gov Goldsborough has issued a
proclamation making Saturday, December
26th, legal holiday. This means that
the bankers will have Christmas Day.
Saturday and Sunday, this year.
Mrs. Magnus s. Thompson, organizer of
the United Daughters of the Confederacy
in the District of Columbia. was Reimbursed
as president for life at the tenth annual
convention of the District of Columbia
division at a recent meeting in Confed-
crate Memorial Home, Washington.
Seco Theatre will present on Saturday
night THE Great American Roundup"
This story of the West is both instructive
and entertaining and shows real Cowboy
Life, including ropine of wild horses, bronco
riding and rounding up of over 10000
cattle. No change in prices.
On "Edgewood Farm" near this town,
Superintendent P. D. Gates butchered three
hogs last Tuesday that totaled in weight
1924 pounds, the heaviest one weighing
385 pounds. Just across the road from
Edgewood lives neighbor Franklin Fisher,
and recently he butchered three hogs whose
combined weight was 968 pounds.
Mr.. VIM. M. Davis died at his home in
Rockville on Thursday last, aged IS years.
Funeral services will be held at his late
home Saturday tomorrow \ 1870 p M,
and conducted by Rev. Oscar W. Hender-
SON. The interment will be in Congress
sional Cemetery, Washington, under Ma
sonic ceremonies by the Montgomery Lodge
of Masons.
The Lyric Theater announces that it has
engaged special music from Washington to
play during the performances each Satur-
day night, this taking the place of vaude-
vile. And the management feels certain
that it will be enjoyed by its patrons. The
heating system has been thoroughly over
hauled and the theater will be found warm
and comfortable.
The open meeting of the Woman's Club
of Rockville held recently, in charge of a
committee of which Mrs. Berry E. Clark
was chairman, was attended by large
number of the club members and others.
The features of the program rendered were
number of songs illustrated by tableaux.
Participating were Mrs. Somervell Dawson,
Mrs W. o. Spates, Mrs Charles A. Beard,
Mrs j. Darby Bowman, Misses Lydia Al
money, Mary Welsh, Julia Fearon, Hilda
Maddox, Bettina Prescott Rose N. Hender-
son, Bessie Brewer, Anna Belle Allnutt,
Marie Talbot, and Messrs. Rex Hender
son. Berry f. Clark. Charles A. Beard, J.
Darby Bowman, Talbot Riggs.
The Secretary of the National AssOcia-
ton for the Study and Prevention of Tu-
berculosis sends the following expression by
President Wilson: MAY not take this
occasion to express to you my deep in
terest in the work of the National Anti
tuberculosis Association and my hope that
its work is growing in efficiency and extent
from year to year? May not particularly
express my interest in the Red Cross Christ
mas Seal, whose sale has been the means
me that this is particularly interesting
and sensible way of enabling the people
of the country to give to this great work
their support"
Mrs. Edward W. Koch, of Woodside, this
county, entertained at lunch some of the
workers of the Montgomery County just
Government League on Tuesday, Deem
Der LIST. The guest of honor was Miss
Lavnia M. Enge. of Forest Glen. who has
recently returned from Missouri. where she
has been helping in the campaign for a
suffrage amendment. Miss Engle had
many interesting experiences to relate,
both of her work for suffrage in the West
and of the National Suffrage Convention
at Nashville Tenn, which she attended
on her way home, and of which she gave
a most enthusiastic report.
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