Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1914-03-13
gofal aud gersnual,
Town and Country.


The ladies of Potomac Chapel will hold
supper in the X. Of P. Hall. Potomac, on
Tuesday evening, March 18th. Proceeds
for the benefit of the church.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the M. E.
Church South. Layhill. will give an oyster
and meat supper at the hall ON Friday,
March 9th, beginning at $50 P. M.
The County Commissioners on Tuesday
last appointed the following assessors
Second district. E. D. Warfield sixth dis
trict, N. C. Rice; twelfth district. Noah
Watkins.
The members of Concord Church will
give an oyster supper at the church on
March 18th and 10Th, beginning at P. M.
Tickets, including supper, rs cents. Come
and bring your friends.
Sons of Erin under the Stars and Stripes.
What becomes of followers of St. Patrick
after migrating from Emerald Isle? Read
about the Irishman in America in next
Sundays Washington Star.
The meeting of the Womans Christian
Temperance Union will be held at the
home of Mrs. George Stone, Rockville. on
Tuesday, March 18th, at 8 O'Clock. P. M.
Members and friends are cordially vel
coined.
The Rockville Woman's Club will serve
a luncheon in their club rooms. over the
postoffice. on Tuesday. March 18th. from
IL to 2 O'Clock. The luncheon will be a
substantial one. costing only IS cents
All are invited.
Arthur C. Selby and wife. bride and
groom of Glen Echo, who, last Friday morn
ing. were found unconscious in room in
hotel on Pennsylvania avenue. Wash
ington, have recovered from being over
come by gas.
The new Gaithersburg Athletic Club will
hold an oyster and meat supper at Masonic
Hall, Gaithersburg, on Saturday, March ID.
beginning at P. M. There will be many
special attractions. including dancing after
10 O'Clock. You are cordially invited.
Winfred E. Berry. recently appointed
postmaster of Rockville to succeed Willis
B. Burdette, assumed charge of the office
on Saturday. He Immediately announced
that Wilbur S. Day, assistant postmaster
for the past seven years, would be retained.
Col. Edward Haywood. aged II years.
died last Monday at his home. near Wash
ington Grove, of bronchial pneumonia. He
had been i'll only few days. He was a
native of New York and was connected for
many years with the disbursing division
of the State Department at Washington.
Judge E. C. Peter has excused Conrad
Maught, Jos. Bond, Samuel B. Wetherald
and John W. Lucas from serving as jurors
at the March Term Of the Circuit Court. which
begins next Monday, and has drawn VIM.
E. Selby, Hazel W. Cashell. Reuben T.
Baker and Thos. B. Brooks in their stead.
John X. Lumsden of Friendship Heights.
this county, who is one of the oldest COR
ductors in point of service on the Wash
ineton and Rockville Electric Railway. has
been granted an absolute divorce from
lvah l. Lumsden, Of Tenleytown. D. c., by
Judge Peter. in the circuit court here, on
the ground of desertion.
A deed has been placed on record here
transferring from George G. Bradley. Jr..
to j. Walter Long. of Washington. 713
acres of land in Potomac district. II is
understood the consideration was about
100000. Mr.. Long is said to represent
the Chevy Chase to Great Falls Land Cor
poration. The property is on the route of
the Chevy Chase to Great Falls Railroad
Representative Heflin, Congressman from
Alabama, will deliver an address at a
special missionary service at the Methodist
Church at Poolesville. Md. Sunday morn
ing, March 18th. 1914. Mr.. Hefin is well
known as one of the Souths famous ora
tors, and treat is in store for the people
of the county. The public are cordially
invited.
The Rockville Woman's Club met at its
club rooms on March 5th. the president. Mrs.
H. C. Allnutt, presiding. Miss Rose Hender-
son was hostess, and the quotations. which
were from Rudyard Kipling, were excep-
tionally fine. Mrs Billiard gave an inter-
estine report on what she had learned
about the health department of our town.
Mrs. Holland had an excellent paper on
the Life of Kipling. Mrs. Billiard concluded
the program by reading one Of Kipling's
short stories.
At a meeting Of the Board of County
Public School Commissioners the resiena-
tons of Miss Elizabeth Knight and Miss
Ella B. Brown as assistant teachers at the
public schools at Spencerville and Cropley.
respectively. were accepted. Miss Brown
and Miss Josephine Saunders were APP
pointed to fill the vacancies at Spencer
vile and Cropley, respectively. The resig-
nation of Alexander L. Mcmillan as trus-
tee Of the school at Garrett Park was ac-
cepted. 1t was decided to close the colored
schools of the county on April 18th.
SNoSph oCinJ, q NNtCiudiidh, Vi hCdi
Derwood. fell asleep in his buggy riding
over the Laytonsville road Saturday night
last When the horse arrived at the Der
wood crossing about II O'Clock it turned
up the railroad. DR.. Selby was awakened
oy the noise of an engine whistle. In the
orief time he had to escape with his life
ne jumped from the buggy and fell upon
'he railroad. On the opposite track the
incoming double-header, east bound, struck
ana Killed the horse and crushed the buggy
d. Selby had two ribs broken, and was
,aAen 10 Washington city on the train that
destroyed his team and entered a hospital
for treatment.
on tuesday last compromise was eff
iec'ed in the contested will case of Alic,
hOlt, pending in tho nrnkouas o.. hose