Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1914-05-15
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Town and Country.

Go To Church Sunday" May 18th. You
are earnestly requested to 60 to the church
of your choice on Sunday May 18th, where
a hearty welcome and a rich blessing await
you.
At the Fair Grounds here last Saturday
afternoon, Rockville's recently organized
base ball team played its first game and
met defeat at the hands of Laytonsville-
score, is to 10.
The meeting of the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union will be held at the
home of Mrs. VIM. B. Waters, Rockville, on
Tuesday, May 18th. at 8 O'Clock, P. M
Please come, members, and bring your
friends.
Mr. Herman Briggs, of near Gathers
burg, has purchased an imported registered
Percheron mare from Mr.. 7. E. McLaugh-
lin, of near Poolesville. She is said to
be handsome show mare and to have
cost $1,100.
The remains of Benjamin F. Sparrough,
who died in Washington last Sunday, were
inferred Tuesday in Monocacy Cemetery
at Beallsville Mr.. Sparrough was a native
of this county and is survived by his widow
and four children.
At meeting of the Farmers Club of
Goshen a resolution was passed commend
ing the action of the Grand Jury, and Mr..
Thomas Brookes as foreman, in exposing
the extravagant use of money by the county
officers in their official duties.
Lost Saturday afternoon, May End. on
the Georgetown pike, between Rockville
and St. Adams Church, large, heavy
brown-fringed, wooden shawl The finder
will please return to the Sentinel office.
Rockville, and receive reward.
Southland P. Warner, United States consul
at Hardin, Manchuria, died in a hospital
there last Saturday. Mr. Warner was
son of Mr.. and Mrs Brainard II. Warner. Sr.
His brother. B. II. Warner. Jr., received
cablegram from Hardin announcing the
death. but giving no details.
Richard Hawkins, ID years old, has been
committed to jail here upon the charge of
burning the home of W. M. Magruder at
Goshen. on April is, by whom he had been
employed. His job he did not like, and
confesses committing the crime because
his mother would not let him 90 to other
work.
Mrs. Edward Day, who resides near Bells
Mill, this county, narrowly escaped injury
on Saturday afternoon last in the store of
G. S. Davis, at Bells Mill, when blast in a
quarry three hundred yards distant hurled
a forty-pound granite rock through the
side of the building near where she was
standing.
The Supervisors of Elections for this
county qualified on Tuesday last and Or
ganized by electing Thomas Vinson presi-
dent, Thomas Dawson attorney and Carey
Kingdom clerk. The new board is COM
posed of Thomas Vinson and Maurice M.
Browning. Republicans, and Julian Gri fifth,
Democrat
County Treasurer Berry E. Clark says the
new law which exempts from taxation fur
niture up to $500 means reduction of
$2,000,000 in general taxation, and an in
crease of cents in the rate on other
property. The law does not 60 into effect
until next January, and will not. there
fore, apply to the levy of 1914.
The marriage of Miss Eleanor Randolph
Wilson, youngest daughter Of the President
and Mrs. Wilson, and William G. McAdoo.
Secretary of the Treasury. took place on
Thursday evening of last week at 6 O'Clock
in the blue room of the White House. with
the relatives of the contracting parties and
a few personal friends as witnesses. The
charm of perfect spring day nearing the
sunset hour added glory which perfected
all the arrangements.
Edgar W. Moore, the newly elected mayor
of Kensington. has appointed Dr. VIM. L.
Lewis health officer and Preston b. Ray
town attorney. Mr.. Ray succeeds j. Daw-
son Williams. resigned. Mayor Moore has
also announced the appointment Of DR..
Eugene Jones. DR.. 7. A. Geddes and Alfred
C. Warthen members of the advisory com
mission provided for in the law authorizing
a bond issue for water and sewerage
system for KensingtOn.
Mrs. Ella Anderson. widow of Thomas
Anderson, died early last Sunday morning
in Washington. where she had been under
treatment for several weeks, of heart fail
ure. Although she had been in poor health
for several months, her condition did not
become alarming until few days before
her death. Mrs Anderson was lifelong
resident of this county and had lived in
Rockville most of her life. She was
daughter of the late Capt Alexander II.
c. Darne, U. S. A.. and prominently con-
nected in this county. Washington and Viz
GINA. The funeral took place Tuesday
afternoon from her late residence here,
burial being in Union Cemetery.
Mr.. William Graft has begun the erection
OF large dwelling house upon his farm,
near Derwood. located Immediately behind
the old dwelling. 1t will be frame house
of modern style, supplied with water,
steam heat and electric lights. The latter
will be furnished by the Potomac Electric
Power Company from its line running in
front of the building to Gaithersburg. The
house is to cost $4,000 A maple tree
standing within few feet Of the back
line has been removed. II was so years
old and measured 4 feet across the stump.
II was cut down because in its close prox-
unity the house was endangered in the
time Of storm. Mr. Graft remembers that
the seed from which the tree sprane was
brought from Georgetown and planted by
his father. Geo W. Graf. The old house.
referred to above will be torn down.
The Janet Montgomery Chapter. Daueh-
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