Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1914-06-12
Yutal aud gersnual.
Town and Country.

Miss Geneva Walters, daughter of Prof.
Julian F. Walters, head of the Brookeville
High School. graduated at the Maryland
State Normal School on Thursday evening.
The barn on the farm of Mr.. BENJAMIN
Kelly, near Burnt Mills, this county, was
struck by lightning on Thursday night of
last week and consumed by the resultant
flames.
Mr.. H. A. Dawson, one of the largest
and most successful farmers of this COM
munity, will harvest this summer a wheat
crop of 225 acres. which promises fine
yield.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. u. Ward have returned
to their home in Washington, after spend
ing few weeks with their daughter. Mrs
Lottye Briggs. at Briggs Manor" near
Gaithersburg.
The contract for building the Gathers
burg Germantown road of concrete, 4.0S
miles, has been let by the State Roads Com
mission to the Charles T. Eastburn Com
pany, of Yardley. Pa. at $53,7l9.
The meeting of the Woman's Christian
home of Mrs. wellington Welsh. Rockville.
Tuesday. June 18th, at 8 O'Clock. P. NJ.
We request each member to invite friend
Lyric Theater, Rockville, Saturday, June
18th, has booked George Fan, black-face
comedian, formerly with Lew DOckstader
minstrel company. Five reels including
the "Carabet Dancer" in two parts. Per-
formances at $3.50. and $50 O'Clock.
Mrs Eliza Ellen Warfield, widow of Caleb
N. Warfeld. died at the home of her
daughter. Mrs. Charles E. Dwyer. at Glen
mont. this county, aged 70 years. The
funeral took place Saturday from the
Methodist Episcopal Church at rolesville.
Kinstress. 2:09 IA, the fast trottine
mare, bred and trained by Mr.. Charles C.
Waters, of Germantown, this county. and
later sold by him to a New York party,
has filly foal sired by Justice Brooke,
whose record of 2:0S IL was taken as a
three year-Old.
Mr.. Henry A. Dawson has purchased of
Malcolm S. McConihie. of Washington,
80 acres of the farm adjoining Rockville
recently bought by Mr.. McConihe from j.
Maury Dove, the price being announced as
$4,000. The tract of land adjoins the
farm owned by Mr.. Dawson
A bull calf less than four months old was
sold at public auction at Chicago last
Saturday for $4,000, said to be a record
price in the United States for dairy ami
NAL. Four ChicagOans purchased the calf
The calf was born February rs, is Hol-
stein, and comes from famous pedigreed |
stock.
Mrs. Mary Heley, of Washington, has
sold to the National Vaccine and Anti
Toxin Institute fifty-four acres of land at
Montrose, this county. the consideration
being announced as S12, 600. II is under
stood to be the intention of the institute
to establish plant there in the near
future
President Wilson on Monday afternoon
last sent to the Senate the nomination of
Representative j. Harry Covington. of the
first congressional district of Maryland as
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the
District of Columbia. to fill the vacancy
made by the death of Chief Justice Cla-
baueh, who was also Maryland man.
Last Friday night Representative David |
j. Lewis delivered the address to the |
graduating class at the annual closing
exercises of the BroOkevile High School, !
and the diplomas were presented by j.
Dawson Williams. The salutatory address
was delivered by Miss Isabel E. Bryan,
and Miss Virginia Brown was veledicto-
rian. The program also included music
by Washington orchestra and singing by
the scholars.
Former County Commissioner Joseph T.
White. of Boyds, this county. has purchased
a farm in Prince Georges county, Md, and
will make it his future home He is one
of our shrewdest politicians. And il he
retains his political grasp. we shall expect
to see him some day lead the Democracy
of the Fifth Congressional District to vic
tory over the Mudds and others and be-
come Representative in Congress. Luck
to you, Joe.
A horse belonging to Mr.. Arthur Briggs.
of near this town. was disemboweled by a
mad bull on Saturday last The bull is
owned by neighbOr of Mr.. Briggs and
jumped into the pasture field Of the latter.
where his stock was grazing. In an at
tempt to drive him to his home he was
chased over the field several times and
finally became enraged and in that con-
dition attacked the horse, whose death re-
suited instantly from the wound inflicted.
The Crosser bill. providing for the acqui-
sition and ownership and operation by the
Commissioners of the District of Columbia
of all street railways located in the Dis
trict of Columbia. was ordered favorably
reported to the House of Representatives
last Saturday by the District Committee
by vote of 8 to 8. The margin of one
vote was obtained after one of the most
grueling committee fights the House has
seen for years. as far as District legislation
is concerned.
Ranking high among the musical treats
of the Chautauque. which will be held here
July to IA. is the McKinnie operate
Company They have unusually fine voices,
and what is even more important. pleas
ing personality They interpret selections
from grand and comic opera in way to
please musicians. as well as those not
trained unsteady. Their program for the
opening day will set high standard for
the week. Everywhere. they are received
with enthusiasm.