Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1914-04-17
Ental aud gersuual,
Town and Country.


Town and Country.
The B. & O. Railroad Company has con-
Guided to place Waterman at-the Der
wood crossing.
On Wednesday last Mr.. and Mrs. P. D.
Laird returned from Baltimore to their
home here for the summer season.
Deleeate A. j. Cummings, Of this county.
has been selected as one of the Maryland
representatives at the California exposition
to be held next year.
The ladies of the Methodist Church. of
Rockville, will serve lunch in the Woman's
Club rooms on Tuesday. April 2Sth. from
~ to 2 O'Clock Be sure to come.
Mr.. George A. Darby, aged n years.
died Wednesday in Washington. He is
survived by two sons, Herbert S. Darby, of
Baltimore, and j. Gardiner Darby, of this
town.
The regular monthly meeting OF the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union will
be held at the home of Mrs. W. E. Ward.
in Rockville, on Tuesday. April 2lst. at 8
Pm. Members and friends are cordially
urged to be present.
Walter Fawcett has resigned as con-
stable for Colesville district and the County
Commissioners have appointed Harry Eas-
ton in his place. The Commissioners have
also appointed VIM. S. Tyler constable
for Wheaton district.
The ladies of the Episcopal Church of
Rockville will hold cake sale in the SUM-
day School room on Saturday, April 18th.
from 2 to O'Clock. P. M. Cake. candy.
chicken salad, beaten biscuit. coffee. chocO-
late and Sunday desserts will be on hand.
The dairymen now talk of paying the
producers of milk shipped into Washington
city according to the amount of butter fat
contained therein. For that having 3 l-2
per cent. of butter fat. ID cents will be
paid 4 per cent, Is cents; and a l-2. 10
cents
The Senior Class of the Gaithersburg
High School will hold a Rainbow Tea in
the assembly hall of the school on Tues
day. April 2lst, beginning at S O'Clock. P. M.
The class will provide goodly number of
attractive articles for sale. and they will
all be good to eat. Public cordially in
vited
THE Heart of Hero" will not fail to
interest and amuse you if you attend the
play to be given by the young people of
Travilah. in the town hall. on April 18th
and 18th. PlaytO begin at O'Clock. P. M.
Good music. Tickets. rs and Is cents.
Proceeds to 90 toward the purchase of a
piano.
The Heart of a Hero" will not fail to
interest and amuse you II you attend the
play to be given by the young people of
Travilah, in the X. of P. Hall at Potomac,
on April 2lst. Play to begin at 8 O'Clock.
P. NJ Good music Tickets. rs and is
cents Proceeds to 90 toward the purchase
Of piano.
The Lyric Theatre announces the follow
ing for Saturday. April 18th: Just Boys.
biOgraph The Catch of the Season. Lubin
The Calling of Jim Borton. Essanay. and
The Country Seat War. Kalur, in two parts.
Vaudeville, Lightelle and Lightelle. Sing
ing, dancing and monologue. Matinee,
$50 O'Clock; evening. 7:30 to II O'Clock.
The following named gentlemen have
been mentioned as candidates for seats in
the Rockville Town Council: Lee Offutt, |
the present incumbent, for mayor Joseph |
Clagett. Thos c. Groomes. Edwin S. Hege. |
Harry Dawson, c. Norman Bouic and Dr. |
Washington Waters. Messrs. Clagett and |
Groomes are in the present council. The |
election takes place on the 4th of next |
May.
Mrs Mamie L. Davis has instituted pro-
ceedings in the circuit court here for an
absolute divorce from John f. Davis The
bill sets forth that the couple were mar
ried in July. 1905. and lived together until
December 18th, 1918. when the plaintiff
was deserted. Infidelity also is charged.
Both are residents Of this county. Mrs.
Davis is represented by Attorney Alexan-
der Kileour.
That the Masses Are Governed More
By Fashion Than By Reason was the
proposition debated before the Jamestown
Literary Society. Edwin W. BroOme and
Campbell Rice argued in the affirmative.
and A. Dawson Trundle and Clyde Harriss
upheld the negative. The judges-Dr. C.
H. Nourse. Rev. o. A. Gillingham and Mr..
Mother Lewis--unanimousy decided in
favor Of the affirmative.
The farmers of the Sandy Spring neigh
borhood are making an effort to secure the
names of farmers of other sertions OF this
county to petition asking for the removal
Of the District hay scales at nth street to
Florida avenue, a northern section of the
city. To man. the farmers of this COM
munity refused to lend their names. be-
lieving that they would be very much in
convenienced by the change of the scales
to the point suggested in the petition.
Gov. GoldsbOrough pardoned Nicholas d.
Offutt. Jr.. from the Maryland penitentiary
on Saturday evening last after considering
an application for release signed by numer-
Gus Influential citizens Of this community.
He had served five years of his eighteen
year sentence. He arrived at the home of
his mother in this town on Sunday morn
ing and has spent the week here In few
days more he will return to Baltimore to
accept a position in a business house in
that city.
Representative David J. Lewis. Of the
Sixth Maryland District, has accepted an
invitation for a joint discussion over the
merits Of government ownership Of tele-
hat NJ.