Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1914-11-20

Town and Country.

mond Court, Washington. for the winter
The Lyric Theater announces for Satur-
day night Aladdin and the Wonderful
Lamp" which will please old and young
alike Don't forget to let the children see it.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Co..
has completed the laying of eight miles of
new and heavier steel rail- The new rails
are between Boyds and Germantown and
Boyds and GAINESVILLE.
Miss Laura B. Huffer, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Edwin NJ Huffer, of Laytonsville,
and Mr.. Edward C. Gather, also of Lay
louisville, were married in Rockville on
Thursday afternoon of last week.
The County Commissioners on Tuesday
last appointed the following Trustees of
the Poor: First district, Harry Riggs !:
second, Henry B. Gardiner third, Samuel
D. Byrd; fourth. W. T. Pratt; fifth. Eleazar
Ray.
Mrs. Anna Gilpin Lea, wife of Mr.. Thos.
j. Lea, died recently at her home. near
Ashton, this county. following short i'll.
ness. She is survived by her husband and
four sons and daughter by former mar
rage.
VIM. Wright, aged SO years. of Wash
ington, died last Saturday night at Star
mont Sanatorium, at Washington Grove,
this county, where he had been patient
about two weeks. He is survived by his
wife, who was before her marriage Miss
Prather, of Washington. and one child.
Elsie Charlotte Turner. daughter of VIM.
and Bessie Davis Turner, died at her home
in Frederick city on November 4th. after
an illness of seventeen months, in her
twenty-frst year. She is survived by her
parents and two sisters. Her remains were
taken to Fairfax county. Va. for burial.
The ladies of the Rockville Baptist Church
will hold Pure Food Sale" in the base
ment of the church on Saturday afternoon,
November 21st. between and S o'clock.
Cake, pie, biscuit. rolls salad. meat. pickle,
preserve. jelly. &C., will be for sale. Your
patronage is solicited Proceeds for par
sonage fund.
Mr.. W. G. Coplen has established nur-
sery at Halpine. in this county. Formerly
he conducted nursery in West Virginia,
from whence he supplied many Of our cti-
zens with the products of his business
From Halpine he will be able to supply
customers with the smaller fruits next
spring.
The State authorities are earnestly work
ing to eradicate the fOot-and-mOuth dis
ease prevalent among cattle in Maryland.
The counties named in our last issue are
still under quarantine. and just how long
they are to remain so, as yet the authorities
have given no intimation. Within the past
week there have been no new cases devel-
oped among the cattle in this county.
Dr. Charles B. Turner, of Bluemont, Va.
died last Friday at Chestnut Lodge Sana-
forum, this town. where he had been
under treatment for a nervous affection.
He was fifty-six years DID, and is survived
by his wife, two daughters and a son.
For many years DR.. Turner practiced his
profession at Bluemont. but was forced to
retire several years ago by failing health
The members of Montgomery Lodge. No.
1876, of Masons. of this town. are arranging
to celebrate the evening of November 24th
the twentieth anniversary of the lodge 1t
will take the form of banquet, preceded
by an entertainment. The committee in
charge is composed of Vim. R. Pumphrey
Jr., chairman VIM. F. Prettyman. Charles
G. Myers, Geo. P. Henderson, W. Russell
Brewer. Joseph Reading, Robert G. Hilton
and Dr. Barrett P. Wilson.
A horse was stolen from the stable on the
farm Of Mr.. Lee Offutt. situated about four
miles north of Rockville. on Tuesday night
last 1t was found Wednesday at the farm
of Mr.. Richter, near Germantown. 1t is
supposed the theft was committed by some
one with the purpose of securing a ride
into the neighborhood where the ANNA
was found, and having no further use for
the animal turned it loose. The thief re-
mains unknown.
Mrs. Matte Thompson. wife of Harry
Thompson. a merchant at Boyds, while on
her way home Monday night from the store
which she had closed during the absence
of her husband. was attacked by a negro
within 100 feet of her own home. The
negro sprang from behind and grabbed at
her pocket book. She screamed and fled
into the yard of D. W. Shorb. The negro
started to follow her, but, becoming fright
ened. ran. Mrs. Thompson was unable to
describe him.
James W. Cummings, of Bethesda dis
trict, who was in jail upon the charge of
killing Harrison Weaver, negro man. was
not indicted by the late Grand Jury. At
the time the jury was discharged, Judge
Peter informed that body that the court
was surprised at the failure to find an in
dictment against Cummings. He said il
was the duty of the jury to indict and to
leave to a petit jury the determination of
the mans guilt or innocence. Cummings
was brought into court and his release
ordered.
At the instance of John W. Arnold, an
inspector in the employ Of the State Board
Of Health, Justice Mace, Of this town, has
issued warrants charging Maynard Hoyle,
merchant of Derwood. and DR.. H. o. Trow-
bridge. druggist of Kensineton, with vio-
Iatine the Pure Food law enacted by the
Legislature of 1910. Hoyle is charged with
having for sale unlabeled lard. and the
offense charged against Trowbridge is that
iodine he had in stock was below the re-
quired standard. These are the first prose-
cutions under the law in this county.
George B. Allnutt. Alive Ricketts, and
Stephen Platt. three young men of Rock.
vile. were injured last Friday evening in