Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1914-08-14

first court house at Rockville, Miss Salli,
L. Yewell Of Jacksonville. Florida, inform,
us that she is great-ereat-ereat-erand
daughter Of Zachariah Linthicum, who wa
one of the jurors. Also Mr.. S. Linthicum
of Atlanta, Ca, writing with the sam,
purpose, says he is great-great-erandsoI
of Zachariah Linthicum.
The members of the Rockville Baptis
Church will undertake the task of building
a parsonage. A lot adjoining the churcl
building has been acquired and $1,000
contributed. The committee, consisting o
Rev. Oscar W. Henderson. pastor; Clifford
H. Robertson, Spencer C. Jones, Samuel B
Haney, C. Norman Bouic and Geo. Shaw
has been appointed to erect a brick par
sonage. not to exceed in cost $4,000. Il
is planned to begin operations within the
near future.
Entries in all departments of the Rock
vile Fair will close on Monday, August
oath. at 6 o'clock. P. NJ. and all articles
must be in proper place by IL O'Clock or
Tuesday. so the judging can be at P. M
No entry fee will be charged for heavy
teams, but SIS will be deducted from the
winner of the first prize and So from the
winner of the second prize. No horse car
be shown in more than one team. There
is teamsters prize to the best driver OF
a 6-horse or mule team. No entry fee.
An automobile. occupied by Mr.. Clarence
Anders, of this town. and three of his
young companions. turned turtle on We'd
nesday night last and pinioned them I'M
derneath. The accident occurred at the
bend in a road not far from Silver Spring
Anders was severely cut about the head
and hands by shattered glass from the
wind shield and lost good deal of blood.
Two of the other occupants were painfully
cut. The fourth one was not hurt at all.
Their wounds were dressed at Silver Spring,
where the young men were taken after
their release from the machine
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somery county will hold business meet
ing, at which all active members are
to be present, on Friday. August
18th. at $50 A. NJ. at the home of Mrs.
Mary A. Spencer, in Rockville. Persons
coming on the electric cars should get off
At the Fair Grounds. The new constitu-
ion. presented at the meeting of July nth,
will be voted upon and other important
matters discussed. Copies of the constitu-
ion with the proposed changes can be
obtained from the acting corresponding
secretary, Miss M. L. Sewall, Forest Glen,
Md.
Mrs. Laura Victoria Ward, widow of
Henry C. Ward. died last Sunday after
noon at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
W. Mullican, in Gaithersburg, aged rs
years. Her death was due to acute in
digestion. She is survived by two sons,
Carson Ward, merchant at Gaithersburg,
and Frederick Ward. of Baltimore, and
three daughters. Mrs f. Henning Etchi-
son and Mrs. Mullican, of Gaithersburg,
and Mrs. Homer Moon. of Baltimore. Mrs.
Ward was daughter of the late Jacob
Ricketts, and was a lifelong resident of
this county. The funeral took place Tues
day morning from Epworth Methodist
Church, Gaithersburg. and burial was in
Forest Oak Cemetery.
On the testimony of Thomas Bowen,
cOlored, VIM. f. GrOomes, of Mt. Zion, was
adjudged guilty in the police court here
Monday afternoon of selling liquor and
was fined $50 and costs by Justice Mace.
Bowen swore that he had bought both
and beer from the defendant, but
the latter declared on the stand that no
such transactions had taken place. Groomes
noted an appeal to the circuit court. A
second case against GroOmes, which grew
out of search of his premises by Sheriff
who confiscated quantity of
beer and whiskey. was dismissed. Groomes
proved to the satisfaction of Justice Mace
that the liquors found by the sheriff be-
loneed to friends, for whom he had bought
them in Washington, receiving the money
before he made the trip.
THE Triumph of an Emperor" this his
torical picture will be shown at the Lyric
Rockville. Tuesday, August 18th.
Two performances will be given. starting
at and 8P. M, promptly. THE Triumph
Of an Emperor" is stupendOus production
in five acts, employing 1000 people and
500 horses, with the scenes laid at Milan.
at Rome and in Gaul in the year 318, de-
plotting clearly the struggles of the early
Christian martyrs during the bloody perse-
cutiOn and before the recognition of Chris
tianity when believers of the Faith were
thrown to the lions and dragged through
The streets at the rear of chariOts The
struggle between Constantine and Maxi
milan and the war between Maxentius and
are clearly shown. Il is one Of
the biggest and most spectacular dramas
ever enacted.
At the annual meeting of the Montgomery
County Anti-Saloon League. held at Wash
ngton Grove on Thursday of last week,
the following officers were elected Presi-
dent, Rev. Oscar w. Henderson, of Rock
vile; vice-president, Thomas J. Owen, of
secretary, Miss Isabel King
dom, of Rockville; district vice. presidents.
Rev. J. E. Fort, Laytonsville J. Wesley
Boyer. Clarksbure Howard G. Spurrier.
Poolesville; W. f. Ward. Rockville Reu-
ben 7. Baker, Colesville; Newton C. Rice.
Albert +. Shoemaker, Be-
thesda; Mordecai +. Russell. 0lney; f.
Wilson Walker, Gaithersburg; Max Wen
ner. Potomac W. W. Hodges. GAINESVILLE ::
Columbus w. Day. Damascus Charles G.
Wheaton. Mrs. Sarah T. Miller
and Caleb C. Lawson were chosen vice