Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1914-12-25
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Town and Country.


Reisingers
Mr.. VIM. B. Veirs arrived here Friday
last from Australia. visiting relatives and
friends in this county.
Grace Sunday School, Gaithersbure, will
have its Christmas entertainment on Mon
day December 28th, commencing at 7 P.
NJ Public invited.
At the Christian Church. Rockville, on
Tuesday, December goth, 1.-THE Garden of
the Christmas Tree" will be given by the
Sunday School scholars. A cordial well
come to all.
Owing to inclement weather. the Brooke
vile Cornet Band has postponed its oyster
supper advertised for December 18th to
Tuesday, December goth. Should the
weather be unfavorable, come the next
fair evening.
The Woman's Club of Poolesville will
hold a Spelling Bee in the town hall on
Tuesday, December goth, commencing at
P. M, for the benefit of the town lights
Admission. 10 cents. Sandwiches and
coffee for sale.
The annual banquet of the alumni asso-
citation of the Rockville High School will be
held on the evening of January list. The
membership of the association numbers
about sixty and covers will be laid for
one hundred.
Miss Sarah A. Day, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. James E. Day, of Clarksburg, and Mr..
Thomas E. Luhn, of Comus, were married
on Thursday evening of last week by Rev.
Thomas l. Davis, pastor of the Methodist
Church at Clarksburg.
At the annual election of officers of Oh
ney Grange, of this county. the following
were chosen: Master, Calvin Broadly over
seer, Samuel P. Thomas; lecturer, Rev
Henry H. Marsden; secretary. Mary E.
Thomas; treasurer, Elizabeth 7. Stabler.
The Sandy Spring and Rockville Academy
basket ball teams last Saturday played the
second of series of games arranged be-
tween the two teams, Sandy Spring win
ming IL to s, after spirited contest. The
first game was won by the academy boys.
26 to II.
Mr.. John L. Burnett, Clerk of the Circuit
Court here, was operated on for appendi-
citis at the Georgetown University Hospi-
tai on Tuesday evening last The opera
ton was successful and he is doing we'll
He was taken sick Sunday last and con-
veyed to the hospital Tuesday.
Anderson Williams a 3-year-old son of
Mr. and Mrs. Walter A. Williams. of this
town, fell from a bed at the home of his
parents on Friday last and broke one of
his arms. The little fellow patiently with
stood the painful ordeal of setting the
broken bone and is getting along nicely
Miss H. Delma Young. daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. j. Dallas Young. and Mr.. James
W. Burdette both of Damascus, were mar
ried on Thursday of last week by Rev.
John f. Fort. pastor of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church at Damascus Owing to
death in the home of the bridegroom, the
ceremony was private.
The new large barn on the farm &C Mr..
Harry M. Boland, near Germantown. this
county, was burned on Thursday of last
week, with the contents. including 1000
bushels of wheat, agricultural machinery,
a large quantity of lumber and building
material. The total loss is placed at about
$4,000, partly covered by insurance.
The young men of Rockville and vicinity
have issued invitations to their annual
Christmas holiday dance, which will be
held in the opera house here the evening
of December 3lst The committee of ar
rangements is composed Of Roland Woot-
ton Robert L. Warfeld, Thos. l.. Dawson,
Berry E. Clark, Valentine Wilson and W.
Russell Brewer.
Judge E. C. Peter, in the Circuit Court
here has signed a decree granting to Mrs.
Frances A. Wilson, of Silver Spring, an
absolute divorce from Allen f. Wilson, Jr.,
of Washington, on the ground of desertion.
The bill represented that the couple were
married in Washington on December 9th,
1907, and lived together until March 3rd,
1909
Mrs. Annie Burdette, wife of Nathan j.
Burdette. died at her home. near Damas-
Gus, on Wednesday of last week, aged 70
years. She had been i'll a long while.
She is survived by her husband and the
following children: jeremiah l.. Burdette,
of Mount Airy, Md. j. McKendry Burdette,
of Omaha, Neb. Franklin f. Burdette, Jas
W. Burdette, Mrs. VIM. II. Warfeld and
Mrs. VIM. Brandenbure, of this county.
The "Dickerson Round Table" met with
Mrs. Jones Hoyle, of Dickerson, Md, De-
cember Is. Although the day was cold
and the roads covered with ice and snow,
a good part of the membership was pres
ent, with the President. Mrs. Clopton Cham
bers, in the chair. The subject for the day
was Household Economics" There were
two interesting papers and the responses
were good. The hostess served refresh
ments, and following her course each men,
Der contributed delicacy as sample"
of her household art.
Seven carloads Of cattle fattened in this
county were shipped from Gaithersburg TO
Washington on Friday last. Each car can
tanned % head. Each owner of a lot the
cattle had to pay local veterinary surgeon
81 for certificate giving him the right to
ship out of the county, condition adopted
by the State Live Stock Sanitary Board.
When the train reached Washington each
of the owners of the cattle had to pay an
other charge of $3.50 to the B. and o.
Railroad Company for. he was informed.
putting the cars in sanitary condition.
The owners looked upon this as excessive
taxation and did not relish it a bit.
OF the new legislation which it was pro-
posed to embody in the Postal Appropria-
tons bill the greater part has been excluded
by the Rules Committee of the Housa If