Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1914-07-10
Enfal and Rersunal
Town and Country.

lhC dhhuai Injecting vi the montgomery
County Ant-Saloon League will be held al
Washington Grove on August 9th.
The farm of the heirs of the late James
E. Ayton, near Laytonsville, has been sold
to Charles 7. Hawkins for $500. The
tract contains 1877 "a acres.
The local committee has engaged Rev.
j. B. Clayton, d. D.. of Washington, d. c.,
to deliver the religious address at the
Rockville Chautauqua on Sunday evening,
July 18th. His subject will be The Other
Little Ships"
The Fourth of July races at Brightview
Farm of the Javins Brothers, near Coles
vile, were closely contested to the enjoy
ment of large crowd of spectators. Fast
time was made in each of the three races,
which were well filled,
The County Commissioners on Tuesday
organized themselves into the Montgomery
county drainage and sewerage commission
by electine Richard T. White chairman.
Berry E. Clark, clerk to the County Com
missioners, is secretary.
At a meeting of the trustees on Tuesday
evening Mr.. L. S. Witherow, of Taneytown,
Carroll county, Md. was elected assistant
teacher at the Rockville Academy for the
coming school year. He is graduate of
Princeton College and comes well recon-
mended
Miss Sarah Veirs. daughter of the late
S. Clark Veirs, died on Wednesday of last
week at her home. near Beane. aged 81
years. She had been Ill about a year of a
complication of diseases, but her death
was sudden, the immediate cause being
heart disease.
Rockville's base ball team visited Mar
tinsburg, W. Va, last Saturday and sus-
tanned two defeats at the hands of the
Martinsburg team. The score of the first
game, which was played in the morning,
was ID to 3, and in the afternoon game
the score was 10 to 8.
Robert Keys Randall, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Chas F. Randall. formerly of this county.
now of Boston, Mass, and grandson of Mrs.
Martha A. Keys, of Linden, graduated from
Harvard University on June 18th. taking
the degree of A. B. Mr. Randall sails for
Europe on July 18th for the summer months
Mr.. John WEIGH, of Avery, this county,
has purchased of Mr.. u. A. Walters his
store house, stock of goods and dwelling at
DerwOOd paying. we understand. $l4 900
for the same. Mr.. Walters, who is in poor
health, and consequently his reason for
disposing of his business, will return this
coming fall to Virginia. his native State.
James Beckwith, colored, was killed by
B. g. o. train near Browns Station last
Saturday night His badly mangled body
was found Sunday morning alongside the
tracks. 1t is understood he left train at
Browns Station, and is supposed to have
been walking on the track on his way home
when struck. He was unmarried.
An explosion of gasoline in an automO-
bile resulted in fire Monday morning
which destroyed the barn on the farm of
H. f. Sands, near Potomac. The building
contained lot of hay wheat and other
produce. agricultural implements, etc. all of
which were lost. The automobile was also
destroyed. The loss is placed at $4,000,
partially covered by insurance.
Mrs. Katie L. Schaeffer died at the resi-
dence of her husband, Mr.. VIM. l.. Schaef-
fer, at Seneca, this county, on Tuesday
evening last of heart failure. aged So
years. She was daughter of the late DR..
Jones. of Baltimore city. Her husband and
four children survive her. two daughters
and two sons Her remains were inferred
in the Bealsvile cemetery.
Frederick Riley. son of VIM. E. Riley. Of
Gaithersburg, was sesiOusly injured near
Gaithersburg last Monday morning when
a motorcycle he was riding cOllided with a
truck belonging to the Walker Hill Com
pany of Washington city. He sustained a
double fracture of one leg and was other
wise hurt He was taken to Washington
hospital for treatment.
The regular monthly meeting of the Ex-
ecutive Committee of the Federation of
Home and School Associations will be held
at Rockville on July 14th, at l:30 p. NJ.
in the rooms of the school board, to con-
slider plans for % completing the course of
study inquiry (2) increasing the strength
of the Federation. and (3) aiding the State
survey of the public school system.
Mr. Henry II. Chick, a retired farmer.
died Monday night at his home, near POto-
mac. this county. aged 70 years. He had
been i'll long time of a complication of
diseases, Surviving him are daughter
and two sons The funeral took place at
10 O'Clock Thursday morning from the M.
E. Church at Potomac. Mr.. Chick was a
native of Virginia. but had lived in this
county nearly half century.
In the circuit court here. Mrs. Sarah D.
Schoenthal. daughter of Mr., and Mrs Geo
G. Bradley, ST., has filed suit for an abso-
lutte divorce from Henry j. Schoenthal
now a resident of Marietta. Ga. The bill
charges desertion. non-support and exces.
sive drinking. Mrs. Schoenthal also asks
alimony and counsel fees and to be awarded
the custody of the couple s only child, Laura
Gassaway Schoenthal eight years old.
The Just Government League of Mont.
eomery county announces meeting at the
Woman's Club room, Rockville, on Friday
July 10th, at 2:30 p. NJ. Senator Clapp. Of
Minnesota, will give an address on Woman
Suffrage: Mrs. Ellis Logan, Of Washington
d. C.. will speak on the Biennial Conven
ton of the National Federation of Women,
Clubs Miss Lavinia NJ. Engle. oreanize
for the National American Woman Suf
frage Association, will report on suffrage
sentiment in the South. All are cordially
invited. There will be n busineas meetin,