Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1914-06-12

Vlce-president, Mrs, VIM. Fl. Talbot COR
responding secretary, Mrs, Lewis Watson
recording secretary, Mrs. Darby Bowman
treasurer, Miss Rose Henderson directors,
Mrs. John Henderson, Mrs. Wilson Ward
and Mrs. Ernest L. Billiard
Brainard H. Warner, Jr., of Kensineton.
this county, who was the Republican nomi-
nee for Congress in this district in 1910,
is again DESTROYS of being his party's con-
eressional standard bearer. In his plat
form of principles he announces that he
IS opposed to revenue tariff and fayors
high protective tariff; opposed to the
ubiquitous income tax" favors free tolls
through the Panama Canal for coastwise
vessels; repudiates the $25 900, 900 award
to Colombia by this Government, and OBJ
jects to Mr.. Bryan addressing chautauquas.
After two-day session at Sandy Spring
this county. the Baltimore quarterly meet
ing of the Society of Friends adjourned on
Monday The various sessions we're at
tended by large number of delegates and
others from Baltimore, Washington, Phila-
delphia, Virginia and other places, and
were presided over by Mortimer o. Stabler,
of SpenceIville. Among those who ad-
dressed the gathering we're DIR. o. Edward
Janney, of Baltimore, and Henry X. Viii
bur, of Philadelphia Sunday afternoon,
a tirst-day conference was held. The chill
dren recited and read papers, Henry R.
Bayless, of Baltimore was in charge.
Pete Mills. charged with the murder of
Edward Lowe. at Derwood, on the 25th of
last May. was brought from Jail on Friday
OF last week to appear before Judge Peter,
of the Circuit Court here Through his
counsel he asked the court to accept bail
and release him from Jail until the Novem-
Der term of court. After taking only the
evidence of the States witnesses in the
case. the court refused to grant the prison.
er's petition for release on bail. Walking
with an officer through the passage at the
'SHA Va thN NOuit toolli tCtulh " JdlI,
Mills collapsed and had to be carried into
the sheriff's Office on the lower floor of the
court house by two able bodied men. There
he was treated by physician and recov-
cred after the lapse of several hours.
The commencement exercises of the
Chevy Chase public school were held last
Friday morning, commencing at 8 O'Clock,
on the lawn before the school building.
Immediately following the exercises was the
contest for gold and silver medals
offered by DR.. Ryan Devereux. president of
the county school board and resident of
Chevy Chase. and for which there were II
entries. Medals were won by Miss Helen
Hodges and Miss Ruth Pierce. The assem-
blage was addressed by DIR. DeVereux, also
by Charles D. Frailey, Esq, president of
the Chevy Chase Home and School AssOci-
alton, after which light refreshments were
served. Athletic sports by the pupils closed
the events of the day, well attended by
the parents and friends and marking the
close of the second year of the new school
in 1912.
Judge Peter has filed an opinion in the
court here in the case of Cora E. Wachter
VS.. AlphOnso M. Clagett ct al. On the
fifth day Of November, 1912. the plaintiff
filed a bill to obtain a sale of the real
estate. farm of 1877 acres, of which John
T. Thompson died seized to satisfy an ac-
count. amounting to seven hundred dollars.
for services she alleges she rendered in
nursing, caring for. waiting on and attend
ing to him from the 18th day of January,
1909, to the time of his death THE 29th
day of December, 1910 John T. ThOmp-
son died at the age of 20 years and left
his farm to his sOn-in-law. Alphohso M.
Clagett. during his life. Cora E. Wachter
is daughter of AlphOnso NJ. Clagett and
granddaughter of John T. Thompson. The
opinion states. Under the law and the
evidence the plaintiff is not entitled to
relief at the hands of the court and her
bill must be dismissed. and that the plain
tiff pay to the defendants their costs of
the suit.