Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1914-06-19
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reasonable prices at Reisingers.
Mr.. Odorion W. Robey, member of tn
Board of County Commissioners. is con
fined to his home, near Fairland, as tn
result of being kicked by horse.
Col. Spencer C. Jones returned to hi
home here from the South on Wednesda,
last to spend the summer. He was accom-
panied by his daughter, Mrs. Falvey.
Fourth of July Ice-cream Leave you
order at Reisineers at once to avoid dis
appointment. Vanilla. chocolate, straw
berry, peach and orange ice at soc hal
gallon.
Within radius of ten miles of Rockville
1000 gallons of gasoline were sold last
month by the different dealers in this arti
Gle. 1t was consumed mostly by automo
biles.
Pitcher Beall, of the Rockville base bal
team, has been offered tempting salaries
by clubs of other cities to twirl the ball fol-
them. AS yet he has not accepted any
one of them.
During the severe wind storm in the vi
cinity of Lewisdale, this county. on We'd
nesday of last week, the barn on the farm
Mr.. Titus W. Day was blown down and
caused the death of four cows.
Jas. o. Cubitt. aged SO years. who lived
near GAINESVILLE. this county died in a
hospital. Washington. on Thursday OF last
week. He had been at the hospital only
week. He is survived by his wife and
four children.
The speed limit in Rockville for motor
vehicles, electric cars, etc, has been in
creased by the Town Council from ten to
twelve miles an hour that it may be in
accord with the State law. and will be
strictly enforced hereafter.
Beall, Rockville's promising pitcher. con
tinued his fine work in game with the
Washington Grove base ball team at the
Fair Grounds here last Saturday, striking
out Is and allowing but four hits. Rockville
winning. 10 to 2. Knott, for Washington
Grove. also pitched well. but was loosely
supported.
Miss Flora Margaret Dill, of Olney. this
county, and Mr.. Forrest Purdum Beall. of
Glenmont, Howard county. were married
in the Baptist Church, this town, Wednes-
day afternoon by Rev. Oscar W. Henderson.
in the presence of company Of relatives
and friends. They departed on a honey
moon trip.
Mr. VIM. F. Prettyman and Miss Belle
Bond will be married in Emory M. E. Church
South, Washington, d. c.. on Tuesday. June
23rd. at s O'Clock. P. M. The brother-in-
law of the young lady, the Rev. Ernest L.
WOolf, formerly pastor of the Rockville M.
f. Church South, will perform the mar
riage ceremony.
Adlai Ewing Stevenson, Vice President
of the United States from 1893 to 1897 in
the second Cleveland administration, who
had been sinking for several days at a
hospital in Chicago, died last Sunday night.
After the death of his wife. about six months
ago, Mr.. Stevenson suffered nervous break
down. He was 70 years old.
At a meeting of the State Roads Com
mission a contract was awarded to the
Charles 7. Eastburn Company. of Yardley.
Pa. for the resurfacing of a section of the
Union Turnpike. from near Norbeck to o.
ney, a distance of 1857 miles, construction
to be of macadam. Work on same will be
started as soon as conditions permit.
The field party of the firm of Brown &
GARRISON. topographic engineers, of Wash
ington, D. c., that began the survey of the
town of Rockville last week reports the
work well under way. The privilege allow
ing any of its members to 60 upon private
property. when necessary in the prosecution
of their work, will be greatly appreciated.
Mrs Sarah f. Kisner, of Alta Vista. this
county, and Mr.. Jacob Jacobsen. a member
of the Washington police force. were mar
ried in Rockville on Thursday afternoon of
last week by Rev. Oscar W. Henderson.
pastor of the Baptist Church, the cere-
mony taking place at the home of the
minister, in the presence of few friends
of the couple. They will make their home
at Alta Vista.
Robert W. Wells, of Prince Georges coun-
ty, has withdrawn from the race for the
Democratic nomination for Congress in the
Fifth District in favor of Richard A. John
son. of Howard county. brother-in-law of
ha I'D all h,,
between Congressman Frank o. Smith. who
has the support of Senator Lees friends,
and Mr.. johnson. A lively fight promises
to develop in the district.
Following an investigation of the cir
cumstances surrounding the drowning Of
VIM. Jackson, colored, about 40 years old
whose body was found floating in the Po-
tOmac river two miles above Cabin John.
this county. Sheriff Whalen decided that
while fishing from a canoe the man was
accidentally precipited into the river and
an inquest was deemed unnecessary.
jackson lived near Cropley.
Judge Edward C. Peter has ordered the
receivers of the Metropolitan Investment
and Building Company of Montgomery
County, corporation. to pay Immediately
to the town of Garrett Park taxes due for
the years 1910. 1911, 1912 and 1913, and
the statutory penalty of one per centum
for each month since due. in accordance
with petition filed by the above-men-
toned municipality asking for the passage
of the order.
AS Judge Keedy last Friday afternoon
was about to take the $4,000 damage
suit Of Edgar E. Padgett against the Bal
timore and Ohio Railroad Company from
the jury, the plaintiff nolle pressed the
case, which had been on trial at Hagers-