Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1914-09-11
1nfal and gersnual
Town and Country.

Wednesday next, instead OF tuesday.
Miss Nettie Atwood, of Layhill. this
county, is visiting her aunt at Riverdale
Md.
The price of wheat on Tuesday last
reached $l24 in Baltimore, Yesterday its
market value was $1.18 1-2.
President Wilson has issued proclama-
ton setting aside Sunday, October 4th. as
a day of national prayer for peace in
Europe.
Mrs. Harry N. Burns. of Germantown
who entertained her daughter, Mrs. Frank
B. Cowell, and family during August, has
returned with them for short visit in
Rhode Island.
Misses Edmonia and Marie Gardiner, of
this town, left last Monday morning for
Canada to pursue their studies for the en-
suing year at Loretta Academy. Niagara
Falls, Ontario.
The Lyric Theatre. Rockville, will show
eight reels each Saturday night while the
weather continues warm. Prices adults
10 cents; children, S cents. Vaudeville
will be resumed November LIST.
Upon being convicted in the police court
here on the charge of assaulting George
W. Edwards, of Colesville district, Walker
Adams, young negro, was sentenced by
Justice Mace to four months in the house
of correction.
Mr.. John B. Diamond. one of the leading
farmers and dairymen in the neiehborhood
of Gaithersburg. has started the erection
of -four mill, 40 by 43. in Gaithersburg,
the contractors for the building of it being
the local firm of Mills & Day.
After survey the engineers have esti-
mated that the cost of installing sewer
age system in Rockville will be $53,000
The appropriation for this purpose is $780,
OO0 Next week bids will be advertised
for by the town sewerage committee.
The meeting of the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union will be held at the
home of Mrs. John B. Brewer, Rockville,
Tuesday, September 18th. at P. M. The
members and friends are especially re-
quested TO attend this important meeting.
Baltimore and Ohio excursion Sunday,
September 9Th and goth, $l.00 to Harper's
Ferry and return; $l25 to Martinsburg and
return; $150 to Berkeley Springs and re-
turn; $500 to Cumberland and return.
Special train leaves Rockville at 1857 A. M.
Miss Myrtle M. Sponseller. daughter of
Mrs. Estella F. SpOnseler and the late
John J. D. Sponseller, of Germantown. and
Mr.. Robert l.. Murphy, of Gaithersbure.
were married last Friday by Rev. James
S. Montgomery at the home of the minister.
in Washington.
Mr. and Mrs. j. Frank Wilson have issued
invitations to the marriage of their daueh-
ter, Sarah Ray Wilson, to Mr.. Richard Law
renee Waters, son of Mr.. Perrie f. Waters,
of Germantown, this county, on September
18th. 1914, at S O'Clock. P. M. in Warner
Memorial Presbyterian Church, Kensing
ton. this county.
On moonlight night recently Robert
Brown, cOlOred, who lives one mile west Of
Rockville, shot and killed with rifle bullet
an eagle that measured from tip to tip of its
wings six feet. Some of Browns chickens
rOosting out of doors were attacked by the
eagle and to it his attention was drawn
in this way.
In the presence of few relatives and
friends, Miss Fannie Virginia Flore. daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Flore, of
Howard county, and Mr.. John T. Thomp-
son, of Ednor, this county, were married
last Saturday afternoon in the Episcopal
Church at 0lney, this county. the rector,
Rev H. H. Marsden, officiating.
The Civic League of Baltimore, with the
cooperation of the Newcomb Club. is max
ing a survey of milk in Bethesda district,
this county Similar surveys have been
made in Cambridge and Annapolis, which
were very successful. 1t is the endeavor
of the Civic League to have a bill intro
duced in the next legislature making an
appropriation for an annual survey of the
milk throughout Maryland.
Pursuant to the patriotic services of The
Star Spaneed Banner Celebration, the
MARYLAND Daughters of the American Revo-
luton are requesting that all churches make
use of Francis Scott Keys hymn, Lord.
With Glowing Heart I'd Praise Thee" at
some service on Sunday September 18th.
instant. The Janet Montgomery Chapter
earnestly requests that all churches in this
county comply with this suggestion.
The Lyric Theatre, Rockville. will present
on Tuesday, September 18th, the great
French drama, Sapho, by special permits
sion of the noted author, Alphonse Daudet.
This is the only version authorized by Mr..
Daudet-from his novel of the same name.
This is the first occasion the public has
had to witness this famous photo play at
the Lyrics scale of prices. 10 and IS cts
The performance will start promptly at 8
P. NJ.
Mr.. James M. W. Briggs. lifelong resi-
dent of this county and farmer of Gath
ersburg district, died last Sunday morning
at his home near Gaithersburg. aged 20
years. He had been i'll about year of
an affection of the kidneys. Surviving
him are his wife, who was Miss Snyder,
of this county, and the following children:
Misses Jennie and Violet Briggs and Thos.
and Remus Briggs, of this county. and
Ernest Briggs, of Los Angeles. Cal.
An accident occurred at the corner of
Adams street and Commerce Lane, in
Rockville, on Saturday afternoon last, which
involved the lives of four persons. Miss Ma
mic Bradley. of near Colesville. daughter of