Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1915-03-26
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medal contest is to be held BY tn,
members of the Loyal Temperance Legion
at 0lney school house on Saturday, Apr
18th. at 8 P. M. All are urged to attend.
Sewell Fords red-headed office boy comes
upon the most wonderful discovery of hi:
career. Read about it in the next Sunday
Magazine of The Washington Sunday Star
All national banks have been notified
by the Comptroller of the Currency that
the practice of permitting customers to
overdraw their accounts must be discon-
tinued.
Mr.. and Mrs. John H. Parsly. of Brooke
vile, announce the engagement Of their
daughter, Miss Isabel Jackson. to Mr.. Lee
Clagett Warield. of LaytOnsville district.
The marriage will take place in April
Warren Choate, chief clerk of the old
bureau of corporations, has been appointed
chief clerk Of the Federal Trade Commits
sion, in which capacity he has been serv-
ing temporarily since the absorption of the
bureau by the commission.
Motion pictures every Tuesday and Satur-
day at P. M, Masonic Hall, Gaithersburg.
Drama, Frontier; Keystone comedy. China
Store 1-piece china set given away every
Saturday night. The china set last Satur-
day night was won by Nathan White.
Vim. A. Shreve. aged So years, died last
Saturday at the residence Of Charles E.
Dwyer, at Glenmont, this county. where
he had been making his home. Mr.. Shreve
was a widower. He was a lifelong resi-
dent of this county and for many years was
engaged in farming near Layhill.
Acting under the advice of their attor-
ney, j, Dawson Williams. the mayor and
council of Kensingtun have rejected all the
bids recently submitted for the construc-
ton of a sewerage and water system for
KensingtOn and for the purchase Of the
$4,000 of bonds New bids will be asked.
Fire last Sunday evening destroyed the
barn and corn house on the farm of Mr..
Arthur Williams. near Jacksonville. The
contents. including $50 barrels Of corn,
hay. straw. farming implements, etc, were
also burned. The loss is placed at about
$4,000. partially covered by insurance.
The fire started while employees were en-
Gagged in feeding the stock.
Saturday, March 9th. the SecO Theatre
will present Charles Chaplin in the two
reel comedy, His New Job" Mr.. Chaplin
is the worlds foremost comedian and will
be much enjoyed by all SecO patrons.
There will also be three other reels ex-
hbited this night and ten pounds of
Brownleys candy and flash light given
away Don't fail to see this show.
Sheriff Peyton Whalen left the hospital
at Georgetown on Saturday last. after being
confined there for two weeks for the treat
ment of a pistol-shOt wound. He was
able to dress himself and walk to the au-
tomobile which conveyed him to the resi-
dence of his father-in-law, Mr.. Jedd Gid
dings, at Bethesda. He will 60 to his own
home, near Potomac, tomorrow. The
wound he sustained has left no bad re-
suits.
Gordon G. Ray. of COlesville district. this
county, has filed suit in the circuit court
here for an absolute divorce from Carrie
Van Slyke Ray. now a resident of Balti-
more, on the ground of desertion. The
bill sets forth that the couple were mar
ried in Gainesville, Texas, in June. 1900.
and that four years later they removed to
this county, where they lived together
until June, 1911, when the plaintiff was
deserted
The Olney Loyal Temperance Legion held
its regular monthly meeting on Saturday,
March 18th. with twenty-five members in
attendance. After our regular order of
business, we had spicy program. in which
all participated. The poise and mode Of
expression of the members. ranging from
S to IS years of age, was a noteworthy
feature. Come join our ranks. We meet
the second Saturday Of every month at 2
P. M. in Olney.
The Mite Society of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church South was entertained at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. j. Gardner Darby
Friday evening. March 18th. a large num-
Der of members and friends being present.
The house was beautifully decorated with
evergreens and cut flowers. After the
business meeting. an interesting Saint
Patrick's program was rendered. followed
by refreshments which were enjoyed by
the many guests.
At Travilah. on Saturday evening, March
9th. beginning at 1880 O'Clock, Rev. How
ard o. Keen will deliver lecture on the
Progress Of Temperance Reform" Rev.
Mr.. Keen is State Lecturer for the Inter-
national Order of Good Templars of Mary
land also editor of Maryland Templar.
The public is urged to be present. Vocal
and instrumental music. After the lecture
refreshments will be sold for the benefit
of the Travilah Town Hall.
The Lyric has signed contract with the
Mutual Film Co. which calls for Keystone
comedies every Saturday night. II you
are up in the picture world, you know what
the word Keystone means. the funniest
produced. the leaders. An order for thirty
loaves of COrby's bread on w. B. Burdette
will be the first prize Saturday night.
You may obtain one loaf each day. or as
you desire it. Also many packages OF
Velati caramels will be given away.
Thomas j. Brown. well-known farmer
of Gaithersburg district, died last Saturday
night at his home near Browns Station,
aged 80 years. He had been i'll about
month with grip and other troubles but
the immediate cause Of his death was
pneumonia. He leaves his widow. who