Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1915-02-12

Town and Country.

organization of Young Mems Christian
Association in Rockville
Miss Elsie M. Kingsbury has been ap-
pointed postmistress at Boyds, this county,
succeeding Edward D. Lewis, who held the
position for many years.
Mr.. VIM. X. Jones, of Potomac district,
has taken up a residence in Rockville,
adding another to the list of retired farm
ers residing at the County Seat.
Willis B. Burdette, county superintend-
ent of schools, has announced the resgna-
tion of Miss Isabel Parsley as assistant
teacher at the Brookeville High School.
THE Triple Entente" is powerful Amer
lean story of love and finance, revealing a
hidden drama in New York social life
Read it in the next Sunday Magazine of
The Washington Sunday Star.
The February meeting of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union will be held
at the home of Miss Mary Higgins. in
Rockville, on Tuesday, the 18th, at 2:30
P. M. Members and friends are cordially
welcomed.
Three deer have lately been seen in the
upper part of this county. They made
their escape from the farm of Ex-Governor
Warfield in Howard county, whence men
were sent to re-capture them, but without
success.
Motion pictures every Tuesday and Satur-
day at P. NJ. Masonic Hall, Gaithersbure.
Drama, Frontier; Keystone comedy. China
Store-3l-piece china set given away every
Saturday night. The china set last Satur-
day night was won by Harry Walker
The Home and School Club of Rockville,
having changed its time of meeting from
quarterly to monthly. will assemble in the
High School building on Friday evening,
February 18th, at 1880 O'Clock Mr.. Chas.
c. Myers, principal of the Rockville High
School, and others will address the meet
ing on subjects of interest.
The Woman's Club of Rockville met at
the club rooms on Thursday, February 4th
The president, Mrs. Allnutt. presided. The
following program was rendered: Opera,
Faust, Mrs. W. W. Welsh vocal solo, Flower
Song, Mrs. j. Somervell Dawson; sketch,
Goethe, Mrs. Lewis Watson; instrumental
duet, Misses Mamie Hogs and Lucy Smith,
Saturday night is the first anniversary
of the Lyric Theatre and the management
rrop,;oao tho haDnar e Tho
year. A three-reel Indian picture made
on Miller Bros 101 Ranch and two lively
comedies help make up the program. The
Country Store will give ten prizes and the
first prize will be a cute little piggy dressed
in Sunday clothes.
Miss May Sellman, of Frederick City.
formerly of this county, accompanied by
Mr. and Mrs. D. II. Warfeld. of this town,
will attend the Panama-Pacific Coast Ex-
position. They will start from here in time
to witness the opening of the annual con-
venton of the U. d. c., which is to be held
in San Francisco this year. Miss Sellman
will represent the Ridgely Brown Chapter,
of this county, as a delegate in the cOnven-
ton.
Special attractions at the Seco in five
thousand feet of film, laugh, tear. a
frOwn, with something new to wind up the
performance. This something is seven
prizes in the form of Brownley's Health
Candies-the big prize is five-pound
box of the best. and the other six are half
pound samples to give you an idea what
is in the large box. Feel lucky, enjoy a
good show, hear good music, and don't fail
to be here Saturday. February 18th.
The Maryland Agricultural College and
the u. s. Department of Agriculture are
in position to pay one-half the salary
of an agricultural county demonstration
aeent-the salary not to exceed $500 per
annum. If the County Commissioners or
progressive citizens Of the county will give
$3.50, a man will be employed at once for
this work. If interested write to G. II. |
Afford, College Park, Md. for full particu-
lars.
Mrs. Sarah E. Bean. aged 48 years, wife |
of j. Clarence Bean. of this vicinity, died
on Thursday of last week in a Washington |
hospital Her death was due to compli-
cation of diseases and followed a long |
Illness She is survived by her husband |
and two daughters. She was a sister of |
Mrs. James X. Bean. of this town. The |
funeral took place Friday morning from
Humphreys chapel here. the services being |
conducted by Rev. S. r. White. Burial was
in Rockville Union Cemetery.
Mrs Martha Jane EtchisOn. wife of Mr. |
]. Melvin Etchison. died last Saturday |
morning at her home, in Gaithersburg, |
eighteen months of a complication of dis
eases, but the immediate cause of her
death was paralysis. She is survived by
, er husband and one son. DR.. Bates Etchi-
tm. of Gaithersbure The funeral took
place Monday morning from Montgomery
Methodist Chapel at Claeettsville. Mrs
Etchison. who was before her marriage a
Miss Clagett, was lifelong resident of
IUlS COUNTY.
The National Lime Manufacturers AS
ISOLATION voted to exploit substitute for
potash. essential to plant growth, the sup
ply of which has been cut off by the war.
at the closing session of the association
last Friday at the Bureau of Standards.
Washington. The substitute which they
have hit upon is lime treated with chlorine,
which is expected to minimize the lack Of
potash, of which latter product the coun-
try imports $5.000.000 worth a year.
John J. Porter. Of Hagerstown. Md, read
paper saying he had found a substitute
for potash He proposes to prepare lime
and treat soil with il in a way to liberate
properties necessary for plant growth.
His thesis was adopted and was followed
with an appropriation OF $4,000 to give
publicity to the method for the benefit of