Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1915-12-10

Town and Country.


be inaugurated week later.
The Democratic presidential nominating
convention will be held at St. Louis, Mo.
on Wednesday. June IA, 1916.
Miss Jennie Higgins. aged SO years, died
on Tuesday last at the home of her niece
Miss Josie Higgins, in Rockville.
In Brazil two little girls lead and rule a
bloodthirsty band of lawless men. Robert
F. Wilson tells of these strange children in
The Washington Sunday Star, December
18th.
A program dealing with The History
and Educational Value of Moving Pictures
was greatly enjoyed by the members Of
the Woman's Club of Rockville on Novem-
Der IS.
A Farmers Institute will be held al
Brookeville, this county, on Tuesday, De-
cember 14th, 1915. Sessions at 10 A. NJ
1:SO and 7:30 P. M. The program is an
interesting one.
Motion pictures every Tuesday and Satur-
day at 8 P. NJ, Masonic Hall. Gaithersburg
Drama, Frontier; Keystone comedy. Sur
prise Store every Saturday night-six Or
more prizes given away.
Mrs. James Belt Chesley. president Of
the Forest Glen Reading Club, is spending
the winter at Chevy Chase, Md, and all
communications for the club should be
sent to that address.
Christmas toys, etc, are on sale now at
Reisinger's. Come and look them over
you buy or not. If we have not what
you want, we will get it for you at rea-
sonable price.
Miss Elsie V. Jeffries and Mr.. Charles H.
Price, both of Dickerson. were married on
Saturday evening last at the home of the
bridegroom. the ceremony being witnessed
by a small company of relatives and
friends of the couple,
Mr.. and Mrs Edward P. Thomas, of Sandy
Spring neighborhood, announced at a recent
celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of
their wedding the engagement of their
niece Miss Jennie Lea, of Sandy Spring.
and DR.. Gilbert Tyson Smith. of Connec-
ticut
Wheat and Irish potatoes have advanced
considerably in price and are expected to
90 higher. Wheat is now selling in Balti-
more for $l.20, and potatoes. for which
there is foreign demand, are bringing 81
per bushel. The crop is said to be only
calf as large as that of last year.
About fifty members of the congregation
If the Bethesda Presbyterian Church visited
Rev. Dr. Parke P. Flournoy at the manse
IN Wednesday evening of last week and
urprised him with generous donation of
ood things. A program of music was
,iven by Miss Bessie Bean. Mrs. Orrell B.
chamberlain and others, after which re-
reshments were served.
The present is rk-butcherine season
among our farmers. and some heavy hogs
lave been butchered. Two lots of this sort
nave been reported to the SENTINEL, namely.
two killed by Mr.. Clarence Burriss. of near
his town. one weighing 412 pounds and
he other Ala pounds; Mr.. George R. Rice,
# Travilah, killed three that averaged
$50 pounds.
On account of the proximity Of the holi-
lays the regular monthly meeting of the
Executive committee of the County Fedora
ion of Home and School Associations will
re omitted. The committee is arranging
or hearing by the county legislative
delegation on the subject of pressing for
an amendment of the State school law so
IS to make women eligible to appointment
n county school boards.
The funeral of Samuel Riggs, who died
asst Monday morning at Gainesville. Md,
where he had made his home for several
months, took place Tuesday afternoon from
the residence of his son, Douglass Riggs.
near Brookeville. this county. Excepting
few months passed at Gainesville, Mr..
Riggs had lived in this county all his life.
He was seventy-two years old and is sur
lived by his wife and five children.
DIR. and Mrs. John L. Lewis were the
honor guests at an informal reception given
iast Monday evening by the doctors many
friends and patients in Bethesda and Chevy
base. DR.. Parke Flournoy in behalf of the
eople presented DIR. Lewis with sub
antial gift to be used in equipping an
oerating room, recent addition to his
flee. DR.. Lewis will be assisted in the
lture by DIR. Chester. a well-known sur
con from the South.
The performance at the Lyric last Sat-
iday night was enjoyed by large crowd.
bis Saturday you will see Charlie Chap
in The Founders" Hennie and Louie
Considerable Milk" Col. Heeza Liar as
naturalist, the latest Pathe News, etc
A pair of fine young keats will be among
the prizes offered The attendance is
steadily increasing on the programs now
being booked. Mr.. E. E. Welsh, of Rock
vile, won the IA pound goose at the Lyric
last Saturday.
Charles H. Brooke. eighty-four years old
died last Saturday at his home, Falling
Green, near 0lney. this county. of the in
firmities of age. He had been in failing
health a long while and his death was not
unexpected. He is survived by his wife.
who was Miss Farquhar. of this county
and two daughters, Mrs Green and Miss
Mary Brooke, both of Olney neiehborhood.
The funeral took place Sunday afternoon
from the meeting house of the Society OF
Friends at Sandy Spring. burial being in
the Friends cemetery.
At the annual meeting last week Of the
Maryland Division. United Daughters of the
Confederacy, at the Young Mems Christian
Association Building. Baltimore. officer,