Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1915-01-15
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Friday Morning january Is, 1915
Enfal aud 9ersuual.
Town and Country.

The Ridgely Brown Chapter, u. D. c.,
will meet on January 10Th, 1915, at 10
O'Clock, A. M, in the chapter rooms in
Rockville.
The Ladies' Aid Society of Layhill M. E.
Church South will hold an oyster and meat
supper in the church hall on January goth,
1915. Refreshments.
Wanted, information leading to the find
ing of books and papers belonging to the
Burden Bearer Circle of The Kings Daueh-
tiers. Isabel kingdom, Leader.
The ladies of Colesville will hold an oys-
ter supper in the W. c. T. U. Hall, Coles
vile, on January 9th, beginning at 4 P.
M, for the benefit of the M. E. Church and
cemetery.
Mrs. Thomas Nichols, who resides with
her husband on the farm of Mr.. James P.
Veirs, about three miles southwest of this
town. accidently fell upon the ice on the
5th instant and broke her left arm.
The Ladies Aid Society of Mt. Tabor M.
E. Church will hold an oyster supper on
Tuesday and Wednesday evenings, Janu-
airy 26th and 9th, in the old church
building. Refreshments. All are cordially
invited.
During the past year thirty-four medals
for life saving have been awarded by the
Secretary of the Treasury. Read about
these heroes in the Special Features Sec
ton of The Washington Sunday Star of
January 18th.
The January monthly meeting of the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union will
be held at the home of Mrs. Frank Hie-
gins on Tuesday, the 18th, at P. M. All
members and friends are cordially invited
to be present.
Mrs. Margaret S. Gator, widow of Holland
S. Gator, died on Sunday last at her resi-
dence in Washington, D. C. The funeral
was held Tuesday at her late residence
and interment was in Monocacy Cemetery,
Beallsville this county.
The House of Representatives Tuesday
refused by vote of 204 to ia to submit
to the States an amendment to the Federal
Constitution to enfranchise women. Rep
resentative Smith was the only Marylander
to vote for the amendment.
Mr.. Frank Lewis, aged 20 years, farmer,
died last week at his home, near Brown
ingsville. He had been i'll only few days
of pneumonia. He was a son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Phil Lewis and was a brother Of
County Commissioner John R. Lewis.
Mr. Amos W. Bean, formerly of this
county, died in Washington on Wednesday
of last week, aged IS years. The funeral
took place from the residence of his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Mary A. Crown, on Saturday and
interment was in Holy Rood Cemetery.
The Lyric will give away ten more prizes
at the Country Store on Saturday night.
the first prize being 15-pound bird, but
of which family we are unable to say.
Five reels will be shown, which include a
three-reel drama and two comedies. which
will cause rounds of laughter.
Mr.. Amos S. Young. one of our most
highly respected citizens, aged about IS
years, died last week at his home, at Comus,
this county, following a long illness. He
was unmarried and is survived by sister
and brother-Mrs. Christopher Hershey, of
Comus, and Mr.. John Young. of Florida.
At meeting of the Rockville Home and
School Association last Friday evening,
presided over by Robert E. L. Smith, papers
were read by Miss DefandOrf and Misses
Edith Ford and Mary C. Davis, members
of the faculty of the Rockville High School.
General discussion followed. Mr. Smith
gave talk on "A Higher Grade School"
A pound party will be given in the hall
at Potomac, for the benefit of Potomac
Chapel, on Wednesday evening, January
goth, beginning at o'clock All are in
vited and are requested to bring pound
package. These packages will be sold at
auction during the evening. Meat and
oyster supper and refreshments will be
served at usual prices.
The funeral services for James II. Massey.
who died at his home, at Kensington. on
Thursday of last week, aged 81 years, were
held Saturday at the family residence and
were conducted by Rev. W. Edward Cal
lender, rector of Christ Episcopal Church,
KensingtOn. Interment was at Alexan-
dria. Va. Mr. Massey had been in poor
health long while. He is survived by his
widow. two sons and two daughters.
1t rained in this section all Monday
night, all day Tuesday and all Tuesday
night, when the rain was accompanied by
a wind storm of great force. During the
period that the rain fell, more water came
from the heavens than at any one time
in twenty-five years, so the public is in
formed by the Wealth er Bureau. No seri-
GUS damage was done in this county. In
Rockville an Unprecedented number Of
house cellars were flooded with water.
Different sections of this State sustained
serious damage by both high water and
the violent wind.
At the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Montgomery County National
Bank. held on Tuesday last, the following
board of directors was elected: Spencer C..
Jones, VIM. B. Mobley, Jas. E. Williams,
Lawrence Allnutt. Rich'd H. Stokes, Fred
erick P. Hays. VIM. 7. Griffith, Perrie E.
Waters, Lee Offutt, Thomas Vinson, H. A..
Waters and J. II. Parsley. The board
elected the following officers: President,
Spencer c. Jones e-president, Richard
II. Stokes; cashier, Richard H. Stokes; as
sistant cashier. Geo. M. Hunter; teller,
Russell Brewer; discount clerk, Geo. Hen
derson; book-keeper. Gardner Darby; ste
nOgrapher, Miss Leigh Athey.
Judge Peter. in the circuit court here
has signed decree granting to Mrs. Sadie