Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1915-05-21
Yutal aud gersuual,
Town and Country.


races at the Fair Grounds here on May 81
The lot-holders of Colesville cemetery ar,
requested to meet at Colesville Church OF
May 29th at 8 O'Clock, P. M.
THE Conspiracy" big story with al
unusual plot, by Justus Miles Forman, whc
went down on the Lusitania. Read it in
The Washington Sunday Star May 20.
While assisting in raising barn on the
farm of W. Jerome Offutt. near Poolesville
on Saturday last Israel Gibbs. colored, was
instantly killed when a heavy piece Of
timber fell upon him.
Motion pictures every Tuesday and Satur-
day at s P. NJ, Masonic Hall. Gaithersbure
Drama, Frontier; Keystone comedy. Sur
prise Store every Saturday night-six OF
more prizes given away.
James T. Bogley. chief deputy clerk Of
the circuit court. has bought the residence
of Vim. J. Richards. in the western section
of Rockville, the price being $500. Mr..
Richards will move to Oxford, Pa, where
he has been proprietor of factory for a
number of years.
The annual Decoration Day exercises at
the Union Cemetery will be held at the
grounds on Monday afternoon, May 3lst.
1915. at 2 o'clock. 1t is the desire of the
lady managers that the exercises shall be
largely attended, and. therefore, they re-
quest all who are interested in the ceme-
terry to attend.
Under the auspices of the Rockville
Woman's Club. a gypsy dance" was given
in the town hall here last Friday evening, a
large number of the community attending.
1t was in charge of committee, of which
Mrs. II. Clinton Allnutt, president of the
club. was chairman. and proved one of the
most enjoyable of recent social events in
this community.
Following a long illness, M. Watson Belt
died last Saturday at his home at Avery,
aged Sc years. He is survived by his wife,
who was Miss Thompson, and the follow
ing children: Mrs. Augustus Thompson.
Mrs. Walter Thompson. Mrs C. W. Pope,
Willard and Stacey Belt, all of this county,
and Claude Belt, of Denver. Col
William Lycurgus Cashell, one of our
most highly respected citizens, died last
Monday at his home, near Norwood. fol-
lowing an illness Of two months from cancer,
aged II years. He is survived by his wife,
who was Miss GrOomes, of this county. Mr..
Cashell was a son of the late Hazel B.
Cashell and was a lifelong resident of the
county
Mr.. John Howes. of near Derwood re-
Gently left at this Office for exhibition
fine specimen of Mccormick potatoes grown
on his farm. From planting of fourteen
bushels the early part of last July, he
secured yield of 800 bushels. He has
reserved lot of these potatoes for seed
and is Offering them for sale at rs cents
per bushel.
Mr.. N. C. Rice has decided to become
minister of the Methodist Church and dis
posed of his mercantile business at Ounce
Orchard. this county. The sale was made
to his brother. Mr.. Frederick M. Rice, who
will take charge of the business at once.
The latter has sold his farm of 1875 acres,
situated near Jamestown, to Mr.. Elmer
Walter for $500. Mr. Rice will offer his
farm stock, implements. etc, at public sale
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Mrs. Emma R. Bell, widow of Silas A.
Bell, died last Saturday night at her home,
near Laytonsville. this county, aged SO
years. She had been i'll only few hours,
her death being due to heart failure, SUPER
induced by acute indigestion. She is sur
vived by four children, Mrs. Lewis W.
Barnsley, Mrs. VIM. B. Mobey, Miss Lula
and Alton Bell, all of this county She
also leaves two sisters. Mrs. Mary A. Cissel
and Mrs. Charles Huguely of Washington.
Mrs. Bell was daughter of the late Samuel
Cashell.
AS a result of an accident near Ounce
Orchard, this county. last Sunday after
noon. in which an automobile operated by
Charles Stockton. colored, of Washington,
collided with a machine in charge of DIR.
W. C. Fowler, of Washington Stockton
was tried and convicted here Monday on
two charges operating an auto
mobile and not having in his possession
Maryland operators license card Stock
tons machine ran into the rear of the
other machine. but did very little damage.
Fines and costs aggreeating $38 we're i'm
posed.
On Tuesday large crowd of taxpayers
interested in the repair of two and half
miles of the Laytonsville pike. at a cost of
$4,000, appeared before the County Com
missioners in pursuance of an official notice
given by that body relative to hearing on
the proposed road repair. The matter was
postponed until Wednesday. June 2, when
another meeting will be held at the Court
House and definite conclusion upon the
subject reached. On Saturday, May 20.
the taxpayers Of Laytonsville district will
meet at Laytonsville to discuss the propo-
sition.
Miss Clara NJ. McAbee, of Limekiln. Fred
erick county, has been chosen by repre-
sentatives of the Baltimore News as the
prettiest young lady in Maryland. She
will be one of a group Of the prettiest
ladies in the several States and the Dis
trict of Columbia. chosen by representa-
tives of metropolitan journals. to be exhib-
tied at the San Francisco Exposition. Miss
McAbee is described as 20 years old, five
feet five inches tall. brunette, brown eyes,
dances. not a suffragette. rides horses
teaches Sunday school, paints and sews
Miss Ruth NJ Purcell has been selected by
the Times to represent Washington city in