Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1915-07-16
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Town and Country.


Town and Country.
This week Hon. P. D. Laird, of this town,
announces his candidacy for the Maryland
House of the Delegates.
Mrs. Helen Magruder Leylse, daughter
and son, of Alexandria, Va, were guests
of Mrs. T. M Hoyle, of Derwood, the past
week,
Mr.. Hampton Jones has purchased a
handsome dwelling situated in Garrett
Park. He and his bride will occupy it as
their home.
Mr. Cy Cummings has returned from
California and was in Rockville Tuesday.
He will remain here until the close of the
primary election.
The Rockville Chautauqua opened on last
Monday and will close next Sunday. After
noon and evening sessions, with very at
tractive features, are held daily.
The regular quarterly meeting of Mont
eomery County Pomona Grange will be
held with Lanham Grange on Thursday.
July goth, at 10 O'Clock, A. M.
Mr.. and Mrs C. C. Crawford left their
home at Gaithersburg on Wednesday last
for trip to Atlantic City and Asbury
Park They will be gone for month.
Recently Mr. Walter MoBiey lost at his
farm, near Derwood, three valuable work
.th lod VNl.ft N
death, and the other two with spinal men,
ingitis.
How American war relief donations to
France are distributed through societies
and hospitals in Paris is an interesting
story. Read it in The Washington Star
Sunday, July l8.
Motion pictures every Tuesday and Satur-
day at P. M, Masonic Hall, Gaithersbure
Drama, Frontier; Keystone comedy. Sur
prise Store every Saturday night-six or
more prizes given away.
The caravan of suffraeettes passed
through Rockville on Wednesday about
noon on their way from the upper to the
lower section of this county which con-
cludes their intinerary over portion of
Maryland.
The Colesville Horse and Colt Show will
be held on August 18TH on the beautiful
colonial estate of Benton G. Ray, as in pre-
vious years. The annual printed program
will be in the hands of the public within
the next ten days
With hook and line Mr.. Thomas Miles, of
Clarksburg. on Saturday last caught in the
Potomac, near the Mouth of Monocacy,
the largest bass that we have ever heard
of being taken from those waters. 1t
weighed pounds A ounces.
Mrs. Fannie D. Williams, of Washington.
has filed suit in the circuit court here for
an absolute divorce from John II. Williams,
of this county, on the ground of desertlon.
The couple were married in Rockville on
October II. 1900. The plaintiff is repre-
scented by W. Outerbridee Spates.
Mr.. H. C. Alnutt, our popular Register
of Wills, has presented the WOman's Club
of Rockville with nicely located building
lot at the western limits of this town. The
members of the club will at once take steps
to raise sufficient money with which to
erect upon the lot a modern club house.
Mr.. and Mrs Richard P. Waddey, of
Washington. are spending two weeks at the
home of Mrs Margaret Griffith, near this
town. Mr.. Waddey fills an important posi-
ton in the Riggs National Bank of Wash
ington city and is enjoying his vacation
in this community, where he spent many
of his boyhood days.
The Chautauqua Association extends to
all the veterans of the North and the
South in this county cordial invitation to
be present, as the guests OF the associa-
ton. next Saturday afternoon to hear Mrs.
La Sale Corbell Pickett. the widow of Gen.
Pickett, the leader of the celebrated charge
at the battle of Gettysburg.
Mrs. Annie f. Trail, wife of JetsOn G.
Trail, formerly of this county and daush-
ter of the late Michael A. O'Brien and Mrs
Mary C. O'Brien, of Washington, d. c., died
on Thursday, July 9Th. 1915. The funeral
services were held in st. Paul's Catholic
Church, Washington, and her remains were
inferred in Mt 0lvet Cemetery.
Miss Margaret Kern Davis, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Vim. j. Davis, of Washington,
and Mr. Charles Sweet Trip. formerly Of
New York, were quietly married at noon
Saturday, July 3rd. Mr.. and Mrs. Trip left
Immediately afterward for motor trip to
New York. Upon their return they will
be at home at 40l8 Fifth street. Pets
WORTH Washington. D. c.
The Sunday School teachers and pupils
of St. Paul's Catholic Church. Washington,
have presented to Mgr. James F. Mackin
a purse of $1,000 and handsome watch
fob. Seventy seven $40 gold pieces were
included in the purse in honor Of the
clergyman's birthday. A second purse, with
$500 inclosed, was presented to the
pastor as a contribution from the parish
toner's for the needs of the church.
Mrs. Mary Richie X. Akin, Of Brooke.
Va, and Mr.. John X. Henderson. Jr.. of
this town, were married here Monday by
the father Of the bridegroom, Rev John
R. Henderson, pastor of the Presbyterian
Church. The ceremony took place at the
home of the brideeroom's parents. in the
presence of only members of the two fami-
Us. Immediately afterward the couple left
for their honeymoon trip.
Albert p. Beall. aged IS years, died last
Sunday morning at the home Of his father
in-law, Thomas w. Waters, near Brooke
vile. His death was due to an affection
of the lungs. and followed long illness.
He leaves his wife, mother and three