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

committee in charge of the benefit at Poli'
Theatre, the returns exceeding expecta
tons. vote of thanks was extended Il
Mrs. Herbert Cissel and Miss Alice Har
wood. who were untiring in their effort.
for the success of the affair.
The annual county convention of tn,
W. c. I. U. will be held at Washington
Grove on July Goth. The exercises will
begin at 10 A. M. afternoon at 1:3O P, M
An interesting program has been ARRANGED
Among the speakers is the Rev. M. F
keene. pastor of the Gaithersburg M. E
Church. The public is cordially invited
A basket luncheon is to be served at noon
The meeting will be held in the Sunday
School room.
The Public Service Commission has dis
missed the protest of the Kensinetor
MONTGOMERY county, Chamber of Com.
merce against the increase in fare pro.
posed by the Kensineton Rapid Transit
Company. The road has sold 5O-triI
Communication tickets from Kensington to
Chevy Chase for $i50 and proposed to in
crease the charge to 81 1t also proposed
to limit the period of use to 80 days in.
stead of 30 days, as formerly. The COM
mission allowed the increase, but made the
time limit for use go days.
Mr.. Clarence E. Owen, formerly of Gath
ersburg, was on last Saturday appointed
associate train master of the B. & ORR,
with headquarters at Camden Station, Bal
timore. Mr.. Owen has been in the employ
OF the B. & o. for over rs years and was told
by the general superintendent that his ap-
pointment was due entirely to merit. His
close application to the interest of the
company and.his general department while
in the passenger service evidently secured
his promotion, which his many friends in
this county will be very glad to learn.
A number Of our farmers are thrashine
their wheat from the field. We are in
formed that Mr.. Josiah Jones, of Olney,
got 81 l-2 bushels per acre; Mr.. Joseph. H.
Bradley, of near this town, 81 bushels,
and Mr.. Walter Allen, of Potomac, "a 1-2
bushels. Some wheat has been sold at
HickersOn Brothers -four mill here for 81. OF.
This is about fifteen cents more than it
brought at this time last year At Chicago
on Wednesday wheat sold for $l16, jump
ing S 12 cents. Reports of black rust in
the spring crop belt caused the increase of
price.
Mr.. B. F. Hicks, of Brooklyn, Iowa, form
erly of Rockville. is spending a few days
in town with his brother, Mr.. Washington
Hicks. Daily employment in the conduct
of his large general merchandise store in the
city in which he lives seems to agree with
him. for he looks hale and hearty He
informed us that the farm cropst to be seen
from the train along the route to the East
are not as good as those of this county In
his State. he said, the corn is backward, re-
tarded by cold rains. but the hay and wheat
crops are heavy. He will not return to
the West for several weeks, as this length
of time will be taken up with business
transactions in Eastern cities
Among the recent marriages in this
county was that of Miss Irene Kimler, of
Williamsport, Md, for several years teacher
of domestic science at the Sandy Spring
High School. and Mr.. Francis Miller. of
Sandy Spring, which took place at the
meeting house of the Society of Friends, at
Sandy Spring, in the presence of large
assemblage Miss Hadassah Moore, of
Sandy Spring, was maid of honor. and
Misses Stella Moore and Barbara Miller,
of Sandy Spring, were bridesmaids. The
best man was Mr.. Douglass Farquhar, of
Sandy Spring; and Messrs. Donald Kirk,
of Olney. and Robert Wetherald, of Sandy
Spring. were the ushers. The ceremony
was that of the Society of Friends. Fol-
lowing supper at Oakley. their future home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Miller departed for their
honeymoon trip.