Montgomery County sentinel., 1915-09-17
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Ynfal aud gersnual.
Town and Country.


Mr.. j. Abby Henderson and Mr.. Joseph
Reading are applicants for the vacant
postmastership at Rockville.
&C. Crawford, of Gaithersburg, has sold
to Charles U. Small track of woodland on
Big Seneca for $l0O per acre.
Those in want of dairy cattle should at
tend the sale of Mr.. Frank Ricketts, to be
held near Derwood on next Wednesday.
See ad.
Miss Edith Ford. of Baltimore. has re-
turned here and resumed her duties as
a teacher in the Rockville High School.
She is with Mrs. Lila Goldsborough this
winter.
The directors of the Travlah hall will
give chicken supper in the hall on We'd
nesday. September 22nd. beginning at 4
P. NJ, followed by dance If rainy, next
fair evening.
Motion pictures every Tuesday and Satur-
day at 8 P. NJ, Masonic Hail. Gaithersburg.
Drama, Frontier; Keystone comedy Sur
prise Store every Saturday night-six or
more prizes given away.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. E. Fisher, of Phoenix,
Arizona. have returned to their home after
a two months visit with Mr.. Fishers
parents, Mr.. and Mrs Millard Fisher, of
near Rockville.
Smith Hoyle, of Boyd, this county, has
his new flour mill in full operation and is
turning out grade of -four hard to excel.
Mr.. Hoyle earnestly solicits the patronage
of the public and promises fair treatment
and prompt service.
Mr.. M D. Knight, Road Superintendent
of this county, recently left at this Office a
sample of white corn grown upon his farm
the present season. The ears are long.
large around and filled with sound grains
from end to end.
The meeting of the Womans Christian
Temperance Union will be held at the
home of Mrs. E. Ward, in Rockville on
Tuesday. September 22nd, at 2 O'Clock.
PM A full attendance of the members
and friends are requested to be present.
Baltimore and Ohio Excursion on Sunday,
September 26th, $1.00 to Harper's Ferry
and return; $l.25 to Martinsburg and re-
turn; $3.50 to Berkeley Springs and re-
turn; $500 to Cumberland and return.
Special train leaves Rockville at 8:57
A. M.
Funeral services for Mrs Lizzie NJ Good
ing, who died suddenly last Saturday
morning at Rued, this county. were held
at the home of her daughter. Mrs. Claude
B. Browne, 1865 Quincy street northwest,
Washington. Monday afternoon. Her re-
mains were inferred in Rock Creek Gene
terry.
The residence of Hazlette Crawford. near
Cedar Grove. was destroyed by fire last
Friday afternoon and nearly all Of the
furniture was also lost. The loss is placed
at about $500. partially covered by in
surance The fire started in the kitchen
just after Mrs Crawford had left the room,
and its cause is not known.
In furtherance of complete organiza-
tion of the Silver Spring volunteer fire
department a committee of citizens has
just been appointed to purchase at once
ladders, hose, buckets, axes and other
fre-fehting implements The members Of
the committee are Gist Blair, W. W. Jordan,
F. M. Nally. b. r. Cannon and j. II. Cissel.
Mrs. Edward Miller, wife of a merchant
of Evansville. Ind, and Miss Gertrude
Ponchon, of Evansville. were injured on
the road between Damascus and LaytOns-
vile last week, when their limousine
skidded and turned over against an en-
bankment Mr. Miller, who was driving
the car, was not hurt The injured women
were taken to Ridgevie in a passing
automobile.
In the Republican primaries. which were
held here Tuesday. Weller, for the euber-
material nomination, and his running mate,
Duer, for comptroller, had things all their
own way, receiving fully 80 per cent OF
the small vote cast The only other con-
tests were for membership on the State
central committee, Thomas Dawson, Galen
l.. TAFT, C. Scott Duvall VIM. l.. johnson
and d. W. Baker being reelected.
The will of Aretas NJ. Legg. of Bethesda,
this county, dated December Is. 1914, has
been offered for probate in Washington
city. He leaves 1000 shares of the Utland
Mining Company of Utah to his son, Mont
eomery T. Lege, and 500 shares to each
of the sons children. One thousand shares
each of the same cOmpany's stock are
given to his son, Vim. F. Lege. and daueh-
ter, Beryl Le9g. Other shares Of the stock
are to 60 to Thaddeus S. Stone. Laura
Beal JOyes, Theodore l.. DOnnellOn and
Anna NJ Stidham. An insurance policy
of $4,000 and the remaining estate are
given to the wife. Sallie u. Lege. Charles
F. Kincheloe is named as executor.
A booster trip" of the retail merchants
of Washington city. advertising their busi-
nesses through Maryland. Virginia and
West Virginia. was begun on Monday
morning last In decorated automobiles
they reached Rockville about 10 O'Clock.
accompanied by brass band. which rem
dered several pieces of music on the Court
House green in a halt Of about an hour.
Articles of merchandise in their different
lines were distributed among large lot
of our citizens who were present to view
the procession and listen to the music.
Leaving here. after taking picture OF the
crowd, visits were made to Gaithersbnre,
Neelsvile, Cedar Grove. Damascus and
Clagettsville. in this county. and to towns
in Frederick and Washington counties.
Col. L. Mervin Maus, senior colonel OF
the Medical Corps Of the army, who, as
the first American head of the. Public
m