Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1915-08-06
Eutal aud SersnuaI.
Town and Country.


Miss Sadie Golden, of Philadelphia. who
spent the month of July with the family
of Mr.. H. M. Cronise of Bethesda, left last
week for her home.
Miss Della Trundle, of Poolesville, this
county, is improving slowly after being
operated on several weeks ago in a Wash
ingtOn city hospital.
Local option was adopted in St. Mary's
county. Md. the oldest county in the State,
at a special election held on Tuesday last
by majority of $50 votes.
Mr.. John W. Stevens, of Whites Ferry,
has purchased of Mr.. Seth Griffith farm
of 1l2 acres, situated near Brookeville. this
county. paying for it $l2,500.
The Womans Club of Poolesville will
give MRS. Jarleys Wax Works" at the
town hall. Poolesville, on Saturday. August
7th, at 8 P. M. Everybody invited.
Miss Mary Elizabeth Fulks, aged 81 years,
died Monday at the home of her brother.
Ignatius T. Fulks. in Gaithersbura. She
was daughter of the late Ignatius Fulks.
Mr.. M. S. Thompson. Confederate vet
eran and polished orator, will deliver an
address before the annual meeting of the
Rideley Brown Camp to be held here on
tomorrow.
Motion pictures every Tuesday and Satur-
day at s p. M, Masonic Hall, Gaithersburg
Drama, Frontier; Keystone comedy. Sur
prise Store every Saturday nieht-six or
more prizes given away.
Drinks Neal, colored. was sentenced by
of correction upon being convicted in the
police court here last Friday on the charge
of assault. 1t was shown that without
sufficient provocation he attacked Dick
Mines, also colored, cutting him in the side
with knife.
Miss Julia May Butler. daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Richard S. Butler, of Potomac
district and Mr.. Earl Ulysses Stearn, also
of Potomac neighbOrhOod. were married
at Forest Glen last Saturday afternoon by
Rev. C. o. ROsensteel, pastor of st. Johns
Catholic Church, the ceremony taking place
at the rectOry.
Welby Mills, young resident of Gath
ersbure, received serious injuries when
motorcycle he was riding ran into horse
on one of the streets of Gaithersburg. The
horse either stepped on or kicked Mills in the
forehead. cutting an ugly cash. Mills was
rendered unconscious, but now is said to
be rapidly improving
Miss Margaret Welsh daughter of Mr..
and Mrs Edward F.. Welsh, of this vicinity.
and Mr.. John M. Heagy. Jr.. of this town,
sprung a surprise on their relatives and
friends Monday by slipping away to Balti
more and getting married. They notified
the members of their families by telephone
Immediately after the ceremony.
Two employees at gold mine near PO-
tomac, this county. had a narrow escape
from death when lightning caused charge
of dynamite which had just been set by
the men to explode The men had just
moved away from the charge when light
ming struck the electrical apparatus used
to ignite the dynamite Neither was hurt
At the annual convention of the Mont
gOmery County Sunday School Association,
held at Washington Grove last Friday. the
following officers were chosen; President.
E. Wilson Walker, of Gaithersbure vice
president. Columbus W. Day. of Damascus
secretary, Miss Woodward. of Washington
Grove treasurer, Jos. Reading, of Rock
vile.
The annual meeting of the Ridgely
Brown Camp of Confederate Veterans will
be held on Saturday, August 7th. 1915. at
II o'clock, A. NJ, at Rockville. At 2 O'Clock,
Pm, camp of the Sons of Confederate
Veterans of this county will be organized.
The members of Ridgely Brown Chapter,
u. d. c.. and of f. " White Chapter, u.
d. C., are cordially invited to be present.
The fourth annual exhibition of the Horse
and Colt Show Association of Montgomery
county will be held on the farm of Benton
G. Ray, near Colesvlle. August 18th. The
premium list shows that thirty four classes
will be shown. and that there will be two
speed cOntests-a crOss-cOuntTy steeple-
chase, at one and One-half miles and over
four jumps. and a half-mile hurdle race.
Cash prizes aggregating about $1,000 will
be awarded.
The Dickerson Round Table met with
Mrs Mary Hays. Of GAINESVILLE, Wednes-
day morning, July 28th. The club mem
bers and several visitors spent pleasant
social hour Plans were discussed for the
August open meeting A talk on can
ming" was listened to with interest. and
proposition received to select a place for
an active demonstration by the county
agent, Miss Kingdom. Refreshments were
served by the hostess.
In the presence of a large number of
guests, Miss Helen Zanette Gingell. daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. }. Gneell. of Be
thesda, and Mr.. Guy Conrad Brewer, of the
same locality, were married at O'Clock
last Saturday afternoon. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. Parke P. Flournoy
pastor of the Bethesda Presbyterian Church,
at the Terrace, the home of the bride IS
parents. A reception followed, after which
Mr.. and Mrs. Brewer left for their wedding
trip. They will live at Hopewell, Va.
The wind and rain storm in this county
on Tuesday night last laid the growing
corn fodder fiat to the ground Our farm
ers estimate that one-h half Of what promised
to be an unusually large crop of corn has
been destroyed by the uprOoting of the
fodder, which will never rise to produce
grain. If they are correct in their estimate
of the injury done the crop, they have
sustained serious loss in cOniunctiOn with