Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1915-01-08
Tofal aud 2ersnnal.
Town and Country.

TOWN anu SOunIrys
Our popular lumber merchant, Oscar |
johnson, will please accept our thanks 70
one of his handsome 1915 calendars.
The market price of wheat reache
$l.36 at Baltimore on Wednesday last
Since it has fallen back cent or two.
Mrs. Marian Holland, widow of S. Bentol
Holland died suddenly last week of hear
failure at her home at Damascus.
The Oakdale W. C. T. U. will meet a
the home of Mrs. Charles Farquhar on tn
14th of January, 1915, at 2 P. M.
The Ladies' Aid Society of Layhill M. f
Church South will mold an oyster and mea
supper in the church hall on January Goth
1915. Refreshments.
Mr.. John S. Gilliss, a well-known farme
of this vicinity, sustained double fractur,
of the arm last Sunday. While attending
to cattle on his farm, he was knocked dow
by COW.
Mr.. and Mrs. William " Beall announc,
the marriage of their daughter, Miss ElleI
Louise, to Mr.. Harry Franklin Baker to tax,
place on Saturday. January IS. at thei
home at Layhill. this county.
Joseph Stabler. aged 81 years, farme
of Sandy Spring neighborhood, died las
Sunday. He was found dead in his room
Surviving are his sister, Miss Eleanor Sta
bier, and brother, Arthur Stabler.
Under the quarterly distribution of pub
lie school funds by Comptroller Harrington
Montgomery county receives the following
General school fund. $7,79017 free book
fund.- $l,O5l.2O; approved high schools
$l,625
Upon certificates of Drs. Edward Ander-
son and Frederick N. Henderson, Thomas
Dronenburg has been adjudged by the
County Commissioners to be of unsound
mind and has been committed 20 Spring.
field Asylum at Sykesville
The regular meeting of The Home and
School Club of Rockville will be held in the
high school building on Friday. January
9Th, at 8 P. M. An interesting program
is provided. All the patrons of the public
schools are invited to attend.
Mrs. Rebecca T. Veirs and DR.. Edward
Anderson. of this town, are recovering
from sickness Both were seriously attacked,
and their improvement, though they are
yet confined to bed, will delight their nu-
merous friends in this community
Thomas L. Dawson, of this town, was
among the sixty-eight successful appli-
cants at the recent examination of the
State board of law examiners, and will be
recommended to the Maryland Court Of
Appeals for admission to the bar.
AS result of injuries received when his
home, near Clarksbure. was destroyed by
fire about two weeks ago, VIM. II. Burdette
died last Monday in Washington hospi-
tai. Mr.. Burdette. who was a widower.
lived alone. He was rs years old.
Miss Clyta Mullinix, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Mullinix, of Damascus, and
Mr.. Leslie W. Woodfeld, of the same neigh
borhood. were married recently by Rev,
John E. Fort. pastor of the Methodist
Church at Laytonsville. the ceremony TAX
ing place at the home of the minister.
Preston B. Ray, our new Court Clerk, an
nounces the appointment of Mr.. Adrian
Burnett. eldest son of the late John L.
Burnett, to vacant deputy clerkship in
his office. Young Mr.. Burnett will not en-
ter upon his duties until spring. when he
shall have completed his course at the
Catholic University of America. at which
he is now student.
Miss Blanche D. Jones, daughter of Mr..
C. Parker Jones, of Linden, and Mr.. Michael
F. Keating of Washington, were married
last Wednesday at the home of the bride
by Rev. C. o. Rosensteel. pastor of St.
Johns Catholic Church, Forest Glen. The
bride was given in marriage by her father
and was attended by her sister. Miss Mar
garta Jones. Mr.. Philip F. Gormley of
Chevy Chase. was best man.
Maryland Motor Vehicle Commissioner Roe
has decided that all automobile owners
who attempt to operate their cars under
1914 licenses will be arrested. In making
this announcement, Deputy Commissioner
Gibson said that the Motor Vehicle Com
missioner's Office is open day and night
for the issuance of 1915 automobile licenses
and that it is not the fault of the Office
that all owners of machines have not been
supplied with the new tags.
The Lyric has booked marvellous West
ern drama, in three reels. for Saturday
night. and two comedies which cause
laughter from start to finish. Ten prizes
will be given at the Country Store. the
main prize being a three-dollar order for
any merchandise in the store of W. Hicks,
of Rockville. The management appre-
ciates the support it was given during the
year just closed and wishes to thank its
patrons through the columns of the SEN
TINEL.
On New Years night the ~. V. S" class
of Emory M. E. Church South was enter
tanned by their teacher. Mrs. Laura V.
Shaw, at her home at Oakdale. Every
body was proud and happy and merited
the good time which they had. The class
has forty members and has under
taken and accomplished great deal Of
work for the new church during the past
year. Games were played during the even
ing and a delicious oyster supper was
served by the hostess at 10 O'Clock.
The annual banquet Of the alumni asso-
citation of the Rockville High School was
held last Friday evening. and was attended
by seventy-five members and their friends
Senator Blair Lee responded to a toast
as did Miss Dorothy Higgins, president oil
the class Of 1915. and Willis b. Burdette
county superintendent of schools. Gather
WarGalI 80.