Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1915-05-07
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to close the public schools on June 4th.
The regular monthly meeting of The
Home and School Club will be held in the
high school building. Rockville, on Friday
May 7th. at 7:30 P. M.
In the peace essay contest Mr.. Walter B
Brock, of Bethesda, has been awarded one
of the ten prizes offered to church men,
bers by the Carnegie Church Peace Union.
C. A. Fulks & Bro. of Gaithersburg, have
delivered Overland touring cars to the fol-
lowing customers this week: Geo. L. Craw-
ford, E. T. Mills, Ed. G. Ward and Geo. F.
Garrett.
"Who Was Marie DupOnt?" fascinat-
ing story of mystery and love, begins next
Sunday in The Sunday Magazine of The
Washington Star. You can't afford to
miss this thrilling tale.
Motion pictures every Tuesday and Satur-
day at 8 p M, Masonic Hall, Gaithersbure.
Drama, Frontier; Keystone comedy. Sur
prise Store every Saturday night-six or
more prizes given away.
The regular annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Monocacy Cemetery Asso-
citation will be held at Beallsville. Md, on
Saturday, May 9Th. at 2 o'clock, p. M. All
lot owners are entitled to vote for directors.
An equity suit has been entered at
Washington city by Mrs. Jane B. Bradley,
Of Rockville, against H. Bradley Davidson
and others to set aside sale and for ac-
counting Her attorneys are W. G. Gardi-
ner and J. W. Whiting.
Master Brownell Riggs. son of Mr.. Samuel
Riggs, Of this town, received cut over
his right eye from an accidental blow with
bat during game of base ball here on
Tuesday last. While the wound was pain
full, it was not serious.
The E. V. White Chapter, U. D. c., will
meet Wednesday. May 18th, at P. M. at
the Monocacy Cemetery. Beallsville. to
complete arrangements for laying the cor
nerstone of the Memorial Chapel. Every
member is urged to be present.
The funeral of Mr.. Montgomery Harriss.
who was killed in an automobile accident
on the Georgetown pike Wednesday night
of last week, took place on last Saturday
morning from the home of his mother here.
Interment was in the Rockville cemetery.
Baltimore and Ohio excursions on Sun
days May 2, is and 80. $100 to Harper's
Ferry and return; SIPS to Martinsburg
and return $150 to Berkeley Springs and
return; $500 to Cumberland and return.
Special train leaves Rockville at 1857 A. M.
After three weeks treatment in Wash
ington city hospital, Mrs. John E. West
left the institution on Saturday last and has
since been stopping with friends in that city.
in the hope Of reeaining her full strength
before resuming the cares of her home in
this town.
James H. Preston, Democrat. on Tuesday
was reelected mayor of Baltimore for four
years by a majority Of 10000. defeating
Chas. Heintzman, Republican. Jas. Thrift
and John Hubert were reelected. respec-
lively, city comptroller and president of the
first branch city council. The councils will
be Democratic.
Mt. Tabor M. E. Church, at Etchison, this
county. will be dedicated Sunday. May 9th.
by DR.. w. L. Mcdowell. District Superin-
tendent of Washington M. E. Churches.
Preaching in the morning at 1890 O'Clock
by Rev. j. M. Gillum. of Baltimore, and in
the afternoon at 8 O'Clock by Rev. F. M.
Mccoy. of Washington.
On the ground of desertion, Mary R. Sui
livan. of Colesville district, has been granted
an absolute divorce by Judge Peter, in the
circuit court here. from Arthur M. Sullivan,
also Of Colesvie neighborhOod. The bill
set forth that the couple were married on
October IS. 1891, and lived together until
September /. 1910. The plaintiff was rep
resented by BOuic & Bouic.
Walter S. Pratt, treasurer of A. s. Pratt
g. Sons. Washington, national bank agents,
died last Sunday at his home at Forest
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survived by his widow. Mrs. Emma David
son Pratt; stepson. VIM. Davidson a
daughter, Mrs. Thos H. Tulloch, of MOrenci.
Ariz.. and two sons. Ralph b. and Walter
S. Pratt. Jr.. Of Washington. children by a
former marriage.
Mgr. Jas. F. Mackin. pastor of St. Pauls
Catholic Church. Washington. suffered an
injury by fall last Friday afternoon that
dslocated shoulder and will keep him in
hospital for week or more. Mgr. Mackin
was walking through a store when he
stepped into hole in the floor, and on
putting out his arms to save himself from
a severe fall disocated his shoulder.
While driving along the Georgetown pike
about two miles east of this town. on his
way home at an early hour last Sunday
morning. Clay B. Edwards. farmer of the
vicinity Of Beane. was waylaid by an I'M
known person. who struck him on the side
of the head with heavy club. Edwards
was rendered unconscious, and when he
regained his senses he was still in the
buggy and being drawn rapidly down the
pike by the frightened horse. He is IN
able to say whether it was a white or
colored man who attacked him.
At the annual meeting Of the stock
holders Of the Farmers Banking and Trust
Company, held here on Monday last, the
following board Of directors was elected :
Samuel L. Phillips. John Joy Edison. Hor-
ace d. Waters. Jas. E. Deets. Edward C.
Peter. VIM. W. Welsh. Harry Griffith. John
W. Walker, Vim. W. Darby, Albert M. Bouic.
Robert G. Hilton, Arthur Peter and J. Daw-
son Williams The board Of directors
elected the following officers Robert G.
Hilton. president and secretary: Edward
C. Peter, vice-president; VIM W. Welsh.