Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1916-04-14
Enfal and 2ersuual.
Town and Country.

will hold cake sale at the home of Mrs
Bernadine Means, in Rockville. on Satur-
day. April 22nd.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glen Poole, who spent the
past winter months in Washington city
recently returned to their home in New
York State.
Hamilton Peter, of Bethesda. has pur-
chased from Louis L. Sadtler thirty-two
acres of land near Montrose. this county,
for SIPS per acre.
The Upstreamers' Class of Clarksburg M.
E. Sunday School will hold box and pie
social on Easter Monday night in Gibson
hall. Everybody welcome.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Layhill
M. E. Church will have a shad roast. with
hot rolls and coffee. also ice-cream and
cake, on Tuesday evening, April 18th.
Mr.. Charles L. Purdum. of Jamestown,
this county. and Miss Ella M. Stone. of
Washington. were married in Rockville on
Thursday of last week by Rev. S. R. White
An entertainment will be held at Avery
school on Friday. April 28th, at 8 P. M
Proceeds for the benefit of the school.
Admission adults. rs cents; children. 10
cents.
The regular quarterly meeting of Po-
mona Grange will be entertained by the
Maryland Agricultural College Student
Grange on Thursday April 9th. at Col
leee Park.
Motion pictures every Tuesday and Satur-
day at P. M, Masonic Hall. Gaithersbure.
Drama. Frontier; Keystone comedy. Sur
prise Store every Saturday night-six or
more prizes given away.
Welby H. Mills, of this county. aged 81
years. died on Wednesday last in Wash
ington hospital. He is survived by his
wife, who is daughter of S. o. W. Beall,
of this town, and two children.
At a meeting of the Rockville Circle of the
Kings Daughters, at the home of Mrs. Jas.
F. Allen. arrangements were made for the
annual meeting of the circle in June, at
which Gypsy Smith. the evangelist. will
speak.
The meeting of the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union will be held at the
home of Mrs. George Stone. in Rockville, on
Tuesday, April 18th. at 2:30 P. M. All
members and friends are cordially urged
to be present.
The biennial meeting of the General
Federation will meet at New York May g.
June 2. Mrs. Harry G. Davis, delegate,
Mrs. Wallace Welsh and Mrs. H. C. Allnutt,
alternates, will represent the Rockville
Woman's Club.
Mrs. Martha Josephine Eccleston, widow
of Col. Charles A. Eccleston. died on Satur-
day morning last at her home near Forest
Glen. this county. The funeral took place
Monday morning at ST. Johns Catholic
Church, Forest Glen.
The annual Easter dance of the men,
bers of the Montgomery Country Club will
be held at the club on April oath. 1t will
be in charge of the entertainment commit
tee of the club, of which Mrs. J. Abby
Henderson is chairman.
Rockville will hold an election for Town
Councilman on May 1. Lee Offutt, the
present mayor, who has long and faith
fully served the people, and Willis B. Bur-
dette, of the present council. will be can
didates for the mayoralty.
Edwin S. Hege. who recently removed to
Washington. has rendered his resignation
as a member of the Rockville Town Coun-
Gil. to take effect at once. His term of
two years would have expired in May.
when new council is to be elected
See the clear-cut. sharply reproduced pho
tOgraphs of Memorial Continental Hall"
with United States Troops in Mexico"
and "Blooded Canine Pets of Society Wo-
men" in the new plano-gravure section of
The Washington Sunday Star. April 16.
The Baltimore Conference. Methodist
Episcopal Church, which was in session
last week in Washington city. made the
following appointments for this county:
Gaithersburg. L. M. Bennett Kensington,
C. 7. Weeds; Laytonsville. j. F. Fort;
Spencerville. R. H. X. Gill.
Miss Bessie Priscilla Bussard. daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Thaddeus T. Bussard. of
Redland, and Mr. Crittenden H. Walker. Jr.,
of Laytonsville district, were married in
Rockville. on Wednesday of last week. by
by Rev. Frank M. Richardson. The BRIDE
groom is son of County Commissioner C.
H. Walker.
The garage of Mr.. Garnet Etchison. at
Gaithersbure. and the residence of Mr..
Dorsey Gloyd. adjoining. were destroyed
by fire early Tuesday morning. Nearly
everything Of value was removed from
the garage. but the Gloyds lost practically
all of their furniture and much of their
clothing.
The bill abolishine the envelope feature
Of the Direct Primary law. signed by Gov.
Harrington, carries an amendment which
makes it an emergency measure and eff
fective as soon as it was signed. Under
the referendum amendment to the State
Constitution. no measure becomes effective
until June /. unless it states that it is an
emergency one. The result of the amend
ment to the bill is that the Senatorial and
Congressional primaries. to be held May /.
will not have the envelope feature.
During the March court here four juries
spent night each in retirement under the
charge Of bailiff. This is an unusual
occurrence at a term of court. Two Of
these agreed the next day and two failed
tC render verdicts. One of the latter two
was sitting in the Ross murder case. II
stood eleven for conviction and one foI
acquittal. The case was prosecuted on
strong circumstantial evidence. At the
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