Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1916-07-21
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Town and Country.

vile baseball team defeated the Rockville
team by the score of 8 to s.
The regular quarterly meeting Of Pomona
Grange will be held at Brighton on Thurs
day, July 9th, at 10 O'Clock, A. M.
DR.. Henning Etchison has returned t
his home at Gaithersburg from a Wash
ineton city hospital much improved afte
receiving treatment for stomach trouble.
Mr.. r. H. Hoskinson. who farms nea
this town, found one of his heavy draft
horses dead in pasture field on Thurs
day morning of last week. He valued the
animal at 5000.
Motion pictures every Tuesday and Satur
day at P. NJ, Masonic Hail, Gaithersburg
Drama, Frontier; Keystone comedy. Sur.
prise Store every Saturday nisht-six OIL
more prizes given away.
James F. Burroughs, aged So years, died
last Sunday afternoon at his home here
His death followed an illness of several
months and was due to an affection OF
the kidneys. He is survived by his widow.
Mrs Eugene Cecil and Miss Ada War
field, of this town. have recovered from
serious illness and will return to their
homes in a few days from Washington
hospitals, where they underwent treatment.
Like a cooling breath from great ice
fields comes THE Girl Beyond the Trail"
new serial story by James Oliver Cur
wood. Begin with the opening chapters
next Sunday. July 20. in The Washington
Sunday Star.
Ike meeting Of the Womans Christian
Temperance Union will be held in the
Sunday School room of the Methodist
Church, Rockville, on Tuesday, July 25th,
at 2;30 P. M. Members and friends are
cordially invited.
In the circuit court here Judge Peter
has signed decree granting to Mrs. Alice
A, Thresher. of Travilah, an absolute divorce
from VIM T. Thresher. on the ground Of de-
sertiOn. The bill charged that the plaintiff
was deserted six months after her marriage.
four years ago.
Mrs. Virginia McAtee, wife of William
McAtee, of Jamestown district, died last
Friday at the home of her daughter in
Leesburg, Va. aged IS years She is sur
vived by her husband, two sons and four
daughters. Mrs. McAtee was a Miss Pur-
dun, of this county.
Our Democratic nominees for United
States Senator, Hon. David j. Lewis, and
for Congressman in the Sixth Maryland
District, Mr. H. Dorsey Etchison. will de-
liver addresses at the tournament to be
given at the St. Johns Catholic Church
picnic. Forest Glen, to be held on the 26th
instant.
E. Bruce Flack died at his home in Los
Angeles, Cal, on July 18th. in his fifty-first
year. He was the son of the late Augustus
and Annie Flack. of Wheaton, this county.
lie is survived by his wife and a son, a
sister, Mrs. John W. Preston. of Washing
ton. ID. C., and brother, Mr.. Lawrence
Flack, of Kensington, this county.
The County Commissioners last Tuesday
ordered that the Muncaster mill road be
constructed if the sum of three thousand
dollars be raised by private subscriptions.
The lowest bid was made by Brown &
Gaskins of Baltimore. which is $4,000.
The Commissioners also ordered that the
POolesvile Jacksonville road be re-opened
to bidders
George B. F. Walter, aged 70 years,
died last Friday at his home at Dick
erson. this county. his death being due
to paralysis. with which he was stricken
about a month ago. Mr.. Walter was
lifelong resident of this county. For many
years and at the time of his death he was
an employe of the Chesapeake and Ohio
Canal Company.
At the annual election of the Mont
gomery Country Club, of this town, the fol-
lowing officers were chosen: President
Robert B. Peter. for the sixth successive
time; first vice president. Randolph Mason 4;
second vice-president, F. Hazel Cashell :;
secretary. Julian W. Whiting treasurer,
Charles M, Jones; chairman of house com
mittee, DR.. Geo. E. Lewis.
The northwestern section of this county
was visited on Thursday night of last week
by several severe rain and electric storms
The rain did much damage to growing
crops. Lightning struck the barn Of l..
A. Renneberger. near COmus. and it was
burned. Half of his new wheat crop,
which he had just hauled in, with all his
harness, machinery. buggies. carriages and
much provender were destroyed. The loss
is estimated at $500
Representative David J. Lewis will be
formally notified of his nomination as the
Democratic candidate for the United States
Senate on July 25th at the Hotel Rennert,
Baltimore, the same day on which the
State Central Committee has been called
to meet and elect State chairman to
succeed the late Murray Vandiver. Rep
resentative Price will make the formal
notification speech as chairman of the
committee. Seconding speeches by men,
bers of the committee will follow.
A beautiful wedding took place last
Saturday morning at the residence of Miss
Mary Virginia Fawsett. 1882 Biltmore
street, Washington. when her sister. Miss
Ethel Mae Fawsett, daughter of the late
Harvey C. Fawsett, Of this county. became
the bride Of DIR. Robert Perkins. of Wash
ington city Rev. A. T. Perkins. cousin
of the bridegroom and pastor Of Congress
Heights Church, performed the ceremony
which was witnessed only by a small COM
pany of relatives and intimate friends
Pink roses, palms and ferns formed the
decoration in the drawing room and dining
rom,