Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1916-11-17
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Town and Country.

and Mrs. John L. Welsh at their residence
"The Cedars," in Derwood.
Mrs. W. H. Marriott and her two children
of Elizabethtown. KY. visited friends anC
relatives in Rockville on Monday last. Mrs
Marriott was formerly Miss Mary Sommers
For the present she is residing in Wash.
ineton city.
Uncle Sam, with his demonstration cars
is using the railroads to teach the people
the things his scientists have discovered (;
the latest addition is the pure food car. y
Read the article in the Washington Sun
day Star, November 10.
Charles H. Welt has purchased from
Truman H. Smallwood and ]. F. Thompson
a farm, containing 1875 acres, located one
and half miles northeast Of Rockville
for $4,000. The sale was made by Geo
F. Hull, local real-estate dealer.
The marriage of Miss Sarah Reich and
Mr.. Garnett Campbell Ball. of Akron. Ohio.
took place on Thursday afternoon of last
week at Rock Hall. the home of the brides
uncle, Mr.. McGill Belt. at Dickerson. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. B. Duvall
Chambers. of Wildwood, Va. assisted by
Rev. Charles L. Atwater, Of Baltimore.
About fifteen of the twenty-five Early
Harvest apple trees on the Robertson farm.
near Derwood, bore a second crop of fruit
during the present fall. Wednesday last
Superintendent E. A. Gloyd, who is in
charge of the farm. left half-dozen of
the apples at this office. They are of the
size of billiard ball and well favored
In the presence of large assemblage.
Miss Carrie Wheeler Williams. daugher of
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. M. Williams. of Pooles-
vile. and Mr.. Edwin R. Allnutt, Jr.. of
Jacksonville, were married on Thursday
afternoon of last week at the home of the
brides parents, Rev. M. j. Taylor. pastor
of the Methodist Church at Poolesville.
officiating.
Miss Grace Parsley. daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. John II. Parsley, of Brookeville, and
Mr.. Jas. Guy Thompson. Of Annapolis, Nd.
were married on Thursday of last week at
the home of the bride, Rev. Henry H.
Marsden. rector of the Episcopal Church
at Olney, performing the ceremony in the
presence of a small company of relatives
and friends of the couple.
Don't forget the corn show at the Farm
ers Banking and Trust Co.. Rockville. Md.
The corn will be judged on Tuesday. No
vember 81, 1916, at about 2 P. M, after
which there will be talk on corn by Prof.
Schmitz. All interested in the growing
and improvement of our corn crop should
be there, and are cordially invited to be
present. If you have some good corn show
it to your neiehbors and friends and tell
them how you succeeded in growing it.
Mrs. Julia f. Benson, aged So years
widow of Thomas E. Benson, died last
Saturday night at her home at Woodfield.
She had been i'll only few days of pneu-
monia. Surviving her are the following
children: Mrs. G. Sprige Ward, Mrs. Chas.
L. Hawkins and Miss Katherine Benson.
all of the neighborhOOd of Woodfield. Mrs.
Benson was daughter of the late Chas. X.
Murphy, for number of years Judge of
the Orphans Court for this county
While cunning on Saturday of last week
Mr.. F. Cushman Braddock killed two rab-
bits at single shot But one rabbit was
seen when the shot was fired, yet on reach
ing the spot there lay two dead. side by
side. After investigating, it was seen that
on the very instant the gun was fired the
pursued rabbit was passing over one in its
bed, which resulted in the killing of both.
This is not just hunting story, but is an
absolute fact, as can be verified by Mr..
Willie Rabbit, son of VIM. J. Rabbit. with
whom Mr.. Braddock was cunning and who
was an eyewitness.
Washington is in for dry period begin
ming at midnight March 3 and continuing
until 7 A. NJ, March 6. Under the excise law
which went into effect March 4, 1913. the
sale of liquor in the District Of Columbia is
prohibited on Sunday and Inauguration
day. Mr.. Wilson probably will take the
oath of office on Monday. March S. To
enter saloon on that day will be just as
easy as breaking into the vaults of the
United States Treasury. Westerners who
elected Mr. Wilson and anticipate cele-
brating it in the old-fashioned way had
better bring 1t with them. There will be
nothing doing in Washington-not for fifty
five hours at least.
Judge Z. C. Peter, of the Circuit Court
here, has passed the following decree in
the divorce suit of Evelyn N. Burgess.
versus Ralph E. Burgess That the plain
tiff Evelyn Newcomb Burgess. be and she
is hereby divorced vinculo matrimOnii
from the defendant, Ralph E. Burgess;
that, pending the further order Of this
court, the plaintiff shall have the care and
custody and be charged with the mainte-
nance and support of the three children Of
the plaintiff and defendant; that the de-
PENDANT be and he is hereby authorized to
visit and enjoy the society OF his children
at all suitable times and occasions that
the said defendant pay to the said plain
tiff for the support and maintenance of
herself and the said children the sum Of
one hundred dollars per month, payable
on the 18th day of each and every month.
first payment to be made within ten days
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defendant pay to the plaintiff her costs Of
suit. to be taxed by the Clerk"
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Brooke PIERCE. Of
Washington. announce the marriage Of
their daughter. Lillyan. and Lieut.. Harold
Clifton Pierce. U. S. M. C. Only relatives
and few intimate friends witnessed the
ceremony. which was performed by Father
Brennan. Of Holy Trinity Church. The
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