Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1916-03-10
1nfal and 9ersnual.
Town and Country.

M. Every person is invited. If rain,
the next fair evening
Motion pictures every Tuesday and Satur
day at P. M, Masonic Hall, Gaithersburt
Drama, Frontier; Keystone comedy. Sur
prise Store every Saturday night-six O
more prizes given away.
The School Commissioners decided We'd
nesday to close the white schools of th
county June and the colored school
April IA. The annual educational rail-,
will be held at Rockville May S.
The members of the Girls Leap Yea
Club of Rockville gave a dance las
Saturday evening at the home of Mis-,
Lydia Almoney. large number of thu
young people of the community attending
United States Bureau of immigration re
veals interesting facts about the frs
people to migrate to our shores in large
numbers-the Irish. Read this story in
the Washington Sunday Star, March IL.
The Young Peoples Branch of Oakdale
will hold public meeting in 0lney Grange
Hall on Wednesday evening, March 18th
at 7:30 o'clock Public invited to attend.
All members of the branch are urged to
be present
Thomas Coleman, lifelong resident of
this county, died last week in Washing
ton hospital, where he had been under
treatment several months for an affection
of the spine. He was Sc years old. He
is survived by his wife and two daughters.
The ladies of the M. E. Church South, of
Poolesville, will hold a What Is 1t" in
the parsonage on March 18th. Sales begin
at 8 P M. Every person is invited. Be
sure to come and solve the query or
question, buy your Sunday cake and every
day apron.
Robert L. Saunders, of Potomac. has
been appointed road roller engineer for
Montgomery county to succeed Byron M.
Trevey, who has held the position for a
number of years. He will receive SIS
month from March LIST to December LIST of
each year.
The Rockville Chautauqua will be held
this year July 18th to 18th, inclusive. The
local committee has baen advised that an
excellent program has been arranged, and
we are looking forward to that week of
recreation and instruction for the COM
munity and county.
VIM. H. Thompson, clerk in the Office
of the County Treasurer here, had his right
leg broken in two places in Washington,
last Monday, when he was struck by an
automobile. He was crossing street when
struck. He was taken to the Georgetown
University Hospital.
The stores of R. w. Vinson and Wash
ington Hicks here were broken into by
thieves last Monday night. entrance being
gained by smashing front windows. A
small amount of money was taken from
the cash register in Wilson's drug store.
Mr.. Hicks does not think anything was
stolen from his store, but an unsuccessful
effort was made to break open the safe.
Mrs. Annie Howard Veitch died last
Sunday morning from an attack of pneu-
monia at her home at Rives Station, Prince
Georges county. She was a member Of
the old Howard family and the widow of
Col John W. Veitch, who was for several
years resident of this town. She is sur
vived by two children. Margaret and Percy
H. Veitch, the latter a well-known young
Washington lawyer.
The County Commissioners on Tuesday
last appointed the following local assessors
First district, z. M. Waters. Jr. second. E.
D. Warield; third, W. W. Pyles; fourth,
Alfred Ray; fifth, P. H. Ray; sixth. A. j.
Cissel; seventh, J. F. Whalen; eighth.
Leonard Weer, Jr. ninth, j. E. Clagett /;
tenth, Willard C. Fisher eleventh, Melvin
M. Poole; twelfth. Noah Watkins thir-
teenth, Frank B. Stubbs
The County Commissioners for this county
are in receipt of a letter from the State
Tax Commission asking that an item OF
$4,000 be included in the county levy for
1916 to pay the expense of reassessment
of all property in the county. The Com
missioners have directed their clerk to adj
wise the commission that the request will
be complied with, provided all of the other
counties of the State make similar appro-
priations.
The Maryland Court of Appeals has
handed down an opinion in the case Of the
Washington Grove Association of the Dis
trct of Columbia and Maryland VS.. Robert
H. Walker and Myra Estele Walker; decree
reversed. the appellees to pay costs in this
court and the court below and the bill dis
missed Opinion by Judge Thomas. Under
this decision. the association will continue
to exercise the authority given by the
original charter.
The annual luncheon of the Florence
Crittenton circles was held at the home.
2l8 Third street, Washington, Monday, at
which the auxiliary committee, Helping
Hand Circle. Florence Crittenton Wheel
Club, Kensington Florence Crittenton Cir
Gle, Chevy Chase Circle. Mothers Circle,
Auxiliary of Ninth Street Christian Church.
Rockville Circle. Gaithersburg Circle. Neria
Circle, Sunshine Circle. Ingram Memorial
Circle and Hamline Circle were represented
Mrs Ellis Logan, president. was in the
chair. and Mrs. M. A. Winter acted as sec
rotary. The report Of the years work in
the home, as given by the superintendent.
Miss Mary Mullen, showed that there were
cared for in the home 1885 persons. of
whom 483 were children. The report of
the treasurer. Thos. f. Robertson. showed
the receipts for the year of 10.22L27; ex-
penditures $S,780.96 balance, $l.44O. 81.
The marriage Of Miss Lena A. Collins.
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs jeremiah Col
Inns of Washinpton citv and Mr. Edwin