Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1916-12-08

Town and Country.

Mrs. Geo. C. Lewis has full line Of Christ
mas and New Year cards for sale. Original
design and hand colored at S, 10. is and
rs cents.
The straw-baling establishment Of Chas
T. johnson. at Germantown. was burned
Monday, entailing loss of about $780,
A large quantity of straw also was lost
On Monday last Mr.. George Frye. of near
this town, butchered eleven hogs that
averaged 500 pounds in weight The
largest one weighed AIS pounds.
Motion pictures every Tuesday and Satur-
day at P. NJ. Masonic Hall, Gaithersburg
Drama, Frontier; Keystone comedy. Sur
prise Store every Saturday nieht-six or
more prizes given away.
During the fiscal year which closed No.
vember 80, a total of 1883 papers were
recorded in the Office of the Clerk of the
Circuit Court here. Of these. 1855 were
deeds and the others mortgages. deeds of
trusts and releases.
Department of State has hands full in
securing release of bellieerent American
youths, who have joined British and Cana
dian forces; story Of real human inter-
est. Read it in the Washington Sunday
Star, December 10.
Fire starting from a defective flue We'd
nesday destroyed the dwelling on the
fo.n, Of NJ Iauoao VA N;ool tbraa ,,,;las
west of Rockville. Several outbuildings
and 20 cords of wood also were burned.
The loss is placed at $4,000.
Miss Nellie Louise Hawkins. daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles T. Hawkins, of Etchi-
son, and Mr.. Albert Edward Warthen, of
Damascus, were married on Wednesday
evening of last week at the home of the
brides parents. The ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. John E. Fort.
Following is list of Forest Wardens for
this county: A. M. Thomas, DickersOn;
E. M. Waters, Gaithersburg; C. Brashears.
Burtonsville; j. M. Etchison, Gaithersburg
Benjamin C. Hughes. Rockville Frank L.
Hewitt Silver Spring John N. Kelly, Gar
rett Park R. II. Davis. Barnesville L. f.
Riggs, Gaithersburg.
A basketball team has been organized
here with John Mcdonald. manager, and
W. Valentine Wilson, captain. The play
ers are: Right forward, Brownell Riggs:
right guard. Valentine Wilson left for
II IohA laff aof
Thompson center, Melvin Hutchinson
substitute, Lindsay Edmonds.
Mr.. Edward o. Edmonston died at his
home. in this town, on Wednesday after
noon last, in the 85th year of his age.
Early in the morning he was found by
member of his family lying in the yard
surrounding his house in an unconscious
state, from which he never recovered. He
had left the house to attend to some rou-
tine morning work on the outside. He is |
survived by son and two daughters.
After a brief illness. VIM. II. Connolly. |
chief clerk of the division Of valuation Of
the Interstate Commerce Commission. died |
at his home at Bradley Hills. this county.
last Monday night While going to his |
home about ten days ago he caught
severe cold, which later developed into
pneumonia. He is survived by his wife, |
Josephine Connolly. and four small chill
dren, the oldest of which is eight years.
Miss Mary Frances Heffner, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank E. Heffner. of the vi
cinity Of Bethesda, and Mr.. Milton Brooks
Austin, of the same locality, were married
in Rockville on Thursday of last week by
Rev. S. r. White, the ceremony taking
place at the home of the minister in the
presence of few relatives and friends of
the couple. The bridegroom is the young
est son of the late Mahlon II. Austin.
The estimates for the Department of
Justice contain a recommendation for a
$4,000 raise for William H. Lamar. of this
town, solicitor of the POstOffice Depart
ment Mr. Lamar gets $4,000 now, and
the increase in salary would give him
$1,000 This recommendation is in line
with Postmaster-General Burleson's re-
quest for similar increases in salaries for
all his Assistant Postmaster Generals. one
of whom is John C. Rooms. Of Carroll coun
ty. Md.
In the circuit court here Mrs. Phoebe A.
Davis, of this county, has been granted an
absolute divorce by Judge Peter from Mil
lard F. Davis, of Washington. on statutory
grounds The decree awards her the Gus
tody of the three children-Mitchell, Myrtle
and Thomas, aged eleven, ten and two
years. respectively. According to the bill,
the couple were married at Mt. Airy, Md.
January 8, 1885. and lived together until
a few years ago.
An automobile belonging to Jas. Lyon.
of Brighton. this county. and horse and
carriage belonging to DR.. Richard F. Gun
dry, of Harlem Lodge, Gainesville. and in
charge of Jacob Walker. colored. colided
Monday afternoon at the intersection of
Harlem lane and Edmondson avenue. Ca
louisville. The carriage was wrecked and
Walker was thrown out, escaping with
slight injuries The horse was badly cut
about the legs The automobile was also
damaged.
VIM. j. P. Clarke, for forty-three years
connected with the Treasury Department.
Washington and forty-one years in the
Office Of the supervising architect OF that
department, died at his residence at Wood
side. this county. last Sunday afternoon.
following an illness of three weeks. lie
was seventy years Of age. Mr.. Clarke
leaves his wife. two daughters, Mrs. VIM
NJ. M. Mckay and Miss Ada Clarke. and
three sons, Don E. Clarke. Oliver II. Clarke
and VIM. H. Clarke.