Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1916-05-05
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Town and Country.


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Town and Country.
DR.. W. T. Pratt. of Potomac, has been
appointed by the Board of Health Health
Officer for this county.
Mr.. Harry J. Lambert and Mrs. Minnie
M. Hammond. both of CropIey. this county,
were married in Rockville last Saturday
by Rev. S. r. White.
Harold G. Waters, American vice consul
at Berlin, arrived at the home Of his father,
MIR. Perry E. Waters. at Germantown on
Wednesday last He is on leave of alb
sence.
Uncle Sam is conducting colossal COM
paign to make real American citizens out
of the aliens who have come to our shores
Read about it in the Washington Sunday
Star. May 7.
Motion pictures every Tuesday and Satur-
day at P. NJ, Masonic Hall. Gaithersburg.
Drama. Frontier; Keystone comedy. Sur
prise Store every Saturday night-six or
more prizes gwen away
At Poolesville on Saturday last the Rock
vile Academy base ball team defeated the
Briarley Hall Military Academy team by
the score of IS to 8. This was the first
defeat for the Briarley Hall boys.
In compliment to her sister-in-law, Mrs.
Edwin S. Heee. Of Washington, Miss Daisy
Hege entertained at tea at the home of
her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel B. Hege
here on Thursday afternoon of last week.
Died. at the home of her son, Louis W.
Harding. in Georgetown. D. c.. on April
30th. 1915, Mrs. Mary E. Harding. aged
70 years. She leaves nine children, two
sons and seven daughters. among them
being Mrs. Magruder Ricketts,, Of this town.
Following short illness. Miss Rose F.
Williams. daughter of the late Richard M.
and Rose Anderson Williams, died last
Tuesday afternoon at her home here. She
is survived by two brothers and sister.
Walter A. Williams. of this town, and
Maurice Williams and Mrs. Jennie Rey-
nolds, residents of the West.
The ladies' of Colesville will hold, on the
school lawn. an ice-cream and strawberry
festival on Thursday. May 25th. at 8 P. NJ.
and into the night Entertainment is be-
ing planned and base ball is promised.
Substantial refreshments as well as con-
fections will be served. Proceeds for the
benefit Of the school library.
Miss Ethel Gilliss has severed her con-
nection with the Steward Business College,
Washington. D. C., where she has acted
as principal of the shorthand department
for more than two years. Miss Gilliss has
placed large number of expert stenogra-
pliers in various offices. and her departure
is much regretted by the faculty and pu-
pills.
The ladies of Christ Episcopal Church
Guild will give supper and entertainment
on Thursday. May 25th. 1916. at 6 O'Clock.
P. M. at the residence of Mrs. Elizabeth
H. Offutt, in Rockville. The proceeds will
be applied to the payment on the improve
ments now being made on the church
rectory. You are cordially invited to at
tend. A musical program will be rendered.
and ice-cream and strawberries. home.
made cake and candy will also be for sale.
At the Rockville municipal election, held
on Monday last, Willis B. Burdette was
chosen mayor and Joseph L. Clagett. Mar
tin Helm. Ohio H. W. Talbot and o. M.
Linthicum councilmen. The question has
been raised whether the mayor-elect can
hold two public offices of profit and trust
simultaneously-th SUPPLEMENTARY of
county public schools, which he is now
occupying. and the mayoralty of Rockville.
Within the thirty days that he has to quail
fly he is awaiting an opinion of the Attor-
ney-General of the State regarding this
question. If the opinion is adverse to
holding the two offices. the mayor-elect
will not qualify, and Rockville will be with
out a mayor for two years, as the charter
makes no provision for the town to extri-
cate itself from a mess" of this kind.
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