Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1916-06-09
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Town and Country.


one in Montgomery county is urged t.
attend some church on this day.
DR.. S. B. Milford has resumed the prac,
tice of dentistry at Poolesville, Md. Office
on south side of street opposite the bank.
Gov Harrington has announced the ap-
pointment of W. W. Skinner, of Kensine.
ton. a member of the board of governors OF
the Maryland Agricultural College.
The Masonic Lodge. of this town, won
Ford automobile in rattle at the enter
tainment at Bethesda, recently given by
the local lodge Of Masons of that place
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 given away.
Among this year graduates of the State
Normal School are Misses Isabelle S. Bis
satt, Elizabeth Dawson and Glenna E.
Fisher, of this county. The commence
ment was held last night.
Mr.. and Mrs. George H. Lamar. of this
town, have gone to Lynchburg, Va, to at
tend the commencement exercises of the
Woman's College. where their daughter,
Miss Rebecca, is graduate.
For the fifth time in history Old Glory is
arrayed against the Mexican banner; the
story Of the other times it has crossed the
line is an interesting one. Read it in The
Washington Sunday Star. June II.
Miss Ruth Rogers left here on Wednes-
day for her home in Baltimore, after the
Rockville High School closed on Tuesday
evening for summers vacation. She has
been teaching in this institution for the
past year with much success.
The June Term of the Citcut Court for
this county convened here Monday, with
Judge Peter on the bench. The only bust
ness transacted during the day was to call
over the docket and enter UP a number of
judgments. 1t is non-jury term.
Mrs. Paulina Burdette. of the vicinity of
Boyd, has announced the marriage of her
daughter. Miss Deborah Jane. to Mr.. Law
renee Price, son Of Mrs. Jessie " Price, of
GAINESVILLE. The marriage was solemnized
May goth at Fairfax Courthouse. Va.
On the charge of breaking into the home
of Harry c. Williams. near Oakdale, on
Wednesday night of last week and steal
ing about $12, Harry Wheatley. colored
boy. was arrested Friday by Deputy Sheriff
Hugh ODonnell He was brought here and
lodged in jail
On Monday last Miss Frances Scott Veirs,
daughter of NJ and Mrs. Charles Veirs, of
near this town, graduated from the Acade-
my of Visitation, Georgetown, D. c., re-
ceiving two gold medals, one for gradua-
ton and one for trigonometry. and a gold
cross of honor.
George B. Curtis. of this county, has filed
suit in the circuit court here for an abso-
Lutte divorce from Mabel Curtis, also of this
county, charging desertion. According to
the bill, the couple we're married Novem-
Der IL, 1908. and lived together until April
l. 1918. when the plaintiff was. without
just cause" deserted. He is represented
by Alexander Kilgour.
DR.. Edward Anderson last week obtained
judgment against the town of Rockville
for damages sustained by an overflow of
surface water from public street upon his
property. The judgment. rendered by Mag
istrate E. o. Edmonston. is for $25. The
case will be appealed to the Circuit Court
for the purpose of having the towns legal
rights more clearly defined
About four weeks ago a strange dog,
which showed unmistakable signs of being
affected with rabies. visited Rockville, at
lacking and biting a number of dogs, two
of which he killed. He was finally run
down and shot. The dogs known to have
been bitten were penned up. and within
the past week nearly all of them have de-
veloped symptoms of rabies and have been
killed, including Bessie. very valuable
Airedale terrier belonging to Mrs Anton
Schiffner, which was purchased by Mr..
Schiffner at a big price.
DR.. M. Bates Stephens. State Superin-
tendent of Public Education, has written
the county superintendent general state
ment of the meaning and effect of the new
public school law and makes this recon-
mendatiOn: Let us together caution our
selves against any drastic enforcement of
the newer features of the new law, and pre-
vent as best we can such a reaction as
will make the new law an issue in the
Legislature two years hence. We should
incline to the minimum rather than the
maximum amounts provided as salaries
for superintendent, supervisors and at
tendance officers. remembering that the
salaries of teachers were not increased by
the Legislature which enacted the new
school law.
The dairymen of Gaithersburg and Ger
mantown met Saturday June 3rd. at Ger
mantown and completed the organization
of the Cow-Testing Association. Eighteen
dairymen. the owners of total OF appOxi.
mately 500 cows that will be put on test
for an entire year, were present. A com.
petent man will be employed who will give
his undivided time to the test work The
actual work of testing will begin about
July /. F. j. Van Hoesen. County Demon.
strator. assisted in organizing the associa-
ton. Officers were elected for the ensuing
year, as follows j. B. Diamond. Jr.. presi
dent; F. G. Boland vice. president; G. L
Gardiner. secretary and treasurer J. F
Hargett and McKendree Walker, directors
Mr.. j. B. Diamond, Jr.. generously Offered
to give registered Holstein bull calf t.
the owner of the herd making the bes
milk record for the year.
County Club News.