Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1917-03-02
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Town and Country.

meet with MRS. clarence hlckerS0n on
Tuesday afternoon, March 9Th, at 2:30
o'clock.
A minstrel show will given in Masonic
Hall, Gaithersburg, on Friday. March 18th,
at 8 O'Clock. P. M, by the alpha class of
Epworth Church.
Judge and Mrs. E. C. Peter, Of this town,
will occupy seats in the Court Of Honor.
from which to view the inaugural process
sion in Washington next Monday.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Library Association will meet at the home
of Miss Daisy Maeruder. in Rockville, on
Friday. March End, at P. M.
Reduction of all winter millinery. New
line of satin hats. waists. hose, collars, etc.
Pictorial Review patterns always on hand.
For sale by Mrs. H. E. Stratmeyer. Rock
vile. Md.
Preston B. Ray. Clerk of the Circuit Court
for this county. who underwent a serious
surgical operation in Washington hospi-
tai three weeks ago. last Saturday returned
to his home here.
Motion pictures every Tuesday and Satur-
day at 8 p. NJ Masonic Hall. Gaithersburg.
Drama, Frontier; Keystone comedy. Sur
prise Store every Saturday night-six or
more prizes given away.
Mr.. George C. Darby and Miss George C.
Buxton. both of Boyds. were married Sat-
urday in Washington by the Rev. B. V.
Switzer, of the Methodist Episcopal Church
South. at his residence.
We are in receipt of lot of flower and
garden seed sent from the Agricultural
Department at Washington. 1t will be dis
tributed as called for among those who
wish to make use of it.
The Ladies Aid Society of the Christian
Church will serve dinner on Tuesday and
Wednesday, March 9th and 2Sth. at the
Corcoran Hotel building in Rockville. A
good dinner is promised and your patron
ageis solicited.
The ladies of St. Mary's Catholic Church
will serve a fine lunch and supper on
Tuesday. March goth, in the Corcoran Hotel
building. Rockville, beginning at noon. The
patronage of the public is solicited and
every endeavOr will be made to please.
Edward Jenkins. young negro of the
vicinity of Goshen. is in jail here charged
with having seriously wounded VIM. Dor
sey. colored. also of Goshen neiehborhood.
by shooting him in the back with shot
gun few days ago. Dorsey is in a Wash
ineton hospital.
Mrs. Mary Ellen Purdum, aged IA years.
wife of VIM. H. H. Purdum, died on Thurs
day of last week at Fountain Mills. Fred
erick county Besides her husband she is
survived by four sons and two daughters,
among them is Mrs. Samuel H. Browning.
of Lewisdale, this county.
Lewis F. Sidney, colored, of Germantown,
riding in an auto truck owned by Wilson
Walker, of Gaithersburg. and operated by
VIM. Holes, was thrown from the machine
in a collision Wednesday at Sixth and X
streets northwest. Washington, receiving
injuries from which he died.
An oyster supper and dance will be
given at the Knights of Pythias hall.
at Potomac, on Thursday, March 18th.
The supper and entertainment will be
under the auspices of the Catholic Gene
terry Association, which promises a first
class supper and good city music.
If you, Mr.. Farmer. want first-class pull
verified oyster shell lime, Herbert Bryant's
Son, of Alexandra. Va, will supply it. of
their patrons in this county, who are using
hundreds of tons. Mr.. VIM. H. Fawcett is
one. Read his testimonial in the ad col
umns of this issue in reference to the
value of the lime.
Mr.. George c. Dawson. Of Wyoming, ar
rived here a few days ago on visit to
relatives. He brought with him pair of
hound pups and made them a present to
Mr. Artemus Sullivan, an enthusiastic fox
hunter of this section. They are repre-
sented to be from the most popular kennel
in Wyoming and of leading strain OF
hounds.
The following is an additional list Of
pupils, all of whom are from Gaithersburg
High School. winning gold and silver medal
pins for selling 100 or more Red Cross
Seals: Gold pins, William Troxall and Les
lie Etchison; silver pins, Ietta Welsh. Ed
ward Mount. Ethel Fletcher, Florence
Gather, Catherine Grum, Arthur Bell. Eva
Trevy. Robert Williams and Robert Waters.
Mrs. Mary Carpenter Long, until recently
resident of Washington, died last week
at the home of her sister. Mrs. Arthur G..
Elsin, in Poolesville, aged 81 years. She
had been i'll several months from an af-
lection of the heart. She is survived by
her husband. George Long. who is fore
man in the government printing Office at
Washington, and daughter. Mabel Long.
Remarkable photographs Of President
and Mrs. Wilson, Vice-President and Mrs.
Marshall. the inaugural committee. Wash
ington the City Beautiful and Historic and
rare collection Of snapshots Of the Presi-
dent "as Washington sees him" in the Plano
sravure section Of the Washington Sunday
Star, March a. Place your order to-day
with your newsdealer, as the supply is
limited.
The House Wednesday night. by an
overwhelming majority of 273 to 1877
passed the Sheppard dry" bill for Wash
inston city, and the measure, already ap-
proved by the Senate, now requires only
the signature Of the President to make il
law. He, it is said, will sign it. The
terms of the bill provide that at midnight
OF Wednesday, October 81 next, the Law
shall 60 into effect.
Mrs. Mary C. Griffin, wife of Cranmer C
Griffin, until recently resident Of Rock