Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1917-04-20
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Town and Country.

Town and Country.
Jack Bentley and VIM. Lamar, both Of
whom are from this county, are playing
fine ball with the Baltimore club
Millinery. new shapes and styles of the
season, flowers. ornaments, ETC., full line
of waists. Mrs. Harry E. Stratmyer, Rock
vile.
The regular meeting Of the Montgomery
County Pomona Grange. No. 7. will be held
at Highland, Howard county. on April &c,
1917, at 10 O'Clock, A. M.
Mr.. C. C. Waters, who farms near Ger
mantown, will SOW $50 acres of wheat the
coming fall, which will be about $50 acres
more than he generally sows.
Mrs. Alice Virginia Whip. wife Of Mr..
Amos W. Whip. died at her home, near
Boyds, last Tuesday. She is survived by
five children and her husband.
The public school building at Wheaton
was destroyed by fire on Wednesday night
of last week. entailing loss Of several
hundred dollars The origin of the fire is
not known.
Mrs. Mary E. Mills. wife Of Charles R.
Mills. died last Monday at her home. near
Hunting HILL aged "a years, her death be-
ing due to pneumonia. She is survived by
her husband and two sons.
After eleven months of separation fol-
lowing a divorce granted here last May.
william E. McGraw and his former wife,
Susan C. McGraw, went to Washington last
Tuesday and were remarked.
On the ground of desertion. Luther Lee
Love. of Washington, has been granted an
absolute divorce by Judge Peter, in the
Circuit Court here. from Mrs. Maude L.
Love. of Falkland. this county.
C. C. Griffin. the furniture man. has re-
turned to Rockville and will be glad to ac-
commodate any who need his services.
His place of business is located near the
Postoffice, on Montgomery Avenue
The committee for the Red Cross Society
in Rockville requests that all members will
per year for membership. or $500 for
magazine and membership, to Mrs Charles
Lyddane. Rockville, Md.
How Uncle Sam will feed his forces in
the field valuable points have been gained
from the allies in Europe and from our
experiences along the Mexican border.
Read this timely article in The Washing
ton Sunday Star. April %.
The remains of Eugena Crawford. eight
year-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. New
man Crawford. formerly of this county,
we're inferred in Forest Oak cemetery.
Gaithersburg, on Tuesday last. She died
at Akron. Ohio, of diphtheria.
An entertainment by the Grammar School
will be held on Friday. April the goth. in
the Assembly Hall of the Montgomery
County High School. The entertainment
will begin promptly at 7:45 P. M. The
proceeds will be used for the benefit of the
Assembly Hall.
The Young Peoples Branch Of the Oak
dale W. C. T. U. will hold public meeting
and entertainment at the Brookevile High
School on Wednesday evening" April 25th,
at s O'Clock. The public is cordially in
vited. Come and bring your friends and
help the temperance cause.
The regular quarterly meeting of the
Anti-Saloon League of Montgomery county
will be held in the Jamestown Presbyte
rian Church on Thursday April 26th, be-
ginning at 1890 A. M. Business session
in the morning Address in the afternoon
by the Rev. A. T. Howard. of the Rockville
Baptist Church. Basket luncheon.
Garrett W. Etchison has been appointed
by President Wilson postmaster at Gath
ersburg and confirmed by the Senate to
succeed X. II. Miles. who has served in the
position for twenty three years. The post
mastership at Forest Glen will be filled by
John r. Culver, whose appointment has
also been confirmed by the Senate. G.
Maurice Wolfe now occupies the position.
A verdict for $l.250 was returned by
Jury in the Circuit Court here on Thursday
Of last week, in favor of the plaintiff in
the case of J. c. Howard. real estate
agent of Leonardtown, Nd, against DIR.
Dudley W. Coppaee and DIR. H. Ross Cop
page. of Baltimore. administrators Of the
estate Of their father. the late William c.
Coppage, of St. Mary's county.
Governor Harrington has appointed the
following committee to organize among
the women Of the county preparedness
and survey commission Mrs. J. Frank
Wilson, of Kensington, chairman Mrs. H.
Clinton Allnutt and Mrs VIM H. Talbot.
of Rockville; Mrs Eden j. Hartshorne. Of
Kensington. and Mrs. James H. Jones, of
Jacksonville. The members of the COM
mission will render whatever service they
may be called upon for. and will work in
conjunction with the national government.
The land owners Of Colesville district,
this county, have received notice of their
assessments under the new assessment
law of the State. and have been advised
to file their objections with the County
commissioners lVuay' IL thoiO oiS my
We are informed that the assessment for
that district is 43 per cent greater than
the old assessment. Laytonsville district
will be the second to receive the attention
Of the County Commissioners. The State
Tax Commission is very anxious to have
our Commissioners make the levy for 1917
upon the new assessment Of the county.
but the latter are doubtful whether It can
be done. because of the short time in which
to finish their labors Of completing the
assessment. Only two counties in the
State are prepared to make levies upon
the new assessment.
nAfl0i0na NOftCeR.