Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1917-12-14

Town and Country.

his Office after being sworn in on Tuesday
Read the sales in the SENTINEL If Won
need farm equipment They contain arti-
cles and stock Of all kinds.
All hats and trimmings at the Rockvill,
Millinery Shop reduced. A full line Of
Christmas articles, yarns, ETC.. on hand.
The young ladies and gentleman of the
Rockville Baptist Church are weekly re.
hearsing play to be given at a Christ
mas entertainment.
Only one daily local freight train now
passes over the Metropolitan Branch rail.
road, going west one day and returning
east the next day.
Mr.. Lnwood Zimmerman has purchased
of Mr.. Horton G. Thompson a small farm
situated near Gaithersburg, paying for il
the sum of $4,000.
Mr.. French Hobbs has purchased farm
of 176 acres, situated miles from Unity,
this county, on the Laytonsville road
from Mr.. Robert Howes for $4,000.
Mr.. Washington Hicks. one of our promi-
nent merchants, has been drawn to serve
upon the petit jury at the December term
of the United States Court at Baltimore.
1t is probable that the U. S. Government
will take over the Rockville Fair Ground in
which to quarter 1900 soldiers. Officials
in authority have this matter under con-
sideration.
field mice at the farm of Prof. Moore, near
Rockville, has been postponed to Saturday
morning, December is. 1917. provided the
weather is fair.
Capt. James Anderson, of this town, has
sold his farm, containing $50 IA acres,
situated in this county. near Whites Ferry,
to Mr.. Henry C. Gibson. Leesburg. Va. The
sum paid is private.
During the late cold wave the thermome-
ter registered here 6 above zero. The
wave is said to have been the coolest ex-
perienced in this country in 81 years as
early as the 10th of December.
Mrs. John Howes, who resides near Der
wood, slipped upon the ice at her home on
Monday last and dislocated one of her shoul-
ders. In her misfortune she has the sym
pathy of her many friends.
The meeting of the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union will be held at the
Baptist parsonage. in Rockville. on Tues
day. December 18th, at 2:30 O'Clock, P. M.
The members and friends are cordially
urged to be present.
The funeral services of Mrs. Margaret ].
Waters, wife of Mr.. George T. Waters, of
near Laytonsville. this county. who died
on Sunday last, were held on Tuesday.
with interment in Oak Hill Cemetery.
Georgetown, D. C. Mrs. Waters was a
daughter of the late Aaron Gartrell.
The Mission at St. Mary s Catholic Church
here closed on Sunday evening last after
a weeks continuance. Father Snyder, who
conducted the services, was much pleased
with his mission work. His departure for
home was mutually regretted by him and
all the members of St. Mary's Church.
Country Folks" three-act comedy. will
be rendered at the Poolesville town hall
on Saturday. December 18th, 1917. by the
Poolesville central graded school. Proceeds
for the benefit of the school. Doors open
at P. M. Admission. rs cents. Come
and enjoy the evening. We will be glad
to welcome you.
Joseph T. Reed, a lifelong resident of
this county, died in a Baltimore hospital
on Monday last aged 20 years. The
funeral took place Wednesday afternoon
from the home of his sister. Mrs. James
Selby. at Gaithersbure, Rev. M. H. Keen
officiating. Interment was in Forest Oak
Cemetery. Gaithersburg.
The sale Of the standardized horses and
colts. offered by McHenry Bros. at the Fair
Grounds here on Thursday of last week.
was dull. The bids were low and only five
of the colts were sold, several going out
Of the county. The depressed market here
is not different from all the big lieht-har-
ness-horse marts throughout the country
Somewhere in France With Sergt. En-
pey;" Potash and Perlmutter. by Monta-
que Glass; articles by Frank G. Carpenter
and Sterling Heilig. and an eight-page
pictorial section Of remarkable photos of
the war and national events-these are
few of the features that make the Wash
ington Sunday Star for December 10 well
worth reading. Buy copy.
Mr.. VIM. R. Getzendanner, farmer of
Poolesville district, several days ago killed
several hogs and left the carcasses hang
ing outdoors overnight. The following
morning two of the finest were missing
Sheriff Gather later arrested Seymour
Thompson, Frank Dorsey. John Dorsey
and John Warren, all colored. The meat
was found buried near Warren's home.
John R. Lewis, Odorion W. Roby and
Samuel Riggs. recently elected County Com
missioners for this county-Messrs. Lewis
and Roby to succeed themselves and Mr..
Riggs in place of Mr.. C. II. Walker-were
sworn in before the Clerk of the Circuit
Court on Tuesday last. Later the Board
Of Commissioners reoreanized by re-elect-
ing Mr.. Lewis president. The hold-over
members of the board are Messrs. George
G. Bradley. Jr and Hazel Metzear.
A delegation from the Montgomery Coun-
ty Social Service League. consisting Of Rev.
Willard F. Minnick, Mrs. o. H. Tibbotts and
Rev. Mr.. Cady. appeared before the execu-
tive committee of the Montgomery County
Chapter of the American Red Cross and
proposed that the Social Service League
unite and employ a Red Cross nurse to
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