Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1917-04-06
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The county tax sales take place in front
of the Court House here on Monday, April
9th, beginning at 10 o'clock. A. M.
Mrs. Hattie Tall. of this vicinity. and
Mr. Charles E. Thompson. of Norbeck. were
married in Baltimore on Wednesday of
last week.
Millinery, new shapes and styles Of the
season, flowers. ornaments. etc., full line
of waists. Mrs. Harry E. Stratmyer. Rock
vile.
The regular monthly meeting Of the
Library Association will meet with Miss
Daisy Maeruder. in Rockville. on Friday
April 9Th. at P. M.
Edward Kinder. aged rs years. died on
Thursday of last week at his home near
Gaithersburg. His death was due to a
complication of diseases and followed a
long illness.
Miss Sarah Ethel Harriss. daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. John H. Harriss. of this vi
cinity. and Mr.. Leo L. Hughes, of Wash
ington. were married here on Thursday of
last week by Rev. S. R. White.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Rockville
Baptist Church will hold an Easter food
sale of pies. cakes and rolls in the BAN
quet room of the church on Saturday. April
7th. beginning at o'clock. P. M.
On Wednesday night last the store of
Mr. William Benson, situated at Griffton,
this county. was destroyed by fire. with its
contents embracing large general line of
goods usually kept in country store and
the account books. The origin of the fire
is not known.
At meeting here of woman suffragists
Of the county. formerly members of the
Just Government League of Montgomery
county. which recently withdrew from the
Just Government League of Maryland. it
was unanimously voted to call the county
society the Womans Suffrage League of
Montgomery county.
On March 9th delightful dinner was
served at the Chevy Chase school by the
under the capable direction of Miss Effie
G. Barnesley as teacher. The guests in
Guided Miss Rose T. Coursey. supervisor of
elementary schools. and the members of
the Chevy Chase school faculty.
Luther L. Love, of Washington, formerly
of this county. has filed suit in the Circuit
har fOr aka
Maude Lee Love. Of this county. The bill
charges desertion and sets forth that the
couple we're married at Laurel, Nd. on
December 25th. 1912. and lived together
until February 4th. 1914. The plaintiff is
represented by W. Outerbridee Spates.
The following appointments for this
county were made at the 1880 annual
session Of the Baltimore Conference. Meth
odist Episcopal Church South. which ad-
jOurned at Roanoke, Va. Monday night
Rockville. j. W. Duffey; Clarksburg. G. R.
Mays: Colesville, j. W. Mitchell; Gathers
burg. H.. M. Keene Goshen, F. F. Neel
PoOlesville. C. X. Ray; Potomac. d. L.
Parrot.
There will be an entertainment at Boyd
hall on April 14th, beginning at O'Clock,
PM, for the benefit Of Boyd school. Ad-
mission. fifteen cents for adults and ten
cents for children under twelve years of age
The entertainment will consist of piano
and victrola music by Misses Dorothy
Hoyle and Edwina Mullinix and Prof.
Brandenburg, readings by Miss Adenia
De Roger and motion songs by the school
children.
A head-on collision between two cars on
the Washington and Rockville electric road,
about midway between Woodmont and
Alta Vista, last Wednesday morning, re-
suited in slight injuries to a number of
passengers and the wrecking of both cars.
Among those injured were Mrs. Robert C.
Warfield, Miss Bessie Beckwith, Miss May
Smith. Miss Annie Robertson Miss Mona
Thompson, Mr.. F. C. Getzendanner and
Mr. Eugene Lochte.
On April 18th there will be bridge tea
at the home of Mrs. Charles S. Robb in
EdgemOOr, Bethesda district. This card
party is given by the Woman's Club Of Be-
thesda to help adopt a French orphan.
The prizes have been sent from abroad.
and the place cards also the latter being
post cards showing the different soldiers
OF the nations of the entente allies. The
civic committee of the club, of which Mrs.
Walter Tuckerman is chairman, has charge
OF the arrangements.
Last week ground was broken for the
new high school building to be erected at
chevy Chase. this county, at a cost Of
about 100000. There were present the
pupils, members of the faculty. trustees
and many patrons Of the school, Judge
stanton j. Peelle. president of the county
board Of education, delivered a short ad-
Dress and there were other appropriate
exercises. The building will be completed
oy the beginning Of the next school year.
Maenus S. Thompson, of Washington.
u W well known in this section, hav-
ing served in the Civil War in Col E. V.
whites command. has been appointed
assistant Adjutant General. with rank Of
Lieutenant Colonel, on the staff of Lieu
tenant General J. Thompson Brown. com
handing the Department of the Army OF
northern Virginia. which includes North
ana south Carolina. Virginia. West Virginia.
maryland and the District Of Columbia.
The Janet Montgomery Chapter. D. AR.
VIII hold its April meeting at the home Of
HlfS'G' ?. Henderson, in Rockville. on Tues
uay next. At recent meeting the follow
ing delegates and alternates were elected
W attend the Continental Congress in
Washington; Deleeates-Mrs. j. Frank
Wilson and Mrs. VIM. HYDE Talbot al