Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1917-04-13
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Town and Country.

Town ana COuntry'
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 20
1917, at 10 O'Clock, A. M.
In the Circuit Court here judge E. C.
Peter has signed decree granting to Mrs
Lizzie Schools. of Takoma Park. an abso-
lutte divorce from James Schools. of Wash
ington.
Women in the navy-they are now be-
ine enlisted in various cities; what they
will do and how they will take the place
of men. Read this timely article in the
Washington Sunday Star. April is.
Fire of unknown origin destroyed stable
on the farm of Mr.. John B. Diamond. Jr.,
near Gaithersburg. and two valuable horses
persisted in the flames. The loss is placed
at $1,000, partly covered by insurance.
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. Program will be
announced later.
The meeting of the Womans Christian
Temperance Union will be held at the
home of Mrs. Warren Choate, in Rockville.
on Tuesday. April 18th. at 2:30 P. M.
Members and friends are cordially wei
coined.
Ernest Theodore Harmon, of Halpine.
and Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Sullivan, of
Rockville. were married Wednesday by the
Rev. S. R. White. of the Baptist Church. at
the home of the minister. The bride is a
daughter of Mrs. William Skillman, of this
vicinity.
The Young Peoples Branch of the Oak
dale W. C. T. U. will hold public meeting
and entertainment at the Brookeville High
School on Wednesday evening. April 25th.
at O'Clock. The public is cordially in
vited. Come and bring your friends and
help the temperance cause.
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.
Mrs Mary Matilda Bean. wife of James
R. Bean, died on Wednesday of last week
at her home near Rockville. aged so years.
She had been i'll long time from a COM
plication of diseases. She is survived by
her husband and daughter and two sons
by a former marriage.
At the Presbyterian Church. Rockville.
on the evening of Thursday. April 18th. at
7:30 O'Clock. will be held a temperance
meeting addressed by Mrs. Deitrick, Ma
tional w. c. T. u. speaker of wide reputa-
ton. The public is cordially invited A
silver offering will be taken.
By direction of Judge Peter. the jury in
Washington, against the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Company. which was suit
for $4,000 damages. and which began in
in the Circuit Court here Monday morning.
Tuesday returned verdict in favor of the
company.
The State Board of Education of Mary
land has recommended that some exercise
be adopted in connection with the opening
of the daily sessions of the public schools
to promote patriotism. such as saluting the
flag, singing the national hymn, or other
features designed to keep before the chill
dren their duty to their country.
St. Johns Church. Bethesda. on Mon
day last elected the following officers
Vim. H. Rice. senior warden; Enoch John
son, junior warden H. Latane Lewis reg
istrar; Geo. R. Anderson. treasurer; DR..
John L. Lewis. M. W. Offutt. H. L. Lewis.
F. C. Wallace, George R. Anderson. E. L.
Stock, Oscar Larman and William r. Rice.
vestrymen.
A pleasant event was celebrated last
Sunday at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. G. M.
Cecil, near Comus, it being the fiftieth an
niversy of their marriage. Their twelve
children, several grandchildren and guests
from Washington, Baltimore. New York
and Frederick were present Mr.. and Mrs
Cecil are in excellent health, and all pres
ent decided it was day long to be re-
membered.
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.
On Friday of last week ground was
broken for the erection of parsonage by
the members of the Christian Church. Of
this town. upon lot on Jefferson street,
purchased from the Stonestreet heirs. The
building will be 20 80 feet and two
stories high. 1t will be located on lot
So x $50 feet. across the street from the
Christian Church. Builder Martin j. Helm
Of Rockville, has contracted to do the con-
struction work.
Last Sunday afternoon Nathan Burleish
wounded Roy Young with a pistol ball
which lodged near the heart. The shot
was fred after the two men had quareled
at the home Of Burleieh. which is neal
Scotland. about three miles southwest Of
Rockville Young is now in a critical con-
dition in Washington hospital Burleigf