Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1917-02-16

At the annual election of officers of the
Rockville Circle of the Kings Daughters,
held at the home of Miss Rose Henderson:
the following were unanimously collected !:
President, Miss Isabel kingdom first vice.
president. Mrs. Edward C. Peter second
Vice-president, Mrs. Charles j. Lyddane :;
recording secretary, Mrs. Geo. H. Lamar ;
corresponding secretary. Mrs. William B.
Waters; treasurer, Mrs, Clarence L. Hick-
erson.
At preliminary hearing before Justice
}. Abby Henderson, in the police court here
last Friday, Dennis Howard, colored, of
Littonsville, was held for the action of the
March grand jury on the charge of assault
with intent to murder. and being unable
to furnish $500 bail was committed to
jail. 1t is charged that several days ago
Howard attacked Maria Hutchinson. col
ored, in her home at LittonsyilIe. dis
charged revolver at her three times
none Of the bullets. however, taking effect
and then struck her on the head with
lantern. painfully injuring her.
OF the $S5, 100000 of Federal Govern
ment road funds Maryland part is $780,
600. About $264.00O is now available,
and ten roads in the State have been
selected for the amount to be used upon,
with like sum appropriated by the State.
The only road of local interest is that
leading from the eastern limits of Fred
erick, including the Washington turnpike
as far as the Monocacy river bridge, the
Buckeystown turnpike and the road near
Dickerson to connect with the improved
State road at Jacksonville approximately
q miles, RaoE
Mrs. Sarah M. Griffith, wife of Vim. H.
Griffith, president Of the board of super
visors Of elections for this county, died last
Sunday morning at her home near Etchi-
son, aged 66 years. Her death was due
to pneumonia and followed an illness of
one week. She is survived by her husband
and the following children: Mrs. Bradley
Worthington. of Hagerstown. and Mrs. 7.
Cranmer Griffith, Mrs. Verda Griffith, VIM.
L. Griffith and Walter Griffith, of this
county. The funeral services took place
Tuesday afternoon from the family resi-
dence. Mrs. Griffith was before her mar
rage Miss Griffith, of Frederick county.
DR.. Frederic Ernest Harrington. who has
been connected with the United States
Bureau of Education. at Washington, for
nearly two years. has bought the Chevy
Chase Seminary. according to an announce
ment made. DR.. Harrington is to assume
the control and misunderstanding of the in
stitution at the end of the present school
year. at which time it is to change its
name to the Chevy Chase School. For the
last fourteen years the school has been
owned and directed by DR.. and Mrs Nelson
Barker 1t consists Of one large building,
containing class-rooms. dormitory and gym
nasium. The present enrolment is seventy
students. DR.. Harrington hopes to enlarge
the school at a later period.
Mr.. Harry howes, contractor for the new
addition to the Montgomery County High
School, at Rockville. comtemples its compile
ton within month. Delay in shipment
of material and severe weather hindered
the completion in January 1917. as was
intended. The structure consists of eight
large class-rooms, six small rooms and an
assembly hall. which contains twenty-six
hundred square feet of floor space. stage
with six hundred square feet of floor space.
and two dressing rooms, one on either side
Of the stage, which contain six hundred
square feet of floor space. When the new
addition is completed the whole school will
then contain nineteen class-rooms. which
will accommodate about eight hundred
scholars.