Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1917-09-28
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Town and Country.

IltGl VIII III
October 2Bd' 1877 at ~ ? NJ.
VIM. George Mullicar Of the late
Reuben Muslican, died al .ai. home, nea,
Windhsm, on friday oepsmoer 21st, 1917
sSed about so years
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis G liner, of Rock.
vile, have returned lfo T. a trip to New
York Miss Edmonia 6 rdiner ia VISITING
in Buffalo, Niagara Falls and Canada.
Mrs Martha Kilgour, Il Round Hill Va
died on saturday last, sed 81 years. She
was the widow of MOI mer KiIsour and is
survived by two s5ns and two daughters.
NJ. I'D Mr. George E. Hughes. of Clarks-
burg, have announced the engagement of
their daughter, Miss Katherine Elizabeth
Hughes, to Mr. William C. Beck, Jr., of
Washington, D. C.
Our local soldier boys will report at
Rockville by noon today and at 3:25 in
the afternoon leave for Camp Meade. In
the meantime they will be entertained
with dinner and addresses by local orators.
DR.. Frederick Yates. of Washington. and
Mrs. Mary Estele Archer, of Drummond,
this county, were married in Annapolis,
Md, on Thursday of last week by Rev.
Edward johnson, rector of St. AIMS parish.
&C Waters & Son, of Gaithersburg, have
put in an exide battery service station
and are in position to give prompt and
efficient service on all makes and types of
storage batteries. They have rental bat
teries of all types.
Miss GOldie M. Everhart, of German
town, this county, and Mr.. George M. Clark,
of Winchester, Va, were married on Thurs
day of last week at the home of the brides
parents. by Rev. B. L. Parrott, pastor of
the Methodist Church at Potomac, in the
presence of few relatives and friends.
Edwin S. Houck, formerly of Frederick
county, but for the last six years a resi-
dent of Germantown, this county, died on
Thursday of last week at his home, aged
so years. He had been i'll several months
of a complication of diseases. Surviving
him are his wife, four daughters and two
sons.
Here is truly remarkable array of fic-
ton: The Boy Who Cried Wolf" by
Richard Harding Davis; Ransom" by
Arthur Somers Roche; ION the Gate With
Waldo" by Sewell Ford THE Quest of
Mohammeds Sacred Slipper" by Sax Rob-
mer-and you will find them all in The
Washington Sunday Star, September 80.
The Woman's Club of Poolesville held
its regular bi-monthly meeting September
IS, with Mrs. William Hempstone hostess
Twelve members were present. Mrs. |. R.
Gray read paper on Indians of the Great
Northwest, and Mrs. James Darby an in
terestine article on why the United States
is at War" The next meeting will be
September 81 with Mrs. Charles Sellman.
Almadorus Cooper, aged 81 years, of
DerwOod, this county, died at his home on
Thursday night of last week as a result of
injuries he received in a fall from street
car on Wisconsin avenue, Georgetown,
Wednesday afternoon about $3.50 O'Clock.
Mr.. Cooper was on his way to Washington
and was alightning from a Rockville car
to transfer when he fell and received an
injury to his head. The injured man
was taken to Georgetown University Hos
pital. He later in the day returned home
and was attended by a physician.
The controversy between Chairman F.
II. Zouck. of the State Roads Commission,
and Osborne l. Yellott over the Adamson
bill. pending in Congress. seems to have
been settled. Mr. Yellott. by personal
investigation of the maintenance costs of
the Roads Commission, has become con-
WINGED that Chairman Zouck was sound in
his contention that the State could not
afford to lose the 100000 or so which it
now receives in license fees from District
of Columbia motorists. The controversy
being settled, Mr.. Yellott will continue as
peoples counsel of the Public Service Com
mission and also as counsel to the Auto
mobile Club.
A meeting of the Maryland Anti-Race
Track Gambling Association was held at
the Rockville Baptist Church last Tuesday
afternoon. which was presided over by
DIR. W. W. Davis, Executive Secretary. The
object of the meeting was to arrange for
a rally of the moral and religious forces Of
this county to be held at Rockville on Sun
day afternoon at 8 P. NJ, October 21st
The county was put in charge of COM
mittee, of which Mr.. Frank Higgins was
appointed chairman. This meeting will be
addressed by DIR. Howard A. Kelley. DIR. W
W. Davis, Mr.. Henry F. Baker and Mr.
William Silver, of Baltimore city. The
association is particularly interested to see
that this county is represented by men
who will favor the passage of bill pro-
hibitine race-track gambling in Maryland
The Rockville Academy. now a military
school under the direction Of Major George
M. Thomas. for many years principal Of
the Charlotte Hall Academy, is going il
for athletics on a more extensive scale
The first step in that direction was the
formation of a football team, of which
David Mobley is manager Louis Berry
captain. and George P. Fields and Rober
Peter, coaches. A schedule of games will
the District of Columbia, Montgomery coun
ty and other teams is now being arranged
The eleven will be selected from the fol
lowing VIM. Prescott, Allan and Theodor
Welliver, David Mobley. Read Gibson. Jas
Forrest John Muncaster. Alton Bean, LloyC
Howes, Crawford Wade. Newell Larcombe
Edward Peter. Peyton Mannar, Russell
Baker, Louis Berry and Lawrence Higgins
The executive committee of the Mont
eomery County Chapter of the Red eros
met here last Friday afternoon and Sc
lected Miss Martha Poole of Rockville