Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1917-03-23
gotal aud PERSONAL.


Town and Country.
meeting of the Montgomery Woman
Suffrage League will be held in Rockville
Tuesday afternoon. March 81.
Mrs. Ann E. Cashell. aged II years,
widow of George 7. Cashell, died on Tues
day last at her home. near Sunshine. Three
daughters and two sons survive her.
Mr.. George D. Meyer, of this vicinity.
has purchased the farm Of Mrs. Hattie
Monkey near Damascus, containing 1888
acres, the consideration being announced as
$1,000.
Motion pictures every Tuesday and Satur-
day at 8 P. M, Masonic Hall, Gaithersbure.
Drama. Frontier; Keystone comedy. Sur
prise Store every Saturday nieht-six or
more prizes given away.
The Ladies' Aid Society Of the Rockville
Baptist Church will hold an Easter-hood
sale of pies. cakes and rolls in the ban
ouet room of the church on Saturday. April
7th, beginning at 2 O'Clock. P. M.
The County Commissioners have ap-
pointed j. Frank Lewis assistant tax as
SCISSOR for Clarksburg district, and named
L.W. Barnsley local assessor for Olney dis
trict, in place Of Leonard Weer, resigned
Preston B. Ray, Clerk of the Circuit Court
for this county. has appointed Kenneth
Lyddane. Of this town. deputy clerk in
his office to succeed Adrian L. Burnett, re-
signed He is a son of Mr.. Charles J.
Lyddane.
The Ladies Aid Society of the Christian
Church will serve dinner on Tuesday and
Wednesday. March 9th and 28th, at the
Corcoran Hotel building in Rockville. A
good dinner is promised and your patron
age is solicited.
Miss Bessie Kemp Watkins, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles L. Watkins. Of Cedar
Grove, and Mr. Marion Howes, also Of Cedar
Grove, were married on Wednesday even
ing at the home of the bride, by the Rev.
L. A. Thomas, pastor of the Baptist Church
of Cedar Grove.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Slingluff, Of Balti-
more, announce the engagement of their
daughter, Ann Won Dorf. to Lieut.. Thomas
Sprigg Poole u. S. A.. son Of the late DR..
John Sprigg Poole and Mrs. Poole, of this
county The wedding will take place in
the early fall.
Have you seen the Planogravure Picto-
rial Section of the Washington Sunday
Star? By new process it reproduces the
smallest details in photographs in truly
remarkable fashion. There is no other
pictorial section equal to it. Get copy
of The Star Sunday, March rs. and see for
yourself.
The strike on the Washington Railway
and Electric Company's road Gncluding
the Rockville Georgetown line) continues.
with no prospect Of settlement. The
strike began on the 18th instant, but in
the meantime the cars have been running
on schedule time. piloted by strike-break-
ing crews.
On Tuesday afternoon the home of Mr..
Preston Ri cketts. near Halpine Station, on
the M. B. B. & o. Railroad, was completely
destroyed by fire. The neighbors who re-
sponded Immediately to the alarm Of fire
succeeded in saving all of his furniture.
The fire was caused by spark from
passing locomotive.
A benefit will be given at Polls theatre.
in Washington. on Monday evening, March
26th, by the Woman's Club of Bethesda
to raise funds for the Social Service League
of Montgomery County. Mrs. Edward c.
Brandenburg is chairman of the committee
on arrangements, and returns point to
very successful outcome in the aid OF a
splendid cause.
When the handsome home Of Mr.. H. c.
Gould was recently reported on fire the
Bethesda Volunteer Fire Department re-
ceived its first call since it was organized
and worked very efficiently. President
George G. Bradley, Jr.. expressed delight
at the good work of the department in
saving the property and said that every
effort would be made to procure an auto
truck for future use.
On Tuesday Walter S. Taylor. of West
minister, Md, representing the Washington
Westminster and Gettysburg Railroad Com
pany requested the County Commissioners
to give the company a general permit t.
build its tracks across the roads through
Wheaton. Colesville and 0lney districts
He was not specific and the Commissioner
deferred action on the request until mort
definite information as to the route is OBJ
tanned This information Mr.. Taylor vii
give as soon as it is convenient to do so.