Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1917-03-16
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Town and Country.

1eSlcEudy TIC pOoIoiilCC a. UtOiHdC Wds
discontinued.
The Orphans Court for this county will
be in session each day Of next week as the
law directs.
A few of the farmers Of this community
received So for their wheat when the price
reached that point last week.
The sale of personal property belonging
to Mr.. Charles P. Higgins will take place
next Tuesday, March 20. See ad.
Mr.. Samuel A. Howard. of Salembure, N.
c., is visiting his son, Rev. A. T. Howard
pastor of the Baptist Church here.
A minstrel show will given in Masonic
Hall. Gaithersbure. on Friday. March 10Th
at O'Clock, P. NJ. by the alpha class Of
Epworth Church.
DIR. Mervin Maus will return from Ken.
lucky next June and take up a residence
here. As a citizen Of Rockville. he will be
most welcome.
The County Commissioners have reap.
pointed Robert L. Saunders. of Potomac
district road roller engineer for this county,
which position was created about a year
ago.
Gov. Harrington has appointed L. Curtis
Mortimer of Hyattstown. notary public
for Clarksburg district. His commission
has been received by the Clerk of the Cir
cult Court here
Motion pictures every Tuesday and Satur-
day at 8 P. M. Masonic Hall, Gaithersburg.
Drama, Frontier; Keystone comedy. Sur
prise Store every Saturday night-six or
more prizes given away
The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union will meet with Mrs. o. C. Barnes. in
= Rockville, on Tuesday March goth, at
2:30 Pm. All members and friends are
cordially welcomed.
Miss Eleanor Higgins, of Hartford, CT,
daughter of Captain Robert B. Higgins, of
the United States Navy, is visiting the
relatives of her father living in this town.
She will spend three week here.
The Texas Oil Company has been granted
a permit by the Town Council to erect oil
tanks just within the northeastern limits
of Rockville, in close proximity to the
STANDARD Oil Company's oil tanks.
A st. Patrick's tea and musicale. under
the auspices of the WOman's Club, will be
held at the residence of Mrs. W. W. Welsh,
in Rockville, on Saturday, March 18th. at
2:30 P. M. Admission, rs cents.
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.
Edward Dyson, young negro resident
of Ounce Orchard, was convicted in the
police court here last Friday on a charge
of carrying concealed weapon. and was
fined $25 and costs by Justice Henderson.
which he paid.
Charles E. Jones, son Of Mr.. and Mrs
Arthur H. Jones. of Wheaton district, died
last week in Camden. N. j.. where he had
been at work, aged 10 years. His death
was due to pneumonia, and followed an
illness Of one week.
Mr. WILDER S. Day. former assistant post
master here. has purchased the green
grocery business Of Mr.. Edward Offutt in
this town, and will personally conduct it
himself, beginning next Monday. Mr.. 0ffutt
will retire from business.
Charging that she was deserted one day
after her marriage. Mrs. Beulah L. Jett, OF
this county. has filed suit in the Circuit
Court here for a limited divorce from Jesse
Jett, of Washington. She is represented
by Attorney John A. Garrett.
The ladies of St. Mary's Catholic Church
will serve a fine lunch and supper on
Tuesday, March goth. in the Corcoran Hote
building, Rockville. beginning at noon. The
patronage of the public is solicited and
every endeavor will be made to please.
Mr.. McGraff's house, situated near the
outskirts of Gaithersbure, was entirely de-
stroyed by fire early last Saturday night
with all its furniture At the time thu
McGraff family was in Washington, spend
ing the winter The house was unOccupiet
ard the origin of the fire is not known.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Lee Saunders an
nounce the engagement of their daughter
a.. nd
of Michigan. Mr.. Rawdon is engaged il
scientific work at the Bureau of Standard
with the rank of associate physicist. Tn
wedding will take place early in June.
Pictures so clear that you can see every
detail-on such subjects as the news o.
the day. the new Senators, odd views o.
people and places. remarkable movie
posed by children-are to be found in tn
Washington Sunday Stars Planogravur'
Pictorial Section Sunday, March 18th.
Judge Peter has excused Lewis j. Jones
John L. Mills, Frank Simpson and Geore
w. Hyatt from serving as jurors at tn
March Term Of the Circuit Court for thi
county and has drawn the following il
their places Vim. W. Williams, VIM.
Watkins Hanson M. Cronise and VIM. {
Hamilton.
Miss Felicia E. Waddey. daughter of tn
late Benjamin F. and Henrietta Wadde,
died on Tuesday last at the family resi-
dence in Georgetown. D. C. The funerf
services were held at her late home o
Thursday afternoon. March is, and her re
mains were inferred in Oak Hill Cemetery
Georgetown, D. c. She is survived b
three brothers, John. William and Richar
Waddey.
Funeral services for Mrs. Elizabeth n
Townsend, wife of John W. TOWNSEND
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