Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1917-09-14
Inral aud Rersnual
Town and Country.


Town and Country.
Miss Nettie Atwood, Of Layhill, is visit
ing friends and relatives in Washington
DC.
The Democratic State Convention will be
held at the Academy of Music, Baltimore
on Thursday, September goth, at twelve
O'Clock, M.
The Welliver public sale of big lot of
fine dairy cattle, near Rockville. takes place
on Wednesday, the 10Th instant, at 10 A. M.
The trustees of the county aims house
have chosen DR.. Claiborne H. Mannar. of
this town. physician to the aims house in
place of the late DR.. Edward Anderson.
Read the Peach Harvest" advertisement
of Mooreland Farm in this issue. The ad
also contains an offer to sell three teams of
valuable horses and a Percheren stallion.
Twenty-seven cars. loaded with soft
coal, were wrecked on the M. B. B. and o.
Railroad. near Germantown, on Thursday
night of last week. Traffic was delayed all
during Friday before the wreck could be
be cleared up.
when Torchy Got the CALL" another one
of those ever-popular Sewell Ford yarns,
in The Washington Star, Sunday. Septem-
Der 16. You just can't afford to miss it,
so watch for this adventure of the red
headed lad and his bride, Wee.
The Ladies' Aid Society of Concord M.
E. Church will hold its annual harvest
supper on the church lawn on Wednesday,
September 26th, beginning at A O'Clock,
P. M. If rainy, the next fair evening.
Proceeds for the benefit Of the church.
Upon certificates of Drs. Eugene Jones
sioners have adjudsed Noble Tyler to be
of unsound mind and have ordered him
committed to Springfield Asylum. at Sykes
vile, for treatment at county expense.
Mr.. VIM. Graft, who farms near DerwOod,
recently thrashed field of wheat of q
acres and obtained yield per acre of 38
bushels, the largest we have heard of this
season. The crop is of the Fulso- Mediter-
ranean variety and in splendid condition.
Mrs Hattie J. Plummer, Gaithersburg,
Md, announces an exhibit Of the stylish
late modes in fall and winter millinery
Wednesday and Thursday. September 18th
and goth. 1917. Complete stock Of ladies
shirtwaists, children and babies dresses,
dress silks and art linens on display.
S. S. Field, Baltimore City Solicitor, was
defeated for a seat in the next Maryland
House of Delegates at the Democratic nomi-
mating primaries held on Tuesday last.
He was Mayor Preston's candidate. and
the Mayor was the champion of "annexa-
ton" 1t looks as if both Mr.. Preston and
annexation we're licked.
The Red Cross Auxiliary of Germantown
will hold a fried chicken and meat supper
at Waters hall on Thursday evening, Sep
TENDER Goth. lce-cream, cake and candy
will also be sold. The proceeds to be used
for supplies for the Germantown Red Cross.
1t is hoped all friends of this cause will
show their patriotism by attending on this
occasion.
Memorial services for the late Rev. DIR.
George II. McGrew, for a number of years
rector of Grace Episcopal Church at Wood
side, who died recently in West Virginia,
we're held in Grace Church last Sunday
afternoon and were attended by a large
number of members of the denomination
and others. Rev. George F. Dudley, rector
of St. Stephens Church. Washington. was
in charge.
The Good Templars of Germantown will
hold public Open-door meeting in the
Jr. o. U. A. M. Hall on September 18th,
beginning at O'Clock, P. M. There will be
good speakers and good music by Prof. R.
j. Brandenbure on his victrola. The male
quartette will sing for us. Ice-cream and
cake for sale after the meeting. Free for
everybody to come and enjoy the music
and speakers. Committee.
Edwin W. BrOOme. superintendent of
schools, has appointed the following public
school teachers: MISUNDERSTANDING.
Isabel Kinnison; Martinsburg. Nellie Wind
ham; Avery. Achsah Waters; Fairland
Lillian johnson; GAINESVILLE, Lottie E.
Rinker Assistants -Poolesville, Ella NJ
Short; Laytonsville, Margaret L. Erickson !;
Travilah, Katherine Moore; Bethesda,
Madge E. Poole Germantown. Lois G..
Bloxom; Blairs, Linda Waters Wheaton,
Gladys Kefauver
Mrs John Henry Williams, of Pooles-
vile. this county, was advised last Friday
by cablegram of the safe arrival of her
son, DR.. Francis T. Williams. in France.
Dr. Williams sailed from this country in
the month of August with large medical
unit of the United States Medical Reserve
Corps. holding commission as First Lieu
tenant. He gave up the position of Pro-
fessor of Medicine in the Leland Stanford
University and o growing practice in the
city of San Francisco, Cal, to voluntarily
join the medical forces of his country fol
service on the battle-fields and in the
hospitals Of France.
Robert WorthingtOn. twenty-five years
old, member Of Company E, Bird regi-
ment. District of Columbia Guard, stationed
at Fort Myer. accidentally shot and killed
himself last Sunday morning while in his
home at Garrett Park. this county. Pri
vate Worthington was paying a farewell
visit to his home before his regiment leaves
for a Southern training camp. Sunday
morning he was loading a 32-caliber re-
20 volver, kept in the house. when it strucl
an object and the cartridge exploded
The bullet entered his head just above th'
right eye. A board Of officers from tn
3rd regiment made an investigation ant