Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1917-02-16
goeal and Personal.
Town and country.

Town and Country.
Read the big advertisement on another
page describing the Modern Way" Fur
mace. Everybody needs one.
Tuesday morning the thermometer regis
tered here one degree below zero. Bitter
weather, indeed, in this climate.
On the Fulks farm pond, near Gathers
burg, ice is said to be IL inches thick.
Something very unusual in this section.
The growing wheat crop in this county
looks bad. The entire winter has been
very unfavorable to the crops progress.
Assessor Alfred Ray is Of the opinion
that he will finish up his work of assess
ine Rockville district with the close of the
present month.
Mr.. John Welsh. merchant at Derwood.
has purchased farm of SO acres, located
on the Great Falls road, for $4,000, from
Mr.. George D. Meyer
The County Commissioners last Tuesday
ordered that Margaret Lenhart be COM
mitted to the Springfield Hospital to I'M
dergo treatment for insanity.
Oyster, meat and chicken supper on Feb
ruary 22nd. in Masonic Hall. beginning at
SIP. M, given by the Ladies' Aid Society
of Epworth Church. Gaithersbure.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Higgins, of this town.
are visiting in Florida. having left here
last Tuesday. Their sojourn in the sunny
cline will be of three weeks duration.
Reduction of all winter millinery. New
line of satin hats, waists, hose. collars, etc.
Pictorial Review patterns always on hand.
For sale by Mrs. H. E. Stratmeyer, Rock
vile, Md.
The Ladies Aid Society and Sewing
Society of the M, E. Church South, Pooles-
vile, will hold an oyster supper in the town
hall on February 22nd. Public is cordially
invited
Mr.. Albert T. Marlowe. of Ashton. form
erly Assistant Supervisor of Assessments,
has been appointed temporarily to clerk
ship in the Farmers Banking and Trust
Company of Rockville.
Motion pictures every Tuesday and Satur-
day at P. NJ, Masonic Hall, Gaithersbure.
Drama, Frontier; Keystone comedy. Sur
prise Store every Saturday nieht-six or
more prizes given away.
DR.. Thomas M. Hare has resigned from
,ha au1a.;1taDda0ou Of tho MARKHAM A nil
Saloon League. and the position has been
offered to Mr.. George W. Crabbe, of West
Virginia. His acceptance is awaited.
Expense accounts of George Washington
show that he. too, had to wrestle with the
high cost of living; for example, he paid
thirty cents a pound for sugar. You will
find this article in the Washington Sunday
Star, February Is.
Announcement has been made of the
marriage in Frederick. Md, a few days
ago. of Miss Maude Higgins, Of Derwood.
and Mr.. John T. Crawford. of Silver Spring.
The bride is a daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles M. Higgins.
Jas. NJ. Harrison, one of the best-knOwn
farmers Of Potomac district. died on We'd
nesday Of last week at his his home near
Potomac from ar affection of the kidneys.
he was 70 years old and unmarried. Sur
wvine are two sisters. Misses Margaret
and Sarah Hafr son.
Mrs. Ella N. merchant has been granted
an absolute divorce from Harry E. Mer
chant by Judge Peter in the Circuit Court
here The decree also awards her the Gus
tody Of the couples four year-old daueh
ter, Dorothy X Merchant Mrs. Merchant
was represented by W. Outerbridge Spates.
Judge Peter has signed decree in the
Circuit Court here granting to Mrs. Virginia
Lee Moore. of this county. an absolute d.
vorce from James Robert Moore, awarding
her the custody of the couples only child.
Herman William Moore. and allowing her
to resume her maiden name of Fletcher.
A Colonial Tea will be given by the
juniors of the Montgomery County High
School. Rockville. in the new assembly hall.
on Thursday. February 22nd, from 2:3O TO
4 and to 10 P. M. Chicken or meat sup
per, rs cents. The famous Cherry Tree
entertainment at O'Clock. Cake. candy
and ice-cream.
John H. Andrews. Of Boyds, for many
years in the employ Of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Co., died on Wednesday of
last week in Washington hospital from
injuries sustained in jumping from B. &
o. train in motion at Choppers, this county.
several days ago. He was go years old
and is survived by his widow and several
children.
Mrs. Martha A. Hall. aged II years, widow
of Percival W. Hall, for many years resi-
dent Of Rockville. died on Sunday last at
the home of her granddaughter, Mrs. Mar
jorie L. Suddath. at Woodmont, this coun-
ty. Two daughters. Mrs. D. F. Thompson.
Of Oklahoma, and Mrs. Charles B. Dowden.
Of this town. survive her. Mrs. Hall was
b efore her marriage Miss Fowler, of this
vicinity.
An unknown colored man accidentally
fell under an eastern bound train at the
Rockville station on Thursday evening Of
last week and had both Of his legs crushed.
He was taken on the train that injured
him to Washington hospital and both
legs were amputated. At the hospital his
name was registered as VIM. Massesblack
His later condition has not been ascer-
tanned
Following a long illness of a complica-
ton Of diseases. Mrs. Mary katherine
Miles, wife of Henson T. Miles, died last
Sunday at her home near Clarksburg. aged
81 years. She is survived by her hus-
band and a son. Howard Miles, of this
county. The funeral took place Tuesday
afternoon from the family residence and