Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1917-02-09
Town and Country.

II. Jones, assessor for the town of Chevy
Chase.
The LaytonsvilIe Woodmen wish to an
nounce to the public that they will have
a box party in Laytonsville on Wednes-
day night, February 14th. Proceeds for
hall fund.
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 NJ E. Church South. Pooles-
vile. will hold an oyster supper in the town
hall on February 22nd Public is cordially
| invited.
Motion pictures every Tuesday and Satur-
day at P. NJ, Masonic Hall. Gaithersbure
Drama. Frontier; Keystone comedy. Sur
prise Store every Saturday night-six or
more prizes given away.
The young folks Of Potomac will present
The Fruit Of His Folly" in the X. of P.
Hall. at Potomac. on Saturday evening,
February 10th, 1917, for the benefit of St.
Gabriel's Sanctuary Society.
Rockville's basketball team, which re-
Gently su Tered defeat at the hands Of the
Sandy Spring quint. evened up matters in
Seco Hall last Friday night by defeating
the Sandy Spring boys by the score Of 27
to 10.
The most perfect specimen of classic
architecture in the world will be completed
as to superstructure by Encolns birthday
this year. Read the description Of this
magnificent memorial to our great war
President" in the Washington Sunday
Star. February II.
A barn on the farm of Thos. c. Clements.
near Poolesville. and a large rick of hay
and other provender and a number of i'm
plements were burned last Friday night
Several horses and cattle persisted in the
flames. The total loss is placed at about
$4,000. partly covered by insurance.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence l. Harding. of
Edgemoor. announce the engagement Of
their daughter, Miss Dorothy Harding. to
Ensign John Morris Field. U. S. N. son Of
Major and Mrs John NJ. Field. of San
Juan. Porto Rico. No date has been set
for the wedding which will probably take
place early in June
Preston B. Ray, the popular Clerk Of our
Circuit Court. underwent surgical opera
ton at the Georgetown University Hospi-
tai, on Monday last. for stomach trouble Of
serious nature. The operation was sue
cessful. and the latest information from
the hospital is that its patient is doing
well and will return home in few days.
Reuben Washington. fifteen-year
colored boy. is in jail here. charged with
entering the home Of Mrs. Blanche Parker,
at Takoma Park. last Saturday evening,
and stealing $50 in cash. He was arrested
by Deputy Sheriff Henry Crismond. who
says the boy admitted his guilt and in
formed him that he had used S27 Of the
money to buy bicycle.
Most Of Floridas giant crop of oranges,
lemons and grapefruit is a total loss in the
biggest Florida freeze since 1899. At
Jacksonville, Sunday. the temperature was
is above. the coolest in years. 1t was 2s
degrees at Miami. lower than ever recorded
There was frost all over the State. with
freezing temperatures as far south as
Tampa.
Mrs. Eliza West Beall. aged 50 years,
widow Of Vim. R. Beall. died on Thursday
of last week at the home Of her son. Marion
T. Beall, near Poolesville She was a
daughter Of the late Henry West, of Rock
vile. She is survived by four sons and
one daughter-C. E. M. Beall. of Nevada
Stanley West and Jesse Beall. Of Califor-
mia Marion T. Beall and Mrs. W. B.
Maeuder. Of PoOlesville
The County Board of Education has
awarded Roy W. Poole. Of Frederick. Md,
the contracts for the construction of the
new public school buildings at Chevy Chase
and Kensington. OF the six bids sub
mitted Mr.. Poole's was the lowest. which
was Sl8.204 for the Chevy Chase build
;ne and $l6,550 for the Kensineton build.
ing. 1t is understood that the work o.
construction will start as soon as the
weather permits.
DR., j. Ford Thompson. one of the best.
known surgeons Of Washington city and
well known in this county. died. in hi:
eightieth year, on Thursday morning Of
last week, at George Washington Univer
sity Hospital. after an illness of more thar
year. He is survived by two daughters
Mrs. R. |. Waddell. Of West Chester. Pa.
and Mrs 7. E. McArdle, of Washington
one son. J. Ford Thompson. Jr.. and 6
nephew, Dr.. j. Lawn Thompson.
The will of Major John Mcdonald wa:
admitted to probate in the Orphans Court
here last Tuesday, 1t was executed II
December. 1914. and disposes of an estate
valued at $35.000. The will bequeaths tC
his daughters, Miss Jackie Mcdonald anC
Mrs. George G. Bradley. Jr., life insur-
ance policy for SIS 900, and to the former
an additional $1,000. The residue is tc
be divided equally among his five children
Charles G. Mcdonald, DR.. Thomas McDon.
aid and George C. Bardley. Jr. are named
as executors.
ShUrtly after IL O'Clock on Wednesday
night Of last week house at Ken Gar, thi:
county, was destroyed by fire and Annie
Fisher, young colored woman, persisted
in the flames The woman is supposed to
have been alone in the house when the
/. fire started, and the following morning a
search Of the ruins was made. with the
result that some badly charred bones were
found. The discovery satisfied the authori.
ties that the bones were those of the
Fisher woman
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