Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1918-04-19
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The United States will not take over OF
operate the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
but it will cooperate with the present
operating company.
Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Gardiner left here on
Friday last to visit their son. Corporal Jas.
C. Gardiner. who is in training at Camp
Gordon, Atlanta, Ga. They will extend
their visit to Jacksonville and Palm Beach.
Florida.
There will be a Mission held at St.
Roses Church. Chopper, Md. beginning with
1890 Mass on Sunday. May 10th. and end
ing Sunday. May 28th. Daily services
Morning Masses at $50 and o'clock.
Rosary. sermon and benediction at 7:30
Pm.
Osborn Hill, colored, shot near Sandy
Spring few days ago by Clifford Hopkins.
also colored. of Philadelphia, formerly Of
this county, died in Washington hospital
as result of his injuries. The charge
against Hopkins, who has been in jail
here since the shooting, has been changed
to murder.
The mines of the Georges Creek and Up
per Potomac coal fields of Maryland are
tied up as the result of strike of 5000
men, who declare they will remain out
until their grievances are settled. The
question of wages is not involved, it is
understood. but the men say they want
better working conditions.
Mrs. j. Frank Wilson, chairman for Mary
land Council of Defense. Women's Section.
for Montgomery county, has called meet
ing Of all county chairmen and their COM
mittees in Rockville, at the Montgomery
Country Club, on Tuesday morning, April
23rd, at $50 o'clock Speakers will be
present, and all women interested in war
work are invited to be present.
Charles M. Butler. aged 76 years. Con-
federate veteran and well-known farmer
of Potomac district, died last Friday morn
ing at his home near Potomac. He is sur
vived by his wife, formerly Miss Frances
T. Spates, of Poolesville district. this coun-
ty; seven sons and two daughters, all of
this county. The funeral took place Sun
day morning from the home and burial
was in Monocacy Cemetery at Beallsville.
Mr.. Butler was native Of Virginia, but
had lived in this county more than half
century.
Mrs. Harry H. Buck died on Friday last
in the Georgetown University Hospital.
Washington, d. C. Mrs. Buck was the
only daughter of the late VIM. Veirs Bouic,
Jr., and Mrs. Alice Almoney Bouic, of this
town. Her husband and one daughter
survive her. The funeral services were
held on Monday at the home of her mother
and her remains were inferred in the fam
lily lot in Rockville Union Cemetery. Mrs.
Buck was highly esteemed in this COM
munity and many relatives and friends
mourn her loss.
j. Abby Henderson, for the last two years
police justice for this county and recently
re-appointed by Governor Harrington, has
rendered his resignation. to take effect at
the end of the present month. Justice
Henderson assigns as his reason the in
sufficiency of his compensation. A bill
was introduced in the last legislature to
pay the police justice salary in addition
to his fees, but the measure was lost in
the rush of the closing hours of the legis-
lature, although the county's representa-
tives were unanimously in favor of it.
The Womans Club of Jacksonville met
with Mrs Lewis Allnutt on March 18th.
Mrs James Gott in the chair. Mrs U. D.
Nourse began the program with an anus
ing article. which held the attention of all.
Mrs. Henry Allnutts Current Events paper
could not have been better. Mrs. L. ALL
mutt read an interesting article from the
Red Cross Magazine. Miss Annie Lee
Allnutt recited. Mrs. John Darby ended
the program with fine selection appro-
pirate for the Easter season. Miss Hilda
Allnutt treated us to some musical selec-
tons as refreshments were served.
Builder Harry G. Howes. of this town.
has been awarded the contract to erect for
Mr.. Thomas G. Wall, Jr., a handsome
dwelling house to be located on the William
Mattinely place of "a fertile acres, lying
near Montrose, which not long ago cost
Mr.. Wall 10000. The main building will
be 26x44. with porch on the east front
II feet wide and back building 14x16.
The house will contain rooms 3 baths,
and all other conveniences. The entire
structure will be Of brick. cost SIS, 900 and
completed by September. Mr.. Wall is a
prominent and wealthy lawyer of Wash
ington city. and upon the arrival of the
coming fall he will. with his family, adopt
the new building as his permanent home.
II bill introduced in Congress on April
18th by Representative Frederick N. Zihl-
man becomes a law. accrued pensions. or
the amount of pension due from the last
payment to date Of death. will be paid to
the deceased pensioners estate. The ac-
crued pension Of a soldier under existing
law reverts to the Government. unless al
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penses of his last illness and burial in case
he does not leave sufficient funds for those
purposes. 1t is proposed in Mr. Zihlman's
bill to pay the amount of any pension due
and accruing to pensioner on the date
of the death of such pensioner to the legal
representatives of such pensioner or 10 his
or her estate. and such accrued pension
shall be deemed and held to be an asset
Of the estate of the pensioner.
Following an illness Of several months.
Mrs Martha Ray Keys, popular lady Of
this county for the past fifty years, died at
her home. Edeewood, in Linden, on April
18th. Funeral services were conducted by