Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1918-01-11
I'll Z SEN TIN Ell.
Friday Morning...~.~January II, 1918.
9ofal aud Personal
Town and Country.

Jesse beall, aged 81 years, died last
Friday at his home, near Burnt Mills, fol-
lowing long illness. He was unmarried.
Franklin M. Hobbs died last Friday morn
ing from paralysis at his home, near Coles
vile, aged So years. He is survived by
eight sons and two daughters.
The local board for this county will finish
the classification of the 2444 draft regis
trants about the middle of next week. The
last batch of questionnaires has been sent
out.
Mrs. Hugh Magruder has resigned as sec
rotary of the Montgomery County Chapter
of the Red Cross She will. it is under
stood, be succeeded by Miss Alice Brooke.
of Sandy Spring.
On January 9th, 1918, Mr. and Mrs. For
rest P. Beall became the happy parents of
fine baby girl. They are proud of the
blessing in their home and gave the little
me the name of Dorothy Willard.
Mrs Robert W. Albert. formerly of this
county, died Tuesday. January 8. 1918, at
80 P. NJ, at her residence in Washington
ity. Her remains were inferred in the
Rockville Union Cemetery on Friday.
Ellsworth Best, native of Frederick
~, and for the last twenty-five years
G. resident of this county, died last Friday
at his home at Germantown, aged 81
years. He is survived by two children.
The Red Cross membership drive, which
was in progress in this county two weeks
under the direction of the Montgomery
County Chapter, resulted in about eighteen
hundred new members joining the organi-
cation.
Among the 5O4 Camp Meade men Sc
lected to enter the Officers Training School,
which opened at Camp Meade on January
5th to close on April 5th, are Harry C.
Beall. W. Randolph Talbot and Jesse
A. Higgins, of this county.
The meeting of the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union will be held at the
home of Mrs John J. Higgins. in Rock
vile. on Tuesday, January 18TH at 2:30
p. M. The members and friends are cor
daily urged to be present
Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Duvall, of German
town, have returned home from Admission,
Ala, after delightful trip. They have
been visiting their sons, Clarence and Nor
man, who are stationed at Camp McClen-
Ian. They found the boys looking fine.
All work and no play makes Jack dull |
boy. they say so, argues Uncle Sam. all
soldering and no recreation makes Sam
my" dull soldier. Hence there's a chain |
of theaters for our fighting men in all the |
training camps. Read about them in the |
Washington Sunday Star, January 10.
The corn show which was to be held by |
the Farmers Banking and Trust Company, |
of Rockville, on December g. and postponed |
on account of unfavorable weather condi-
tons. will be held on Tuesday, January %. |
1918, at P. M. All persons interested in
the cultivation of corn are invited to be
present.
John Warren and John and Frank Dor
sey, negro residents of Poolesville district,
were before Justice j. Abby Henderson.
in the police court here, last Saturday on
the charge of stealing two hogs from Mr..
VIM. Getzendanner, of Poolesville district.
The Dorseys were held in 5000 bail each.
and Warren's bail was fixed at $500.
Edwin W. Broome, county superintend-
ent of schools, has announced the appoint
ment of Miss Rose Snavely, until recently
an assistant at the Rockville High School,
as teacher Of the high school at German
town He has also announced the appoint
ment of Miss Katherine Clagett as an as
sistant teacher at the school at Blairs.
Laugh and help and hear THE Kitchen
Band Concert" 1t will be given by the
Womans Club of Rockville on Friday even
ing, January 18th. 1918. at 8 O'Clock, in
the Assembly Room of the public school
building at Rockville. Admission, rs cts.
The proceeds will be used to buy wool to
be knitted into comforts for soldiers and
sailors. Make your pleasures patriotic.
Philip Reed, lifelong resident Of this
county, died last Friday afternoon at his
home here, aged 73years. Death was due to
pneumonia He is survived by five sons and
three daughters and Grafton Reed,
of Washington, and Lewis. Philip Edgar
and Misses Eva, Geneva and Katherine
Reed of this town. The funeral took place |
Monday morning from the family residence.
Last week Mrs VIM. A. Waters. nee Miss
Lillian B. Fields, of Rockville. was given
a linen shower at the Montgomery Coun-
try Club by Misses Edith Lamar. Fannie
Veirs and Helen Brunette, including many |
most exquisite articles. some of which were |
q. iandiwork of the donors All the pres
r. were hung upon a cedar tree installed |
iu club house and made beautiful |
pic re. A feast of delicacies and dance |
clio. the merriment of the considerable |
nun Der Of persons present.
IT, regular meeting of the Newcomb Club |
VIZ ED last Friday afternoon at the home |
rt ;. George Redhead in Oak Place
Owing to the bad weather and the fact |
that several of the members are now work |
ing for the government, the attendance
was not so large as usual, and there was
no special business transacted other than
the distribution of more Red Cross sewing.
The club is doing quite lot Of this work.
as well as knitting. The next meeting is
on January 18th. and is temperance day,
at the home of Mrs. Jed Cuttings, in Hunt
ington Terrace.
DR.. Frederick A. Tschiffely paid The SEN
TINEL visit last Monday. The Doctor is
busy man between the pursuit Of the
labors of his farm in this county and his
large wholesale drug business in Wash
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