Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1918-11-01
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Friday Morning......November !, 1918.
9ntal aud Personal.

november term OF court begins mere OF
the 18th instant.
Mr.. G. Rust Candy, of Colesville, ha:
been appointed member of the Demo
cratic State Central Committee for thi.
county.
The Burden Bearer Circle of The Kings
Daughters will meet with Mrs. o. H. W.
Talbot on Tuesday, November 5th, at 8
O'Clock, P. M.
Word has been received here of the death
few days ago of Lee Earl Merson, 27
years old, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Mer-
son, in the Naval Hospital at Seattle,
Washington.
Among the names of Americans included
in the casualty list published last Friday
as among those that died of wounds is
that of Lieutenant Colonel Jas. A. Shan
non. of Chevy Chase.
Hal B. Mosby. Jr., of Kensington, was
indicted into the military service last
Monday by the local draft board and en-
trained for Fort Washington, Md. for duty
in the coast artillery
Capt. VIM. P. Hill and wife returned
to this country from France on Saturday
last They are visiting the parents of Mrs.
Hill, Mr.. and Mrs. Hezekiah Trail, who re-
side about mile southwest of Rockville.
The annual convention of the United
Daughters of the Confederacy, which was
to have been held in Louisville, KY, No
vember IL. has been indefinitely post
poned because of the epidemic Of influenza.
The local draft board has indicted Harry
M. Robertson. of this town, into the mill
tary service and directed him to report to
the commanding officer at Camp Hum
phreys, Va, for duty in the Engineer Corps.
By the direction of the Provost Marshal
General, the local draft board last Saturday
indicted John B. Brady, of Somerset, into
the military service and directed him to
report to the navy mobilization station,
Washington. for duty in the Bureau of
Steam Engineering.
Licensed trucks hauling freight back and
forth between points in this county and
Washington city will charge at the rate Of
20 cents per hundred weight after Novem-
Der 1, an increase of cents The rate
for hauling milk will remain the same.
2 1-2 cents per gallon.
Mr.. Harry NJ Williams, of Poolesville,
is spoken Of as the probable successor OF
the late Hazel Metzger on the Board Of
County Commissioners. The vacancy will
be filled for the unexpred term by an ap-
pointee of Gov. Harrington, who is clothed
with the authority to make the selection.
While Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Fisher, of
Boyds, were out automobiling last Sunday
evening Mr.. Fisher, in attempting to make
a big hill between Boyds and GAINESVILLE,
lost control of his machine, due to a sud
den sick SPELL Mrs Fisher jumped, break
ing her right leg. She was taken to the
City Hospital at Frederick.
William S. Prescott has been promoted
to first lieutenancy in the U. S. Army. He
is stationed at Camp jackson, S. C., and
was visited by his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Alexander b. Prescott of this town, last
week They found him enjoying good health
and expecting to cross the water in short
time to Join his brother, Lieut.. A, B. Pres
colt. on the firing line.
Miss Willie Violet Howard daughter of
Mr. and Mrs George W. Howard, of Day
ton, Howard county, and Mr.. Simon Jesse
Haines. of Laytonsville, this county, were
married on Thursday of last week. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. Charles
F. Boss, pastor of the Laytonsville Meth
odist Church. at the home of the minister
in the presence of relatives and friends
of the couple.
Miss Alice Pindell Minnick. daughter of
Rev. Willard F. Minnick, rector of Christ
Episcopal Church, this town. and Mrs
Minnick, and Mr.. Ernest Norman Jones, of
Washington, were married on Thursday
evening of last week at the home of the
brides parents in the presence of a small
company Of relatives and friends The
brides father performed the ceremony
Following the ceremony collation. was
served.
Thomas L. Dawson, of this town, was
among the recent graduates of the officers
training school at Camp Lee, Va, and has
been commissioned a second Lieutenant.
He is understood to have been among the
first ten on the list. Lieut.. Dawson was
indicted into service by the local draft
board and sent to Camp Meade. After re-
naming there few weeks he was trans
ferred to Camp Lee to enter the training
school. He has been assigned to duty at
Camp Lee.
The local draft board here last Friday
indicted the following into the military
service and entrained them for Fort Wash
ineton, Nd. Herman w. Ricketts, Of Rock
vile, Jones Smith Of Dickerson. William
D. Bissett Of Cropley, John Toone of Glen
Echo, Raymond Riley of Seneca, Howard
T. Maurice of Glen Echo, Emmett II. Bur-
ton of Silver Spring, Carl W. Hurdle of
Kensington. Norman 7. Murray of Mt.
Airy, Curtis G. Palmer Of Takoma Park.
and Clayton s. Fields, Jr.. Of Martins
burg.
The physical examination of reeistrants
by the local draft board, which was inter-
rupted several weeks ago by the epidemic
of influenza, was resumed last Wednesday.
At the request of the local board, the APP
pointment Of the following additional ply
sicians to assist has been authorized !:
Drs. o. NJ Linthicum and f. L. Bullard, Of
Rockville; Horace B. Haddox. of Gathers
burg; Eugene Jones, of Kensington; J. W.
Bird. Of Sandy Spring; Upton d. Nourse,
of Jacksonville Vernon II. Dyson, Of Lay
louisville and George II. Wright. Of Forest
Glen