Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1918-02-08
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Town and Country.

Christmas articles. yarns, etc., on hand.
Robert L. and Gather P. Warfield. Of
this town, last Saturday reported at the
School of Military Aeronautics, Princeton,
N. j., for aviation training.
James Cleveland Harriss. son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Richard Harriss, of this vicinity, died
last week at the home of his parents, aged
33 years. from lung trouble He is sur
vived by his wife and one child.
John T. Best, formerly overseer at the
county aims house, died last Sunday at
his home at Jamestown, aged 81 years,
from general breakdown. He had been i'll
long time. He is survived by his wife.
The spirit of Abraham Lincoln is potent
influence in the present war; statesmen Of
the allies are turning to his words and acts
for inspiration. Read this especially timely
article in The Washington Sunday Star.
February 10.
Senator j. Dawson Williams has ap-
pointed Mr.. Randolph Luhn, Of Poolesville.
chief doorkeeper of the Senate and Miss
Mary M. Kelley. Of Forest Glen. secretary
to the Committee on Executive Nomina-
tons, of which Mr.. Williams is chairman.
Following several weeks illness Walter
C. Sommers, lifelong resident here, died
last Sunday. aged 81 years. He was
son of the late DIR. Henry A. Sommers and
unmarried. He is survived by two brothers
and sister Harry A. and Charles Som
mers and Mrs. Mary Marriott, of Elizabeth
town, Ky.
George W. Cashell. a well-known citizen
of this county, died last week at his home
at Unity. aged Sc years. His death was
due to paralysis and followed an illness of
less than week. He is survived by his
wife, formerly Miss Katherine A. Hobbs.
of this county; three sons and five daueh-
tiers, all of this county
The Newcomb Club held its regular meet
ing last Friday afternoon at the home Of
Mrs. W. T. Owens, near Edgemoor. with
large number in attendance. The only
business aside from the regular program
was the perfecting plans for colonial tea
the afternoon of February 22nd at the
home of Mrs. George Hane. Oak Place. for
the benefit of the Social Service League.
In well-played game in Seco Hall here
last Friday evening, the Rockville basket
ball team defeated quint of Washington
stars by the score of "a to IS. At the end
of the time agreed upon for the two halves.
the score stood IS to IS. but in the next
five minutes the Rockville boys rolled up
six additional points, while the Washing
ton boys were unable to change their total.
At the January meeting of Olney Grange
officers for the year were installed as fol-
lows Overseer. Samuel P. Thomas, stew
ard, Vim. j. Thomas assistant steward,
Janney Hutton; chaplain. Miss Sallie P.
Brooke; treasurer. Miss Elizabeth 7. Sta
bier; secretary, Miss Mary f. Thomas;
gate keeper, John E. Muncaster pomona,
Mrs. Vim. j. Thomas flora. Mrs. Samuel
P. Thomas lady assistant steward, Miss
Katherine hutton.
Here is a puzzle that puzzles everybody !:
Take the number of your living brothers.
double the amount, add to it three, multi
ply by five, add to it the number of your
living sisters, multiply the result by ten.
add the number of deaths of brothers and
subtract $50 from the result The right
figure will be the number of deaths, the
middle will be the number of living sis
tiers. and the left will show the number OF
living brothers. Tryit and see.-Kansas
City Journal.
At a conference on Thursday Of last
week, in Annapolis. between the County
Commissioners, Senator Williams. the mem
bers of the House of Delegates from this
county and Engineer Shirley. of the State
Roads Commission, the road situation re-
Rarding State Aid roads in this county
repaired under the Act of 1915, requiring the
State to take over said roads when put lin
good repair" by the counties. was thorough
ly discussed and the State Roads Engineer
DTOHnlScu u lldNO NOuhhy
made lust as soon as the weather per-
mitted, and that all such roads as con-
formed TO the requirements of the State
Roads Commission would be accepted by
the State without further delay.
The local draft board has finished the
work of classifying the county's 2,475
reeistrants. Physical examinations OF those
placed in class are now in progress. about
twenty men being examined each day
The examining physicians are Drs WIN. 1.
Pratt, member of the draft board; VIM.
L. Lewis and Claiborne II. Mannar. Oi
those to whom questionnaires were sent
but 81 failed to make returns. These have
been placed in class and will be reported
to the Adjutant General Of Maryland a:
delinquents. The total number placed in
class was TAO. These. however. include
many who claim deferred classification or
the agricultural or industrial grounds. and
many of them will be placed in lower
classes by the district board. which passes
upon such claims. Eighty-five were placed
in class 2, 95 in class 8. 1880 in class a.
and 425 in class 5. Those in class in
clude those known to the board to be ply
sically unfit. those already in the military
service ministers of the gospel. students
of divinity and aliens.
The Young Mems Club of St. John s
formerly organized in November, at thu
rectory of St. Johns Church. olney. Md
held its January meeting on February 4
at the residence Of X. P. Hines. it havint
been postponed several times on accoun
Of the weather. In spite of the coli
weather, all of its members and five visi
tors. two of whom were accepted mem
bers, were present. The meeting wa