Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1919-08-29
Eufal aud 9ersoual.
Town and Country.


The Burden Bearer Circle of The Kings
Daughters will meet with Mrs. Darius
Claeett on Tuesday. September End, at
1890 A. M.
The September meeting of the Execu-
tive board of the Social Service League
will be held on September End. at 2:30 P.
M. in the Court House. Rockville.
Mr.. and Mrs. George F. Nesbitt. Jr.. Of
Sandy Spring. have announced the en-
sagement of their daughter, Miss Helen
Nesbitt. to Mr.. Arthur Douglas Farquhar.
of Sandy Spring.
The island of the late Caroline Mason,
located near Edwards Ferry. in the Poto-
mac river, has been sold at public sale to
Eugene W. Mercer for $12.100. 1t con-
tains $50 acres.
Sheriff VIM. L. Aud has announced the
appointment of Frank Lowe as a deputy
sheriff for Potomac district and Clarence
C. Griffith. Alexander D. Simpson. Nathan
Duvall, Beverly Duvall and Chas. E. Ross
as special deputies.
Mrs. Grace B. Bell. wife of Arthur F. Bell,
died last week at her home in Gathers
burg, aged 38 years. Surviving her are
her husband. a son and daughter. Mrs.
Bell was before her marriage Miss Beau
champ. of Baltimore.
Mrs. Lila D. Goldsboroueh, of Washing
ton. formerly of this county, has been
granted an absolute divorce by Judge Peter
in the Circuit Court here. from Martin W.
Goldsborough, of Cambridge. Nd. on the
ground of desertion.
Charles F. Kirk, of Olney, has been ap-
pointed by Gov. Harrington a member of
the United States Good Roads Commission.
Gov. Harrington also has appointed Mr..
Kirk a delegate to the National Farmers
Convention to meet in Hagerstown in 0c-
tober.
Charles W. Prettyman. as trustee. has
sold to Edward H. Jones. of Chevy Chase,
four acres of land at Chevy Chase for a
price said to be around $65,000. The
land is improved by several buildings. Mr..
Prettyman represented Francis H. Mayer.
an infant.
Through her attorneys, Talbot & Pretty
man. Mrs. Ada Williams. of Gaithersburg,
has filed suit for a limited divorce from
her husband, John W. Williams, of Boyds.
The bill sets forth that the couple were
married in 1897 and lived together until
1918, when the plaintiff was forced by the
conduct of the defendant to leave him.
DR.. VIM. T. Pratt. County Health Officer.
has obtained permission from the County
Board of Education to inoculate the pub
lie school children of the county against
typhoid fever. DR.. Pratt and assistants
will begin the work with the opening of
the schools on September 4th and will in
oculate all children whose parents do not
object.
Bessie West, colored, is in serious con-
dition as a result of being badly slashed
across the throat last Friday afternoon,
and John E. Miles. colOred. is in Jail here
charged with an assault with intent to
kill her. Both the woman and Miles were
employed by Mr.. Samuel Welsh, near
Avery. They had trouble in the kitchen
Of the Welsh home, and, according to the
woman. Miles attacked her with razor.
The woman's throat was cut nearly from
ear to ear and her recovery is said to be
doubtful. What prompted the attack is
not known, but Jealousy is believed to have
been at the bottom of it.
Mrs ThOs E. Coleman, of 355 X street
southwest, Washington. appeared before
Justice Gather, in the police court here,
on Wednesday OF last week and swore out
a warrant charging Bernard Carter Soof, of
Washington. with perjury. The proceed
ings are the outgrowth of the marriage
here on July 28th last. of Soof and Mrs.
Coemans daughter. Mary Ella Coleman.
which was performed by Rev. Willard F.
Minnick. Mrs. Coleman charges that in
making application for the license on July
18th, Soof represented under oath that the
girl was nineteen years old when he knew
she was but fifteen.
John Nicholson, of the vicinity of Thomp-
sons Corner, was painfully wounded at the
home of George Larman. farmer of that
locality. on Wednesday afternoon of last
week, when. it is charged, Larman emptied
the contents of a shotgun into his legs
Larman admits the shooting. but claims it
was justifiable. He has been released on
bail. According to Larman, Nicholson and
two companions came to his home We'd
nesday afternoon. They were under the
influence of liquor and were hunting hard
cider. When Larman refused to give them
cider all three, he claims. became abusive
and began throwing stones at him and
his house. Upon their refusal to desist
Larman says, he used the gun.