Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1919-05-23
Yufal aud gersnual,
Town and Country.

at $50 A. NJ, on the Feast OF the Assem-
sion, Thursday, May 29th.
The Young Woman's Auxiliary of the
Baptist Church, Rockville, will hold a cake
sale on Thursday evening, May goth, at 7
O'Clock, in Seco Hall.
Alexander Mosher, of Washington. has
been granted an absolute divorce in the
circuit court here from Mrs. Mary Louisa
Mosher of Chevy Chase on the ground of
desertion.
Mrs. DR.. Ernest Clyde Fishbaugh. of Los
ANGELES, CAL, with her little daughter,
Ernestine, has arrived in Brookeville for a
months visit with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. H. Parsly.
Rev. DR.. George S. Duncan will preach
next Sunday in the Cropley Presbyterian
Church at 10 A. M. and in the Hermon
Presbyterian Church at 11:30 A. M. Every
one most welcome.
The Ladies' Aid Society of Brookeville
Mp. Church will hold its annual straw
berry and ice-cream festival at Brooke
vile on Tuesday, June 3rd, beginning at
4:3O P. M. Everybody welcome.
The ladies of the NJ E. Church South,
Germantown, will hold strawberry festival
and meat supper. on the church lawn. on
Wednesday, May 28th, beginning at P.
M. Come and bring your friends.
DR.. Stuart Muncaster and his youngest
daughter, Miss Edna Muncaster, will leave
their Washington city home on July first
for a trip to the Pacific coast and remain
there three months, viewing the sights of
the West.
Luther E. Cecil, aged IS years, d ed sud
denly last Sunday morning at his home at
GAINESVILLE, of heart disease. He is sur
vived by three sons and two daughters.
Mr.. Cecil had lived in GAINESVILLE district
all his life.
Harry Beard has sold to Charles Veirs
and ]. Hampton Jones, of this vicinity.
farm of 16l acres, situated on the Rock
Vile Jamestown pike, short distance
from Rockville, the price being announced
as 9ZUU all acre.
The ladies' of Grace Methodist Church Of
Gathersburg will hold a strawberry fes-
tival in the church hall on Friday evening,
June 9th. Supper will be served, and
there will also be ice-cream, cake, candy
and fancy articles for sale.
Mrs. Fay Foley, of Glen Echo, has been
granted an absolute divorce by Judge Peter,
in the circuit court here, from Willis Foley,
of Washington. According to the bill, the
couple were married July 80, 1912, and
two months later the plaintiff was de-
serted. Mrs Foley was before her mar
rage Miss Frizzell, of Glen Echo.
Mr. Samuel Herbert Harding died at his
last, after an illness of two months. He
was well known in this county. Surviving
him are his widow, Marian L. Boyle Hard
ing, eldest daughter Of Inspector X. B.
Boyle, of the Washington police depart
ment, and several children. His remains
were inferred in the Catholic cemetery at
Forest Glen, this county.
The recent Armenian relief campaign in
this county, which was conducted by John
A. Garrett, netted about $4,000. or about
500 more than the countys quota. The
prizes of $40. SIS and $3.50, offered by Mr..
Garrett for the best results by public school
children in obtaining pledges, have been
awarded to Sallie Canada of Glen Echo
school, Horace Merise of Glen Echo school
and Vernon Griffith of Laytonsville school,
respectively.
Eieht-year-old Vincent Walsh Mclean,
known as the worlds richest baby, met a
tragic death on Sunday last when an au-
tomobile struck the little boy playing in
front of the magnificent summer home OF
the Edward B. McLeans. Friendship" on
Wisconsin avenue, at Macomb street, West
Washington, causing injuries from which
he died ten hours later. By the irony Of
fate, the baby who had been jealousy
guarded from the cradle by corps of paid
attendants had his life snuffed out in an
unguarded moment.
Mrs. Charles Nico. of Travilah, was
caught under an overturned automobile
on the Jamestown pike, just outside the
limits of Rockville, on Friday of last week
but. after being released by assistance. il
was discovered that she had sustained nc
serious injury. She was accompanied by
Miss Nicol, a sister-iD-aw who was thrown
clear of the machine and also escaped
without hurt. The accident occurred wheT
Mrs. Nicol steered the machine to avoiC
pool of water and ran over the side o
the pike upon lower ground.
On May IA Mrs. C. Dade Griffith enter
tanned the A. Y. L. |. Club at her beautiful
home in Germantown. with the President
Mrs. r. L. Hickerson, in the chair. The
attendance was most excellent All re
sponded to roll-cal with interesting cur
rent events The club then elected officer
as follows: President, Mrs B. F. Waters
Vice President, Mrs. R. L. Waters Secre
tary. Mrs. F. G. Schaeffer; Treasurer. Mrs
E. H. Waters; Press Agent, Mrs. j. H
Deets. A paper on earthquakes and vol
canoes was read by Mrs. F. G. Schaeffe
Reading from Last Days of Pompeii b,
Miss Eulalie Boland. Refreshments wer
served by the young hostess. assisted b
her sister. Miss Louise Waters. After
most pleasant social hour. the club ad
journed to meet May 20 with Miss Euali
Boland
Mr.. George T. Waters died at his home
near Laytonsville. on Saturday last, fror
the infrmities of old age, covering a spac
of 81 years. He was lifelong residen
Of this county and received his educatio
at the Rockville Academy. On leavin
school. he took up farming as an occupa