Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1919-10-10
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Town and Country.

Mrs. Newell Cecil, of GAINESVILLE, was
operated upon in a Washington city hos
pital on Saturday last for appendicitis.
We are informed that she is getting along
nicely.
There will be meeting in the Office of
Mr.. Eugene Cissel, Rockville, on October
10th, 1919, for the purpose of organizing
an association for the protection of game.
All interested will please attend.
At meeting-of the executive commit
tee of the Montgomery County Anti-Saloon
League, Alfred Wilson. of Bethesda, was
chosen president of the league in place of
Rev. p Rowland Wagner. who was unable
to serve.
Mr.. John S. Gilis of this vicinity,fnet
with a painful accident on Thursday of
last week by falling from load of wood.
One rib was broken and one knee injured.
His condition is not serious and continues
to improve.
Col. George E. Lewis has returned to his
home in this town after being mustered
out of the u. S. Army and resumed the
practice of medicine in this community
In health and in sickness his many friends
here will be glad to have him back in
their midst.
With the instalment of the lights in
Rockville by the Potomac Electric Power
Company of Washington, large illuminated
signs will be erected at several streets
pointing the way to Frederick, Baltimore.
Washington, Great Falls and Poolesville,
and announcing their respective distances
from this town.
Capt. Thomas E. Chamberlain, vetera
of the late war, will deliver an address at
Sherwood Assembly Hall. Sandy Spring,
on Sunday. October 18th, at $50 P. M,
on the proposed League of Nations. Free
to everybody, and there should be large
attendance as it will be an interesting
occasion.
Frank j. Downey, chairman: Enos c
Keys and John Gardner. composinf ths
Democratic State Central Commute Tor
this county, met here Tuesday an rcted
Charles J. Maddox, of this Town. as the
Democratic candidate for county suryeyor,
to fill the vacancy on the ticket because
there was no candidate for the nomination
at the recent primary election.
The mercantile businesses of Horace D.
Waters at Old Germantown and Dade
Griffith at Germantown Station have been
disposed of at private sale. The former
to Charles A. Gartner, of Gaithersburg. and
Bernard r. Grove, of Washington county,
and it will be conducted in the name of
Gartner & Grove. The latter to Charles
M. Thrift and Norman Waters, of Travilah,
who will manage the business in the future.
The Mayor and Council of Rockville some
weeks ago secured the services of Prof.
John H. Gregory. an expert sanitary en-
eineer from Johns Hopkins University, 10
examine into conditions at our sewage dis
posal works and to advise the town author
tiles as to its future management. Under
his comprehensive directions the plant is
now said to be working admirably, and the
Council feels that henceforth there should
be no annoyances from that source
The Montgomery County Chapter of the
Red Cross is arranging for ten-day men,
bership drive to begin November End The
county now has Red Cross membership
of 4,782, and it is hoped to have each of
these rejoin and induce another to join.
Mr.. VIM. F. Prettyman, of this town, who
has successfully directed several financial
drives during the war, will be in charge.
Miss Virginia Wilson, secretary of the
Montgomery County Chapter, is chairman
of the publicity committee.
The camera has grown to be one of the
most necessary members of the reportorial
staff of the modern news. 1t is not only
more accurate, but often more interesting
than the written word. An example of
this will be found in the page of pictures
in the ROtrogravure Section of next Sun
days Washington Star depicting the ar
rival Of the King of Belgium, his queen
illustrate the thrilling sea scenes described
in Admiral Sims great story now running
in The Sunday Star.
William E. King, of Clarksbure district,
has been granted an absolute divorce by
Judge Peter in the Circuit Court here. from
Anna T. King. The bill charged that the
plaintiff was deserted on June 9th. 1915,
after the couple had lived together for
nearly thirty years. On the same ground,
Judge Peter has granted an absolute di-
vorce to Mrs. Florence " Gray, of the
vicinity of Cabin John. from Clifford E.
Gray. The couple, according to the bill.
we're married July 3, 1909. and separated
one year later.
Mr.. VIM. Graft. of the vicinity of Der
wood, started last Saturday week for
Pikesyille, Baltimore county. Md. to visit
a friend. AS he took a car out of Balti-
more city for the home of his friend he
was robbed Of S25, all the money he had
on his person. With about dozen others
he boarded the car. When he felt in his
pocket for carfare his money was missing.
He states that he felt burly fellow brush
against him as he took the car and is GER
tain that is the man who committed the
robbery with lightning rapidty and left in
another direction.
The great National Convention of the
War Mothers of America will meet in Bal
timore the 7th. 9Th and 9th of this month
and a cordial invitation is extended to
every m ther, wife, sister or daughter Of
an American soldier to attend these meet
ings. But for the benefit Of those who are
unable to 60 to Baltimore. Mrs. James II.
Jones, President Of the Rockville Chapter