Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1919-05-09
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Town and Country.


Forty-nine Texas patridges, distributed
over different sections of this county, have
been turned loose by the State Game War.
den for propagation.
Frank Higgins returned to his home here
Thursday of last week from Camp Meade
where he was mustered out of the army
on coming back from France.
Mr.. Alfred Ray has sold to Mr.. Harvey
Grant. of Washington, farm of is acres
on the Rockville pike. two
miles from Rockville, for $4,000.
The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Monocacy Cemetery Association will
be held at Beallsville on Saturday, May
10th, at O'Clock, P. M. All lot owners
are entitled to vote for directors.
Announcement has been made of the
marriage in Washington last week of Miss
Annie M. Bottlemay. daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. John j. Bottlemay, and Mr.. Walter F.
Rhinehart, both of GaithersburG.
Announcement has been made of the
marriage in Frederick. Md, of Miss Mar
garet L. Bean. daughter of the late Cor
nelius Bean, of the vicinity of Derwood,
and Mr.. John L. Welsh, of Derwood.
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An election was held at Glen Echo last
Monday evening. members of the town
council to succeed Councilman Daniel COL
Inns and Edward Boswell being chosen.
Both Messrs. Collins and Boswell were
reelected. defeating Messrs. C. B. Vaughn
and John C. Leger.
Following long illness, Vim. E. Bull,
Justice of the Peace for Potomac district,
and well-known citizen, died last Friday
at his home near Potomac. aged "a years.
He is survived by his wife, formerly Miss
Offutt. of this county, and several sons
and daughters.
Masonic fair and bazaar will be held on
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, May
2O-22, 1918, under the auspices of the
Masonic Temple and Library Association,
at Masonic Hall. Gaithersburg, Md. Plenty
OF music and attractions galore. Supper
served from 6 to 10 P. M.
Sound The Jubilee" to be given at the
Brookeville Gymnasium on May 18th, at
$50 P. M, by the Oakdale Young Peoples
Branch of the W. C. T. u, for reconstruc-
tion work. Admission-adults, IS cents ::
children. is cents. Ice-cream and candy
for sale. Come and help Sound the Jubilee.
The congregation of the Church of the
Redeemer, at Glen Echo, is understood to
be considering the erection of a new church
building, to cost about $4,000. and def.
mite action is looked for soon. 1t will not
it is stated, be erected on the site of the
present edifice. the plan being to purchase
a larger and better located lot.
Seventy-six head of Holstein cattle were
sold at public sale on Thursday of last
week by Francis A. Blundon, at his farm,
near Forest Glen, for the handsome sum
of little less than Sis, 1000. One registered
COW brought $3.50. OF the entire lot sold
only % were registered and there was
also number of calves and yearlings.
1t was dispersal of Mr.. Blundon's dairy
herd.
At the monthly meeting of the directors
of the Montgomery County National Bank
here on Tuesday last George M. Hunter.
for the last four years cashier of the bank,
and connected with the institution in vari-
GUS capacities since its organization in
1884, was chosen president to succeed
Richard H. Stokes. deceased. W. Russell
Brewer was promoted from assistant CASH
Ter to cashier, and George P. Henderson
was made assistant cashier.
Mr.. Lone Poole, aged about IS years,
was struck by an automobile Wednesday
last, on the George Rockville pike, near
his home. situated two miles from the lat
ter place, facing upon the pike. He was
at once removed to Washington city hos
pital, where he died the following night
from the injury inflicted in the accident.
The automobile was driven by Harry Neale,
a negro man of this community. who stop
ped his machine and summoned medical
aid to Mr.. Poole.
The will of Otis Bigelow, who died re-
Gently at his home near Silver Spring, has
been admitted to probate in the Orphans
Court here. The testament was executed
October 1. 1914. and dsposes of an estate
valued at about 100000. The testator's
two children-Robert Payne Bigelow and
Miss Mat Bigelow-are named as execu-
tors, to serve without bond Excepting a
small beQuest to the testator's house
keeper. the entire estate is left in equal
parts to the two children.
At a recent meeting of the members of
the Rockville Baptist Church it was de-
cided to send the pastor. Rev. P. Rowland
Wagner. to the Southern Baptist Conven-
ton. The convention meets this year in
Atlanta. Ca, and it is expected that 5000
delegates will attend. This being Victory
Year." there will be an especially fine pro-
gram. and the goals set in all departments
of christian activity will be the greatest
ever attempted. The convention will meet
on Wednesday, May 18th.
At the annual town election at Kensing-
ton, held last Monday evening, DR.. VIM
W. Skinner was chosen mayor, without
opposition. to fill out the unexpired term
of Edgar W. Moore. who recently resigned.
He will serve until the election Of May
1920, when mayor for full term of two
years will be chosen. Ralph H. Hendricks
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