Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1919-06-13
9neal aud 9ersnual
Town and Country.

OF AtIdntlC Olty.
Mr.. James Mobley, about AS years Of
age, died suddenly at his home in Gath.
ersburg on Sunday morning last. He il
survived by his wife and several children
The Potomac Electric Power Company
is considering the proposition tosxtend its
wires from Gaithersbure to Germantown
to supply the latter place with electric
lights.
The meeting of the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union will be held at the
home of Mrs. Frank Higgins, in Rockville,
on Tuesday, June 18th, at 2:30 P. M
Members and friends are cordially urged
to attend.
The work Of concreting the streets of
Rockville was begun last Monday. 1t was
started on the Baltimore road, in the east
ern section of the town, by fifteen Italians,
and the entire job will be completed within
three months.
Gov. Harrington has appointed VIM. T..
Jones. of Dickerson, member of the board
of supervisors of elections for this county
to succeed Harvey ]. Harris. who resigned
because of being candidate for the Demo-
cratic nomination for county commissioner
in the third collection district.
Fire of unknown origin on Wednesday
afternoon of last week destroyed a barn
and barrack on the farm of Mrs Sarah E.
Boyd. near Boyds. Farming machinery of
various kinds, grain, hay and other things
were also lost. The loss is placed at about
$4,000. partially covered by insurance.
George Williams. colored, of Montrose.
was given twenty lashes on his bare back
with cowhide by Sheriff Aud on Wednes-
day last, at the Rockville jail, in execution
of sentence imposed for wife-beating
The punishment was given in private. The
prisoner WINGED and cried, and doubtless
will long remember the occasion.
Mr.. John W. Stephens, who recently sold
his farm near Brookeville, this county, has
purchased fine house and an acre lot
adjoining, situated in Janeta eastern sec
ton of Rockville) from Mr.. Willis j. Nose
dale, for $4,l00. Mr.. Stephens bought the
property as home for himself and family
and they are now occupying the dwelling
A hearing will be given by the County
Commissioners on Tuesday, June 18th, at
II A. M, on the school budget, at the re-
quest of the Community Welfare League
of Bethesda district. County school trus-
tees. patrons. teachers and friends eener-
ally of the schools are especially urged to
attend in the interest of the proposed in
crease of teachers salaries.
A large number of persons from all parts of
the county joined in the welcoming home"
of the Montgomery county members of Com
pany X, recently returned from France, at
Silver Spring on Thursday evening of last
week. The feature of the occasion was a
banquet, held in the army building. DIR.
Eugene Jones was POSTMASTER and the
principal address was delivered by H.
Maurice Talbot A number of wounded
boys from Walter Reed Hospital were
guests.
Former Senator Blair Lee, chairman of
the county committee for the big welcome
to be given the many Montgomery county
boys who are back from the army and
navy at the fair grounds here early in
July, has announced the appointment of
the following reception committee: DR..
George L. Edmonds, chairman; Rev Chas.
o. Rosensteel, Allan Farquhar, Paul Sic
man. Mrs. George H. Lamar. Mrs. Robert
W. Allnutt. Samuel Riggs. Preston B. Ray.
Francis C. Hutton and Wilson S. Ward.
The champion Holstein COW. Rollo Mer-
cena de Kol, was sold last Saturday for
$4,000 at auction of pedigreed cattle in
connection with the annual convention of
the Holstein-Freisian Association in Phila-
delphia. The COW is six years old and
weighs 1900 pounds. Her record is 51.93
pounds of butter and 1888 pounds of milk
in seven days and 201l7 pounds of butter
and 2.930.60 pounds of milk in thirty
days. She was sold by j. B. Harmer, of
Norwich. Ontario. to the Coldstream Farms.
Lexington. Ky. A daughter, Genotter Rollo
de Kol. brought $7,l00.
The Vestry of Prince Georges Parish
have contracted with Lewis & Hitch
cock. builders of pipe organs. Washington.
D. c., for two-manual-pipe organ for Christ
Episcopal Church. Rockville. The organ
will be finished and ready for use by early
fall and when completed and installed
will cost about $4,000. The builders,
Lewis & Hitchcock, were for number of
years employed by the Ernest M. Skinner
Company. Boston. Mass. one of the largest
and most reliable pipe-organ builders in
the United States, and superintendent the
installation of the large Skinner organ in
the Bethlehem Chapel at the National
Cathedral, Washington, D. c.
At the annual meeting of the Montgom-
cry County Social Service League. held at
Kensington last week and largely attended,
addresses were delivered by Mrs. Fl. j.
Patterson. of College Park, Md, on rural
social problems, and Martin Sloan, super
intendent of Eudowood sanitarium. and
DR.. Holmes. of Washington, on tubercu-
losis. The principal business transacted
was the election of officers. the following
being chosen: President, Rev. Jas. Kirk
patrick, of Bethesda; first vice president,
Philip d. Laird. of Rockville; second vice
president, Rev. Charles G. Cady, of Ken
sineton; secretary. Miss Margaret Brooke,
Of Sandy Spring treasurer, Mrs. Milton H.
Bancroft, of Sandy Spring. Rev. P. Rowland
Wagner. Of Rockville. was made chairman
Of the publicity committee.
Miss Anna Lyles 0ffutt, daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. Hileary L. Offutt, of near Garrett
Park. and Ensign Charles Bowers Momsen,
u. S. NJ, formerly of Garrett Park. were