Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1919-12-19
Enfal aud gersnual.
Town and Country.

Eighty per cent of the striking coal min
ers have returned to work.
This community experienced zero weathe
Wednesday night, the coolest of the season
Preston B. Ray. Clerk of the Circuit Cour
here, has appointed Jas. Hood. of Boyds
a clerk in his Office.
A Christmas entertainment will be held
in Emory M. E. Church South. Oakdale. or
Friday. December 26th, at 7:30 P. M.
The Great Falls Sunday School will hold
an entertainment on December 9th at
the Community Hall. at Great Falls. Md,
at 7:3OP M.
Mrs. Henrietta Rozier Adams. of Brook
Ign, N T., last week paid weekend visit
to the home of her uncle, Capt. James
Anderson. in this town.
Mr.. Frank Ricketts,, who farms near Der
wood. recently butchered two hogs that to-
gether weighed 1901 pounds. The largest
one weighed 528 pounds
The Christmas entertainment of Grace
M. E. Church South. Gaithersburg. will be
held on Friday evening, December 18th.
beginning at 7:30 o'clock
Mr.. C. C. Crawford, of Gaithersburg, is
now in Tampa, Fla. to spend the winter,
a pleasure that he has been enjoying at
like seasons for several years.
THE Early Bird" play with pep and
snap, will be staged in the town hall at
Poolesville, by the pupils of the high school.
at P. M, on December goth, 1919.
After the LIST of January next the bust
ness of the Rockville postoffice will be
transacted in the Reisineer building on
Montgomery Avenue. two blocks west Of
the present Office.
Thursday of next week is Christmas Day.
and before another issue of this paper the
day will have passed. In the circum-
stances we now wish our readers Merry
Christmas and Happy New Year.
Masses on Christmas Day at St. Mary's
Church, GAINESVILLE, will be celebrated at
s. 8 and 10 o'clock. At St. Roses Church,
Chopper, at and $50 o'clock. At the Gloyd
chapel. Gathersbure. at 1890 o'clock.
A suit for damages of $4,000. between
Frank P. Hurd and Ohio Humphrey, removed
from Prince Georges county. was tried in
the Circuit Court here on Monday last and
a verdict given for the defendant. Pun
phrey.
The Republican national committeeman.
in meeting held in Washington City
last week, named Chicago, ILL.,, by a vote
of Al to 8, as the place in which to hold
the convention to nominate party candi-
dates for President and Vice-President.
The date set is June 8.
Miss Beatrice Matthews, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. William Matthews, Of Kensing-
ton, and Mr.. James O. Williams, of Lay
louisville, were married in Washington last
week. They will make their home in New
York city, for which place they left imme-
diately after the ceremony.
The Court of Appeals of Maryland has
handed down a decision affirming the
judgment of the Circuit Court for this
county in the case of Victor E. M. Hausaard
against Robert H. Phillips, president of the
Kensington Railway Company. in which
Haugaard was awarded $500 damages for
SANDER
The Womans Club of Rockville met on
Thursday, December 18th, at the home of
Mrs. o. C. Barnes. The days program was
well carried out Miss Webb. of the Y. W..
c. A.. gave most interesting talk on the
work of that organization. The next
meeting of the club will be with Mrs. Jas.
H. Jones on December 26th.
Germantown will soon have its streets
lighted by electricity. The Liberty Milling
Company. in accordance with the enter
prising spirit of the proprietors. is equip
ping an electric lighting plant in connec-
ton with the mill and within the next few
weeks will be in position to furnish cur
rent for lighting both streets and residences.
Mrs. Margaret W. Burdette, wife of John
H. Burdette, died suddenly last Sunday
morning at her home near Clagettsville,
aged SIS years, her death being due to heart
disease. She is survived by her husband
and son and daughter. Mrs. Burdette
was daughter of the late John T. Wat
kins. of Damascus. and was a lifelong
resident of this county
Preaching services and quarterly confer
ence will be held at Emory M E. Church
South, Oakdale, on Saturday morning, De-
cember goth, at 1890 o'clock The public
is cordially invited to be present and the
officials of both churches on the charge
are urged to attend. DR.. j. Howard Wells
will preach. DR.. Wells will also preach
on Sunday morning. December 21st. at II
O'Clock.
The Rockville Union Bible Class here
with makes its annual appeal to the public
in behalf of the inmates of our County
Home At this season when we are cele-
brating the anniversary Of Gods greatest
Gift to mankind we would not forget the
poor. Contributions of money, canned fruit,
jellies. oranges. apples, cakes, candy and
other Christmas sweets are solicited. All
donations to be sent to the home of Mrs.
John B. Brewer by Monday, December %
When George Rust Candy. of Colesvile
was chosen on November 5th to represent
this county in the House Of Delegates he
was the fourth generation of his family to
be so honored. His father, William NJ
Candy his grandfather, DR.. Washington
Duvall. and his grandfather, DR.. Ben.
jamin Duvall, we're the other members Of
his family to represent the county at An.
napolis. Mr.. Candy, it is understood. is
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