Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1919-08-22
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Town and Country.

Town and Country.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Clay Ward. of Portage
Wisconsin. are visiting at the home o.
Mrs. l. B. Ward. of Hunting Hill, the mother
of Mr. Ward.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Dawson, of this
town, announce the engagement of theiI
daughter, Miss Mary Peter Dawson, to Mr.
Thomas Hyde 4th, of Washington and
Sandy Spring.
Rev. DR.. Fristoe, the State Evangelist,
will preach in the 'Travilah Baptist Church
on Sunday, August oath, at II A. M. and
$50 P. NJ, and every night during the
week at $50 o'clock.
Richard H. Lansdale, one of this county's
best-known citizens, died last Friday at
his home near Unity, aged 81 years. He
is survived by his wife and a daughter.
Mr.. Lansdale was born in Howard county,
but had been a resident of this county for
fifty years.
Joseph Sibley, lifelong resident of this
county, died last week at his home near
Cedar Grove, aged 81. He is survived by his
wife and the following children: John w.,
William J. and James Sibley, Mrs. Samuel
Plummer, Mrs. William Pummer and Miss
Emma Sibley.
The foremost men of the nation are
telling how to make America Better" in
a series of articles now running in the
Editorial Section of the Washington Sun
day Star Next Sundays article will be
by Frederick H. Gillett, Speaker of the
House of Representatives.
Mr.. Snowden T. Barnes and wife. Of Adam.
Delaware county. Penn, have recently
been visiting for a week at the home of
Mr.. Barnes brother, o. C. Barnes, minister
of the Christian Church, this town. TAX
ing up the printing business as vocation
when quite a boy. Mr.. Barnes has been
employed on the Philadelphia Evening
Bulletin for a number of years.
Norman L. Hays, of Washington, is de-
PENDANT in a suit for absolute divorce filed
in the circuit court here by Mrs. Della V.
Hays, of this county. The bill. which
charges desertion. sets forth that the cou-
pie were married in Ellicott City on August
End, 1918, and lived together in Washing
ton until August 18th. 1915. They have
no children. The plaintiff is represented
by John A. Garrett.
In habeas corpus proceedings in the
Circuit Court here, instituted by John A.
Breitschwerdt, of Howard county. for the
recovery of his child. whom. he claimed.
his wife, Bessie B. Breitschwerdt, abducted
several weeks ago, Judge Peter awarded
the custody of the child to the mother.
The plant # represented that on July 3lst
his wife deserted him without cause, and
went to live at the home of her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Braun, near Rock
vile, taking the child with her
Joshua N. Warlield died last Satur-
day afternoon at the home of his son,
Joshua N. Warield, Jr. of Florence. How
ard county. He was IA years of age.
Mr.. Warfield was a prominent Democrat.
but was never candidate for public office.
He was probably the largest land holder in
Maryland. Mr.. Warfield was a son of the late
Albert G. and Margaret Watson Warfield,
and is survived by his widow, Lucy Hutton
Warfeld. sister of Josiah j. Hutton. of
this county; two sons. Joshua N. War
field and Norman II. Warfeld. and a
daughter, Mrs. William Lloyd.
The following Montgomery county Re-
publicans have been selected to represent
the county at the Republican State con-
vention soon to be held in Baltimore -
Charles F. Kirk, Paul Sleman. Thomas
Dawson, Cornelius W. Clum. Frank L. Hew-
lit, Alfred c. Warthen, B. II. Warner. Jr..
j. B. Mclaughlin. 7. Cranmer Griffith, VIM.
F. Disney. Frederick W. Page. VIM. T. S.
Curtis, Lewis Keiser, Henry C. Clancy
Benjamin H. Miller, Scott Duvall j. F.
Seibert, Alban G. Thomas, Enoch c. Ramey
J. Albert Warfeld. George 7. Williams, j.
W. Lancaster, Charles Webster. Rein
Offutt and VIM. H. Proctor
On Thursday, August 18th, the Hyatts-
town Christian Church held the annual
Sunday School picnic in Tabler's woods, on
top of the hill on the road to Frederick
city, a short distance from the village.
A great feast of good things. including an
abundance of fried chicken, had been pre-
pared by the ladies of the church. A
special treat of ice-cream and cake had
been arranged for every member of the
school The Kingmand Band, of Mt. Airy,
had been engaged to furnish music. Re-
freshmtnts were on sale for all who de-
sired them. Before noon quite number
of the pupils and friends of the school had
gathered on the grounds. including the
members of the band, who came early to
partake of the many good things which
the ladies had prepared to eat. By z
O'Clock in the afternoon a great company
of people had come and were enjoying the
program, which had been prepared for
their entertainment. The addresses Of
the occasion were delivered by Messrs. VIM
F. Prettyman. of Rockville, and Mr.. w.
Garner Bouic, of Arkansas. on what he
saw in France. while there during the war