Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1919-10-17
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Town and Country.
There will be supper at Travilah Hall
Saturday evening, October Is, at 8 o'clock
Proceeds for benefit of school. All are in
vited to attend.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. G. Gardiner and daugh-
ter, Miss Marie Gardiner, are spending
several days in New York and are stop
ping at the Hotel McAlpin.
Miss Margaret f. Bissett and Mr.. Francis
o. Day, both of Potomac district, were mar
ried in Rockville last Saturday afternoon by
Rev. John T. Cooahan, pastor of ST. Mary S
Catholic Church, the ceremony taking place
at the rectory.
The meeting of the Womans Christian
Temperance Union will be held at the
home of Mrs. Alexander Garrett, Rockville,
on Tuesday. October 2lst. at l:S0 P. M.
The members and friends are cordially in
vited to be present.
Russell Gorham, of Washington. form
erly of Hunting Hill. this county, was ar
rested last Saturday by Deputy Sheriff
Stanley Gingell on the charge of forgery.
He was released on bail for his appear
ance at preliminary hearing.
The funeral of Miss Eliza Brooke, who
died last Friday at her home, Failing
Green" near Olney, at the age "a years,
took place Saturday afternoon from the
Meeting House of the Society of Friends,
Sandy Spring. Miss Brooke was sister
of the late Charles H. Brooke and was the
last of her immediate family.
Students of the Rockville High School
have organized an athletic association
with large membership and the follow
ing officers: President, Edward Ronsa-
Vile; vice-president, Miss Mary Reading;
secretary, Miss Kathryn Monday treas
urer, Miss Alice Hepburn; custodian OF
property, Miss Alberta Rice.
Mr. and Mrs. James W. Mcfarland. of
this town, have announced the engage
ment of their daughter Miss Arlene Eliza
beth Mcfarland, to Mr. George B. Allnutt.
The wedding, which will be a quiet one.
will take place on Saturday, November LIST.
The bridegroom-elect is a son of Mr.. and
Mrs. II. Clinton Allnutt, of this town.
A Young Peoples Branch of the W. c
T. u. has been organized at Gaithersburg
with the following officers President, Frank
Severance vice president. Miss Catharne
Grimm; recording secretary. Miss Clarice
Kingsley corresponding secretary. Miss
Loretta Schwartz; treasurer. Miss Dorothy
Kingsley The branch starts with eighteen
members.
Bernard Ray, citizen of this county. was
struck by Baltimore & Ohio express train
Thursday morning and had both of his
legs. one arm and two ribs broken. The
injury was inflicted in collision between
the train and a truck he was driving
across the railroad track at Halpine Sta
ton. He was taken to Washington city
hospital His family consists of wife and
three small children.
The County Commissioners have awarded
to the Voght Construction Company of
Washington the contract for the construc-
ton of three-ffths of mile of road in the
Gown " Kensington, the price being
$4,000 The work will be done under
the supervision of the State Roads Com
mission The State Roads Commission
will provide $4,000 of the required funds,
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issue against all property in the county
and the remainder will be contributed by
citizens of Kensington and vicinity. The
new road will connect the Connecticut
Avenue, Forest Glen and Garrett Park
pixies.
Mrs. Georgia A. Mannakee, of Kensineton,
this county. widow of the late William H.
Mannakee. died Thursday evening, October
9th, at the residence of her daughter, Mrs.
Edna Jones, 1345 Oak street, Washington.
d. c. The funeral services were conducted
by Rev. Howard G. England, rector of
Oxen Hill Episcopal Church, and Rev.
Wyndiatte, of Kensington. The interment
was in the family burying ground on the
Higgins estate, near Halpine, on Saturday
morning. She leaves one son. Harry X.
Mannakee. and three daughters, Mrs. Edna
Jones, Mrs. Luanna E. Little and Miss
Clare Mannakee. Mrs. Mannakee was a
daughter of the late George Knowles, who
lived at Knowles Station. which afterwards
became Kensington.
The Poolesvile neighborhood was re-
Gently saddened by the death of John X.
TrundIe, son of Mr.. John II. Trundle, of
Poolesville district, this county. He was a
student of the Augusta Military Academy,
of Virginia. when taken i'll with acute ap
pendicitis, which caused his death several
days later at the Kings Daughters hospi-
tai, Staunton, Va. Ambitious to spend a
successful year at school. and apparently
well and happy when he left his home.
his death came as a great shock to his
circle of friends, who sorrow at his passing
away. His manliness and cheerful spirit
impressed those with whom he came in
contact, and stood out as admirable traits
g in his character. He is survived by his
father, two brothers and a sister.
Democratic Meetings.