Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1919-05-30
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Harrington.
Mr.. and Mrs. 7. Richard Falvey arrived
here Monday last from their New Orlean:
home to spend the summer.
The Burden Bearer Circle of The Kings
Daughters will meet on June 3rd. at 1890
A. NJ, with Mrs. John B. Brewer.
The banks of this county will be closed
Friday. May S0th. and Saturday, May 3lst
both being legal holidays for the State Of
Maryland.
Children's Day service will be held in
Emory Church, Oakdale. on Sunday. June
9th. at 1890 A. M. Come and bring your
friends and children.
Miss Ethel Gilliss. of this county. has
concluded her instruction at Chevy Chase
Seminary. and will take summer course
at George Washington University.
Miss Edith Glenn Lamar will please &C.
cept our thanks for an invitation to attend
the commencement exercises of the Rock
vile High School, from which she graduates.
The Germantown Methodist Sunday
School will hold its annual Children's Day
service on Sunday. June list. at 8 P. M,
at the Germantown Methodist Church
South. The public is invited.
The Ladies' Aid Society of Brookeville
M, P. Church will hold its annual straw
berry and ice-cream festival at Brooke
vile on Tuesday June Srd. beginning at
4:30 P. M. Everybody welcome.
The ladies of Grace Methodist Church Of
Gaithersbure will hold a strawberry fes-
tival in the church hall on Friday evening,
June 9th. Supper will be served, and
there will also be ice-cream, cake, candy
and fancy articles for sale.
The track record of the Montgomery
County Agricultural Society is 2:l4 IA,
made by Mysotis. PAGER. in 1906. THE
Horse Review" of Chicago. publishes this
record among complete list of track rec
ords throughout the United States.
Mr.. o. T. Stonestreet, of Washington,
D. c., formerly of this county, won first and
second prizes in the local roadster class at
the Washington horse show last week with
his handsome chestnut mare. Marceda, and
bay eeIding. Lord Oliver, respectively.
The annual May procession of the chill
dren of St. Mary's Catholic Sunday School
here was held last Sunday, about 100 boys
and girls participating. Following the pro-
cession, the children were addressed by
Rev. j. T. Coolahan, pastor of the church.
This is to give notice to the public that
Cranmer Griffin is located in the old car
rage shop on Washington street, Rock
vile, and is prepared to renovate antique
and modern furniture. Address by postal
card. Prompt attention will be given all
business matters.
Edwin W. Broome, county superintend-
ent of schools, has announced that the
public schools will close on June 9Th. The
dates for the high school commandments
have been fixed as follows: Rockville.
June 4th, and Gaithersburg. Damascus and
Sandy Spring, June 5th.
Fire of unknown origin caused the de-
struction on Thursday night of last week
of fine barn on the farm of W. D. Camp
bell, near Colesville, together with lot
of hay, grain. feed, harness and other
things. A calf persisted in the flames.
The total loss is about $4,000. with only
small insurance.
Two farms of the late NJ Hazel Metzger
near Poolesville, were sold at public auc-
ton last Saturday by Robert B. Peter and
Charles W. Prettyman. Trustees. One, con-
tanning 282 acres. was bought by Harry D..
Grubb for 5000, and the other, contain
ing 434 acres, was bought by Randolph
Luhn for $20.344.
Vital and numerous as are the great
measures pending before Congress. half
hour devoted to reading the weekly review
and special articles in The Washington
Sunday Star will keep the reader well in
formed on the progress of what probably
is the most important constructive legis-
lative session in the country's history.
The fair and bazaar in Masonic Hall.
Gaithersburg. on Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday evening of last week, under the
auspices of the Gaithersbure Masonic Fair
and Library Association. netted about $500.
Part of the proceeds will be applied to
paying off a small mortgage on Masonic
Hall and the remainder to improving the
building.
Mr.. VIM. Bradley Carr. of this town, has
been elected secretary-treasurer OF the II
B. Tribby Building and Construction Com
pany. of Washington city. He is also q
stakeholder. The company was organized
late last winter and the large amount OF
contract work that it has been able to
secure this spring affords much encour'
agement.
Harold Watkins, the youth who was driv.
ing the automobile which struck Geo. Al
berta and his wife, on the Georgetown pike
near Bethesda, on Friday night last. result
ing in the death Of the husband. was ex-
onerated from the blame at the inquest
before Justice Butterfield at Bethesda
Fourteen witnesses were examined. The
testimony was to the effect that Watkins
who was driving the car Of P. P. Hall. Of
Washington. did not see the couple, as the
lights from another car were shining II
his eyes.
Announcement has been made Of the
marriage at Oakland, Nd, last week o
Dr.. John D. Darby, son of Mr.. and Mrs
Jas W. Darby. Of Poolesville, this county
and Miss Nellie R. Bosley. daughter of Mrs
George Bosley. Of Oakland. the ceremony
being performed in the Protestant Epis
copal Church. the rector. Rev. Theodore
Wills, officiating. DR.. Darby is a first lieuten