Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1919-07-25
Eptal aud Rersnual.
Town and Country.

MRS, mary Z. EnSey anu MI JOnn ..
Conner, both of Unity, were married in
Rockville on Thursday of last week.
Buck and Samuel Welsh, in partnership,
have purchased farm of 1870 acres, To-
Gated near Redland. from Frank Thomp-
son for 500 per acre.
Steadman Prescott has purchased of
Martin F. Helm farm of go acres, located
miles from Rockville, on the Great Falls
road, for 500 per acre.
The Ridgely Brown Camp, Confederate
Veterans, will hold its annual meeting at
the Court House, in Rockville, on Satur-
day, August End, at 10 O'Clock, A. M.
Announcement has been made of the
marriage in Baltimore of Mr.. Harry Silver
man, of KensingtOn, and Miss Gertrude
Paul, of Baltimore, the ceremony taking
place at the home of the brides parents.
James H. Fling. of the vicinity of Chevy
Chase, is plaintiff in a suit for an absolute
divorce filed in the Circuit Court here
against Mrs. Mary E. Fling, also of Chevy
Chase neiehborhood. The bill names a CO.
respondent.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert M. Garstin and their
daughter, less than a year DID, of Louis
vile, Kentucky, motered to Rockville to
visit Mrs N. D. Offutt. Jr.. the mother of
Mrs. Garstin. They arrived on Sunday
last and will spend several weeks here
before returning home.
Robert B. Peter and Albert M Bouic, of
this town, have sold their farm of SO 1-2
acres, on the 7th street pike, near Silver
Spring, to DIR. Petrie Hoyle, Frenchman,
of Washington city, for $4,000. 1t was
but short time ago that the above-named
sellers bought this farm at public auction
for about 10000.
Last Saturday Walter Warren. race
horse trainer at the Fair Grounds here,
was stricken with paralysis Of slight form.
The stroke developed Immediately after he
alighted from behind horse that he had
been driving upon the track. He was taken
to his home in Washington city and there
remains with no change in his condition.
Mrs. Thomas Keys. of near this town,
and Mrs Walter Perry, of Bethesda. have
been called to the sick bed of their aged
mother, Mrs. Fontaine, who is seriously i'll at
her home in Somerset county. Md. The two
daughters left here last Tuesday upon their
visit and will remain with their mother
until change takes place in her condition.
John E. Muncaster, Jr.. Correspondence
Secretary, reports that "the Young Mems
Club of ST. Johns met with Mr. Robert
Christian on July 18th. There were II
members present. The subject of discus
sion was tuberculosis hospital for the
county. The club is greatly in favor of
such an institution and is going to do all
it can toward having one"
Miss Minnie Yearley, the popular chief
clerk in the office of the Potomac Electric
Power Company, of this town, will avail
herself of portion of an annual vacation
beginning next Monday. The time will be
spent among friends in the county. Dur
ing her absence the duties of the Office
will be fulfilled by Mr.. Gray. of the
Washington headquarters of the company.
The health authorities of this county
have started campaign against typhoid
fever, several cases of which have ap-
peared in different sections of the county.
DR.. VIM. T. Pratt, County Health Officer.
will appear before the public school COM
missioners at the next meeting of the board
and ask permission to inOculate free of
charge all public school children in the
county.
Plans for the erection by the Bethesda
Lodge of Masons of building on their lot
at the junction of the Rockville pike and
the old Georgetown road are under dis
cussion again, with prospects that work
may be started next fall Either two
story or three-story building is contem-
plated, the upper floors to be used for
lodge purposes and as a place in which to
hold public meetings. etc. while the ground
floor is to be available for business pur-
poses.
Thirty-five physicians of this county.
Washington and Baltimore last week at
tended the semi-annual meeting of the
Montgomery County Medical Society. which
was held at Sandy Spring and was pre-
sided over by Dr. Eugene Jones, of Ken
sington. Papers were read by DR.. w. d.
Tewsbury and DR.. Piggott. of Washington,
and DR.. E. H. Holman. of Baltimore.
Dinner was served by committee of
Sandy Spring ladies, of which Mrs. Clar-
ence L. Gilpin was chairman.
Two well-played games at ten pins have
taken place this week at the bowling room
conducted by Mr.. VIM. C. Bean at his
handsome garage in Rockville, in the pres
ence of enthusiastic admirers of the sport.
The first ended in victory for the Pooles-
vile team over the Rockville team by one
pin. The second was another defeat for
Rockville by the Washington Grove team
by fifty-fve pins. Other games will be
contested in the near future by these teams
Four alleys have been erected in the room.
which is of splendid arrangement. Since
its recent opening to the public the young
ladies and gentlemen of this community
have been congregatine there every evening
in large numbers and amusing themselves
at this healthfuI recreation until late hour
Safe Blown Open.
Thieves broke into the postoffice at Sill