Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1919-03-07
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Town and Country.


Quoted by Gypsy Smith, Jr., in Emory M.
E. Church, Ellicott City, Md, March 5th
to 31st.
Mr.. Alton C. Bell has sold his farm of
27O acres, located near Laytonsville, to
Mr.. H. C. Armstrong, of Warrenton, Va.
The consideration was announced as ST.
900.
Mr.. Arthur Briggs, of Westmore was the
purchaser of the VIM. A. Bogley farm and
not Mr.. Brooke Edmonston, as stated in
the SENTINEL last week through misinfor-
nation.
The Spring Opening on Monday and
Tuesday, March 10th and 18th. 1919, at
the Rockville Millinery Shop. A full line
of pattern hats, millinery novelties and
flowers.
Mr.. W. Tyler Page, of Somerset, this
county. was elected chief clerk of the
House of Representative upon the organi-
cation of the Republican Congress on Fri
day of last week.
Mr. John H. Parsly, of Brookeville, one
of our foremost citizens. will enter the
political nominating contest next summer
for seat on the bench in the Orphans
Court of this county.
Spinal meningitis caused the death in a
Washington hospital on Saturday last Of
James W. Burdette, Jr. He was nineteen
years old and son of Mr.. and Mrs. James
W. Burdette, of Gaithersburg. He had been
ill but a few days.
In the presence of a small company OF
relatives and friends, Mr.. Edward J. Sabin,
of Kensington, and Mrs. Bertha B. Fisher.
of Bowie, Md, were married last Tuesday
by Rev. Chas. o. Rosensteel, pastor of St.
Johns Catholic Church. Forest Glen.
DR.. Charles l.. Smith, of Baltimore, Md,
a classmate of the late DR.. c. N. Devilbiss,
has located in Laytonsville. Montgomery
county. and will take up there the work of
his former classmate. DR.. Smith has just
recently been released from government
service.
The W. C.. T. U. ladies of Colesville will
hold an oyster supper at the hall on We'd
nesday, March IL. lce-cream confection-
cry and parcel post sale. Proceeds for the
benefit of the hall, If inclement, next fair
night Come and have good time. All
are welcome.
DIR. Benjamin Perry, of Frederick county,
Md, has purchased dwelling house at
Bethesda and will make it his home. The
Doctor is brother of Mr.. Thomas Perry,
a prominent merchant at Bethesda, and
has been practicing medicine in Frederick
county for some years.
DR.. Frederick A. Tschiffely visited his
place of business in Washington city on
last Monday for the first time after deten-
ton at his home, near Gaithersbure. for
two weeks with dislocated shoulder.
caused by fall. His numerous friends
will be glad to hear of his improvement.
Miss Mildred Kanode, of Middebrooke,
recently painfully wounded her right wrist
in an attempt to unscrew the top of
glass jar containing fruit. The glass broke,
with result mentioned She was removed
to Washington city for treatment and
seven stitches had to be taken to close the
wound.
Died, in Baltimore, on March End. 1919,
Charles H, Quigley, husband of Grace L.
Quigley. The funeral services took place
from his late residence in Baltimore on
Wednesday and nterment was in Rockville
Union Cemetery. He is survived by his
wife and one son, Mr.. Stephen Quigley of
this town.
Mourned by his relatives and friends as
dead, it having been reported that he was
killed early last November while fighting
in France, George P. Woodfeld sprung a
real surprise on the people of the vicinity
of Woodfeld where the young mans home
is located, by appearing there last Satur-
day, alive and we'll
A delegation of five citizens from Silver
Spring appeared before the County Com
missioners last Tuesday and requested
them to make an appropriation toward
the fund that is now being raised by the
recently organized Silver Spring Fire Com
pany to pay for expensive equipment
purchased by the company.
The present week marks the beginning
of the Lenten season. Ash Wednesday
ushered in Lenten devotions on March 5th.
and Easter occurs Sunday, April goth.
The period of forty intervening days is
observed with prayer and fasting by those
of Catholic and Protestant Episcopal faith
and the season is kept in spirit, il not in
form, by Christians Of all denominations
Lieut.. Valentine Wilson returned from
France Friday of last week and visited
his family in this town. He was warmly
welcomed by his many friends here, Of
both sexes. In the war he received a
serious wound in the right shoulder, and
has not yet regained the active use Of his
arm. In compliance with ORDERS on Sun
day he went to Walter Reed Hospital.
near Washington city, where further treat
ment will be given him.
Mrs. Mary R. Harr, widow Of Oliver r.
Harr. died last Saturday morning at the
home of her son-in-law and daughter, Mr..
and Mrs. Frederick w. Page. at Linden,
aged rs years. She had been an invalid
for a long time. but the immediate cause
of her death was a stroke Of paralysis she
suffered several days ago, Mrs. Han is
survived by the following children Mrs
Frederick W. Page, Miss Nellie Han and
Arthur Hair. of Linden; Mrs. Horace E.
Troth, of Chevy Chase; Mrs. Leland Hen
bricks, of Kensington, and Walter and
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