Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1919-02-07
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of spring hats, waists, corsets and neckweal
from now until the end of the season.
William Watkins, aged 72 years. re.
tired merchant, dropped dead on Monday
afternoon at Takoma Park from heart dis.
ease. The body was taken to his late
home at Cedar street and Blair road.
Mrs. May Foley, of Glen Echo, has filed
suit in the circuit court here for absolute
divorce from Willis Foley, of Washington
She charges she was deserted three months
after her marriage, which took place in
Rockville on July 80, 1912. The plaintiff
was before her marriage a Miss Frizzell
of Glen Echo.
Mrs. Marta E. Nash, of Glen Echo, has
filed suit in the circuit court here for a
limited divorce from Raymond E. Nash,
charging cruelty and improper support.
The plaintiff also asks the court to award
her the custody of the couples two chill
dren-Howell A.. aged years, and Con-
stance NJ. aged 8 years.
On Washington's birthday the ladies of
the Poolesville Baptist Church will conduct
a social and sale, which promises to be
rare treat. They will have pie, coffee, ice
cream. cake and candy for sale and
good time is promised all. Keep this date
in mind and watch out for further an
nouncement of particulars.
By direction of the Potomac Division of
the American Red Cross, Preston B. Ray.
chairman of the Montgomery County Chap
ter, has appointed committee to award
service badges and diplomas to Red Cross
workers in this county. Composing the
committee are Mrs. John R. Henderson,
Charles W. Prettyman and Robert B. Peter.
w. Vernon Beall, of this town, has an
nounced that he will be candidate for the
Democratic nomination for County Com
missioner to succeed George G. Bradley,
Jr.. whose term expires next fall Others
mentioned as possible candidates are John
Ertter of Montrose, Richard L. Saunders
of Potomac, Edward P. Beall of Derwood,
and Arthur Myers of Potomac. Commits
sioner Bradley has given no intimation as
to whether he intends to ask for a re-
nomination.
The marriage of Miss Matilda 0gle
Houck, of Washington. D. c., to Mr. VIM.
Ogden Lyddane, also Of Washington, took
place on Wednesday. February 5th, in
Philadelphia, Pa, at the home Of Rev. E.
L. Mclean. The wedding was attended
by members of the family and few in
innate friends. Miss Houck is the daugh-
ter of the late Edwin S. Houck, of Ger
mantown, this county Mr.. Lyddane is the
son of Mr.. and Mrs Charles J. Lyddane,
of this town.
The funeral of Mrs. Annie M. Renshaw.
widow of Thomas Renshaw, who died at
her home near Alta Vista, on Wednesday
of last week, took place Friday afternoon
from the family residence. Rev. Parke P.
Flournoy. pastor of the Presbyterian Church
at Bethesda. conducted the services. Burial
was in the cemetery near the church. Mrs.
Renshaw, who was before her marriage a
Miss Spates, of this county, was 81 years
old. Her death was due to paralysis. She
is survived by daughter. Mrs. Eugene
Magruder. of near Alta Vista.
A merry fight promises for the Demo-
cratic nomination for sheriff of this county
m I nd nh
pires next fall. Already there are three
avowed candidates in the field-GeOTge E.
Nicholson, of 0lney. and Thomas L. Lech-
lder, of Colesville, both of whom have be-
fore been candidates for the sheriffalty
nomination, and former Sheriff Clifford L.
Howard of Unity. Among Others who are
expected to get in the fight are Hugh F.
0Donnell of Silver Spring, Mareen d.
Darby of Rockville, Joseph M. Etchison
of Gaithersburg and Randolph Luhn of
Poolesville.
The Maryland Court of Appeals has
affirmed the decision of the circuit court
for this county in the case of Miss Mary
Belle Burroughs, daughter of Edward E.
Burroughs, of Montrose, against the Wash
ington and Rockville Electric Railway
Company. Miss Burroughs was injured
in collision between two of the com
pany's cars at Gingels curve, near Be-
thesda. in April. 1917. In a suit for dam
ages. which was tried in the circuit court
here last spring. Miss Burroughs was
awarded $4,000 and an appeal was taken
by the company. Miss Burroughs was
represented by John A. Garrett.
Mrs. Alice Virginia Lodge. aged II years,
widow of the late Rev. DR.. Jas. L. Lodge.
former well-known Baptist minister and
educator of Montgomery county, died at
her home in Gaithersburg last Tuesday
morning from heart disease. Surviving her
are three sons, DIR. Lee Davis Lodge, presi-
dent of Limestone College, South Carolina:
DR.. Sidney j. Lodge, principal Of Briarley
Hall Military Academy, Poolesviile; Jas. f.
Lodge, and daughter. Miss Lillian Lodge.
both of Gaithersburg. The funeral took
place Thursday morning and burial was at
Jamestown. Mrs. Lodge was the daueh-
ter of the late Edwin Warfield. Of this
county.
Rev. J. T. Myers lately returned mis-
sionary from Japan will preach in the
Methodist Church. in Rockville. next Sun
day morning at the II O'Clock service.
Mr.. Myers has spent many years in the
Japanese mission field and those who
have heard him speak here on former
visits will anticipate with pleasure hear
ing again Of the great work he has been
doing in Japan. In the evening at 730
O'Clock. Mrs. Warner. who. with her hus-
band. Rev. A. M. Warner. has been in
India for the past seven and a-half years,