Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1920-08-27
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Town and Country.

Town and Country.
The firm of Waters & Thrift, of German
town, will move into their new store build
ing about September LIST. The building il
oneof the largest and best equipped in tn,
county
The State Roads Commission has awarded
the contract to build the Beallsville- Dicker.
son road. in this county. .36 of mile, tc
the M. j. Grove Company, of Frederick, fol
$16,460.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. F. Ray, of this vicinity
have announced the engagement of their
daughter, Miss Anna M. Ray. TO Mr.. Arthur
G. L. Miller. of Buffalo. N. Y. The mar
riage will take place in the early fall.
Edwin W. Broome, County Superintend-
ent of Public Schools. has announced that
he has decided to recommend Robert H.
Harmon, of Vicksburg, Miss. for appoint
ment as principal of the Rockville High
School.
Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Garrett, of this
town, have announced the marriage of
their daughter, Miss Mary c. Garrett. and
Mr. Frank H. Higgins, also of Rockville.
The ceremony was performed May 10th in
Chambersbure. Pa.
The County Commissioners have sold to
Alexander Brown & Sons and Harris, For
bes & Co., of Baltimore, the 100000 in
bonds authorized by the legislature for the
erection Of new and the repair Of old school
buildings in this county, their bid. which
was $55, 6O7.58 for the entire issue, being
the highest of the three submitted.
Mrs. Catherine Serrin and Mrs. Marie
Reamer of Washington. were injured last
Sunday night in an automobile collision
about two miles below Rockville. Mrs.
Serrin's collarbone was broken. They were
carried to Washington in the automo-
bile Of DIR. Cary T. Grayson and taken to
the Georgetown University Hospital.
A barn on the farm of William O'Keefe,
near Colesville, was destroyed by fire last
week, together with its contents, including
twenty tons of hay, twenty barrels of corn.
numerous farming implements and other
things The loss is placed at $500 and
is partially covered by insurance. 1t is
thought the fire was caused by lightning.
The funeral of Clarence Ray, son of the
late John P. Ray, who died of pneumonia in
San Francisco. Cal. took place last Friday
morning from the Methodist Church at
Layhill, this county. The services were
conducted by Rev. Rowland Wagner, pastor
of the Rockville Baptist Church. Burial
was in the cemetery near the church. Mr..
Ray was 48 years old and unmarried.
The Supervisors of Elections have ap-
pointed the following election officials for
Potomac district to take the places of
others previously named. but who declined
to serve: Chas. E. West, Democrat. officer
of registration in place Of Clarence H.
Creamer; Levi Houser. Democrat. judge of
election in place of Thomas E. jackson
Everett P. Connolly, Republican. judge of
election in place of John W. Lynch.
A most delightful afternoon was spent
on Wednesday. August nth. when the A.
Y. L. |. Club of Germantown met with Mrs.
VIM. A. Waters. The attendance was ex-
cellent. The response to the rol-call was
"Your Idea of Suffrage" followed by quite
a heated debate, which was decided in
favor of the affirmative. Miss Anna Mary
Waters entertained the club with several
pretty vocal solos, After most delicious
refreshments were served the club ad-
journed.
Mr.. R. E. Haeger, of Algonquin. Illinois.
will be the Judge of the Holstein cattle at
the Maryland State Fair, Timonium, Md.
eight miles from Baltimore. Judging day
is Tuesday, August 3lst. Mr.. Haeger has
been a most successful exhibitor winning
regularly at the National Dairy Show and
at the New York State Fair. He is a
genial and courteous gentleman, the sort
of fellow il is pleasure to know, and will
take pleasure in meeting everyone inter-
cStfu III IlOiSltlHS. All COiuldlly
vited to attend this exhibition.
On Wednesday of last week while on his
way in an airplane from Philadelphia to
Rockville, where he had planned to give
flying exhibitions at the Fair, Paul Kelch-
ner, son of Mr.. and Mrs. James F. Kelch-
ner. of this town. had a narrow escape
from death near Rossvlle. Nd. He was
accompanied by friend. VIM. E. Payne.
During a succession of storms the plane
was caught in cloudburst and while travel
ing at high rate of speed was driven
down and into the tops of trees. The super
structure of the plane was badly wrecked
and the propeller was broken. The plane
hung in one of the trees and Paul Kelchner
and his companion climbed down in safety.