Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1920-09-03
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Town and Country.

for Wheaton district.
The September meeting of the Y. P. B.
of Oakdale will be at the home of Mr.. Guy
Brown, of Brighton, on the 9Th.
Gov. Richie has appointed William E.
Welt, of this town, police justice for this
county to succeed VIM. P. Connell resigned.
E.. L. lie Compile. State Game Warden,
has appointed Charles E. Norris, of this
vicinity, deputy game warden for this
county. =
N. R. Warthen, of Kensington, was re-
Gently appointed educational director of
the United States vocational school at
Dayton. Ohio.
The Burden Bearer Circle of The Kings
Daughters will meet on Tuesday. Septem-
Der 7th. at 1890 A. NJ. with Miss Jackie
Macdonald, of Rockville.
Miss Nellie M. Poss, daughter of Mr..
Harry G. Poss, of this town, has returned
home after spending the summer in Allie
gany county with relatives and friends.
Mrs. Jas. I. Briscoe Jr., of Hagerstown,
daughter of the late VIM. T. Hamilton,
has been selected as the woman member
of the Democratic National Committee
from Maryland.
The public schools of this county will
open on Thursday, September 9th. The
teachers of the county will meet in con-
ference on Tuesday and Wednesday, Sep
TENDER 7th and 8th
Adam W. Miller and others, of Washing
ton, will hold an old-time gospel meeting
in front of the Court House. Rockville, on
Sunday afternoon. September 5th, at ESQ
O'Clock. No collection.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. P. Hines, of Olney. an
nounce the engagement of their daughter.
Miss ALA Estella, to Mr.. Foster Carlton
Hett. also of Olney The wedding will
take place in October.
The Hermon and CroRley Presbyterian
Churches will hold union services at Crop
ley next Sunday at II A. M. Rev. George
S. Duncan will preach. Sunday School at
10 A. M. Everyone most welcome.
Miss Ethel Burdette, daughter of Mr..
Rufus H. Burdette. of Damascus. and Mr.
Downey Duvall, of the same locality, we're
married in Rockville on Saturday last by
Rev. j. W. Duffey, pastor of the Methodist
Church.
Announcement has been made of the
marriage in Washington few days ago of
Mr.. William M. Candy, Jr., of this county.
of Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Mullikin, of
Washington.
Gov. Richie announced Wednesday that
he would call the Legislature into special
session to convene Monday. September 20.
to enact legislation providing additional
registration and election facilities to handle
women's votes.
The County Commiss toner's have award
ed to the George B. Mullen Company, of
Washington. the contract for reconstruct
ing the pike from Hunting Hill to Travilah.
a distance of about four miles. Work will
be started at an early date.
The County Commissioners have sold to
Brooke. Stokes & Co. and the Guaranty
Trust Company of New York the $4,000
in bonds authorized by the legislature for
reconstructing the pike from Sligo to Coles
vile. their bid havire been $7702793.
The State Roads Commission will have
charge of the work and the expense will
be shared by the State.
Damages in the amount of $4,000 are
claimed by Thomas Armat, of Washington,
In suit in the Circuit Court here against
the Montgomery Country Club of Bradley
Hills. The declaration sets forth that while
burning over a field on the farm of the
Country Club, Bradley Hills, the employees
were so negligent that the flames we're
communicated to an orchard of the plain
tiff and that 1000 apple trees were dam
aged or destroyed.
j. Clarence Bean, lifelong and we'll
Monday at his home near Rockville. aged
Sc years. He was stricken shortly after
arising Monday morning and died within
two hours. death being due to heart
disease. He is survived by two daueh-
ters-Mrs George Custer and Miss Agnes
Bean, both of this county. Mr.. Bean was
in the employ of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company for many years
Among the ladies from this county who
were invited and attended the meeting in
Baltimore of the Democratic State Central
Committee, on Tuesday last, were Mrs.
Josiah W. Jones. Mrs. A. Dawson Trundle.
Mrs. E. Brooke Lee, Mrs. j. Frank Wilson.
Mrs. J. Dawson Williams, Mrs. William A..
Waters. Mrs. VIM. L. Saul, Mrs. Julian
Waters, Mrs John Williams. Mrs. W. O..
Spates, Mrs. F. Hazel Cashell, Mrs. W. T.
Pratt, Mrs. Lawrence Allnutt, Mrs b. W.
Spates, Mrs. II. B. Haddox, Mrs Richard
L. Waters. Mrs. Preston B. Ray and Mrs.
Bowie F. Waters.
John Smith, aged 6S years, died on We'd
nesday afternoon of last week at the Mont
gomery County General Hospital. Sandy
Spring. He had been i'll several weeks OF
a complication of diseases. but the imme-
date cause of his death was paralysis.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Margaret
Smith, of Gaithersburg. and the following
children: Mrs. VIM. o. Dosh. Mrs. Joseph
Rabbit. Oliver and John Smith, of Gath
ersburg. and Miss Elizabeth Smith. OF
Washington. The funeral took place Fri
day afternoon from the home of Mr.. and
Mrs Dosh and burial was at Gaithersbure
The S. s. l.. Meeting.