Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1920-01-16
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Town and Country.

Town and Country.
Sheriff Geo. E. Nicholson has appointed
Charles E. Benson. of Brookeville. deputy
sheriff.
Mrs. Fannie Lyddane has sold to Joseph
o. Moulden. of this town. the brick build
ing, known as the Lyddane building,
10000.
Lucian T. Waters has sold to Robert D.
Hagner. of Bethesda, farm of 80 acres
near Jamestown. the price being an
nounced at $4,000.
Charles H. Welt has sold to Samuel B.
Montgomery, of Travilah. a dwelling house
in the eastern section of Rockville. the
price being $4,000.
Trugene H. Aud. of this vicinity. has
sold to Edward H. Howell dwelling house
in Rockville. for many years the home of
the late Rev. S. R. White. for $4,000.
The numerous friends in the county of
Mr.. Elear L. Tschiffely, of this town. will
learn with pleasure that he is fast recov-
erine from serious sickness and will soon
be out again.
The meeting of the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union will be held at the
home of Mrs. Frank Higgins. n Rockville.
on Tuesday, January goth. at 2:30 P. M.
All members and friends are cordially in
vited to be present.
Montgomery county's delegation in the
Maryland House of Delegates. which is
composed of Charles G. Griffith, James N.
Barnsley, Crittenden H. Walker and G.
Rust Candy, has chosen Mr.. Griffith chair
man of the delegation.
Died. on Monday, January IS. 1920. at
the Cortland apartments, Washington city.
Jean Caldwell. infant daughter and only
child of John and Rosalind Caldwell Brewer.
The funeral took place from the residence
of Mrs. John B. Brewer. in Rockville. on
Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. Bennett Abel died on Monday last
at the residence of her son, Roach Abel,
in Washington city, aged so years. Mrs.
Abel was buried at Leonardtown. St. Mary's
county, Nd, her lifetime home. She leaves
a son and two daughters. She was an
aunt of Mrs. Lee Offutt, of this town.
In the Circuit Court here Judge Edward
C. Peter has signed decree granting to
Russell D. Shaver, of Glen Echo, an abso-
lutte divorce from Enid W. H. Shaver. now
said to reside in New York, on the ground
of desertion. The bill sets forth that the
couple were married in 1909 and lived to-
gether until 1915, when the plaintiff was
deserted.
Miss Mary r. Craver. daughter of Mr..
Charles Craver. of the vicinity of Sun
shine. and Mr.. Spencer j. H. Brown, of
Unity. were married on Thursday evening
of last week at the home of the brides
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. W. Myers,
near Sunshine, the ceremony being per-
formed by the Rev. Frank j. Bohanan,
rector of the Episcopal Church at Olney,
A large public hall will be erected at
Woodmont, near Bethesda. if plans of in
terested citizens carry. The project was
launched at a special meeting of citizens
at the home of M E. Peake during the
past week and the following officers to
direct the enterprise were named: Presi-
dent, j. z. De Bow; vice president. J. R.
Pugh; secretary and treasurer, M E. Peake
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William W. Dronenburg died last Satur-
day morning at his home. at Clarksburg,
aged SO years. Paralysis, two strokes of
which he suffered. was the immediate
cause of his DEATH He is survived by his
wife, formerly Miss Anderson, of Clarks-
burg, and son, Clifton Dronenburg. Mr..
Dronenburg was lifelong resident of this
county. For many years and at the time
of his death he was an officer of registra-
ton for Clarksburg district.
The stockholders of the Montgomery
County National Bank of Rockville on
Tuesday reelected directors. as follows:
George M Hunter. VIM. B. Mobley, Perrie
E. Waters, Thomas Vinson, John H. Parsley.
Frederick Hays. Mercer Jones, Lawrence
Allnutt, Vim. T. Griffith. Lee Offutt, Hatton
A. Waters and Robert B. Peter. The di-
rectors elected officers as follows Presi-
dent, George M. Hunter; vice-president,
William B. Mobley; cashier. W. Russell
Brewer; assistant cashier, George P. Hen
derson; clerks. J. Gardner Darby. Paul
Burnett and Mrs. Charles A. Beard
George Wilt, 7-year-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Elwood Wilt. of Hunting Hill. received
a painful cut with an axe across one OF
his feet, almost severing the member in
,wain, on Thursday of last week. The &C.
cident happened while he was splitting wood
at the home of his parents. Drs. Lewis
and Linthicum rendered first aid and he
was then taken to the GEORGETOWN Univer-
sity Hospital for further treatment. His
wound is healing nicely and it will not be
long before Master George will return to his
home, where he is the only child.
At the meeting of the Executive Board
of the Social Service League on January
5th, such subjects as the following were
discussed When and where a tubercuo-
sis santarium can be located in the county ;
how to educate public opinion to the fear
full necessity for such an institution; what
steps can be taken to make the inmates
of the County Home more comfortable /;
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