Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1920-05-28
gufal and Personal,
Town and Country.

The locust trees are now burdened with
bloom, and the aged saying is that luxu'
rant bloom is always followed by heavy
corn harvest.
Bowie F. Waters. Trustee, has sold t
Arthur Cromwell the Fife farm Of 21S IL
acres. lying in PoolesvilIe district. fOl
$15,158.50.
Pussy Foot" johnson, who lost his eye
to make England dry, will speak at the
Friends Meeting House ON Saturday. June
5th next. on his experience in London
England.
The Ladies Aid Society Of the Brooke
vile M. P. Church will hold it's annual ice
cream and strawberry festival on Thursday
evening, June 10th. in the grove adjoining
the hall.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Walter Carlin. of Boyds,
announce the enea Of their daughter,
Miss Nellie M. to Mr.. Marion D. Curran,
of Kensington. The wedding has been set
for an early date in June.
Miss Helen ]. Atwood. daughter OF Mr.
and Mrs Edward P. Atwood, of Travilah.
and MIR. Hugh J. Rabbit, of the same vi
cinity, were married in st. Mary's Catholic
Church here, on Sunday last, by Rev. John
7. Coolahan.
Albert T. Dove, colored man, aged %
years, committed suicide last Wednesday
morning by shooting bullet through his
heart in house situated in Lincoln Park," "
a colored settlement. near Rockville. The
fear of arrest for stealing caused him to
take his life.
Miss Lucy A. Dryden. the County Nurse.
has resigned, her resignation to take effect
the LIST Of June. We are sorry to see Miss
Dryden leave, as she has done excellent
work in every way. The Nursing Commit
tee is considering engaging another nurse
temporarily for the three summer months.
JULIA A, FEARoN, Secretary.
The ladies of Trinity M. E. Church. Ger
mantown Station, will hold an ice-cream
and strawberry festival on the lawn adj
joining the church on Tuesday, June LIST.
beginning Pm. If rainy, it will be held
the next fair evening. There will also be
some nice cakes and candies for sale. All
come and enjoy the good things and spend
a social evening with us.
Maurice Conrad, of this county, has filed
suit in the Circuit Court here for an abso-
lutte divorce from Agnes Conrad. OF Wash
ington. The bill charges desertion and
states that the couple were married in
Washington in March, 1888. and lived to-
gether until something more than three
years ago. The couple, according to the
bill, have three children. all grown.
John Kelly, alias Francis Wilson. arrested
in Philadelphia several weeks ago as sus-
pect in connection with the robbery of the
First National Bank of Sandy Spring and
the killing of Francis M. Hallowell, a di-
rector, was brought to Baltimore last Fri
day by Detectives Bradley and Dousherty
after an unsuccessful attempt in Phila-
delphia court to escape extradition.
Governor Richie has named John N.
Mackall, the present Chief Engineer, Chair
man of the State Roads Commission to
succeed Frank H. Zouck For the present
he will fill both pos tons. 0mer D. Croth-
ers, Democrat of Cecil county. and d.
- g Winebrenner. Republican. Of Fred
-jnnty, have been appointed MEM
bers of the Commission. Mr.. Crothers
succeeds Mr. Uhl. of Allegany county.
Mrs. Mary J. Wagner. widow of Nicholas
J. Wagner died suddenly on Friday last at
her home, on the Rockville Georgetown pike,
near Rockville. of apoplexy. She leaves
three sons and three daughters, William.
Simon and Urban Wagner, and Misses
Rose, Mary and Lavinia Wagner. The
funeral took place Monday morning from
St. Mary's Catholic Church. this town.
At the annual meeting of the stockhold-
Z ers Of the Montgomery County General
Hospital. held in Grange Hall at 0iney,
Josiah W. Jones was elected a member Of
the board Of directors to fill vacancy and
the other seventeen of the old board were
reelected. The directors named officers
as follows: President. Charles F. Kirk :;
vice president. Alban G. Thomas; secre-
tary. Mrs. Milton Bancroft treasurer. F.
H. Miller.
Fire. caused. il is thought. by the explo-
Bion Of gasoline engine. destroyed the
dwelling house on the farm Of Mr.. Wallace
Hughes. lear Jacksonville, last Friday
evening. The engine house. where the fire
started, and several outbuidings also were
destroyed and nearly all the furniture and
other contents of the building. including
practically all the clothing Of members of
the family. also were lost. The loss is
placed at about $1,000. partially covered
by insurance.
Quite pleasant afternoon was spent on
Wednesday. May 10Th. when the A. Y. L. l..
Club Of Germantown was entertained by
Mrs. Glenn Boland. The attendance was
good The responses to the roll-call were.
points in Canning Learned from Expert
ence." Mrs Julian Waters read an in
structiVe paper on inc rdihclpai uelp III
Canning" Miss Eulalie Boland, who had
attended the State Federation. gave an
interesting report Of the meeting. After
NEST delicious refreshments the club adj
journed to meet June End with Mrs. R. L.
Hickerson.
Wesley A. Maxwell. Of Comus, this coun-
ty. died last week at his home. aged II
years. Surviving him are the following
children Mrs. Windsor W. Hodges. Rev.
Raymond c. Maxwell. Edward w. Max.
well and Alvin C. Maxwell. Mr.. Maxwell
was lifelong resident Of Maryland and for
forty years resident Of GAINESVILLE district
For many years he was engaged in the