Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1920-04-23

Town and Country.

on May list, 1920.
Thomas D. Griffith, for the past twt
years a clerk in the office of the Count!
Commissioners, has rendered his resiena
ton to take effect at an early date.
Mrs. Iona Ricketts,, wife of Mr.. Wallace
E. Ricketts,, suffered stroke of paralysi:
recently at the family home in this town
Her physician thinks she will recover from
the stroke.
The farm of the late George T. Nichols
near Germantown, containing 243 3-4
acres. was sold at public sale last Satur-
day to Beall W. Unglesbee, of Boyds, fol-
1928 per acre.
The Hermon and Cropley Presbyterian
Churches will hold union services at Crop
ley next Sunday at II A. M. Rev. George
S. Duncan will preach. Special music.
Everyone most welcome.
Mr.. and Mrs. Conrad Roger, of Etchison,
have announced the engagement of their
daughter. Miss Emma L. Roger, to Mr..
Homer X. Dunaway, of Norristown. Pa.
The marriage will take place in June.
Tyson B. Baker, lifelong resident of
this county, died last week near Colesville,
aged 81 years. His death was due to
pneumonia. Ha is survived by his wife,
formerly Miss Sullivan. and two children
There will be supper and entertain
ment given at Sandy Spring High School
on Saturday. April oath. for the benefit of
Olney and Oakdale schools. Supper, at S
PM. so cents. Entertainment, at 8 P. M,
rs cents.
Judge Peter and his wife are visiting
Atlantic City. The Judge is there taking
rest after his recent sickness with the
influenza, which was quickly followed by
the performance of the arduous duties of
March court.
At the annual election of officers of the
Rockville Inquiry Club, held at the home
of Mrs. Geo. E. Lewis, the following were
chosen: President. Mrs. Ernest L. Billiard
vice-president. Mrs. Robert E. L. Smith;
secretary, Mrs. Otis M. Linthicum; treas
urer, Miss Mabel Tschiffely.
Two residences which belonged to the
estate of the late Mary R. Hewitt. of this
town, were sold last Saturday at public
auction here, one on the main street being
bought by James F. Kelchner for $500
and the other on Valley street by Abe
Wolfson for $3.50.
Miss Ethel Young, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert L. Young, of Buck Lodge, this
county. died last week in a Washington
hospital of double pneumonia. aged 26
years. She had been i'll but four days.
Miss Young was trained nurse, and con-
tracted the disease in line of duty.
William R. Humphrey, of this town, has
purchased 48 acres Of land on the Norbeck-
Rockville pike, one and One-half miles
from Rockville. for SIPS an acre.. The land
was for many years the property of the
late Thomas H. England. VIM. d. Clark,
also of this town, has purchased 70 acres
of the same tract for SIS an acre.
Luther 7. BeaIl. well-kDown farmer of
Damascus district, died last week at his
home near Purdum. aged 81 years. He
is survived by his wife. formerly Miss
Priscilla Beall. of Damascus and several
children. The funeral took place from the
Mountain View Church. near Damascus.
Mr. Walter Parkns. who halls from Mid
dleburg, Va, has purchased the handsome
Mclaughlin estate Of 800 acres, located
near Whites Ferry, this county The price
is private. Mr.. Mclaughlin will hold
sale on Tuesday, April 27, on the premises.
OF his purebred Percheron horses. cattle
and hogs, also farming implements of all
kinds, and retire from farming and stock
breeding.
Two hundred or more guests from vari-
GUS parts of the county, Washington and
other places. attended the dance in Grange
Hall, at Olney, Friday evening of last week.
which was given under the auspices Of
Norman Price Post. American Legion, Of
Olney district. The committee in charge
consisted of Edward Snowden and Thos.
Hyde. Mrs. W. John Thomas and Mrs.
Francis Miller were the chaperons.
Miss Margaret Brooke. daughter of Mr..
and Mrs Charles F. Brooke. Of Olney, will
leave about May LIST for Austria to engage
in relief work among the orphaned chill
dren of that country. She will have her
headquarters at Vienna. Miss Brooke has
been in charge of the Home Service Sec
ton Of the Montgomery County Chapter of
the Red Cross and has also been promi-
nent in Social Service work in the county.
The Ridgely Brown Chapter, Daughters
of the Confederacy Of Montgomery county.
met on April 14th in Spruce Log Cabin,
near Bethesda, the beautiful home of Mrs.
E. o. Williams. The meeting was called
to order by the president. Miss Sellman.
After the morning session, at which all
routine business was disposed of. luncheon
was served. At the afternoon session
Col. Mitzler. son-in-law Of the hostess
gave a most interesting talk on his over
seas experiences. A number of members
and guests were present and social time
enjoyed.
The suit of the W. W. Boyer Company.
Of Baltimore against Samuel H. Rosen-
stock, of Frederick. which was an action
to recover $7.040.90. claimed to be due
for tin cans furnished for Rosenstock's
canning factory, came to an abrupt termi-
nation in the Circuit Court here last week
when the defendant confessed judgment
for the full amount of the claim and ir ter
est. Rosenstocks defense was that the
Baltimore company was indebted to him
In a large amount. and he will. he an