Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1923-08-24
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Town and Country.
Owing to rain, the public sale OF Vernon
n Reau which was to have been held
1rdust 18th, is postponed to August SOth.
rain or shine
IN the place of Charles H. Welt, who de-
o,iDad TO serve, Ezra L. Roger has been
onnointed Democratic judge of election for
Done place No. 2 of the first precinct of
Rockville district.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wire. of Boyds, an
,onnce the marriage of their daughter,
Miss Mary Dorcas, to Mr.. Gassaway W.
Iintbicum on Saturday, August 18th, in
frederick, Nd, by Rev. A. Lee Barret.
Rev Forrest ]. Prettyman, formerly of
,bis town. occupied the pulpit in the Meth
odist Church here last Sunday and was
heard by a large congregation. He is
NOW pastor of church in Knoxville. Tenn.
In celebration of her eighteenth birthday
anniversary, Miss Lucille Weaver, daush-
fer of Mr.. and Mrs. George W. Weaver,
entertained about fifty of her friends at
the home of her parents here last Friday
evening"
Parents wishing to have their daughters
attend the high school in Rockville during
the coming term, and who desire board and
LODGING for the term, can find first-class
accommodations in a private family. near
the school, by applying to Mrs. Carrie +.
Purdum, Rockville, Md.
Cards have been issued announcing the
eneaeement of Miss Mary Lillian Morgan
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. William Z. Nor
dan. to Mr.. Charles Chesley Allies, the we'd
ding to take place Saturday, September
LIST. at $50 O'Clock, P. NJ, at the home OF
the brides parents in Rockville.
Rev. Ernest L. Woolf, formerly pastor OF
the Rockville Methodist Church. and Mrs
s. Emerline Bridges. of Talbot county. Md,
where she was superintendent OF public
schools, we're married recently in Balti-
more by Rev. R. X. hewitt, pastor of Fred
erick Avenue Methodist Church. DIR. Woolf
is now pastor of the M. E. Church South
at Stanton. Va.
The dates for the annual Rockville Chau-
tauqua. which were some time ago an
nounced as September 18th to 18th. inclu
sive. have been changed to September 5th
to 10th, inclusive 1t will be given under
the auspices of the Swarthmore Chautau-
qua Association of Pennsylvania, assisted
by local organization of which DR.. Geo.
E. Lewis is president.
John S. Colt. one of the county's most
prominent citizens. died last Friday at his
home near Dickerson, aged 76 years. He is
survived by two sons-R. Brooke Gott, clerk
of the police court Of the District of Column
bia, and j. Forrest Colt. of the United States
Department of Agriculture at Washington.
The funeral took place Sunday afternoon
from the family residence and burial was
in Monocacy Cemetery at Beallsville.
In appreciation of the splendid work at
the recent fire at Germantown, when sew
eral hundred tons of soft coal belonging to
the Liberty Milling Company at that place
caught fire, the Liberty Milling Company
has forwarded to the Rockville Volunteer
Fire Department a check for 500. and
Ebert T. Clagett, whose barn was destroy
ed by fire. also remembered the splendid
work of the Fire Department and sent
them a check for $50.
The Millinery Shop of Rockville wishes
to inform its patrons of the attractive and
well-known line of Richard Hudnut's face
and talcum powders. single and double
compact rouges, creams. lip rouge. eye
pencils, perfumes and toilet waters in
three flowers, violet, orchid and gardenia.
A full line of felt and velvet hats and hat
frames in the seasons newest shapes are
on display with a good line of flowers.
feathers, &c., in the shades most popular.
Russia In The Famine Year.-Sir Philip
Gigs. famous war correspondent, tells of
Russia as he saw it under the red terror in
the Magazine Section of next Sundays
washington star. In the same issue is
another of the thrilling experiences of
Capt. C. A. W. Monckton among the wild
men of New Guinea. The Dread Sorcerers
of the Bush" Among the other well
known writer's are included Booth Tark-
ingtOn. F. Scott Fitzgerald. Ring Lardner,
Stephen Leacock and Wallace Irwin.
truly notable list.
Deputy Sheriff Stanley Gingell has been
busily engaged recently in investigating
rObberes along the Conduit Road, near
Cabin John. According to Deputy Gingell,
seven or eight bungalows and "shacks'
have been broken into and jewelry and
other articles of an aggregate value of
about $500 stolen. The robberes all
occurred in the day time while the occu-
pants Of the buildings were in Washington
and those robbed are: A E. Wells. jew
elry valued at about $500; J. E. Burns,
jewelry and other things. $500; Rev. W.
NJ Gamble. principally jewelry 5000. and
Mrs Smith, opera glasses. clothing and