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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1925-05-15
French Regard Friday
Lucky Day for Wedding

Which Is the luckIest day on which
to get married?
In France the first Friday In the
month is considered the luckiest day
on which to celebrate the great event,
but in other countries Friday Is re-
garded as most unlucky day, says a
writer in the Detroit Free Press
In Scotland superstition concerning
weddings runs not 80 much to the day
as to the various little deeds which
augur well or Ill for the married cOu.
pie. A Scottish bride may look for
happiness II she Is carried across the
threshold of her new home after an
Oatcake has been broken over her
head. But woe betlde her II the Oat.
cake should be broken by mlstake-Or
foul deslgn--Over someone else's head.
In the Highlands 1t Is considered I'M
lucky for dog to pass between the
bridal couple on their way to the
church. The bride should be driven
by gray horses, and her bridegroom
should wear no buckle or fastening on
his left shoe.
Formerly there was custom OF
shOe-throwlng which was supposed to
foretell who would be the next couple
to celebrate their wedding day. After
the departure Of bride and bride.
groom the single men and girls formed
into groups, and when the shoe was
thrown from one group II WIS the first
member Of the opposing group to catch
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1925-05-15
TlUo Theories as TO
Origin OF Gazette"

There are Two. theories as to the
origin of gazette" II SEEMS that the
first newspaper 50 called was pub
lished at Venice In the sixteenth cen
fury. According to one theory, the pa
per was issued at Ncnlrc by the gov
eminent and came out In manuscript
once month. during the war Of 1868
between the Venetlans and the Turks.
The paper was read publicly in certain
places and the fee charged for hearing
It read was one "gazetta,' which was
a small Venetian coin worth fraction
of cent. Hence the paper came to be
called the "gazetta" and finally the
gazette" If this derivation Is correct
II Is parallel TO thar Of "litney" as ap-
piled to bus which carries passen-
gers for u "Jltney,' or nickel. Ac
cording to the other theory, gazette"
as applied to the Venetian paper Is de
rived from "gazza,' maybe. Hence
It might have been fitting name for n
Observation-Disclosures,
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1925-05-15
We Have No Real Bananas

While the banana is eaten in great
numbers and made the subject OF song,
loud and voclferous, the statement is
made that we do not know what ba-
nanas are until we have had the expert.
ence Of eating them in the lands where
they are grown. Those which we In
this country are familiar with are
grown In Costa Rlca, Jamaica and
countries In tropical America, but they
are picked for shipment long before
they have ripened and before they have
taken on their best favor. Efforts
have been made to grow the fruit In
California, Louisiana and other warm
sections Of this country, but the at
tempts have been generally unsuccess-
full for the tree will not stand the TEN.
perature approaching frost. The eff
forts have never been commercially
successful. In the East Indies bananas
are grown that are foot long and
two inches In thickness, but II Is i'm
possible to ship these.-Itehoboth Sun
day Herald.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1925-05-15
Tracts and Tracks

Uncle Bill Walker, who lived at the
foot Of Great Smoky, became an easy
convert to the propaganda of Mormon
missionaries. His brother, Sammie,
an old magistrate Of considerable
means and great influence In the
coves Of the Smokes, was eagerly
sought after as prospect"
Squire Sammle was sitting on his
front porch one afternoon when two
elders of the new faith came up from
the road.
Brother Walker" one of them be
gan courteously, I'VE have come to
tell you about the Church of the Lat
ter-Day Saints, and we should like to
leave some tracts for you to look
over"
That's all right, gentlemen" the
old mountalneer replied without even
taking his pipe from his mouth. you
uns is welcome to leave all the tracks
you want to, just SOS the toes Of 'em
is p'lntin' t'ward yam gate p-Every-
bOdy's Magazine.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1925-05-15
CABIN JOHN
PARK,
HOMES AND INVESTMENT.
ON CONDUIT ROAD.

a. a subdivision attractive in every way.
az Nn io's iV0x2OO feet-desirably located,
ABOUT zU,OOU square ieet in each lot.
Trlces range from $500 to $500 per lot.
ieIIns easy-iO per cent cash and 3 per
Lots $4,000 to 10000 So. #. at 20 foot
M sites to 10 acres for large homes.
Al manner situations for country homes.
Lever, sioping. undulating and hilIsides.
y. ~ open space and among beautiful treea
nIilgn, dty' healthy and good neiehborhood
O ~. rs river. creeks and Virginia hills
IN IN conduit Road and 100 to 500 yards back
rour miles front on Conduit and State roads
view Conduit will make double boulevard
Sanal; POTOMAC, hills picturesque scenery
Snuoutoan demonstrating, bathing, boatino
many MANY COD water springs and shade treas
rue SOL Tor fruit and garden croDs.
SSp,enuid section for raising chickens
1 S nome sltes-splendid Investment
Dave located over 100 families AZ q i
r os.o,nce; stores, schools and churches
Famous Z. j. Bridge-7 miles from With.
Toaus IKE city streets--eectric lIeht
Isao. GOV acres--fine for subdivision
IIo1auun lhsures increase in values
1 y TINS side Congressional Golf Cinh
maps and full information upon rsnu...
Ie'sohai inspection trip by appointment
(Va) ''"eh-orchard
ASK
j. S. TOMLINSON,
fab t.e,, 1914 W. Ave,
~" washington, d. C.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1925-05-15
Words Wrongly Spelled

II have seen lists Of the words most
often misspelled. said teacher
quoted In the New York Times, "but
IN my experlenr. HE one most fire.
quently slnned against in print Is
gauge have even found 1t stamped
'guage' on the manufactured article.
The next most frequently misspelled?
! don't know. Bu for one infrequently
used, buoy certainly ranks high.
Weird seems 10 give some people lots
Of trouble, and almost everybody on
Test viii mlsspell deleble,' because
better acquainted with Its negative,
indelible.' which has changed It's
original spelling"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1925-05-15
BY Intention

When a Scotchman has no argu.
ment at his tongues end to defend his
own line Of conduct which another
may have criticized, It may safely be
inferred that his ancestry has strain
from some other nation.
A man who has an estate In Scot
land took his new plowman to task for
the waverlng furrowa which were the
result Of his work
"Your drills are not nearly as
straight as those ALsis made" he snid
severely. "He would not have left
such a glebe as this
angus dldna ken his work." said
Tammas cnlinly. contemplating his EN-
ployer with IN lndulgent gaze. aye
see, when the drills Is cr0cklt the sun
gets In on all sides, an tbs then We
get early tties Philadelphia Led
ger.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1925-05-15
Two HoDlers

Special notice has just reached me
Of two excellent schoolboy b0wlers.
The first Is the most ldIomatlc trans
latlOn Of "Pax In bello," which was
rendered Freedom from indigestion.
The second relates to the .well-known
historical incident Of Queen Elizabeth
ana Sir Walter Raleighs cloak. After
describing the scene. the pupil made
the queen say:
"Slr Walter, am afraid have
dlrtled your cloak"
"Dleu ct mon drolt," replied Sir Wal.
ter, which means In English. My I'd.
you are right !"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1925-05-15
Youth and Middle Age

Youth Is the time for action middle
age for thought. In youth, red handed
red-ankled, with songs and shoutlngs,
we gather In the grapes In middle age.
under our own fig tree or In quiet gos.
sip with a friend, we drink the wine
free Of all turbld lees. Youth Is n
lyrical poet-middle age Is quiet es
saylst, fond Of recounting experiences.
and of appendlng moral to every In
cldent In youth the world Is strange
and unfamiliar. novel and exciting ;
everything wears the face and garb
OF IA stranger; In middle age the world
is covered over with "reminiscences as
with Il garment, II Is made homely
with usage, II Is made sacred with
graves.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1925-05-15
Woman Earnest Scholar

Catherine Tishem. Dutch woman,
wife Of the Antwerp burgomaster, was
learned long before women as gen
eral thing took up scholastic studies.
She lived In the Sixteenth century and
besides being well acquainted with all
Of the old languages was an eminent
Greek scholar. When prosecuted by
the duchess Of Parma for her religion
she fled to England, and at a mature
age studied Mt the University Of Cam
bridge. She Is pointed to MS having
been the most learned woman Of her
time.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1925-05-15
Notice TO Creditors

.or SUliCE is hereby given that the suh
Cour Def ~ mas mo obtained from the Orphans
~ ad. 81 Montgomery county, Md letter..
es,s aun W C. I. a. on the personal
JOHN D. coUGHLAN,
,a.e Of sald county. deceased All nerso,s
having claims against the said deceoonS
aLe hereby warned to exhibit the sar"o
WIN vouchers thereof. to the subscrih. ", -.
OF before the lst day Of October los ~. !.
1tnerwise they may. by law. be ercIrdai
rom an benefit Of said estate. All nersoDs
inoeoted to said estate are reouesta SI 10
make immediate payment Given unde ~
my hano this S1st day Of March. 1928
.,,qc, NORA C0UGHLAN,
"p' 'o' Administrative C. 7. A.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1925-05-15
Waldo Turned a Corner

Waldo's teacher had asked him to
write a sentence containing the word
amphIbious, and as Waldo was but
twelve, he had s0"'c trouble spelling
the word, but, after several calls on
teacher for aid, evidently got II writ
ten to his satisfaction. Then ensued
a long period OF concentration and
wriggIlng. It was broken when Waldo
asked teacher how TO spell conlnlnlns
At last he laid the re- ults Of his In
Dor on the teachers Il sk, and this Is
what she read:
my teacher has asked me to write
sentence containing the word am.
phiblous. Philadelphia Ledger.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1925-05-15
THE DOCTORS DEMING,
INTERPRETATIONS.

CHIRoPRACT0RS,
Montgomery Avenue. near Prospect Stree
Rockville, Md.
Office hours -i0--1, 3-6, rs.
At your home by appointment.
Telephone. Rockville TT.
Frederick Demine. D. c.. Phi. c..
Clara c. Deming, d. C.. Phi
graduates Of the Palmer School.
mar l4-3m
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1925-05-15
VERNON G. OWEN,
EXPERIENCED AUCTIONEFR.
GAITHERSBURG, Md.

1NTILL SELL REAL OR PERSONAL
w PROPERTY 10 Montgomery count.
or any part Of Maryland, Virginia or
District Of Columbia, on VERY LIBERAL
TERMS
sep 3o-3m
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1925-05-15
We sell the best
IRON FENCE

made by the best manufacturing plant in
America. 1t Is cheaper than wood.
Send and get our estimates,
MONTGOMERY County MARBLE AND GRAHITr
Works,
J. NJ HEAGY. Pro.
mar ST Rockville, Nd.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1925-05-15
J. q. DORSEY

ROCKVILLE, MD. r. F.D.l.
experienced auctieneer, will sell real estate
or personal property at reasonable prices
anywhere In Montgomery county or Mary
land.
an 0-3m
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1925-05-15

IMPROVED EYEGLASS PIN
i For sale.
N. THOMPSON. Mfe.,
1912 18th ST.. N. w.,
nov l4-4t Washington, D. @.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1925-05-15
When Livers Go Wrong.

T., Iour liver always gives fair warnina
Ns nrst signal Of help wanted" Is usually
duli, grinding headache that seems N
start Just back Of your eyes and ends ali
over your body. Nothing looks good 10
eat. and everything you do eat is tasteIess'
fortunately. these troubles can be ouicklv
remedied Get box of GreenwoIt's Com.
pound Dandelion Liver Disks at your drug
glsts; Everyone knows what dandelion
49, The tender leaves are even used for
1000 Dandelion Liver Disks will usually
nave your liver back at work again owe,
night twenty-five cents. "
WILSON'S DRUG STORE,
ELDRIGE'S DRUG STORE.
'"'y <o'om Rockville. Md.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1925-05-15

THE LIBERTY MILLING CO.,
Germantown, Maryland.
Silver Leaf Flour
is strictly the highest grade of Patent -four it's a
little high in price, but we'll worth it's in good
baking returns.
Snow Drop Flour.
is a high-grade Family -four much above tho
average sO-called Straight -four.
FEEDS.
We are headquarters for feeds, the volume of
feed produced. With feeds i'm any quantities al
ways hand, assures our patrons of good SER
vice at lowest prices.
Wheat.
We are the largest buyers of wheat in MOntgom-
ery county; we do not buy wheat TO shin: we buv
for our own milling needs; hence high standard
of prices are maintained
We sU0lst your trade.
Ane Liberty Milling Co..
germantown. Maryland
Putnam patriot., 1925-04-03
llsilaa=is4aaa4=s-=saa
 ABINGTON

The Abingdon school has been clos sd for the Easter vacation and will begin again on Monday. April 6
 On account of the prevalence of scarlet fever Communion Sunday has been postponed one week. bringing ii on Easter Sunday. April 12 Two more cases of the fever have appear d that of Paulins sherman and Pris- ella Elliott
 There wiil be a whist party next Tuesday night in Music hall given by the Men's Club The usual prizes wifi be given. that is. two first prizes and two consolation prizes. Everyone who plays whist Is invited. A nominal charge will he made.
 The whist tournament of the Mems Club came to an end last Tuesday night. The two first prizes, which were five dollar bills in both eases, were won by Mrs. Fannie Fuller and Henry LeFort Mrs Emily Horton and John Crnse received the eons0la. tion prizes, which were five cent pieces
Putnam patriot., 1925-04-03
JUDGE BRANDS CASE AS
 PECULIAR AND UNUSUAL
OBITUARIES
Mf. Hsrri-t A. sasayaa

Funeral sarve Ger 8rA Harriet 2 Mangaa aefa held fr1n her sats nsnae E. Thnaz pzsa Tseaaas aftsrapea o'clock. e1aasesea hy the ksE. Stephen r Livingston. pafer cf the Ta EraRsts#sai church. Barlai was in the grave yard at East Putnam
 The death sf Afra Mgnvan occur red Saturday morning She lacked but two month Of being ninesg-sne years of age The failing health of old axs was responsible for death. though she had been confined % her bed for only two or three weeks, and few months ago Was very active. considering her years.
 MrE. Munyar was born in Provl- denes on May Il. 1884, a daughter of John and Susan gD4ylsl Wakefield Nearly ali her fife w&s spent, however, in Thompssn. Her husband. James : Aanyan. merchant and farmer daed ln 1899.
 Four children survive. al lEfnz l in Thompson These are Oscar Nun vsn. judge of probate for that town. ] Frederick 4 ManFan, repyesentatlss ss the general assembly, hIss Sarafi A Wanvan and Mrs Clara M. Arm strong. Mrs MauFaH had made her home with her tWo daBxhteFs for sev- eFal years pnat-
Putnam patriot., 1925-04-03
POMFRET

Pomfret School is closed for tn. Easter holiday
 The Rectory School is enjoying iil Easter vacation.
 Mir. and Mrs Louis L. Larillars were in Boston for a few days early ln the week
 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Hanle, are visiting relatives in New York.
 Mir John Grosvenor is SO far re covered from his recent illness as ts he oat again.
 John Bigelow returned to Kent or Monday and Miss Elizabeth Co Smith College Wednesday.
 Mir. Charles Field Swan Is at the home of Mrs. C. O. Thompson for a few weeks. before opening up his brothers place for the summer.
 Miss Frances Daegett k visiting her sister. Mrs Barrows. at North Attic 'uro. Mass Master Beniamin and Miss Florence Grosvenor accompanied her
 Mfr and Mrs. John P Hanlev. Miss Mary Donnelly. and Mrs Peter Jack son motored t0 Providence Sunday ta hear the song recital given by John Mccormack at the Alhee Theatre.
 Int lecturers hour following the meeting of Wolf Den Grange held at Abingdon hall Wednesday evening March s, was greatly enjoyed hy all. Piano duets were played by Miss An- aie Ash and Eleanor Bennett. a solo was sung by Mrs. Charlotte Foley. ac. eompanied at the piano by Miss Mar ton Watson. Games of all kinds were played, prizes being won by Miss Ash, Mrs. smith. Mrs. Covell. Mir. Cevell. Howard White and Mir Hattin.
 The following services will be held af Christ church. Pomfrei Palm Sun day. April 5. Holy Communion al s m. Holy Communion. procession and sermon at II a. m. Daily ser. vice and Holy Week at i0.30 a. "a. Good Friday. services at Io.3o A. m, and s D. m, Rev. Leonard Richards of DAnielson being the preacher for the evening Easter Day. April ia, Holy Communion at and II a "a. Childreu's Festival at D m, at which time the mite boxes will be presented.
Putnam patriot., 1925-04-03
DENIES HE'S DEAD
George A Pst,is Alive and Expect. to
 Stay So Awhile Yet

There is naw and then a ras ef bfishtHess even in the somber saHetgm 0f aH editor The dayis grind is once l in a ahile frightened with the injection Iof an incident that hfiaR . smile An incident happened late Wednesday af- I teHnaoa In fact just as the rQlitup. E had the Ed. one, was about to receive Its nightly roll after the day aofk. 4 |frIeud walked iu
 l The weekly HeN spapsr dues mol have I telegraph pr press service. tts corps Iof reporters does nof more than nor quite in fact. equal. numerically, Put
 nans dmY police force The weekly ! new spapet depends much upon its ]. friends for bits of news and especially
 for Heads or tips So when the
 friend of The Patriot walked in upon
 us just at closing time. Wednesday.
 and said that he heard a ''rumor on
 the street" that George 4. Pettis had passed away the thought of closing the editorial saHctam was immediately l forgotten.
 George X. Pettis is we'll along ia the eighties. SO far along that be will be ninety on his next birthday The cub reporter was told to get the Pettls home on the phone right away and ! find out when Mir. Pcttis passed oui. | Listening in those tn the office heard the following
 sis this the Pettis home7"
 We have just heard rumor that Mir Peftis ia iead '
 "0h. you're not. We heard you we're.
 "Click" and the receiver was hung up The young reporter was asked for the part of the conversation that could not he heard by others. H. said that Mir pettis himself answered the call and in reply to the question. "Is is true that Mfr Pettis Is dead 2" re- pied. TT his is Mir. Pettis, l don't think 1 am l"
 While the above was being written Thursday afternoon. Mir. pettis walk cd into the office. He was spoken to about the rumor that he had passed on to the angels. Yes. he said. Some one called me up from The Patriot of. | fee to ask f ] was dead. but ] wasn't and don't expect to leave Putnam for some time to come Mr petfis didn't | know why hc should He has been here leighty-eight years and has grown Co ! like the village His eyes twinkied as he made his answers He said he was barn in Rhode Island. but came to Putnam at the age ef tsse Asked if he was aot the oldest person in Put nam be said that he thought that Mrs John < Carpenter must be pretty close to him.
Putnam patriot., 1925-04-03
CALL MIR ENGLISH
Second Congregational Church Hs'
 Not Yet Received Acceptance

Al meeting ef thc cceississtigsi committee ef the Second CunEreEa. tional church ard also of the church membership. the report of the special ministerial rpmmittrp was heard in which the committee recommended that a call Dc extended tn the Rev James r English of EimWood
 Both the committee and the mem- bership were impressed tc such am ex tent with the qualities of Mir English that there was no diSsension to fAver- able resolutions adopted at both meet ings.
 F. (. Morse was chairman of the meeting of church members and C D. sharpe ef the session of the eceleSias- tieal committee. Ray C. Bosworth was head of the special committee ap- pointed 10 secure n minister. Other members were Ralph C. Jenkins. Wal ter J. Bartlett. Mrs. Annie Child and MiSs S Elizabeth Clarke.
 Up to this morning no reply had been received from the Eimwood min ixter as to whether or not he will come to Putnam.
Putnam patriot., 1925-04-03
mr. Lvsus Rlaskmar

Mrs IavonI Hlaesmag, lifelong resident af Putnam Heizhts dlad at her home there on Saturday March 2s. aKad s4 years Her husbsnd. Ezek8ei Rlaekmaf. died December 8. fafe. She leaves na children Her nephew. Adsibert WiiseH has made hHs home with her for fha pasf fea vnars. Funeral services were nsla in the Putnam Height canHegational church Taesday at z ?. mz conduct "a by Rev Mr Barton of the Putnam M. E. church Burial was in the DAnIelsen cemetery.
Putnam patriot., 1925-04-03
Rish.rd Mec.ll Ellie,

Many P0nffei friends were shocked ta learn ef the death last Sunday of Richard Mccall Elliot. a brother of MIss Elliot and a stapsan of Mrs Mil- liam H. Elliot Of Orchard House, Psufrat Mir. Elliot suffered q stroke about a month ago. but was supposed ia be making an excellent recovery eheH ha suffered another on Sunday and dfed soon aflerWaEds The faner- al Naz held at his late home. Penn broke Br9n MaWr PeHusy syiFaHia. lasi Tuesday Mr Elliot Has very widely known in pamfret and frequently eIs- itad al the home # bl mother and sls- Ger. Many of hIs haghaod summers were spent there and ha always held 4amfret 4eEg hieh 5H hlz affection.
Putnam patriot., 1925-04-03
GETTING UP NIGHTS
Tells you there is danger ahead A healthy bladder does not act at night.

Tells you there is danger ahead A healthy bladder does not act at night.
 J. H. Dorton, ". Graham, Va, says: T had to get up seven or eight times at night for forty years. thought it was my age. After talk ing Lithiated Buchu a short time. am alright Lithiated Buehu cleans es the bladder as EpSom Salts do the bowels, thereby relieving irritation, driving out foreign matter and neu- tralizing excessive acids These are the causes of unnatural action of the bladder at night L;thiated Buchu ikeller FoTmulal is not cheap medi- cine. The tablets cost cents each Sold at all leading drug stores or Keller Laboratory, Mechaniesburg, Ohio. Locally at F. H. Burt. Drug gist
Putnam patriot., 1925-04-03
A numbsr of member. of Pusa.s

A number Of members of Putna nz Grange contemplate attending the meeting of Worcester Grange next Tuesday evening. at which time the third and fourth degrees ~iil be exeu- plifed by that orders degree team. Worcester Grange meets in the c. A. R. hall. Pearl street. that city.
Putnam patriot., 1925-04-03
FISHING GOOD BUT
 TROUT DON'T BITE

There is no complaint about the weather. Angle worms are plenty and the lunch basket Is easily emptied by appetites sharpened by the life in the out-of-doors Everything seems nearly perfect since the trout season opened Wednesday except that little disturbing and disappointing ele- ment-the trout don't bite.
 This does not mean that there hasn't been q 1925 speekied fish taken from any of the local brooks They have. but they are just over the limit allowed and nothing to brae about. The water is a bit high and 3 trifie cold Old fishermen are waiting for the water to reeede and warm up. They viii then go after those big fellows lying deep in the pools.
 Ne prize has been awarded this year for the largest trout caught dur ing the open season.
 William Sham of South Main street has moved into the house for an<#arsaF.4 RlfrE
Putnam patriot., 1925-04-03
EAST THOMPSON

The Ladies Ald soelstg of the Bap- siHf church C. aerse a supper Sat araa4 evening. Anrl at ths home sf Mf and Mr George F. EaR Brandy H1ll Ina supper will Include meat. ma he'd potato baked beans and brown areaa Haiis cake and coffee and fal
 shess Homemade candy aad aprons 0ill alsa ke sa sale