Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1913-11-07

A telegram has been received at Takoma
Park, this county. announcing the death of
Mrs, Amanda G. Thomas last Friday morn
ing at Mason, New. Mrs. Thomas was 80
years of age, and for quarter of cen
fury resided at the corner of Oak and Tulip
streets, Takoma Park. She was one of the
pioneer residents of the Park, and about
the latter part of April accompanied her
daughter. Mrs. Horace j. Long, to Mason.
The County Commissioners have awarded
to the Warren F. Brenzier Company, of
Washington, the contract for the construc-
ton of pike from Rockville to Potomac,
distance of 5 2-5 miles, for $42,387.
One-third of the cost will be paid by the
good roads department of the Department
of Agriculture, out of Maryland's share of
the appropriation for experimental road
building, and the remainder equally by the
State and county.
The funeral of Fenton Howes who died
at the home of his son. in Washington, as
result of injuries incurred in falling down
flight of stairs, took place Tuesday after
noon from Mt Carmel Methodist Church,
near Unity, this county. Mr.. Howes was
sixty years old, and son of the late Ed
ward and Mary Ann Howes, of this county.
He was deputy sheriff for or 10 years
and constable of the First district. He
leaves a widow, who is a daughter of
John w. Dwyer. of Unity. this county, and
three sons and three daughters, who re-
side in Washington city.
Mrs. Minnie A. Houghton, formerly of
Washington city. and for many years
resident of Glen Echo, this county, died
suddenly at the Homeopathic Hospital,
Washington, on Thursday of last week
from complications resulting from an OPP
GRAFTON. Mrs. Houghton is survived by
her husband. Arthur j. Houghton, and two
sons, Arthur C. and DR.. Harry W. Houeh-
ton. She was the daughter of Amory H.
and Mary Sutherland H. Shattuck, and was
born at Natick. Mass. May q, 1858. She
was a member of the Dumbarton M. f.
Church. Washington, and had been inter-
ested in the religious work at the Episcopal
Chapel of the Redeemer, at Glen Echo,
serving as Organist for the past eight years.
Argument of the appeal of Norman B.
McCleary, charged with the murder at
HagerstOwn of his sweetheart's mother,
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ago, which was set for last Friday before
the Court of Appeals at Annapolis, has
been postponed until Tuesday, November
18th. Counsel for the prisoner and the
State went to Annapolis to argue the case,
when announcement of its postponement
was made. McCleary was tried here last
spring and sentenced to life Imprisonment.
His lawyers took an appeal on the ques-
ton of the admission of an alleged confess
sion made by McCleary and other points.
McCleary will remain in the Rockville Jail
until the Court of Appeals passes on his
case.
Judge Edward c. Peter in the Circuit
OOuit hCiC has uidWh tHc lulOWlnB 10
serve as jurors at the November term of
court, which begins next Monday, in the
places of those previously drawn but who
were excused for various reasons: Frank
Dryer, Joseph G. Howes. Henry Smoot,
Putnam F. Brian. Eugene Bean, William
H. McCrossin. Haitian A. Waters, Daniel p
Morgan, VIM. L. Myers, Levi HOuser, Henry
M. Lindig. Arthur L. Jones and George A.
Wilson. Those excused were Thomas d.
Griffith, Chas. G. Waters. Mansfield White,
Walter Fawcett, Robert Aitcheson, James
Offutt, John 7. Higdon. Charles C. Bohrer,
j. Edward Riggs. Samuel T. Case, Octavius
o. Baker. Marcellus Wade and Charles R.
Wright. Jr.