Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1917-03-30

the Washington, Westminster and Gettvs-
burg Railroad Company the right to lay
Its tracks across certain roads in this coun-
~ and wherever practicable to be carried
overhead or underground in manner to
be approved by the Commissioners and the
State Roads Commission. The route will
closely follow Northwest Branch and pass
through Wheaton. Colesville and Olney
districts. The work Of construction will be
begun as soon as the preliminaries are
completed.
Michael E. Cummings, well-known in
sporting circles, and brother of Andrew
j. Cummings. a member of the Excise Board
OF the District of Columbia, died on Thurs
day Of last week at the Georgetown Uni
versity Hospital. He had been suffering
for more than year with cancerous
growth. The funeral services we're held
Monday morning at $50 o'clock at his
residence at Chevy Chase. Requiem Mass
was said at 8 O'Clock at the Church of the
Sacred Sacrament, Chevy Chase. Inter-
ment was in st. Johns cemetery, Forest
Glen. Mr.. Cummings was a star of the
old Columbia Athletic Club and Column
bian University foot ball teams, Washing
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Houser, of 45O9 Wis
consin avenue, West Washington, cele-
brated the fiftieth anniversary of their
wedding on Wednesday of last week. In
addition to their six children and several
grandchildren a large number Of their
friends visited them in the evening. Both
the home where the couple entertained
and the hall where refreshments were
served were prettily decorated for the &C.
casion. The evening was spent in singing
of songs and giving toasts to the couple.
Mr.. and Mrs. Houser have been residents
of the District of Columbia for the last
twenty-five years, having previously re-
sided at Potomac, this county. Neither
has yet passed the seventy-year mark
Mrs. Sarah E. Byrne, widow of John W.
Byrne, died on Thursday Of last week in
Washington hospital. aged 81 years. About
two weeks ago she fell and broke her hip and
was undergoing treatment in the hospital
for the injury when she was stricken with
paralysis. which was the immediate cause
of her death. She was the mother of Mrs
j. Whitley Jacobs. of Washington. and also
leaves seven other daughters and son.
The funeral took place Saturday afternoon
from the family residence in Gaithersburg,
the services being conducted by Rev. NJ
H. Keen. pastor of Grace Methodist Church,
Gaithersbure. Mrs. Byrne. who was form
erly Miss Dowden, was a native Of Rap
pahannock county. Va. but had lived in
this county many years.
The first prosecution in this county
growing out of the law requiring children
between certain ages to attend school was
brought last Friday. when Miss Mary Ma
gruder, county school attendance officer
caused the arrest of Stetson Burroughs.
fourteen years old, son of Mrs. May Bur
roughs. of this town. He was taken before
Justice j. Abby Henderson. in the police
court here, who committed him to ST.
Marys Industrial School. Baltimore, to re-
main there until he attains his majority
The charge against the boy was incorrigi-
bility. The attendance officer took action
against the boy rather than his mother.
because an investigation satisfied her that
the mother had made sincere and per-
sistent efforts to have the boy attend
school and seemed unable to control him