Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1920-01-02

near Dickerson. Her death was due tc
apoplexy and followed an illness of less
than day. She is survived by her husband
and the following children: Mrs. VIM. L
Hoyle. of Gaithersburg, and Lewis, Clayton
and Travers Jones. of Dickerson. The
funeral took place from St. Mary's Catholic
Church, GAINESVILLE. the services being con.
Quoted by the pastor. Rev. George B. Har.
rington. Burial was in the cemetery neal
the church Mrs. Jones was before heI
marriage Miss Fechtie, of Leesbure, Va
Because of several serious accidents re.
Gently on the Rockville Georgetown pike
near Bethesda. due to automobiles collid-
ing with poles of public service corpora.
tons, the County Commissioners have. al
the suggestion of Commissioner Henry j.
Hunt, directed their clerk to communicate
with the Washington Railway and Electric
Company and the Chesapeake and Poto-
mac Telephone Company and the Mary
land Public Service Commission and re-
quest that a number of the poles near
Bethesda, which are used as supports for
guy wires and other purposes. be moved
back of the line Of the roadway.
An automobile, in which they made the
trip from Washington to Rockville and
return. was the scene late last Saturday
afternoon of the marriage of Miss Ethel
Grace Swisher, of Level. West Virginia,
and Leslie R. Talbot. of st. George, of the
same State, the Rev. P. Rowland Wagner,
pastor of the Baptist Church, performing
the ceremony. Explaining to the minis
Ter that they were anxious to get married
under circumstances somewhat different
from the commonplace, they inquired of him
if he had any objection to performing the
ceremony in the automobile. Upon being
answered in the negative, the three entered
the machine and drove to the outskirts of
town. where the ceremony took place.
Mr.. Thomas Dawson. Of this town, at
tended the Republican conference in Balti-
more on Monday last held at the instance
of Ex-Governor Goldsboroueh. to select a
suitable candidate for the U. S. Senatorial
election in 1920 instead of Mr.. Weller, a
self-appointed candidate. A committee of
81 was appointed throughout the State
to make the selection. which will te re-
ported later. The conference was largely
attended and some bitter speeches were
made, aimed at Weller. Several promi-
nent negroes were present and demanded
for their race better treatment at the hands
Of the Republican party of the State and
threatened to desert the party if not re-
warded with some of the political plums.
At the suggestion of Commissioner H.
j. Hunt, the County Commissioners for
this county have adopted a resolution urg
ing the county's representatives in the
approaching legislature to have enacted a
law requiring any one contemplating the
erection Of dwelling. store or other build
ing in Montgomery county to obtain first
from the Office of the County Commission
ers a building permit. for which charge Of
SIPS shall be made, ST of which to 60 &c
the county road fund and the remainder
to the Commissioners to defray the ex-
pense of issuing the permit. The resolu'
ton also suggests that fine of not less
than SIS nor more than $25 be provided
for each violation. The Commissioner:
believe that such law would entirely
eliminate the difficulty the tax assessors
of the county now experience in keeping
track of the erection of buildings.
The Baptist Church of Rockville has en-
joyed itself to the limit during the Christ
mas holidays The background of all thes'
good times was assured when the mem
bership of the church went over the top
in the great Baptist drive. This has giveI
great impetus and exhilaration which ar
evidencing themselves in many directions
Christmas Eve more than 80 of the mem
btrs and friends of the church went caro-
singing Autos were loaned and driver
by Miss Virginia Jones and Messrs. H.
Beall. W. V. Beall. Raleigh Chinn. Warne
Humphrey and C. C. James. A Christmas
morning sunrise service was conducted a
6 A. M. by Rev. P. R. Wagner, and in tn
evening the scholars of the Sabbath schoo
and visiting friends were treated to
splendid entertainment and eats On thi
occasion the pastor was presented with I
liberal check and Superintendent Hall witt
brief case. The New Year was ushered il
in a service from $50 P. M. until midnight