Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1920-05-07
Eneal aud 9ersnual,
Town and country.

Health Local Health Officer for a term Of
two years. ..s =
Following long illness, Thomas W
Collins, son of John R. Collins, died las
Tuesday at the home Of his parents. near
Potomac. aged 81 years.
The ladies of St. Bartholomew Episcopal
Church, Laytonsville. will serve supper il
the basement of the church on Saturday
May 18th, from to 10 P. M. All are wei
come.
A childrens service to celebrate Mother
Day will be held in the Germantown M. E
Church South on Sunday. May 9th' al
1890 A. M. Program. Everybody cor
daily invited to attend.
Mrs. Ella V. Magruder. widow OF Heze-
kiah, R. Magruder. died last Sunday at her
home near Wheaton. aged 81 years. Her
death was due to a complication Of dis
eases and followed long illness.
There will be Sunday School and preach
ine at Montrose school house on Sunday
afternoon, May 9th, at 2:3O o'clock. by
Miss A. S. Brown. Come and hear woman
who is very able speaker.
In a county high school championship
game at Gaithersburs last Friday after
noon the Gaithersbure High School base
ball team defeated the Sandy Spring
High School nine, 8 to S.
The Hermon and Cropley Presbyterian
Churches will hold union services at Crop
ley next Sunday at II A. M. Rev. George
S. Duncan will preach. Special music.
Everyone most welcome.
In the Presidential Republican primaries
held in this county on Monday last Gen.
Leonard Wood defeated Senator Hiram
Johnson by 400 votes. and carried Mary
land by 5000 majority over johnson.
The Sandy Spring bank robbers are still
at large, but are being energetically hunted
by detectives, who are seeking to obtain
the reward offered for the capture of these
criminals, which now amounts to 1000.
Erasmus W. Jones died last Wednesday
at his home near Travilah, aged 81 years.
He survived by his wife, who is a daugh-
tie, of the late Henry M. Clagett, of this
i Junty, and three children. Mr.. Jones
was son of the late z. Nathan Jones.
Mrs. Edith W. Lent, of this county. has
flet suit in the Circuit Court here for an
absolute divorce from Albert F. Lent. of
Washington. The bill charges desertion.
setting forth that the couple were married
in Rockville on March s. 1908.
Governor Richie has appointed Mrs. A.
Dawson Trundle, of Poolesville district,
member of the Board of Education for this
county, vice Charles T. johnson, and Dr.
J.E. Deets a member to succeed himself.
Mrs. Trundle is the first lady to serve on
the board.
Charging desertion. Thomas Roger Cham
bers,, of Washington. has filed suit in the
Circuit Court here for an absolute divorce
from Margaret B. Chambers, of this county.
The couple, according to the bill, were mar
ried May 6, 1907. and separated more than
three years ago.
Following a long illness, George W. C.
Beall, a well-known resident of the vicinity
of Derwood, died last Monday. aged 38
years, his death being due to an affection
of the lungs He was a son of the late G.
w. C. Beall and a brother of Edward P.
Beall. Mr.. Beall was unmarried.
The April report of the County Nurses
work shows there were SO visits made.
OF these were paying patients and IA
free patients. Fees collected were $3.50
Nine nursing classes were held at the
Gaithersburg High School and eight at the
Rockville High School JULIA A. FEARoN.
Secretary.
A community meeting will be held in
Olney school house on the evening of May
18th, at 8 o'clock. Rev. L. j. Bohanan
will be the speaker. There will be an ex-
hibit. report of the years work and the
awarding of prizes Offered in different
branches of work. The community, as well
as the patrons, is urged to be present.
Shirley Mason, supported by Niles WEIGH
and Theodore Roberts, will appear at the
Seco Saturday in THE Winning Girl, taken
from the Saturday Evening Post story.
"Jem of the Old Rock" On Tuesday Wal
lace Reid appears in Alias Mike Moran. "
one of the best of his many good pictures.
Cecil DeMilIes production of THE Squaw
Man" will be shown Thursday. The cast
is one Of stars, including Katherine Mac
Donald, Elliott Dexter, Ann Little and
Theodore Roberts.
The Maryland Threshermen's and Farm
ers Protective Association was organized
at a meeting held in Frederick City on
Tuesday last By the election Of Sheriff
George E. Nicholson, of this county. presi-
dent and memberof the executive COM
mittee. to which Mr., Clarence E. Burrss,
of this town. was also elected member.
1t was voted to join the National Associ-
alton Of Threshermen and President Mich
olson was elected delegate {, the National
Brotherhood Convention to Le held in
Chicago.
The Woman's Club Of Bethesda met on
April 9th at the home Of Mrs. Charles |.
Corby. on the Rockville pike. After a short
business session. the meeting adjourned
and charming musical program, arranged
by Mrs. Corby, followed. Mrs. Louis Pot
ter. oreanist at the Calvary Baptist Church
Washington. rendered several beautiful
selections on the organ. Mrs. Potter and
Mrs. William Read sang. accompanied by
both violin and piano. Mr.. Herman Hoff
man. violinist of the Marine Band gave q
very delightful Interpretation of Griegi
sonata. Mrs Corby entertained the clul
and its guests at tea.
At the biennial election held last Mon
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