Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1921-10-07
4neal aud gersnnal.
Town and Country.


is legal holiday and the banks will be
closed.
Gov. Richie has appointed Eugene A.
Jamison. of Lewisdale, Justice of the
peace for Damascus district.
Rev. P. Rowland Wagner will preach at
the Germantown Baptist Church on Sum-
day, October 9th, at 8 O'Clock, P. M
The Rockville Millinery Shop invites you
to inspect its fall and winter line of mil
linery in new shapes and colors, also an
assortment of trimmings.
The dwelling of William Hawkins. near
NeelsviIle, was destroyed by fire Tuesday
afternoon, together with much of the
household furniture. entailing loss..of about
$500.
Following long illness. Thomas W. Rob-
ertson, of Chevy Chase, this county. died
Monday night at the Rockville Sanitarium.
aged Lightweight years. death being due
to the infirmities of old age.
The engagement has been announced of
Miss Bertha R. Layhee, of Cadysville, New
York, to Mr.. Beverly 7. Stansbury, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Philander R. Stansbury, of
this vicinity. The wedding will take place
on October 18th.
In the first of three post-season games
between Gaithersburg and Rockville teams
of the Montgomery County Baseball League,
which was played at Gaithersburg last
Saturday, Rockville won, is to IL. The
teams play here tomorrow.
The "Clean-Up Squad" from the Veter-
ans Bureau will be in Rockville, Md, on
October 10. II and IL. Compensation,
vocation training. medical treatment. back
pay and insurance claims will be heard
and adjusted. Mass meeting at the Court
House on October 10th at s o'clock, P. M.
All are invited.-Rose A. Dawson. Red
Cross Secretary.
A Rally Day service will be held in Grace
M. E. Church South, Gaithersbure, Sunday,
October 9th. beginning at 10:45 A. M. A
program, entitled "Rallying To Our Colors.
will be rendered by the Sunday School.
This is ACKNOWLEDGEMENT" Sunday
and its purpose is to deepen the interest
in home and Christian education. A cor
dial welcome is extended to the public.
Following a long illness. Mrs. Florence
Colt, wife of John S. Colt, died last week
at her home near Dickerson, aged 70 years.
She is survived by husband and three sons,
r. B. Colt, financial clerk of the Police Court
at Washington; J. Forrest Colt, connected
with the u. S. Agricultural Department at
Washington, and Roger Colt. Mrs. Colt
was before her marriage Miss Hays and
was lifelong resident of this county.
Dr. Charles w. Pafflow. of Washington
city and this county. has purchased the
handsome home of Mr.. Harry V. Bouic, on
the Rockville Georgetown pike, four miles
from Rockville, for price said to be around
$4,000. The dwelling is one of the hand
soonest in the county and is up-tO-date in
every particular. The transaction includes
twelve and half acres of land. 1t is I'M
derstood to be Mr.. Bouics purpose to build
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At the conclusion of the game here with
Gaithersburg next Saturday afternoon, the
Rockville baseball club will be entertained
at the Montgomery Country Club House.
A committee, composed of Mrs. George
Allnutt, Miss Rose Dawson and Rev. P. r.
Wagner. is arranging the program, which
includes luncheon, music. speeches and
stunts. The directors of the club and the
entire community feel that the team has
made most creditable showing.
At the request of a delegation of citi-
zens of PoolesvilIe, which appeared before
the board here. the County Commissioners
will take immediate steps to have con-
crete road constructed through the town of
Poolesville. 1t will be about half mile
in length and will connect two State roads.
The Commissioners will contribute $4,000,
the State Roads Commission $4,000. and
the citizens of POolesville about $1,000,
the total cost to be about $1,000.
The Washington Suburban Sanitary Com
$4,000 damages filed in the Circuit Court
here by Ward P. Burdine. of Takoma Park
On July 20. 1920, an automobile owned
and driven by Mr.. Burdine ran into stake
driven. it is charged, into the driveway on
Elm street. Takoma Park, causing the mn
chine to collide with a telephone pole.
The auto, it is represented, was badly
DAMAGED and Mr.. Burdine seriously in
jured.
The Washington Grove Orchestra has
ARRANGED to give an evenings entertain
ment at the American Mechanics Hall,
Germantown, on Friday. October 7th. the
first part of the program being arranged
as a vaudeville show with plenty of good
music and musical acts. minstrel sketches.
ETC., which. judged from the reputation
of the versatile and competent personnel
of this organization for high class and en-
pertaining performances. will be rare
treat for those able to attend. From 1890
to IL o'clock this splendid orchestra will
play for dancing.
With the arrest in Baltimore last Friday
night Of James Williams, colored, the iden-
tity Of the perpetator of several robberies
in the vicinity of Middlebrook this county,
is believed to have been established.
Williams had been working in Middlebrook
neighberhood. and Sheriff Nicholson and
Deputy Sheriff Whip, who investigated
the robberies. decided that he was the
man they wanted. The Baltimore authori.
ties were communicated with and the mans
arrest followed promptly. Williams. who
is in jail here, is understood to have ad-
mitted robbing Griffith's store, at Middle
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