Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1921-09-16
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Town and Country.


who is critically i'll at her home in Batavia.
About 525 names were added to the
registration books of this county at the
sitting of registrars last week. Of these
something like two-thirds were women and
80 per cent Democrats.
Miss Gertrude Geneva Corner and Mr..
Kenneth D. N. Richards. both of Takoma
Park, this county, were married in Rock
vile on Monday last by Rev. P. Rowland
Wagner, pastor of the Baptist Church.
The monthly meeting of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union will be held
at the home of Mrs. Edwin W. Monday,
Rockville. on September goth. at 2:30 P.
M. The members and friends are earn
estly asked to be present.
Albert P. Marlowe, of this town, has sold
to W. Vernon Beall, also of this town,
dwelling house on Adams street. The
price is understood to have been $500.
Mr. Marlowe and family will remove to
Baltimore at an early date.
Important Why pay SIS, Sc and SO for
a georgette waist. The Rockville Millinery
Shop is offering for sale a big line of new
goods in all shades, black and white in
cluded. and all patterns for the wonderful
price of $229. Come and see for your
self
The regular monthley meeting of the
Oakdale Y. P. B. will be held at Oak Grove"
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. r. P. Hines. on
Friday evening, September 16, at 8o'clock.
All members and those who are interested
in the Y. P. B. are invited to be present
at this meeting.
Installation Services" will be held in
the Jamestown Presbyterian Church on
Tuesday, September goth. at II A. M.
Rev. S. W. Beach. of Princeton. is expected
to preach. assisted by three members of
the Washington Presbytery. The public
is cordially invited to attend.
At the late Timonium Fair, Baltimore
County. the Rockville Community Club was
awarded sixth prize offered for a display
of farm and garden products. There were
fourteen entries. representing different parts
of the State. and $4,000 we're awarded by
the Association to the six winners.
On Thursday morning of last week the
barn on the farm of Mrs. Frank P. Stone, in
Potomac district, was destroyed by fire, to-
gether with several hundred bushels of
wheat, a number of farming implements
and other things. The loss is placed at
about $4,000 and is partly covered by
insurance.
Rev. Morris Lineweaver, pastor of the
Methodist Church at Laytonsville, officiated
last week at the marriage of Mrs. Amelia A.
Watkins and Mr.. Charles T. Mcclure, both
of Damascus. the ceremony taking place
at the home of the bride in the presence
of small company of relatives and friends
of the couple.
Mr.. and Mrs. Delaney King, of Kings
Valley, have announced the engagement
of their daughter. Miss Maude Alverta
King, to Mr.. Walter Marshall Maernder. of
Gaithersburg, the marriage to take place
on September 2lst. The bridegroom
elect is a son of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter S.
Magruder. of Gaithersburg.
Rev. George W. Cooke, of New York,
singing evangelist and trombonist, is hold
ing revival services in the Hunting Hill
M. E. Church. this county. Services at
1880 O'Clock every night except Saturday
night. Services on Sunday at and 7:30
P. M. The revival will close September
25th. Rev. John E. Fort Pastor.
The town of Takoma park. this county,
is the defendant in a suit for damages in
the amount of $40. 900 filed in the Circuit
Court here by Adolph Van Ruth of Takoma
Park. He charges that July 20, 1920. he
fell into a hole on Baltimore street and
sustained serious and permanent injuries
of the arms, legs and body. The declara-
ton charges the town with negligence in
permitting the existence of the hole or ex-
cavatiOn.
The Montgomery County Federation of
Womens Clubs has awarded to Miss Elsie
Orme of GAINESVILLE. a scholarship in the
domestic science department of the Uni
versity of Maryland. She was selected as
a result of a competitive examination.
Miss Orme graduated from the Rockville
High School in the class of 1921 The
amount necessary to pay her expenses at
the University was contributed by the
various organizations belonging to the
Federation.
The American Red Cross has organized
a "Clean-Up Squad" which is touring
the country for the purpose of settling
claims of ex-service men now pending
before the Bureau of War Risk insurance.
The Squad will visit Rockville, October
10th, the place of meeting to be announced
later. All ex-service men who have claims
pending and all ex-service men who
wish to file claims should report at once
to Mrs. Somervell Dawson. Rockville, Md.
Mrs. Maude A. Hawkins and daughters,
Misses Lucille V. and Caroline T. Hawkins,
of Burdette, this county, have instituted
suit in the Circuit Court here against the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company for
$4,000. The suit is the outerowth Of the
death Of Clagett Hawkins. husband and
father of the plaintiffs, who was killed al
Buck Lodge on June 18th last, when an
automobile in which he was riding was
struck by Baltimore and Ohio train. II
is charged that the accident was due to
negligence on the pau Of the railway EN-
ployes. The plaintiffs are represented BY
Albert M. Bouic. The case has been dock.
eted for trial at the November Term o.
Court.
The public schools of the county onenef