Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1921-09-23
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There will be preaching at the Travilah
Methodist Church on Sunday. September
25th, at 8 P. M. E. W. Brubaker. Pastor.
Miss Everette Stratmyer. of this town. a
graduate last year of the Rockville High
School, has entered the Maryland State
Normal School.
Mr.. Reeves Braddock, formerly of this
vicinity, but now resident of Oklahoma,
is visiting relatives in this county and
Washington city.
There will be services in Prince George s
Parish on Sunday, September 25th, 1921,
as follows Christ Church, Rockville, at II
A. M; Ascension Church, Gaithersburg, at
SPIN.
To fill the position of postmaster at
Poolesvile, the United States Civil Service
Commission will hold an open competitive
examination on October 9th. The position
is understood to pay about $500 year.
Mr.. Norman E. Ward, of this town, has
been appointed assistant in the Rockville
postoffice after passing civil service ex-
animation. The new appointee is the third
assistant to aid in the heavy work of the
office.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adrain Epping. of Florida,
visited Mr.. and Mrs. D. H. Warfield, of this
town, this week on their return home from
their cottage on Lake George, N. Y. Mr..
Epping in his youth resided at Halpine
Station. this county.
Miss Carrie Blunt. of the Gaithersbure
Women's Club. has been appointed chair
man of the Social Service Committee of
the Montgomery County Federation of
Women's Clubs, succeeding Mrs. VIM. A.
Boss, resigned.
Miss Matte E. Berry, daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas Berry, of Seneca, this
county, and Mr.. John Curtis, of Washing
ton, were married last week by Rev. o. A.
Gillingham, pastor of the Neelsville Pres
byterian Church.
William E. jackson, of this county, has
filed suit in the Circuit Court here for an
absolute divorce from Ruth S. Jackson. of
Washington, charging desertion. The cou-
pie were married August 8, 1915, and lived
together until May Ia. 1917.
The new Democratic State Central Com
mittee for this county has organized by
electing E. Brooke Lee. chairman Berry
E. Clark, secretary, and Walter W. Mobley.
treasurer The other members are Robert
E. Kanode and ]. Forrest Walker.
Sheriff and Mrs. George E. Nicholson
have returned from New York. where they
went to attend the funeral of her sister.
Mrs. Baseman, who died at her home in
Batavia on September 9Th Mrs. Baseman
was the fourth daughter of the late Reuben
and Virginia Young and niece of the
late Major England.
The Rockville Library Association has
acquired a small frame building on the
northwest corner of the Rockville High
School lot and has had the same pebble
dashed. painted and placed in thorough
repair The building is now being Occu-
pied by the Association and it is proving
comfortable and convenient.
The store of Mrs. Harry Thompson, at
Boyds, in which is located the postoffice,
was entered by thieves on Thursday night
of last week and store goods of the value of
about SIS and small amount of cash and
severaldolars' worth of stamps were taken.
II is thought to have been the work of ANA
teurs. An investigation is being conducted
by the county and postal authorities.
The Supervisors of Elections have given
official notice that the officers of registra-
ton for the various election districts of the
county will be in session on October A and
II to register and transfer qualified voters
and on October IS to revise the registra-
ton books. They will sit at the usual
places and will be in session from O'Clock
A. M. until 8 o'clock P. NJ each day.
James p Veirs. of this town. has pur-
chased of the England heirs four small
tracts of land containing 81 LIZ acres.
This land adjOins the 81 acres recently
purchased by him from the Offutt estate.
The two properties adjoin Rockville, have
frontage of three fourths of a mile on
the Frederick pike and extend back to the
B. & O. Railroad Mr.. Veirs intends to
improve the property.
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. 0ctobe.
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. Somervel Dawson, Rockville. Md.
As a result OF collision between Eugene
Wade and Delaney Best, outfelders on the
Boyd baseball team, during a game at
Boyd last Sunday between the Boyd and
Dayton Howard county, teams. Wade is
in serious condition at the home of his
father, Marcellus E. Wade. at Buck Lodge.
While trying for the same fly bail. the
heads of the two players came together
with great force and both were rendered
unconscious. Best came around all right
in few minutes and sustained no more
serious injuries than lacarated ear and
bruised head. but Wade was unconscious
for more than an hour. His condition
seemed to improve during the night, but
since his condition is causing some con-
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Darnestown Presbyterian Church.
Sabbath services. September rs. will be
as follows: Sabbath School at 10 O'Clock.