Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1921-12-16
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Town and Country.

Town and Country.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. H. Davis. of Gathers
burg, and Doctor and Mrs. L. Wilson Davis,
of Mt Royal Terrace, Baltimore. left for
St. Petersburg. Fla, Thursday. to spend the
winter.
Free Methodist Church, Rockville, Sun
day School at 10 A. M. u; class meeting at
II A. M; young peoples meeting at P.
M; preaching at 7:45 P. M. by pastor.
Henry Albaugh.
A splendid Christmas entertainment will
be held in Emory Church, Oakdale, Mon
day, December 26th. 1921, at 1880 P, M.
A good program is being prepared. All
are cordially invited to attend.
A Christmas entertainment will be held
at the Brighton Grange Hall on Thursday,
December 22nd. at 1880 P. NJ, for the
benefit of the Brighton school. Admis-
sion-adults, is cents; children, 10 cents.
We take this opportunity to ask all who
wish to help the celebration of Christmas
at the County Home to kindly send all
contributions to the home of Mrs. John B.
Brewer. Rockville, by Friday, December 20.
Burrows barber shop, Rockville, will be
open Friday night. December 23rd, until
8 o'clock This is done in order to avoid
the rush Chri tmas Eve. Bring your chill
dren early in the week and they won't
have to wait.
Miss Marian Louise Murphy, of Gathers
burg, and Rufus Alba Thompson, of Cedar
Grove. we're married here by Rev. Nolan
B. IL armon, Jr., pastor of the Methodist
Church, the home of the minister being
the scene of the ceremony.
John P. Hager well-known resident of
Damascus district died last week at his
home at Cedar Grove, aged 81 years. He
is survived by his wife. daughter and
son. The funeral took place from Salem
Methodist Church. Mr.. Haeer was native
of Germany. came to this country when
child and had been a resident of this
county nearly half century.
In the Circuit Court here Mrs. Rosalie
Day, of Gaithersburg. has been granted an
absolute divorce by Judge Peter from John
H. Day. also of Gaithersburg, on the ground
of desertion. The decree awards to the
plaintiff the custody of six of the couples
nine children. The nine children of the
couple range in age from to 81 years
and several of them are married.
A Community League was recently Or
ganized at Dickerson with thirty-eight
members and the following officers Presi-
dent. Mrs. Lawrence A. Chiswell first
vice-president. Mrs. Susie B. Nicholson
second vice president. Mrs. Frank mellow
secretary. Mss Mana P. Hays treasurer,
Mrs. Creighton Jones. The organization
will meet at regular intervals and will en-
deavor to promote the general welfare of
the community.
The services and laying of the corner
stone at the new church, Central M. E.
Church South. Woodmont. Nd. on Sunday,
December 18th, will be as follows: At 10
A. M, address to Sunday School by DR.. W.
H. Best; at II A. NJ, laying of cornerstone
and communion. address by Presiding
Elder, Rev. J. Howard Wells; at 3 P. M,
address by Rev. Clovis G. Chapel. Wash
ingtOn, d. c.; at 8 P. M, address by Rev.
J. J. Ringer, Washington, D. C. All are
cordially invited.
Preston B. Ray, elected last month to
succeed himself as Clerk of the Circuit
Court for this county, last Friday sub
scribed to the oath of office before Judge
Edward C. Peter and entered upon his
second term of six years. He immedi-
ately e-appointed James T. Bogley and
C. X. Watkins deputies and announced
that the others composing the clerical
force of the office-Miss Margaret Scherrer,
Miss Mary V. England. Miss Virginia Jones
and Miss Helen Kirkland-would be re-
tanned.
A temporary church structure will be
erected at once by the Presbyterians of
Chevy Chase to relieve the overcrowded
condition in the present house of worship,
particularly in the Sun ay school depart
ment. Provision for the temporary build
ing has been made without using any
part of the fund of nearly 100000 raised
recently by the congregation. Additional
ground has been bought and paid for, and
the work will begin Immediately The
new church ITSELF for which a fund of
SIPS, 900 has been sought, will be under
taken soon. so that the plans for temporary
accommodations will not in any way in
terfere with the larger project
The corner stone of the new Methodist
Episcopal Church in course of construction
at Ashton was laid last Saturday after
noon. The exercises were in charge of
Presiding Elder John r. Edwards. Wash
ington, who delivered an address. Ad-
dresses were also delivered by Rev. W.
Biggs Elliott, pastor of the church; Rev.
o. C. Barnes, of Rockville and others. The
actual laying Of the corner stone was in
charge of the Rockville lodge of masons
The new church will be frame and will
cost approximately 10000. The main
auditorium will be 48 by So feet. and the
Sunday School room will be % by % feet.
The basement will be equipped for ban
quets and other social functions. The ex-
terror of the building will be succeed
The fall meeting of the public school
teachers of the county was held at the
high school building here last Friday with
practically all of the two hundred teachers
in attendance. Prof. Edwin W. Broome.
county superintendent Of schools. was in
charge. The teachers were separated into
groups and each group considered topics
suggested by the county superintendent.
Prof. Klingman, principal of the high school
at Belair, was in charge of the high school
d.o,,n. Mice C;roneon 81 nol.;.so.o u.o