Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1922-05-19
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Town and Country.


in for inspection.
Thomas Gott has been appointed by the
county Commissioners clerk Of the police
conrt and he has entered upon the dis
charge Of his duties.
The musical comedy. "Howdy Honey"
will he presented in the Opera House at
rockville by the Rockville Dramatic Club,
Saturday night, May goth.
The Ladies Aid Society of the Brooke
yille M. P. Church will hold its annual
strawberry festival on Tuesday, May 23rd,
a, the Brookeville hall, beginning at 4 P. M.
Sitting as the County Board of Health,
the County Commissioners reelected Dr..
Vim. T. Pratt, of this town, secretary to
the board and county health officer for a
term of four years. His annual salary is
$1,000.
The annual meeting of the stockholders
If Monocacy Cemetery Company will be
hold at Beallsville on Saturday, May 20th
at2PM. All lot owners have the right
to vote for directors. VIM. T. Griffith,
Secretary.
A memorial service will be held at the
Rockville Union Cemetery on May 30th,
1922. at 2:30 o'clock, P. M. There will
he an address and music by the choirs of
the Rockville churches. A large attend
ance is expected.
On May 25th there will be a chicken
and ham supper at the old Emory Church,
near Oakdale, given by the Mite Society
of Emory M. E. Church South, for the
painting of the church. Supper. so cents.
Everybody welcome.
Harry Hoskinson, of Washington, D. c.,
has purchased the Marvin L. Roberts prop
erty, adjoining Collins store, Rockville.
for 50 500 The house will be removed
and modern store building erected. The
sale was made by George F. Hull.
A sale of cake, pies. biscuit and candy
for the benefit of the Ladies' Aid Society
of the Presbyterian Church will be held at
the home of Mrs. Jas. B. Henderson. Rock
vile, OH Friday, May 18th, from 3 to P.
M. We will be glad to have you come
and buy from u.s.
The Montgomery County League base
ball season will open next Saturday after
noon, when Kensington plays at Rockville,
Bethesda at Gaithersburg and Boyd at
Damascus. Each team will play rs games,
the season ending September 8. Umpires
will be furnished by the Umpires' Associa.
ton Of Washington.
Following long illness, Mrs. Margaret
E. Bean, widow Of J. Asbury Bean, died
on Monday at her home, near Colesville,
Aeed eiehty-three years. She is survived
by the following children: Mrs. Joseph W.
tIOwes of Rockville, and Miss Idella, VIM.
A., Richard, Eugene and Thomas Bean Of
the Colesville neighborhood.
Tne trial Of Irene Baker, Morris Nokes
and Clarence Pinkett, all colored. on an
Indictment charging them with the murder
last December Of the woman's husband.
Frank Baker. of Poolesville district. began
in the Circuit Court here Tuesday. Baker
was killed in bed at his home near Pooles-
vile by being struck number of times
with an ak. His body was then carried to
the Potomac river nearby and thrown in
The murder was not discovered until three
months later. when Bakers body was found
floating in the river near Seneca.
Charging that while living at Clap Place
Bethesda, this county, she was April /
1919, deserted without lust provocation
Or cause" Mrs. Lena Austin Landlord has
instituted suit in the Circuit Court here for
an absolute divorce from Frank Charles
Landlord. She also asks the court to
award her the custody of the couples two
children, Charles E. and Rhoda C. Lank-
ford, aged six and four years, respectively
According to the bill, the couple were
married in Baltimore October 3, 1915. and
lived together in Washington and thi:
county until the time Of the alleged deser-
ton.
James W. Day, lifelong resident of this
county, died on Wednesday of last week
at his home at Bethesda. aged Ga years
His death was due to an affection Of the
stomach and followed long illness HI
is survived by his wife and the following
children; William W. Day, of Washing
ton; Mrs c. B. Osborn and Francis Day
OF Takoma Park; Roger S.. James E.
Reuben d., Calvin, Leo and Miss Mary S
Day tie was brother of Daniel Day, o
'hls town, and son of the late Washing
ton Day. The funeral took place from St
Aarys Catholic Church here Friday morn
ing burial being in St. Marys Cemetery.
The Bethesda baseball team defeated
BACK Athletic Club team. representing
BACKS Dairy Company of Washington BY
'he score OF IL to 3. The hitting anC
helding of Charlie Bernhart and Duke
oldheld, shortstop and third beseman, re
spectVely, of the Bethesda team wer,
brilliant. Claude and Weliver divided the
pitching honors and the work of Will,
Naobitt at second base was so good tina
will take a mighty good ball player t.
ulsplace him from that position Bethesda
opens the county league season at Gath.
e'sours on Saturday and plays the Dread
naushts at Alexandria on Sunday next.
In the damage suit between Charles S
Oel and John H. Grove, of Frederick
county Nd. tried in the Circuit Court here
on tuesday last before a full BENCH 4
"hom the questions at issue were sub
ml'ted' Judge Urner made use Of ruiz
Of law that should be remembered b!
uhVers of automobiles on the highway
Inc case grew out of a collision between
the automobiles owned by the two partiei