Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1923-05-18
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,.;I,ood Company for $25,UUU, WINS II.
,~;ndoor was given a judgment for $1,000
iurv in the circuit court here last
week.
:. tho circuit court here Judge Peter
49,. oidned decree granting Mrs. Addie
Kerns. of Takoma Park. an absolute
divorce from John W. Kerns on the ground
Of desertion.
The Ladies Aid Society will hold an
os.cream and strawberry festival at the
.oh,on NJ E. Church on May 22nd. be-
1,onins a, 4P. M. Sandwiches and coffee
will be served.
Harry S. Beall has resigned as manager
=. ,ho Rockville baseball team and Charles
v COupard has been selected to succeed
Nm vinson Peter has been made the
teams business MANAGER.
Eollowins an illness of only about a
,yesk Mrs. Nancy W. Bissett. wife Of Thos.
r Rssett died on Sunday last at her home
aaor Cropley, aged "a years. She is sur
lived bv her husband, two daughters and
Sn sons.
Ladies' and misses will find an up-to-date
and snappy line of dresses in cantons.
ou.tvme, and silk knit crepes at the Rock
vile Millinery Shop. The colors are fog
cocoa, almond. tarrason, navy and black.
We also have a splendid line of hats in all
desired shapes and prices-nothing over
$500.
The Ladies' Aid Society will give two
art NAV, mot A Man In The House" and
o,ber entertainments, at the M. E. Church.
6, Elmo Ave-, Woodmont. Bethesda, Md.
Tuesday, May %, 1928, at 8 P. M. Be-
tbesda band will furnish music. Adults,
rs cents; children. IS cents. Ice-cream
and cake for sale.
The Gaithersbure baseball club will open
its season at Gaithersburg on Saturday.
Nav 18th, at 315 P. M. playing the fast
Florence Athletic Club, of Howard county.
The Washington Grove brass band will
furnish music for the occasion. Saturday.
May 26th, will play the Pierce Athletic
Club, of Hyattsville.
At O'Clock on Thursday afternoon of
last week, in the presence of small COM
pany of relatives and friends. Miss Julia
E. Watkins, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. G.
W. Watkins, of Cedar Grove, and Mr.. Maui
rice E. Purdum. of the same neiehborhood.
were married by Rev. Henry Nichols, pastor
Of the Cedar Grove Baptist Church.
The Mite Society of Emory Church will
hold chicken and cold meat supper at
0akdale store on Wednesday, May 23rd,
T the benefit of the church. There will
be pIenty of country ham. baked chicken
and chicken salad for every one, so please
all come. Supper so cents. Fancy arti-
cles, ice-cream and cake also on sale.
The dwelling house on the farm of Mrs.
Belle Veirs Ellis. two miles southeast of
Rockville, was destroyed by fire at an early
hour last Sunday morning. Virtually all
Of the furniture was also lost. The loss is
placed at about 81, 900 and is partly COW
cred by insurance. The fire started in the
kitchen and what caused it is not known.
The annual meeting of the Social Ser
vice League will be held on May 29th in
the Methodist Church at Poolesville. The
reports for the year of the Social and Pub
lie Health work will be read at this time.
Mr.. George l. Jones. General Secretary of
the Maryland Children's Aid will be the
principle speaker. The public is cordially
invited to attend and full attendance is
earnestly desired.
Mrs. Sarah Darby Windsor. wife of Jas.
5. Windsor, a well-known resident OF
Jamestown, died last Sunday, aged 81
years. Her death was due to paralysis.
with she was stricken on Thursday. She is
survived by her husband and the following
children James S. Windsor. Jr.. of barnes
town; Mrs. Haitian A. Waters. of Travilah
Mrs. Upton D. Nourse. of Jacksonville. and
Mrs Morris Haines, of Linwood. Md.
Two Famous Writers. Two famous
writer's of fiction contribute their work to
the magazine of next Sundays Washing
ton Star. They are Richard Washburn
Child. United States Ambassador to Italy
and Melville Davidson Post The two
stories are complete, and are two of the
best yarns ever published in newspaper
Order your copy of next Sundays Wash
ington Star from newsdealer to-day.
Fire Of unknown origin last week de-
stroyed the large barn on the farm of VIM
l. Murphy, near Etchison. together with
sSen horses, sixteen hogs, about thou
sand bushels of wheat, numerous farming
Implements and many other things. rep
fesenting total value of about 1900
The barn was regarded as one of the finest
IN the county and was only recently
erected. The loss is partly covered BY
insurance.
Officers of the United States Army and
Navy who are actually domiciled in thi:
county, whether such residence be perma-
nent or temporary, are. according to ar
opinion submitted to the County Commits
sioners by their attorney, John A Garrett
under the same legal obligation to pay
State and county taxes on their personal
property. including household furniture
stocks. bonds. etc. as are any other resi-
dents Of the county.
At the Jamestown Church next Sab
bath evening. May goth. Miss Reynolds
Of Philadelphia, will deliver an address OF
the PHILIPPINES. This educated lady hal
travelled a great deal in foreign lands
spent whole year in the Pacific and il
most attractive and interesting speaker
Those who can possibly attend will b.
fullyrepaid in listening to Miss Reynolds
She speaks under the auspices Of the Y
P. S. C. E.. but a cordial invitation is ex
tended to both young and old to be present
At meeting last Friday evening Of thu