Montgomery County sentinel., 1923-07-13
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rosr and Country.

Iost near Glen MIL, piach anu Tan
Iorrd with cut tail. A liberal reward
~ ~ .atnrned to Charles A. Clagett. Rock
vile, Md.
charles T. Cooley, chief of the county
nolice force, has bought at public sale the
farm of Howard Sudduth. near Cedar Grove.
forS,s6O. The place contains So acres.
Pneumonia, of which he had been i'll about
veek caused the death at his home, near
Claysvie last Friday afternoon Of Casper
Fink. q well-known farmer, aged 81
years.
The monthly meeting Of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union will be held
ar the home Of Mrs. H. J. Finley. in Rock
Vile, on Tuesday. July 18th. at 2:3O P. M.
Members and friends are cordially urged
to attend.
Children's Day services will be held at
Mcdonald Chapel, Ounce Orchard. Sunday.
Iuly 18th. beginning at 2 P. M, and at
2SO O'Clock the presiding elder will hold
services. Everybody is cordially invited
to attend.
Mrs. Lucy E. Coils. widow of Joseph W.
Collis and longtime resident of Ken
sneton. died last Friday at her home at
Kensington, aged 83 years. The funeral
took place Sunday and her remains were
inferred in Rockville Union Cemetery.
At the beauty contest staged at Silver
Spring last Saturday evening in connec-
ton with the annual carnival of the Silver
Spring Volunteer Fire Department, Miss
Brand, of Washington, was decided the
uettiest girl present and was awarded the
pze of SIS in gold. The contest was open
10 all, irrespective of residence.
Thursday afternoon of last week the
barn, silo, garage, corn house and hog
house on the farm of Charles C. Waters.
near Washington Grove. were destroyed by
fire of unknown origin, causing loss of
about $1,000. partially covered by insur-
ance. The tenant. George Savage, lost
farming implements and other possessions
Chaperoned by Mrs. Vivian Bouic. a
number of the members of the Girls
Friendly Society of Rockville left last
Saturday to spend week at the Girls
Friendly Society Holiday House, on the
Potomac river, near Mount Vernon. In the
party were Misses Olive Edmonds. Loretta
Hunter, Julia Knight. Helen Remey and
Martha Williams.
When Berry E. Clark, clerk to the Board
of County Commissioners reached his office
in the court house here last Friday morn
ing he found on his desk addressed to
him an envelope containing two ten-dol-
lar bills and an unsigned note which read:
Compliments of taxpayer who appre-
Ciates the almost impossible work accom-
pliShed by you in the reassessment of
property in Montgomery county"
William Wolcott Shea. who was eradu-
ned from the Western High School. Wash
ingtOn, entered the Naval Academy at
Annapolis last Saturday. Mr.. Shea was
captain of Company L of Western High
School which won the high school cadet
competitive drill last year. He lives in
this county and was appointed to the
Naval Academy from the Sixth Congress
sonal District of Maryland. He is son
Of j. William Shea.
Fiction and Features.-The leading
authors contribute fiction and fact arti-
Cles to the magazine of The Washington
Star each Sunday. Among the list of con-
ributors for Sunday. July 18th. are Frank
G. Carpenter, Sterling Heilig, James A.
Buchanan, Wallace Irwin, Stephen Lea
cock. Ring W. Lardner. Harris Dickson,
Arthur Sommers Roche and Harry L. Fos
ter. Order your copy of next Sundays
Washington Star from newsdealer today.
Lightning set fire to the large new barn
on the farm of Henry H. Griffith. at Lay
louisville, on Thursday night of last week.
causing the total destruction of the build
ing. The entire contents of the building,
which included wheat. hay. two wagons,
harness, agricultural implements and other
things, also were destroyed and valuable
Percheron stallion and a COW perished in
the flames. The loss is placed at about
$4,000. partially covered by insurance.
About 100 Montgomery county Boy
Scouts. representing the troops of Rock
vile, Laytonsville, Olney and Damascus.
are arranging to spend ten days camping
on Chesapeake Bay. near Chesapeake
Beach. They will be in charge of Rev. +.
Rowland Wagner. pastor of the Rockville
Baptist Church; Rev. Guy E. Kagey, rector
OtSt. Johns Episcopal Church. 0lney. and
and Rev. ~ E. Lineweaver, pastor OF the
Methodist Church at Damascus. The out
ing will start in the early part of August.
The Woman's Democratic Club of Mont
~Nery County will hold its annual meet
Ng in Rockville on Tuesday. July 18th, at
o'clock, P. M, to which it invites all
Oemocratic women. as well as independ-
ents. to attend. Mrs. Emily Newell Blair.
National Democratic Committeewoman
will speak, and Mrs. David Kincheloe. wife
oi Representative Kincheloe. will render
musical selections. The president Of the
club, Mrs. Jesse W. Nicholson, will preside.
Alter the meeting refreshments will be
served. 1t is hoped that the women will
come and bring some friends with them.