Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1923-06-29
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Town and Country.
The Orphans Court will be in session
on tuesday and Thursday of next week.
Mrs. Lucy J. Humphrey, of this county.
and Mrs. A. E. johnson, of Chester. Pa,
are spending several days at Atlantic City
at the Traymore Hotel
During the storm last Saturday night
NJ, Thomas Bailey. of this vicinity. had
colt killed by lightning, and on Mr.. Jas. p
Colts farm, near Rockville, a COW was
killed.
I ROGER Spates has purchased from the
os,ate of the late Judge William v. Bouic
two lots in the eastern section of Rock
Vile and will, it is understood. soon begin
che erection thereon of handsome resi-
dence.
Prof. Edwin W. Broome, county super
;r,endent of schools. will be member of
the faculty of the summer school at the
University of Maryland. He will teach
school organization, the course being for
six weeks.
When canoe in which he and several
companions were crossing the canal near
Glen Echo capsized last Sunday afternoon.
Ernest Hiiard, of Shenandoah Junction.
Wv. lost his life by drowning. The young
man had been working in the Bethesda
neighborhood.
Charles Wright, fifty years old. said to
he a structural ironworker Of Richmond,
Va. but who has been working in and
around Washington for the last year or
more, was drowned in the Potomac river
about mile above Great Falls last Sum-
day morning.
The combined store and dwelling of
Theodore H. Lenovitz, at Halpine. was
destroyed by fire last Sunday afternoon.
entailine a loss of about $l2, 900, one-half
covered by insurance. The fire started in
the attic of the building and was caused.
it is thought. by defective electric light
wiring.
Walter P. Plumley. of Takoma Park. has
filed with the supervisors of elections here
A certificate of his candidacy for the Re-
publican nomination for States Attorney
for this county. He is the first candidate
in either party to file. Mr.. Plumley prac-
tees in Washington and this county and
is well known.
Miss Ethel Rose Reid, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. John T. Reid, of Boyds, and Mr..
Charles German Linthicum, of the same
locality, were married at Gaithersburg last
Saturday afternoon by Rev. j. S. Cuddy.
pastor of St. Martins Catholic Church of
Gaithersburg, the ceremony taking place
in St. Martins hall.
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yelling that at least one officer should
be- duty at the court house here all
night sone as well as throughout the day,
Chief of Police Charles T. Cooley has an
nOunced his purpose Of detailing one of
his men for such duty. He will be sta
toned in the office of the sheriff and can
be reached by telephone at any hour of
the night. The innovation will 60 into
effect at once.
The Level Club of Master Masons of
Washington Grove. the various blue lodges
of the county and Montgomery Command
cry held a joint religious service in the
auditorium at Washington Grove last Sum-
day afternoon. Many Masons and men,
bers of their families and others from the
county, the District of Columbia and other
places attended. The services were con-
Quoted by Rev. o. A. Gillineham. pastor of
the NeeIsville Presbyterian Church, and
the sermon was by Rev. John Carpenter.
pastor of Washington Heights Presbyte-
rian Church.
Rockville and Boyds are now tied for
first place in the Montgomery County
Baseball League and these two teams meet
at Boyds on Saturday. June 30th, the
game to be called at 3:45 P. M. A holly
contested game is expected. as Burdette
will pitch for Boyds and Saunders for
Rockville. The last time these two pitchers
were pitted against each other Rockville
won to o in one of the most exciting and
best played games ever contested in the
league. Washington Grove and Bethesda
are tied for second place and these teams
meet at Washington Grove on Saturday at
S30P.M M.
The County Commissioners have signed
an agreement with the United States De-
partment of Agriculture for the recon-
StructiOn and widening of Bradley Lane,
about mile in length. and which connects
Connecticut and Wisconsin Avenues. OF
the estimated cost of $12. 500, the Com
'issioners will pay $4,000 and the Fed
efal Government the remainder. and the
agreement stipulates that the road be
maintained by the Federal Government.
1t is understood that all the land neces-
sary for the widening of the thoroughfare
will be donated by the Chevy Chase Club
The property of which extends along the
entire south side of the land. The work
expected to be started at once.
The spring meeting of the Montgomery
county Medical Society was held last week
al the Montgomery County General Hospi-
.al' Sandy Spring, and attended by twenty
nVe physicians from this county. Washing
Ton and Baltimore. 1t was conducted by
the president. DIR. William L. Lewis, OF
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