Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1924-06-06
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The public schools Of this county will
close on Friday. June 18th.
Children's Day service will be held in
Emory Church. Oakdale. on Sunday. June
9Th, at 7:30 P. M. All are welcome.
Come to Community Day at Avery school
on June 9th. beginning at P. M. Flag
raising. old fashion dance in the evening.
Strawberries and ice-cream for sale.
There will be an entertainment at the
Redand school house on Thursday night.
June 18th. beginning at O'Clock. Music
by the Washington Grove Orchestra. Ad-
mission, rs cents.
Mrs. Laura Simpson Shreeve, aged 85
years, wife of Benjamin F. Shreeve, of
Dickerson, died on Saturday last. Mrs.
Shreeve before her marriage was Miss
Simpson Of North Fork. Va.
Boyds. Bethesda and Washington Grove
were the winners on Saturday last in the
games Of the Montgomery County Baseball
League. Rockville lost to Boyds, DECKER
son to Bethesda, Glen Echo to Washington
Grove.
Miss Blanche A. Corwin. Home Demon
stration Agent of this county, is off on her
annual leave. She is visiting relatives
and friends. Her home is in New York,
where she is spending some time with her
parents.
Potomac school will celebrate Commu-
nifty Day on June 18th. beginning at IL
O'Clock. noon. by giving an appropriate
assembly, games, lunch and pageant.
Commencement exercises from to 8
O'Clock. p M.
DR.. VIM. T. Pratt. of this town, has been
re-appointed health officer for this county
for a term of two years. He is also
Deputy State Health Officer and has charge
of sanitary conditions generally in Mont
somery and Prince Georges counties.
VIC. w. Leizear. one of the county's best
known citizens. died last week at his
home near Layhill. aged "a years. He is
survived by three children. Mr.. Leizear was
for many years engaged in farming. He
was lifelong resident of the county.
At their meeting on Tuesday last. the
County Commissioners signed the levy and
fixed the county tax rate for the ensuing
year, beginning July 1. 1924. The total
county rate was fixed at $l.t5 on each 500
on assessed real and tangible personal
property.
Following an illness of about a week.
Mrs. Martha A. Young. aged IS years.
widow Of Henry Young. died last Sunday
night at her home in Poolesville. Mrs.
Young was before her marriage Miss
Cissel. and was a lifelong resident of
this county.
Mrs. Mary Florence Pyles. widow of M.
Thomas Pyles and a lifelong resident of
PooIesville district. died on Friday, May
SOth, in the 85th year Of her age. at the
residence Of DR.. and Mrs. E. W. White, in
Poolesville, with whom she had lived for
many years.
The Montgomery County Baseball League
schedule for Saturday. June 7th, is as fol-
lows: Glen Echo at BOyds. Dickerson at
Washington Grove, Rockville at Bethesda.
The Rockville Bethesda game will be
played at Bethesda. as the Rockville
grounds are unfit to play on.
Following an illness of one week, Mrs.
Della W. Barber. wife of James M. Barber.
died on Tuesday night Of last week at her
home near Cedar Grove, aged a. years.
She is survived by her husband and several
children. Mrs. Barber was a daughter of
Willard Watkins, of Cedar Grove neigh
borhood.
T. Cranmer Griffith. aged So years. for
many years in the mercantile business at
Laytonsville, died on Sunday night last at
his home in Laytonsville. He had been a
sufferer from heart disease for long time.
He is survived by three children, Mrs. VIM.
HODGES, of Ellicott City; Mrs. Washington
White and T. Cranmer Griffith. Jr.. Of Lay
louisville.
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Dame Fashion has supplied the Rock
vile Millinery and Notion Store with
complete line Of the latest shapes, fads.
coIors and novelties in hats To complete
your spring costume. why not have a
spring dress to match in ching blue, toast.
lakewood. pearl. twie or the popular black
and white combinationi Be convinced Of
the witchery Of candle light by seeing
our novelty candles and holders.
Reuben D. Keys and wife were guests
on Sunday last at the home Of their cousin.
Thomas C. Keys, near Rockville. Mr.. Keys
was reared in the home Of his cousin and
has many friends in this community. He
is naval aviator and served in the World
War across the seas. Since the war he
has been stationed at Pensacola Navy
Yard. Florida. and has now been assigned
to the S. S. Concord for a three-years
cruise.
At their meeting on May 9th. 1924,
the County Commissioners passed an order
fixing schedule of maximum amounts to
be allowed in cases where damage claims
for injury to or destruction Of livestock
and poultry are presented and approved.
The schedule, which will be adhered to. is
as follows: Horses, not to exceed 500 ;
cows $50. lambs So. ewes and rams $i2
pigs SIS. sows SIS. shoats $40. turkey hens