Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1924-08-08
gutxI aud gersuuaI,
Town and Country.

MAYNARD Sellman, OF Fo0lesVllle, mas
been appointed deputy game warden for
this county.
On August 18th, at 8 P. NJ. the Girl
Scouts will give play and minstrel show
at Sherwood High School. Sandy Spring.
Come and bring your friends.
The annual meeting Of the Rideley Brown
Camp, Confederate Veterans, will be held
in Rockville on Saturday, August 9th, at
II o'clock, A. MA. C. Tolson, Adjutant.
The Rockville Town Council has fixed
the town tax rate for the year beginning
July / at IS 1-2 cents on each 500 of real
and personal property. This is 2 cents
less than last years rate.
W. Brooke Edmonston. of this vicinity.
has purchased from Malcolm S. McConihe.
of Washington. SO acres Of what is known
az the Higgins farm. at Halpine, the price
being announced as $4,000.
Pneumonia, of which he had been i'll two
weeks, caused the death at his home, near
Redland, on Wednesday Of last week of
Marshall Easton. He was "a years old,
and is survived by his wife and two sons.
Miss Mary Jane Wilbur. daughter of the
late Joseph Wilbur. died at her home at
Capitol View on Wednesday of last week,
aged SO years, her death being due to
complication of diseases Of which she had
long been i'll.
Mr.. and Mrs. James W. Brown, of Brooke
vile, have announced the engagement of
their daughter, Miss Glayds Louise Brown,
to Mr.. Smead Alvord, Jr., also of Brooke
vile neishborhood. The wedding will, it
is stated. take place in the fall.
Burrows Barber Shop wishes to an
nounce that it is an expert at bobbing
and shingling ladies hair. 1t also makes
a speciality of children's hair cuts. Hours.
7:SO A. M.to 7P.M. Saturdays, 7:30 A.
M. to 1890 P. M.
In compliment to Miss Lucille Weaver.
whose marriage to Mr.. Forrest L. Magru-
der, of Potomac, is soon to take place,
Miss Blanche A. Corwin. home demonstra-
ton agent for this county, gave miscel-
laneous shower at her home. in Rockville.
last Monday evening.
Announcement has been made Of the
marriage in Baltimore on Monday of Miss
Hazel Larman, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
W. E. Larman, of Clarksburg, to Mr. Arthur
A. Ward, of Washington. formerly of Rock
vile. Upon their return from their honey
moon trip, the couple will take up their
residence in Washington.
Jerry N. Hobbs. well-known farmer of
Colesville district. is named defendant in
a suit for $4,000 damages filed in the
circuit court here by James Watkins. col
ored, of Washington. The suit is the out
growth Of a collision on December 23rd
between a motorcycle ridden by Watkins
and an automobile owned by Hobbs and
operated by man in his employ. Watkins
is represented by Attorney John A. Garrett.
Sea Perils In Frozen North. of
the 3O-foot motor craft that fought against
sea and ice in its voyage to Hudsons Bay
is told in an unusually interesting way by
John T. Rowland in the adventure series
of The Washington Sunday Stars Maya
zine Section, and will appear in next SUM-
days issue. How courageous navigatOrs
tempted Neptune in an eggshell along the
dangerous coast of Labrador with sickly
motor. Other stories and articles by P. G..
Wodehouse. Arthur Somers Roche, Stephen
Leacock, Wallace Irwin, the Rambler and
Sterling Heilig.
Mrs. Virginia Covington Riley, widow of
Philander C. Riley, died last Sunday at her
home, Gershom, near Norbeck, aged 81
years. She had long been i'll. She is sur
vved by four daughters and three sons.
They are: Misses Elizabeth B.. Ellen R.
and Harriet C. Riley, of this county; Mrs.
Edward P. Allen, of Portland, Oregon DR..
Benjamin T. Riley, of New York Maj.
Philander C. Riley. U. S. A.. and Smith
Riley. of the United States Biological Blu
reau, Washington. d. C. Mrs. Riley was a
daughter of the late DR.. Benjamin Price
Smith. of Taneytown. Md. and was born
in Loudoun county Va.
The Montgomery County Council of the
American Legion went on record in favor
of a wide and suitahle observance of Ma
tional Defense Day. September 18th. in
the county. at its regular quarterly meet
ing held at Kensington at the home Of Com
mander c. V. Sayer, Of Arnold Wilburn
Post. The four local posts Of the county
will join National Guard units at Silver
Spring and Kensington in appropriate
ceremonies on that day. President K. L.
Tolson. of the council. named a committee,
to locate all graves of ex-service men in
the county and arrange for their proper
marking and decoration each Memorial
Day. consisting Of j. c. Cissel, |. c. Darby,
Edward Snowden and j. W. Townsend
Those attending the meeting were: j. C..
Cissel. L. R. Smoot and Emory Esln. Of
Cissel-Saxon Post. Silver Spring E. S.
Prescott. II. C. Smith and r. L. Tolson, Of
Henderson-Smit -Edmonds Post, of Rock
vile; c. V.Sayer and C. G. Carpenter. of
Arnold Wilburn Post. Kensington r. L.
Benson, Reuben Brigham and Edward
Snowden, Of Norman Price Post. Sandy
Snrind