Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1924-12-12
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The public schools of the county will
close for the Christmas holidays on the
aftarnoon of December 2Srd. They will
reopen on Monday, January 5th.
At the recent annual communication OF
the Grand Lodge of Masons of Maryland
Jed Cuttings, of the Rockville Lodge. was
made right worshipful senior grand warden,
At the suggestion of the Montgomery
County Branch of the Maryland Bible So
ciety last Sunday was observed in many
of the churches of the county as Bible Day.
Rev. W. B. Waters, with Rev. H. R. Mays,
will conduct the service at Emory M. E.
Church South at II O'Clock Sunday morn
ing, December l4th. The public is invited
to worship with this congregation at this
time
A Christmas entertainment will be given
by the Sunday School of Emory M. E.
! Church South at 7:30 P. M. on December
26th. The public is cordially invited. The
entertainment will be given in the church
at Oakdale.
To be sure of full purse and Merry
Christmas join our 1925 Christmas Saw
ings Club. which opened Monday, Deem
Der 9th, 1924-The Montgomery County
National Bank, Rockville, Maryland-4 per
cent interest.
Rev. C. W. Lyons, president of the George
town University, will speak at St. Mary's
Hail. Rockville. on Sunday evening, De-
cember IA. at 1880 o'clock. No admission
or collection. The public is cordially in
vited to attend.
The ladies of the Jamestown Presbyte-
rian Church will hold an oyster and meat
supper in the church parlor on December
18th. beginning at 4:30 P. M. There will
also be candy and cake table. All are
cordially invited
The ladies of the Travilah Baptist Church
meat supper in the Travilah hall on Satur-
day, December 18th, beginning at 4:30
P. M. Proceeds for the benefit of the
church. Public invited.
The monthly meeting of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union will be held
at the home Of Mrs. John B. Brewer. in
Rockville. on Tuesday, December 18th. at
$50 P. M. The members and friends are
cordially invited to be present.
On Friday afternoon, December 18th, at
2 o'clock, the Ladies' Aid Society of the
Rockville Christian Church will have
sale of useful and fancy articles, also cakes.
candies, chickens. pies. rolls, jellies, pickles,
etc. The sale will be held in the basement
of the church. Come and select your
Christmas presents for your friends.
Charles A. King, of this county, has filed
suit in the circuit court here for an abso-
Lutte divorce from Mrs Annie Lucretia
King, who is said to be living in Philadel-
phia. He charges desertion, and asks the
court to award him the custody of the
couples only child, Herman King. The
plaintiff is represented by Attorney Jos.
C. Cissel
Eighteen Pages OF Pictures. Roto-
gravure Section of The Washington Star
for Sunday, December l4th. will contain
IS pages. Pictures gathered from all parts
of the world have been assembled into
this beautifully printed section. News
and feature photographs are combined
into miniature album of world events.
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Mrs. Eleanor T. Cronin announces the
marriage Of her daughter. Evelyn Cronin
Hunt, and Lieut.. Arthur D. Condor. U, s.
Condor, of New York. Lieut.. Condor. who
has just been assigned to duty at the
Navy Department in Washington. has been
serving for year on the destroyer. Goff
Lieut.. and Mrs. Condor are at home at
1915 18th street, Washington.
Miss Bertha Fletchall, of Poolesville. left
on November 5th for Sioux Falls, South
Dakota, where for the next eight months
she will be engaged in the work of the
quinquennial farm census. Offices have
been established there under the super
vision of Mr.. John B. Mitchell, of the
Census Bureau in Washington. The Sioux
Falls Office will have charge of disburse-
ments to enumerators and supervisors in
FIVE mid-western States. Miss Fletchall
will have charge of this department.
Another new business property was
completed during the past week with the
opening of the Saul Building at 925 18th
street, northwest Washington. The new
building is a five-story stone and concrete
structure, designed by Geo. W. Ray. archi-
tect. and built by C. HI Small Co. for the
firm Of B. F. Saul. who will occupy the
structure as its new Office. The new build
ing has been especially designed to suit
the type of business conducted by the B.
F. Saul Co., whose old address was 14l4
| Street.
Mrs. Jane C. Poss. wife Of Harry G. Poss.
of this town, died on Thursday night Of
last week in Washington hospital, aged
Al years. She had been in poor health for
several months and about three weeks ago
underwent an operation, which was the
Immediate cause of her death. She is
survived by her husband, a stepdauehter,
Miss Nellie Poss four sisters. Mrs. Rose
Jones, Mrs. Nathan Talbot, Misses Mary
H. and Claudia Claeett, and two brothers.
Ebert T. and Chester Claeett. She was a
daughter of Henry M. Clasett. The funeral
took place Monday morning from st. Mary's
catholic Church here. The services were
conducted by Rev. John 7. Coolahan,
pastor Of the church, and burial was in ST.
Mary's Cemetery
Wild ducks are being killed in large