The Washington times., 1924-02-21
MONTGOMERY
WOMAN DIES
SUDDENLY
Mrs. Rhoda A. Austin, SO, Is
Victim of ApopIexy at
Her Home in Boyds.

ROCKVILLE, Nd, Feb. 21.-Fol-
lowing an illness Of only a few
hours, Mrs. Rhoda A. Austin, wife
Of James H. Austin, died at her
home at Boyds, this county, aged
nfty-nine years. Apoplexy was
given as the cause Of death.
She is survived by her husband
and the following children: ]. Car
roll Austin, of Baltimore, and
Misses Wiley, Mary and Edith
Austin, of the county. Mrs. Austin
was formerly a Miss Stewart, of
Damascus district.
Miss Gertrude E. Murphy, of
Durham, N. c., and John P. Flana-
gan, of Richmond, Va, motored to
Rockville Tuesday night and were
married by the Rev. p. Rowland
Wagner, pastor of the Baptist
Church. They left for Washington
Immediately afterward.
H. w. Talbot and William F.
Prettyman, composing the law firm
Of Talbot & Prettyman. have been
appointed counsel to the board of
county commissioners to succeed
John A. Garrett, who recently be.
came State attorney for the county.
Their annual salary will be $1,000,
and will be in payment of all serv-
ices rendered.
A license has been issued by the
clerk Of the circuit court here for
the marriage of William H. Martin,
ST., and Mrs. Edna Lusby, both of
Takoma Park. Nd.
A delegation Of Laytonsville dis
trict taxpayers. headed by Charles
F. Windham, appeared before the
county commissioners here yester-
day and urged that the road lead
ing from Williams Cross Roads,
near Laytonville, to the Seneca
bridge, distance Of about two
and a half miles, be improved By
the construction Of a cement or
macadam pike.
Having been declared Of unsound
mind by Drs. George H. Wright and
William l.. Lewis, Matthew Nee
man, OF the lower section Of the
county, will be committed to Spring.
field Asylum, Sykesville, Nd, for
treatment.
The funeral of Mrs. Ida M.
Mackey, q native and formerly a
longtime resident Of this county,
who died in Wilmington, DEL, aged
sixty.three years, took place yeSter.
day morning from the Baptist
Church at Cedar Grove, this county,
the pastor, the Rev. Henry H.
Nichols, conducting the services.
Burial was in the cemetery ad.
joining the church. Mrs. Mackey
Is survived by her husband and sew
eral children.
The congregation Of the Rockville
Baptist Church held it's first an
nual get-together meeting in the
church last evening. 1t was at
tended by very large part of the
church membership and proved an
enjoyable event. All attending
were entertained at dinner by the
Ladies' Aid Society of the church,
after which business session was
held, during which reports from
the various organizations of the
church were submitted. Vocal and
instrumental music formed a fea-
ture OF the occasion.
A farm of $50 acres, near Red
land. this county, which was part
OF the estate Of the late William
George Robertson, was sold at pub.
lie auction here yesterday by
Charles W. Fields, of Rockville.
1t brought $4,000.
The mayor and council Of Rock
vile, through the towns attor-
neys. Talbot and Prettyman, have
Instituted proceedings In the cir.
cult court here to condemn two
pieces OF land, each about 36x5O
Feet, so as to make possible the
extension Of Commerce lane from
the Dixie Tavern to the intersec
ton OF Bridge and High streets
which Is about three city blocks