The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-01-25
ROCKVILLE NAN,
91,|SG|VEN
BADGE
Edward W. Horner Walked TO
Sunday School and Back
Every Sunday.

ROCKVILLE, Nd, Jan. 25.-Ed.
ward w. Horner, Rockville's oldest
male resident, will bel ninety-one
years old in about month, but
that fact did not prevent him from
having pArfect attendance record
at the Sunday school Of the Rock
vile Christian Church during the
year 1928.
Although his home is about q
mile or more from the Sunday
School building, he braved all kinds
Of weather and walked both ways
each Of the fifty-two Sundays OF
the year and at no time, he says,
suffered the slightest discomfort as
"a result. He insists he could have
made the trip every day just as
easily.
Considering it an achievement that
should be formally recognized, in
/, view Of Mr.. Horner's advanced
years, the Sunday Schools of which
! he is member purchased badge
or honor" and presented 1t to him
In the presence Of large number OF
! the members Of his school and
church. The formal presenta. ion
was made by Frank Higgins, super.
intendent Of the Sunday School, and
the recipient spoke briefly in ap-
probation.
Mr.. Horner has been a resident of
Rockville about sixty years and Of
the county eight years longer. He
was born in New York State, but be-
fore locating in this county lived in
I Washington for several year. He
Is the last Of four brothers, all Of
whom lived to a ripe old age. He
never married and attributes his
] long life and excellent health
throughout to that and to consistent
1y observing the Biblical Injunction
to be temperate in all things.
That the law, enacted by the last
. legislature, creating the Montgom.
cry county police system Is self-suS-
tanning, just as those who sponsored
1t predicted, is shown by a state
ment of the first year of its opera
ton, which has just been prepared
by Berry e. Clark, clerk to the
board Of county commissioners.
Mr.. Clark's statement shows that
the total receipts from fines and
costs collected in the police and
circuit courts, excepting the fines
in automobile cases, dog taxes and
licenses from entertainments, aggre-
gated $24,41S.32, and that the ex-
penditures amounted to $22,464.73.
The expenditures, however, In
Cluded the purchase Of everything
necessary to give the system q
start such as motorcycles for the
five policemen, an automobile for
the chief of police, office furniture
and printing, which aggregated
around $500, so that the surplus
50 far as the actual operation Of
the system was concerned amount
ed to more than $1,000.
The automobile fines collected in
the county during the year and
turned over to the State motor We
hicle commissioner amounted to
about $4,000.
The State Conservative Commits
sion has appointed Harry F. Swig-
gard, William H. Gilpin and Charles
/. Poole, deputy game warden for
this county, all of whom have SUBJ
scribed to the oath of office before
the clerk of the circuit court here.
e. K. Ruble, of Poolesville, has
been made a forest warden for the
county.
. The Gaithersburg Council, knights
Of Columbus, entertained q large
number of members of the organi-
Eation and others in st. Martins
Hall, Gaithersburg, Tuesday eve
ming John A. Garrett, of the
Rockville bar delivered an address,
in which he explained in an in
teresting manner what the Knights
of Columbus stand for; Mrs. Ed
ward P. Schwartz and daughter,
Miss Schwartz, of Gaithersburg,
contributed piano selections; Miss
Engel, of Gaithersburg, sang, and
the Bethesda Juvenile Orchestra
played. DIR. John Rome, of Ger.
mantown, presided.