Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1924-01-11

ST.; adviser, Reuben Riggs banker, Mar
win Simmons; clerk, Marbury Gates; escort
Frank Osmond Waterman, Guy R. Perry
sentry. John H. Poole; trustees. Harry G
Howes. F. Bache Albert and Barrett P
Wilson. W. Valentine Wilson. Marvin
Simmons, Berry E. Clark. Guy Watkins
Albert Moulden and Marbury Gates were
named committee to arrange for ban
quet
At the annual meeting of the stock.
holders Of the Montgomery County Ma.
tional Bank, held here on Tuesday last
the following board of directors was elect
ed: Samuel Riggs. Jr.. Charles L. Watkins
Samuel D. Byrd, George M. Hunter, Mercer
Jones, VIM. T. Griffith. Perrie E. Waters
Lee Offutt. Thomas Vinson, Haitian A,
Waters. j. H. Parsly and Robert B. Peter.
The board Of directors elected the follow
ing officers: President. Geo. M. Hunter
vice-president. Lee 0ffutt; cashier. George
p. Henderson: assistant cashiers, j. G.
Darby and j. Paul Burnett; clerks. Mrs.
Harriet A. Beard. Geo. Peter and Reuben
Riggs.
Mrs. Mary R. Dowden. widow of Zacha-
riah Dowden. died on Wednesday evening
Of last week at the home of her daughter.
Mrs. Cleveland Schwartz, near Washing
ton Grove, aged rs years. She had been
more or less Of an invalid ever since
stricken with paralysis about year ago
and few days before her death suffered
another stroke, from which she failed to
rally. She is survived by but one child.
Mrs. Schwartz. The funeral took place
Friday afternoon from Grace Methodist
Church. Gaithersbure. the services being
conducted by Rev. A. E. Owens. pastor of
the church. Burial wasi in Neelsville ceme-
terry. Mrs. Dowden was before her mar
rage Miss Buxton and was a lifelong
resident Of this county.
Following an Hines of but one day from
heavy cold, Miss Ellen Stabler. aged 80
years. one of the best known women in that
section. died Monday at the home of her
nephew. Francis Snowden. at Ashton. this
county. Miss Stabler. who was the daueh-
ter of the late Mr.. and Mrs. William Henry
Stabler. had been apparently in good health
up to Sunday. when she fell victim to a
cold. She sank rapidly and succumbed at
7 o'clock Monday morning. The funeral
took place Wednesday from the Friends
Meeting House. Miss Stabler retained her
faculties to the end and since the World
War had knitted between 400 and 500
hoods for the Friends Foreign Relief So
ciety. She was an ardent reader and kept
abreast Of current events through the
newspapers. She leaves several nieces
and nephews.
The Christmas entertainment given by
the Bradley Hills Community League at
the Field Trial Clubhouse on Saturday
evening, December Goth. was a most en-
joyable affair Early in the evening there
was standing room only, owing to the re-
Spouse to the hearty invitation given by
the League to the children and the parents
of the community. The clubhouse was
most eorgeously decorated and the huge
fireplace gave out comfort and cheer.
Santa Claus arrived on time and dis
pensed toys to the little folks and refresh
ments were served to all. An amusing
little playlet. Santa Claus Substitute"
was given and many songs and recita-
tons by the children. The League is in
creasine in numbers rapidly and good
work is being done by the members Of the
various committees.
Pinned for the biggist raid yet made in
the county. a squad Of county officers. in
Guiding Chief of Police Charles T. Cooley,
Policemen Earl Burdine. Lawrence Claeett.
Oscar Gather Leroy Rodgers and Guy
Jones and Deputy Sheriff Stanley Gingell
last Saturday visited the Cissel farm at
Cissel ford. on the Patuxent river. this
county. That information upon which
they acted was reliable was proven by the
fact that when the officers arrived there
they found everything in readiness to
manufacture liquor in as large a quantity
as 500 gallons a day. No one was in
sight. and therefore no one was arrested.
1t was learned that the farm had been
rented in the name Of T. J. Wilson. but no
one seemed to know who Wilson was.
The still had not been in operation The
officers brought the paraphernalia back to
Rockville with them.