Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1925-07-31
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Attorney George A. Fisher has been
appointed by Judge Robert B. Peter an
examiner in chancery for the circuit cour,
here.
The County Federation of Womens
Clubs is sponsoring kindergarten project
at the Rockville Fair. worked out by the
Clara Barton Club of Glen Echo and Cabin
John.
Married. in Washington, on July 18th,
BY the Rev. H. NJ. Hennine. Mr.. Fred R.
Edwards. of St. Louis, No.. and Miss Della
v. Burroughs. daughter Of Mrs Amy A.
Burroughs, of Rockville. Nd.
j. Hite Miller. of Washington. who re-
Gently purchased from Harry C. Hurley
SO acres of land on the Darnestown pike
for $i2. 900. has bought from Robert L
Tolson 10 acres adjoining for something
over $4,000 and will build on the tract q
residence.
The CONGREGATION Of the Rockville Bap-
fist Church has granted the pastor. Rev. P.
Rowland Wagner. leave of absence for
August. and he and Mrs Wagner will
spend the month at Fort Elfsboro. N. j.,
where Mrs. Waeners parents. Rev. and
Mrs. H. N. B. Dare, are occupying a cot
tase.
Mrs. Annie E Miller. widow Of Lewis
Miller. died at her home in Colesyille dis
trict, aged 20 years. after a long illness
She is survived by the following children:
Mrs. William Harerave. Of Washington;
Mrs. William Matter, Mrs. Morgan Boteler.
Joseph B.. Clark. Harry Lee. Charles and
Mason Miller. all Of this county.
Announcement has been made of the
marriage Of Miss Margaret Virginia Bowie.
daughter of Mrs. Anna B. Bowie and the
late ]. N. S. Bowie. to Mr.. L Lawrence
Lewis. of Birmingham. Ala The wedding
took place in Christ Episcopal Church.
Kensineton. Rev. Thomas D. Windiate
officiating in the presence Of the imme-
diate family.
Although Elijah Washington. colored. Of
Travilah. was hurled 10 feet and his auto
mobile demolished when be drove his
car into the side Of a fast-moving train
at the Baltimore road crossing of the Bslti-
more and Ohio Railroad here Monday. he
escaped injury. He was arrested on the
charge of driving while under the iniu-
ence of liquor.
F. Barnard Welsh. president Of the Mont
gomery County Volunteer Firemen's AssO-
citation. has announced that the midsummer
meeting of the association will be held at
Kensington the evening Of Thursday.
August 9Th. when the members Of the
companies at Rockville. Silver Spring. Ia
koma Park and Sandy Spring will be the
guests of the KensinetOn organization.
Into The Forbidden Cty.-In the Maya
zine of The Washington Star for Sunday.
August 2. appears the first article of a
series by Nine. David Neel. describing her
remarkable adventures in Tibet. This is
the first publication Of a story which will
attract attention all over the world. You
cannot afford to miss a single one Of the
articles. Order your copy of next Sunday 5
Washington Star from your newsdeaier
today.
What is known as the Burroughs farm,
containing so acres and located on the
River Road. in the District of Columbia.
just of the Rockville pike and close to the
Montgomery county line. has been sold by
the Burroughs heirs for 100000. accord.
ing to announcement by H Latane Lewis
well known realtor of Washington and Be-
thesda. who conducted the negotiations.
The sale contract indicates that Miss Mary
Freedman. of Washington. is the purchaser
The many people of the county who
onsuated by the Gaithersburg Woman's
Club in the recent National Better Homes
campaign will be interested to learn that
the club was awarded second place for
their demonstration and received the cash
prize of $50 which went with it. The
community feels justly proud Of this award
as Gaithersburg. with less than thousand
people, competed with communities up &c
ten thousand people throughout the whole
country.
William Jennings Bryan was discovered
dead in bed at Dayton, Tenn. last Sunday
afternoon by a servant He had retired &c
his room in the early afternoon for naI
and was found dead at 4:30 O'Clock
Physicians said spoplexy was the prob
able cause of his death. He was in the
best of spirits and expressed himself as
feeling fine" when he retired shortly afteI
lunch. about I:3O O'Clock. He had attended
services at the Southern Methodist Epis-
copal Church before lunch and had par
taken Of hearty meal before retiring tc
his room.
Isadore French. of Washington. has pur-
chased from Andrew D. Porter and Percy
W. Pickford. also Of Washington. 81 acres
of land on the west side Of the Rockville
GEORGETOWN pike at Drummond. The reye-
nue. stamps on the deed Of conveyance
which has been recorded in the Office Of
the clerk Of the circuit court here. indicate:
that the price was around $4,000. The
property is part Of the estate Of the late
Layinia Morgan Drum and is the same
tract Messrs. Porter and Pickford boueh
from the Drum estate about two months
ago for $l53.000.
The Forest Glen Council. Knights o
Columbus. has purchased from Maj. z
Brooke Lee lot on the west side of th,
BrookeviIle pike. about a block north o
the new Silver Spring National BanI
building now in course Of construction
and will erect thereon in the near future I
modern hall. II cost $4,000. The build
ing il is planned to erect will be two
story brick and will cost about 10000