Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1925-01-09
Worthwhile Fiction.-The Magazine

Worthwhile Fiction.-The Magazine
Section of The Washington Star for Sunday,
January II, contains two complete stories
Of unusual merit, written by leading au-
thors. One is Miss Bracegirdle Does Her
Duty" by Stacy Aumonier. and the other
is First Aid for Loony Biddle." by P G.
Wodehouse. These yarns will keep the
reader interested to the very last word.
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Following long illness of complication
Of diseases, James p Bell. lifelong resi-
dent of Poolesville district. died on We'd
nesday of last week in a Washington
hospital, aged 80 years. He is survived by a
daughter and five sons and was a brother
Of Mrs. Julia Sycophas, of Point of Rocks,
and w. Scott Bell, of Poolesvile. The
funeral took place from the home of his
daughter, Mrs. Charles |. Poole in Pooles-
vile, and burial was in Monocacy Gene
terry at Beallsville.
AS result of gambling operations in a
house near Bethesda, and of his assisting
in selling intoxicating liquor, on both of
which charges he was found guilty by
Judge Samuel Riggs. in the police court
here, Elmer Simms, colored. will have to
spend the next IL months in the house of
correction. from which institution he was
released about two months ago, after hav-
ing served term of IL months for assault
Rosie Payne and Mary Miles, arrested with
Simms. were found guilty of assisting in
the sale of liquor and each was fined $3.50
and costs and sentenced to the county jail
for 80 days.
Edward Sterling Chamberlain of the
lower section Of this county is the plain
tiff in a suit for an absolute divorce filed
in the circuit court here against Mrs. Pearl
Ethelyn Chamberlain. who is said to be
making her home in Roanoke, Va. He
charges in his bill that after he and the
defendant had lived together at Friend
ship Heights from September 6, 1920
until September 80 of the following year,
the defendant deserted him without just
cause and has ever since declined to return
to him. One child, Edward Sterling Cham.
berlain. Jr. was, according to the bill, born
of the marriage, and the plaintiff asks the
custody of the boy.
For many years Rev. P. Rowland Wag.
ner, of the Baptist Church. has been the
marrying parson" of Rockville. and that
he is still entitled to that distinction is
evidenced by the fact that during 1924 he
led all the other ministers in the number
of marriages. According to his figures. he
officiated on 1879 such occasions during the
year. Rev. Nolan B. Harmon, Jr., of the
Methodist Church, was also much in de.
mand, 1877 couples having him officiate.
Rev. S. j. Goode, of the Christian Church
Rev. Willard F. Minnick. of Christ Episco
pal Church, and Rev. John T. Coolahan. o
St. Mary's Catholic Church, also performed
numerous ceremonies during the year.
| At the annual meeting of the Masonic
Past Masters Association of Montgomery
County, held at Poolesville. the following
officers were chosen and installed: Presi-
dent. Hanson G. Cashell, of Gaithersbure
lodge vice-president, Harry R. McCake, OF
Gaithersburg lodge; secretary-treasurer
George E. Lewis. of Rockville lodge. The
Past Masters degree was conferred upon
several. The annual banquet was held at
the Poolesville High School. Wilson S.
Ward. the retiring president. was toast
master, and toasts were responded to by
George L. Edmonds of Rockville, Jed Git
tings of Bethesda and Mr.. Bready of Silvel
Spring The banquet was served by the
members of the Ladies' Guild of the Epis
copal Church at Poolesville. directed BY
Mrs. W. E. Edmonston and Mrs. HodgsOn