Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1925-03-20
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Friday Morning""..."March 20, 1926
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Town and Country.

Town and Country.
March 25th. Maryland Day. being legal
holiday, the banks in the county will be
closed.
Died. suddenly. on March 18th. at 8 A.
M, Walter C. Carroll. husband Of Leila
Hampton Carroll. aged 81 years.
The Rockville Public Library will be
closed on account Of sickness until further
notice.
Miss Katherine Ricketts, has been made
secretary treasurer Of the Farm Bureau in
the place Of Miss Elizabeth Dawson. re-
signed.
The home of the late Mrs. Hattie Dryer,
on the Rockville pike. near Rockville, has
been sold to Morris G. Leahy, of Alta VISTA
for $500.
George C. Esworthy. of Jamestown.
pitcher on the Rockville team last season,
has signed to play this season with the
Richmond team of the Virginia League.
The Rev. z. B. T. Phillips. D. D., rector of
Epiphany Church. Washington, will preach
in Christ Church. Rockville. on Thursday
evening, March 26th. at 8 O'Clock. All
welcome.
On Monday night last the large dwelling
house on the farm of George M. Kephart.
near Redland. was destroyed by fire. The
loss is placed at $4,000, partly covered
by insurance.
The Womans Democratic Club of Rock
vile is planning large dinner to be held
on April 18th in St. Martins Auditorium,
Gaithersburg. Mr.. Frederick William Vile
will be the principal speaker.
On the ground of desertioH. Thomas j.
Echols. of this county. has been granted
an absolute divorce by Judge Robert B.
Peter. in the circuit court here, from Mrs.
Mildred F. Echols. of Washington.
The l32-acre farm of the late Charles
C. Bohrer, about mile north of Bethesda.
has been purchased by VIM. B. McGrann.
Of Baltimore. for $4,000. The sale was
negotiated by H. Latane Lewis, of Be-
thesda.
George G. Bradley, of Bethesda, and DR..
VIM. H. Trail. of Rockville. have sold to
Walter r. Tuckerman of Edeemoor. the
Dorcas farm of 3l8 acres. on the Rockville
Potomac pike, near Rockville, for price
said to be $4,000.
Free Methodist Church, Rockville, Rev.
W. E. Frederick. Pastor. special revival
services will be conducted Thursday. March
18th, to April 5th. inclusive. Services
nightly. except Saturday. at 7:30 O'Clock.
The public is cordially invited.
Fleeing The Immigrants. The Maya
zine Of The Washington Star for Sunday.
March %, will contain an intensely inter-
estine article on how band Of swindlers
in New York prey upon the immigrants
landing in this country. How Government
and State officials are attempting to stamp
out the swindlers. Order your copy Of next
Sundays Washington Star from your news
dealer today.
Miss Edith S. Baker and Miss Mary D.
Mcqueen. members Of the faculty of Hood
College. at Frederick. Nd. were killed late
last Saturday afternoon when their auto
mobile was struck by a Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad train at the Gaithersburg
crossing. The women were returning to
the college from Washington. The jury
of inquest exonerated the railroad COM
pany of blame.
The regular bi-monthly meeting of the
Rockville Inquiry Club was held at the
home of Mrs. John Henderson and Miss
Caroline Henderson. After the regular
order of business Mrs. James Goode read
a very interesting paper on Muscle Shoals,
which was followed by discussion Of the
subject The club members deplore the
fact that more vigorous measures have
not been taken in the town to prevent the
spread of scarlet fever.
The Rockville Base Ball Club was reor-
eanized at well attended meeting last
Friday evening. when officers and directors
we're chosen, as follows President. Robert
L. folsom ice-president, Chauncey Grubb !;
secretary treasurer. Reuben Riggs repre-
sentative of the club on board Of mana
gers Of the Montgomery County Base Ball
League. E. Steadman Prescott; manager
Of team. Roger Shaw; directors, George M.
Hunter, Leonard L. Nicholson. Robert L.
Tolson, Harry A. Dawson. F. Hazel Cashell,
J. Harry Gormley. Roger Shaw. E. Stead
man Prescott. Joseph L. Clagett. J. Brooke
Edmonston, J. Vinson Peter, Charles M.
Jones and Chauncey Grubb
The Montgomery County Guernsey Breed
ers' Association was organized here on
Thursday evening Of last week with MEM
bership of twenty Of the county's leading
owners and breeders of Guernsey cattle
and the following officers President. H.
C. Hurley: vice president. Finley Pollock !;
secretary. W. W. Kirby; treasurer. Wilson
Poole. The officers will constitute the ex-
ecutive board. Josiah W. Jones. presi-
dent of the Montgomery County Farm
Bureau. was POSTMASTER at the banquet.
and Louis Merryman. of Cockeysville, Md.
formerly president Of the State Guernsey
Breeders Association. and o. c. Jones,
field agent of the Eastern Guernsey Breed
ers' Association. spoke.
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