Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1925-02-27
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Friday Morning--... February ~ 1925.
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Maryland Almanac mailed to any adj
dress on receipt Of 80 cents.-John Jones,
Rockville, Md. Telephone 172.
To assist persons in making out their
income tax returns, representative of
the United States Internal Revenue Bureau
will be in Rockville on March 7, 8, 10. II,
at the court house.
An oyster and meat supper will be given
in basement of Potomac Chapel on Satur-
day, February 28th, for the benefit build
ing fund. Supper served. beginning at
Pm. Everyone cordially invited.
A large eranary on the farm of Hershey
Richter. near Germantown. was destroyed
by fire last Friday night, together with
200 barrels of corn and other things, en-
failing a loss of about $4,000. What
caused the fire is not known.
Josiah j. Hutton. a former member of
the Board of County Commissioners and
one of the county's leading citizens. last
week celebrated his 18th birthday at his
home, near Brookeville, by entertaining
number of his relatives and close friends
at dinner.
A. C. Reubsam. a longtime resident of
Bethesda district, died last Monday at his
home near Bethesda, aged 81 years. An
affection of the heart, of which he had
long been i'll. was the cause of his death.
He is survived by his wife, three daugh-
tiers and two sons. The funeral took place
Thursday from his late home and burial
was in Congressional Cemetery, Wash
ington.
Washington To Coolidge. The Inaugural
tons of our Presidents are points in
American history which mark changes in
customs and manners. Also. many pecu-
liar things have happened. All these in
teresting incidents have been gathered
together in the Magazine Section of The
Washington Star for Sunday, March lst
Order your copy Of next Sundays Wash
ineton Star from your newsdeaer today.
A wedding of interest took place at noon
on Wednesday Of last week in Omaha.
Nebraska, when Miss Helen Slattery, daugh-
ter of DR.. and Mrs. j. j. Slattery, Of Wash
ington, became the bride of Mr.. Lawrence
A. Dawson, formerly of Rockville, now re-
siding in Rushville, Nebr. The Rev. Father
Slime officiated. The bride was attended
by her sister, Miss Mary Slatlery, as maid
of honor, and Mrs. Rose Fenton was the
matron of honor. Mr.. and Mrs Dawson
will make their home in Rushville. Mr..
Dawson is a son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry A.
Dawson, of this town.
The Rockville Woman's Club held its
regular meeting on Thursday afternoon OF
last week at the home Mrs. William Mob
ley, in Laytonsville. A large number of
members and guests were present. In the
absence of the president and vice-presi-
dent, the second vice president, Mrs. Thos.
Griffith, presided. After the usual order
of business, Mrs. W. H. Talbot gave
most interesting and instructive address on
the early history of our country, using
maps and flags TO illustrate the changes 10
the early maps of our country. Mrs. Ken
meth Lyddane was elected as an associate
member. The next meeting will be held
at the club house.
The handsome residence on the fruit
farm of Mr.. Eugene Scott. on the Potomac
pike, was destroyed by fire on Thursday
of last week, entailing loss estimated at
$4,000. Mr. and Mrs. Scott were away
at the time and the only person in the
house when the fire broke out was negro
cook. The fire started in the attic. The
cause is not known. The Rockville Volun-
teer Firemen responded, but when they
reached the scene the entire upper part OF
the building was in flames and they de-
voted their efforts toward saving the furni-
ture, in which they were successful so far
as that on the first floor was concerned.
The property was partly covered by insur-
ance.
The Jury in the suit for $4,000 dam
AGES by Mrs. Maude Overbeke. of Cleve
land, Ohio, against J. Forrest Walker, of
Gaithersbure, returned verdict on Thurs
day night of last week for the defendant.
The suit was the outgrowth of an auto
mobile accident on the Frederick pike,
between Rockville and Gaithersbure. on
August 80. 1928. in which Mrs. Overbeke.
her husband. twin daughters and a son
were injured. Five other suits by men,
bers of the Overbeke family, agereeating
$l50,060, against the same defendant,
scheduled to follow the first case, were
postponed until the September Term of
Court. The cases were removed to Fred
erick county from this county.
Charles F. Jerome. aged 43 years. form
erly of Washington, who for several months
had conducted small farm near Falkland.
was found dead last Sunday in the dwell |
ing on the place where he lived alone.
There was a scratch on the face and an
abrasion on one wrist. An inquest was
held here on Monday. The testimony
failed to disclose anything Of a suspicious
nature. The body was discovered by Mrs.
Saffarrans. of Washington, owner Of the
farm. Not being able to get the farm
house by telephone for two days. she went
there and was unable TO gain entrance.
She notified a neighbor and they forced
their way into the house. Jerome had
been dead. it is thought. about two days.
He vas unmarried.
At meeting of the Colonel Tench Thigh
man Chapter, Daughters Of the American
Revolution. held at the Montgomery Coun-
try Club here and attended by 80 of the
AZ members. the regent. Mrs William II.
Talbot. Of Rockville. was selected to rep
resent the chapter at the Continental