Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1925-05-29
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Town and Country.

St. Marks Guild, Falkland, will hold its
annual lawn party on Thursday. July S0th,
at White Oaks. Supper ready to serve at
SPIN.
Children's Day service will be held in
Emory M. E. Church South. Oakdale. Sum-
day, June 7th, at 7:S0 P. M. A cordial
welcome to all.
There will be a strawberry festival at
the Potomac M. E. Church on Tuesday,
June End. beginning at $50 Pm. For
the benefit of the new auditorium.
The ladies of Grace Methodist Church.
Gaithersbure. will hold strawberry festival
and supper in the church hall on Tuesday.
June 9th. beginning at S o'clock. P. M.
Randolph C. Edwards has been granted
an absolute divorce by Judge Peter. in the
circuit court here. from Minnie F. Edwards.
of Gaithersburg, on the ground of desertion.
The Parent Teachers Association Of Ira
vilah will hold an ice-cream and straw
berry festival in the town hall on June
5th, commencing at 7:30 P. M. for the
benefit of the school.
There will be a strawberry festival at the
Hunting Hill hall on Thursday. June 4th,
beginning at P. M. Strawberries, ice
cream. cake. bananas and peanuts for sale.
Benefit of Hunting Hill hall.
The Ladies Aid Society of the Brooke
vile M. P. Church will hold its annual
strawberry festival at Brookeville, on the
church lawn. Tuesday. June End. begin
ming at a P. M. Ice-cream. strawberries.
cake and candy.
Community Day will be held on May
goth at Avery school, beginning at P. M.
Dodge ball and base ball. Supper will be
sold for the benefit of the school, Play in
the evening Admission, silver offering.
Come and enjoy an evening with us.
Williston Dye. son of Captain and Mrs.
L. L. Dye, of Garrett Park. in class of
nearly 800. passed the competitive ex-
animation. winning one of fifteen presi-
Dental appointments to the Naval Acad-
envy. He will report to Annapolis June is.
The ladies of the Jamestown Presbyte-
rian Church will hold strawberry festival
on the church grounds on Decoration Day.
May 30th, commencing at 2 O'Clock in the
afternoon. Also coffee and sandwiches
will be for sale. You are cordially invited.
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Following services in Humphreys chapel
here, the remains of Ode P. Butler, aged
% years, lineman of the Washington Rail-
way and Electric Company. who was cleo
trocuted near Bethesda last Saturday when
he touched a hightension wire while at
work on a pole. were sent to Dunn. N. c.,
his former home, for burial. He mad been
living in Washington.
A well attended meeting of Janet Mont
somery Chapter, D. A. R.. was held last
week at the home of Mrs. Richard Waters,
at Germantown. Mrs. Estelle P. Weaver.
regent, presided. Mrs. William Briggs, of
the national society. gave a talk. and a
paper on Maryland in First Things" by
Mrs. j. Frank Wilson was much enjoyed.
The meeting was preceded by luncheon
served by the hostess.
John M. Smith, aged So years. formerly
of this county. died on Wednesday Of last
week in a sanatorium at Takoma Park,
following an illness of many months, due
to an affection of the heart. Mr.. Smith
was a native of Pennsylvania. For num-
Der of years he conducted hotel at
Ridgevile and was well known to hun
dreds Of motorists. He is survived by his
widow and two children-Harry Smith. of
Philadelphia. and Mrs. Richard L. Watkins.
Of Atlanta. Ca. formerly Of this town.
The County Commissioners have sold to
Harris, Forbes & Co., Of New York city, the
entire issue of $225,000 in bonds author
lied for the erection of new and the rer
modelling of public school buildings. The
price l03135-w which made the bonds
bring $232.053.75.is the highest yet paid
for Montgomery county bonds. They are
dated July 1, 1925. bear interest at a 1-2
per cent, and will be redeemed at the rate
Of $4,000 year until 1888. and from
then until 194l at the rate of $4,000 a
year.
Under the auspices of the Montgomery
County Council of the American Legion
and the American Legion Posts at Rock
vile. Silver Spring. Kensinston and Sandy
Spring the usual memorial exercises will
be held on the court house lawn here at IL
O'Clock Saturday morning, May 30th. The
exercises will be conducted by Reuben
Brigham, commander of the council, and
will include addresses by speakers of
prominence, vocal and instrumental music
and other features. including the firing of
the usual salute.
William G. Offutt for more than half a
century a resident Of Bethesda. died last
Saturday morning at his home. aged rs
years. His death was due to an affection
Of the heart and complications. He is
survived by his wife. Mrs. Bette Ofutt
formerly Miss Williams. Of this county
and the following children; Misses Viola
and Virginia and Frederick j. Offutt. OF
Bethesda, and William Lyles Offutt. Of
Chevy Chase. He was a half brother oil
NJ Wilson Offutt. Of Bethesda. and Hilleary
L. 0ffutt, of Garrett Park. The funeral
took place Monday afternoon from his late
home and burial was in Oak Hill Cemetery
Washington. Mr.. 0ffutt was son of the
late Hilleary L. Offutt.