Montgomery County sentinel., 1926-10-08
iEotal aud 9ersuual.
Town aud Country.

Tuesday, October 18th, Columbus Day
beins a legal holiday in Maryland. the
banks of the county will be closed.
Services will be held in the Baptist
Church at Germantown on Sunday morn
ind. October 10th, at II O'Clock. Mr.. C.
W. Johenning, of Washington, will speak
A meat and oyster supper will be served
at the parsonage in Germantown on Octo-
her l4th. Supper ready at S O'Clock
Proceeds for the benefit Of the Neelsville
cemetery, adjoining the church.
The Quarterly W. M. U. Group meeting
will be held at Barnesville on Friday. Oc-
tober 8th-morning session at II O'Clock
and the afternoon session at 2 O'Clock.
All members are urged to be present.
The Ladies' Aid Society of Mt. Carmel
MP. Church will hold an oyster supper at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. A. Bowie Brown
on October 26th and 9th for the benefit
of the new church fund. Supper, 65 cts.
The annual meeting of the Womans 8
Auxiliary Of Montgomery County will be
held in ST. Peters Church, POOlesville, on
October 9Th, beginning at 10 A. M, with
the celebration of Holy Communion. Basket
lunch.
At the annual election of the Sandy
Spring Volunteer Fire Department officers
were chosen as follows: President. Josiah
W. Jones; vice. president, A. j. Boyd Sec
retary, Robert H. Miller; treasurer, L. C.
Burns; fire chief, Herbert H. Adams.
Representative John H. Smithwich, Of
Florida, has added to his extensive real
estate holdings in Montgomery county by
purchasing from Albert M. Bouic and Alton
C. Bell a farm of 1870 acres near Redland,
and from Miss Anna NJ. Maddox. of Rock
vile, SIS acres on the Rockville Wheaton
road. adjoining Rockville.
World Series In Photos.-The enlarged
Rotogravure Section of The Washington
Star for Sunday, October 10th, will contain
photographs of the world series thrilling
pictures of the games between the St. Louis
Cardinals and the New York Yankees.
Order your copy of next Sundays Wash
ington Star from your newsdealer today.
Maurice Emory Howes, aged 48 years.
farmer, was found dead Sunday morning
on the farm of Patrick Murphy. near Etchi-
son, where he made his home. A certificate
of death from natural causes was given.
He was unmarried. Surviving him are
both parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Howes,
Of Howard county; five brothers and two
sisters.
At the October meeting of the Silver
Spring Chamber of Commerce held last
Friday evening and largely attended, the
president, Frank L. Hewitt, and J. Donald
Clagett and DR.. L. M. Christie were chosen
delegates to represent the organization at
meetings of the Montgomery County Civic
Federation, and Charles W. Hopkins. DR..
H. H. Hewlett and Roy M. Heizer were
named alternates.
Bids recently submitted for the erection
of armories at Silver Spring and Kensine-
ton were rejected by Gen. Milton Rockford
State Adjutant General. because the low
est in each case was much in excess Of
the amount of money available 1t is
understood the plans will be modified and
new bids asked in the hope that the work
Of constructing both buildings may be
started during the fall. The amount avail
able for the armories is 100000.
The 17-year locust spends large part
Of its life in grub-like form under ground
feeding upon roots of forest trees. 1t is
predicted that in 1927 large numbers of
l7-year locusts will emerge n.certain parts
of Pennsylvania. Maryland, Virginia. West
Virginia, Kentucky, Indiana. Illinois and
Kansas. The prediction is based upon
records running as far back as 1724. In
these States it is said that the locust will
suddenly come out by thousands, literally
cover the bark of trees and fill the air with
their persistent clatter. Seventeen-year
lOcusts appear somewhere in this country
every year, but belong to different broOds
from those emerging in other years.
At special meeting of the Northern
Archdeaconry of Maryland in the Diocese
Of Washington. held at Trinity Church
Parish Hall. Washington, on Tuesday. Sep
tember 2lst. the Rev. Millard F. Minnick
rector of Christ Church, Rockville, was
elected president to succeed the late Rev
James Kirkpatrick. The Rev. R. J. Ripley
OF Seat Pleasant. Md. was elected vice
president. The other officers are: The
Rev. Thos. D. Windiate. Kensineton. Md.
secretary. and Mr.. G. A. Bloomer. Chevy
Chase, treasurer The Archdeaconry in
cludes all Of the parishes in Montgomery
county and the parishes of St, Matthew
St. Philip, Zion, Addison and Holy Trinity
In Prince Georges county.
The Baptist Church at Rockville is nov
IN the hands Of the painters. In few
weeks all the repairs and Improvement
will have been completed, and the new
rooms and re.decorated auditorium will b,
ready for services of re-dedication. Mex
Sunday morning at II O'Clock the pastor
Rev. B. M. 0sgood. will preach the seconC
sermon in the series on Gods Capitol fo
the World" New members will be re-
ceived. In the evening at 7:30 o'clocl
the pastor will deliver and illustrated lee
ture. free for all. on the subject of Stir
ring Times in China" The Young Peo
pies Society will meet at 6:45 P. M. The
pastors attractive illustrated lecture OF
Cuba, the Land Of Sunshine and Flowers.
Will be given in the Rockville Baptis
church on Thursday. October 28th, at
Pm.
John L. Dawson, aged IT years, promi
nent citizen and lifelong resident of Rock
vile and vicinity died last Monday at hi