Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1926-08-13

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lows and Country.
Louis A. Cutshaw. Of Takoma Park. hs
been re-appointed by the County Com
missloners constable for two years.
The County Commissioners have az
pointed Robert S. Darby. of Gaithersburl
a constable and member Of the count
police force.
Gov Richie has appointed Carl A. Kline
of Damascus district. notary public 70
this county, and his commission has beel
received by the clerk of the circuit courl
hete.
The monthly meeting of the Woman
Christian Temperance Union will be HEX
at the home of Misses Ida and Beulal
Dove, Rockville. on Thursday. August 18th
at 2:3OP. M. All members and friend
are cordially invited to be present.
The Montgomery County Democratic Law
Enforcement Clubs will hold their mex
meeting in Woodmen Hall. Laytonsville
nm Monday, August 18th. at 7:SO P. M
MI. W. Jett Lauck will speak. A brass
hand will furnish music for the meeting
and the president. Mrs. Daniel C. Chace
will preside.
Following a long illness Of an affection
of the heart. Rhinaldo Watkins. a retired
farmer and lifelong resident Of Damascus
district, died on Wednesday Of last week
ased rs years. He is survived by a daush-
ter and a son-Mrs. Lewis Duvall of Wood
field and VIM. S. Watkins Of Damascus
The funeral took place from the Methodist
Church at Damascus and burial was in the
cemetery at Damascus.
10 making change for patrons in the
purchase Of tickets and in Baltimore and
Ohio dining cars. ticket agents and stewards
are Giving out Stone Mountain Memorial
half-dollars at their face value. as souve-
Mrs. These special coins were purchased
from the Stone Mountain Memorial Asso-
citation, at one dollar a piece. by the Bal
timore and Ohio Railroad Company for
distribution among its patrons.
Lightning set fire to a barrack on the
farm Of Bowie Childs. near Laytonsville.
on Thursday night of last week. and In
short time the building and contents, which
included a large amount of hay and straw.
were consumed. The Rockville firemen re-
sponded to the alarm and confined their
efforts to preventing the flames from spread
ing to nearby buildings. Shortly afterward
q tenant house on the farm Of Josiah w.
Jones, near Olney. was also destroyed by
fire supposedly of similar origin.
REGULAR services in the remodelled house
of worship of the Rockville Baptist Church
were resumed last Sunday. The new
pastor. Rev. B. M. OseoOd. preached both
morning and eve. ing Next Sunday morn
ins at 10 clock the Sunday School will meet
in the new assembly hall and class rooms.
AT the II A. NJ. service the pastor will
preach on the subject: THE Enlargement
Of Life" The sermon topic for the even
ing gospel service at o'clock will be.
THE Gospel of Helpfulness." A cordial
welcome is extended TO all who have no
church home to attend these services.
According to figures compiled by Dr. John
Gardner, county treasurer, taxes ageieeat-
ing $l02. 592.96 were collected by the
treasurer's Office here during July. OF this
amount. $l6.734S6 goes to the State as
its share of the tax on real and personal
property and securities. The total amount
OF county and State taxes to be collected
by the office for the year which began
July LIST is approximately $S44. 900. In
terest at the rate of 6 per cent is CHARGED
beginning Sept. LIST, and all real property
upon which taxes are not paid by January
| will be advertised for sale at public auction.
William Murray. alias John Bailey. col
Ored, Of Raleigh. ~ c.. is in jail here
CHARGED with an assault upon with intent
to kill Mrs. Hancock. wife of W. F. Han
cock, Of this county. and an attempt to
rob her. R. B. Lawrence and Jas. B. True,
Of Battery Park, special deputy sheriffs.
arrested him near Chevy Chase last week,
they having been informed he was at work
there The negro worked at the Hancock
home last Christmas Eve and when Mrs.
Hancock was about to pay him for the
days work he is said TO have struck her
on the head with a revolver and so seri-
ously injured her that she was under treat
ment In Walter Reed Hospital for several
weeks. Murray escaped and his where
abouts remained unknown until his return
to the Chevy Chase neighborhood.
Next Sunday in The Washington Star
Next Sundays Washington Star will have
an entertaining story Of unique customs
which dominate well known Virginia
community. where contentment and pros
perity are esined without following the
pathways Of modernism.
Fiction by well known magazine writers
will be included in the list OF features for
the week. and there will be unusually en-
tertaning humorous articles by Nina Viii
cox Putnam. Stephen Leacock. Ring Lard
ner and Ed Wynn. each Of whom has a
large following.
The Rambler's weekly article will relate
to historic events in Washington. and
numerous other articles will appear in next
Sundays Star.