Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1926-10-22
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Town ana OOuubTy'
The MONTGOMERY and Howard counties
Pomona Grange will meet at 0lney Grange
Hall on Thursday, October 2Sth. at 10 A. M
There will be services in the Baptist
Church at Germantown on Sunday morn
ind October gath, at II o'clock. You are
cordially invited to be present.
DR.. and Mrs. Herbert S. Adams cele'
b,ated the twenty-fifth anniversary oil
their marriage by entertaining a large
number of their friends at their home al
Sandy Spring.
The ladies' Aid Society Of Brookevillt
MP Church will hold its annual oystel
sunner at Olney on November End and
ard Dinner will be served on election
day near the polls.
The Ladies' Aid Society of Mt. Carme
MP. Church will hold an oyster supper al
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. A. Bowie Brown
on October 26th and 9th for the benefit
of the new church fund. Supper. IS cts.
The monthly meeting Of the Woman''
Christian Temperance Union will be held
a, the home of Mrs. Geo. S. Stone on Tues
day Octobsr 26th, at ESQ P. M. The
members and friends are cordially invited
to be present.
The ladies of the Travileh Baptist Church
will hold an oyster and meat supper or
Thursday. November 4th. in the hall al
Travilah. If rainy, the next night. Pro-
ceeds for the benefit of the church.
The funeral of Benjamin F. Walker. long
time resident of the vicinity of Concord
who died on Thursday of last week. aged
IA years, of a complication of diseases
took place Sunday from the Concord Church
the Rev. DR.. McCauley conducting the SER
vices.
The American Clan Greeor Society will
unveil bronze tablet in the court room
of the court house. in Rockville, at IL
O'Clock, noon, on Friday. October 22nd. in
memory of the descendants Of Alexander
MaRruder the Maryland immigrant. who
served in the Revolutionary Army from
Montgomery county. Md.
Mrs. Myrta l. Crowell. of Bethesda, has
been granted an absolute divorce from
Ned E. Crowell. also of Bethesda, and al
lowed alimony at the rate Of $l2O month.
by Judge Robert B. Peter in the circuit
court here. Mrs. Crowell was represented
by Attorney Robert Peter, Jr
Free Methodist Church, Rockville. Rev.
W. Z. Frederick, Pastor. Sabbath-Sun-
day School at 9:45 A. M; class meeting
at II A. M. sermon at 1880 P. M. Week
day-Prayer meeting Thursday at 1880 P.
M. Sunday. October 3lst, the pastor will
preach an Introductory sermon to the COM
munity ct large. You are invited.
The first quarterly meeting of the Mont
gOmery County Anti-Saloon League will
be held in the M. E. Church South, Rock
vile, On Tuesday, October 26th-sessions
at 1890 A. M, and 1870 Pm. Supt. Geo.
W. Crabbe and other speakers will address
the meeting. Luncheon at 35 cents per
person will be served by the Ladies' Aid.
Mrs Louise Hall Nesbitt, widow of Geo.
F. Nesbtt, died last week at the home of
her nephew. John H. Janney. at Brighton.
aged IS years. her death being due to the
infirmities of age. The funeral took place
from st. Johns Episcopal Church. Olney.
Mrs. Nesbitt was daughter of the late
Elisha John Hail. and life resident of the
county.
A complication of diseases, of which he
had long been i'll. caused the death at his
home, near Bethesda, on Wednesday Of
last week of Robert W. 0ffutt, for virtually
his entire life resident of Bethesda and
Potomac districts. He was SO years old.
Surviving him are his wife and several
children. Mrs. Offutt was formerly Miss
Perry. of this county.
The executive board Of the Montgomery
County Game and Fish Protective Asso-
citation has decided to donate two silver
trophies for the membership events at the
annual field trials Of the Capital City Field
Trials Association to be held at Poolesville
on November 9th, and has appointed j.
Roger Spates. Clyde Harriss and Robert L.
Tolson to make the selections.
Information has been received here of
the sudden death near Akron. Ohio. on
Saturday of Forrest J. Robertson. son Of
Mrs. Lillian Robertson, of this town. II is
understood he was killed while hunting.
He was 81 years old and is survived by
his wife and two children. He was a
veteran of the World War and a grandson
OF Jacob Poss. of this place.
Announcement has been made Of the
marriage of Miss Ruth Shoemaker. daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. j. Janney Shoemaker.
Of Sandy Spring, this county, and Mr..
Raymond Ravens, of Boston. Mass. The
ceremony was performed at the home Of
the bridegrooms parents, and owing to
illness in the family was very quiet and
informal affair. They will live in Boston.
The report of Judge Samuel Riggs for
August, filed with the County Commits
sioners, shows that during the month
N.475.95 in fines and costs were collected
in the police court here. OF this amount
S728.50 were fines and costs in autOmo-
Die cases and goes to thu State Motor
Vehicle Commissioner. and the remainder
has been credited to the county police fund.
The ninety seventh birthday anniver-
sary Of Mrs. Mary E. Brown. widow Of
John W. Brown, and said to be the Oldest
resident of the upper section Of the county,
was celebrated at the home Of her grand
son, Haitian A. Brown, GAINESVILLE, when
her only living child. Miss Sallie Brown