Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1926-09-24
I'D aud Persona;
,wu and Country.

Town and Country.
The colored school house, near Norbeck
wasdestroyed by fire last Sunday night. The
cause Of the fire is unknown.
Vim. V. BealI. of this town, has bought
If the heirs of the late Catherine Uneles-
bee house and lot in Germantown. The
consideration was $500.
Free Methodist Church, Rockville. Rev
w F. Frederick, Pastor. Sabbath-Sun-
dow School at GAS A. M; short sermon
ond class meeting at II A. M; sermon at
7.9o P. M. Week day-Prayer service
thursday at 7:3O PM. The above will be
,hs order of services during August and
September.
The ladies' of the Mite Society Of Emory
ME-. Church South. 0akdale. will hold
chicken and meat supper at Sherwood
Hieb School, Sandy Spring, on Saturday,
october End, beginning at S P. M. Five
ond ten cent store and other attractions.
A GOOD place to come and bring your
family. enjoy your supper. meet your
friends and have a good time. Supper.
IS cents.
The funeral of DR.. F.W. Skinner. aged 70
wears. retired Methodist minister. who died
at the home of his sister. Mrs. Cornelia
Benson. near Neelsville. was conducted
last Sunday afternoon from the Methodist
Church at Clarksbuse. The pastor Of the
church, Rev. DR.. Nelson. conducted the
services, Burial was in the cemetery near
the church. DR.. Shriner for many years
wa, connected with the Baltimore Confer
ence of the M. E. Church South and was
pastor of numerous churches in the con-
ference district.
To enable patrons Of the Bethesda pub
nc school to meet the new principal. Thos
W. Pyle, and to become better acquainted
with the other seventeen members OF the
faculty, a reception was held in the school
building last Saturday night. 1t was ar
ranged by the school trustees-E. c. Bos-
worth, chairman; Mrs. H, Latane Lewis
and Oliver o. Kuhn. Following program
by the pupils, Mr.. Pyle outlined school
work for the year and urged cooperation.
The school, with $50 pupils. is the second
largest school in the county.
The address given by Miss Sara Funder-
burk, who is soon to return to China for
another period of missionary labor, at the
Baptist Church of Rockville last Sunday
morning, made a profound impression
upon the large congregation which heard
it, Next Sunday. September 26th. is to
be observed as Rally Day by the Church
and the Sunday School All members of
the Church and Sunday School are ex-
pected to be present at all services for the
day At the II A. M. service the pastor,
Rev B. NJ. Osgood. will deliver a vital
message on the subject "A Royal Minis
try for Everybody" In the evening. at
O'Clock, an attractive musical program will
be presented by the choir and others under
the direction of Mrs. Blandy. There will
be both vocal and instrumental music.
All are welcome to this interesting service.
The pastor will deliver brief address.
The work of widening Wisconsin Avenue
from the District of Columbia line through
Beth sda to the intersection of the Rock
willie and Old Georgetown pixies. distance
Of mile and a fifth. is under way. The
work Of clearing the right Of way is about
completed, and the grading will be started
within the next few days. The work is
expected to be completed before really cold
weather sets in. The cost. including the
widening of the bridge over the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad at Bethesda. will be-
something less than $4,000. The road
will be widened rs feet on the east side
The County Commissioners are endeavoring
to have the Washington and Rockville
Electric Railway Company remove its troll
ley poles from the center of the road and
place them on the sides and bring the
railway tracks down to grade. The railway
company has not. it is understood. given
much encouragement along that line as
yet but those interested are hopeful that
it will finally agree to do so. The Mont
gomery County Civic Federation is CO.
operating with the commissioners in their
efforts to have the company make these
changes.