Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1926-11-05
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Mrs. John A. Holmes, of this county
was elected chairman Of the Federation
of Republican Women at the convention
held in Baltimore last week.
The Ladies' Aid Society Of st. Mary
Catholic Church, Rockville, will hold a salt
of cakes and fancy articles on Wednesday
November Gath, at 2:30 p.
Services will be held in the Baptis
Church, at Germantown, Sunday morning
November 7th, at II O'Clock. Mr.. Johen'
ming will speak. All are welcome.
Tn. ladies of Grace Methodist Church
Gaitb,rsburs, will hold an oyster and
chicken supper in the church hall on No.
vembsr 18th. beginning at $50 O'Clock. P
M. Supper. so cents.
Announcement has been made of the
marriage in Washington of Miss Virginia
Riley, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Marion
Riley, of Dickerson. and Mr.. Holbrook Stan
baush, of Washington.
Swepson Earle, State Conservation Com
missioner, has appointed James P. Gott
and Oscar Gather, both of Rockville, sala-
ried deputy game wardens for the hunting
season, which opens on November 10th.
Mrs. James H. Jones. Of Washington and
this county. announces the engagement Of
her daughter, Miss Virginia Dawson Jones,
TO Mr.. Charles Waugh Fitzgerald, Jr., Of
Princess Anne, Nd. The wedding will take
place in November.
William H. Bobinger, aged 81 years,
lifelong resident of Cabin John. this coun-
~. died suddenly last week at the George
town Hospital. He is survived by his wife,
Nellie j. Bobinger; daughter, Miss Edith
Bobinger. and three sons. William. Harry
and Jack Bobineer
As he was returning to his home, near
Damascus, on Tuesday afternoon of last
week, after having hurriedly driven horses
into a nearby field, Emory E. Mullinix, a
well-known farmer, was stricken with heart
disease and died almost instantly. He was
So years old and is survived by his wife,
two daughters and a son.
Announcement has been made that the
annual field trials of the National Capital
Field Trials Club, which were originally
scheduled to be held at Poolesville, begin
ming November 9th, will be staged at Cen
treville, Va, a few miles from Fairfax
Court House, on the same dates, 1t will
be the clubs fourteenth annual meet. The
trials are expected to last three days.
The Public Service Commission of Mary
land has approved the application of the
Washington and Great Falls Investment
Company for the removal Of its railway
tracks betwee n the intersection of Wiscon-
sin Avenue and Bradley Lane. this coun-
ty, and the Great Falls of the Potomac,
and for authority to dispose of the same
and other property.
James L. Townsend, welI-known citi-
zen and lifelong resident of Olney district,
died last week at his home. near Sunshine,
aged 20 years. Although he had been
more or less of an invalid for long time,
his death was sudden and unexpected and
was due to heart trouble. He was the
father of Rev. John W. Townsend, Of W ASH
ington, and leaves another son and daugh-
ter.
The barn on the farm Of Jacob C. Sny-
der, near Germantown. 1000 bushels Of
unthreshed wheat and large quantity of
hay, were destroyed by fire last Friday, en-
failing loss of around $l0.0U0. partially
covered by insurance. The Rockville vol
unteer firemen responded to the alarm,
but were unable to check the flames and
confined their efforts largely to protecting
nearby property. The cause of the fire is
not known.
In the dairy cattle judging contest at
the recent Frederick Fair, among boys of
the various departments of vocational az
riculture of the State, Lee K. Howes. of
Washington Grove. was decided the best
individual Judge of Guernseys. and Ulysses
Griffith. of Gaithersburg, the best indi-
vidual judge of Jerseys. Marshall Hers
perger, of Poolesville. was placed third
among SO boys competing in a yellow
corn judging contest.
James Abby Henderson. aged SIS years
member of the Rockville bar formerly
police justice for this county and for one
term Democratic member Of the II use of
Delegates from this county, died Tuesday
in Washington hospital. He had been
i'll for several months. He is survived by
his wife and little daughter, his mother,
Mrs. Clara Henderson. of Rockville a
brother, Geo. P. Henderson. of Rockville
three sisters. Misses Rose and Margaret
Henderson, Of Rockville. and Mrs. Italia
Zero Bridges. of Hancock, Md. Mr.. Hen
derson was son of the late Judge James
b. Henderson.
In the circuit court here Judge Robert B.
Peter has handed down a decision dis
missing the divorce suit of Mrs. Margaret
,. Conway, Of Washington. against her
husband, Abner W. Conway, Of Friendship
Heights. Mrs. Conway asked for limited
divorce on the ground of cruelty and testi-
ned concerning bruises inflicted on her by
her husband. Judge Peter. however. held
that the times she sustained the bruises
she was hysterical and the bruises were
the result Of the husbands efforts to re-
strain her. Mrs. Conway was represented
by Attorney Kenneth Lyddane and the
defendant by Attorneys Stedman Prescott
and F. Barnard Welsh.
The members and many friends Of the
baptist Church at Rockville. Rev. B; M.
Ossood. minister, are looking forward to
the public re-dedcatory services of the
church 10 no hold Wednaedou ayan;nd