Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1927-02-25
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Town and Country.


dinner. music, etc.
W. W. Bride. of Edgemoor, and John
Imirie, of Bradley Lane. have been made
members of the board of directors Of the
Bank of Bethesda.
A Deputy Collector Of Internal Revenue
will visit Rockville on March 9Th. 9th and
10th for the purpose of assisting taxpayers
in filing income returns for the year 1925.
Mr.. Harry Gormley has sold his residence.
situated in the West End of Rockville. to
ME-. M. Dodson. also of Rockville, for
$4,000. The building was recently erected.
Mr.. Robinson, of Brighton, this county,
held the lucky number and received the
Chevrolet automobile ratified by the Rock
vile Volunteer Fire Department on Tues
day night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Blandy entertained
the members Of the choir of St. Marys
Catholic Church. Rockville. and few other
friends at their home, at Montrose. last
Sunday.
of the 4S candidates who passed the
November series of examinations for ad-
mission to the Maryland bar. Thomas M.
Anderson, son of Mr.. and Mrs. G. Minor
Anderson, of this town, was one. He is
now pursuing law studies at the University
of Virginia.
A big celebration for the benefit Of the
Sandy Spring Volunteer Fire Department,
including a vaudeville performance, dane
ind and the giving away Of Ford car, has
been announced for Friday, February rs,
at the Sherwood High School building.
Announcement has been made Of the
enlightenment of Miss Danella McCulloch.
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. James E. McCul-
loeb, of Kensington. and Rev. Byron W.
john. pastor of the Rockville NJ. E. Church
South. The date for the wedding has not
been fixed.
BY l6 to 10 the girls basket ball team
of the Pooesville High School defeated
the girls team of the Rockville High School
at Poolesville last Friday afternoon. and
the boys team of the Poolesville school
won from the boys quint Of the Rockville
school, II to Ia.
DR.. VIM. T. Pratt, of Rockville, health
officer for Montgomery and Prince Georges
counties, has had his territory temporarily
increased, SO far as control OF communica-
Bile disease and physical examination OF
school children are concerned. by the addi-
ton of Charles county.
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Thomas Shannon. Sc years old. for 40
years resident of this county and for
more than 80 years in the employ Of the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Co., died Tues
day afternoon at his home. near Rock
vile. He is survived by his widow and
brother, Joseph shannon, but leaves no
children.
Following long illness, Mrs. Mary W
Parsley, 80 years old. wife of Themes Z.
Parsley, died Monday at her home near
Woodheld. She is survived by her hus-
band, a daughter, Miss Nettie Parsley. OF
Woodfield a sister, Mrs. Margaret Duna-
win, of Ashburn, Va. and three brothers,
Nicholas Ward, of Howard county, and
Richard |. and OttoC. Ward. of this county.
Approximately 10000 small black bass
from the State Fisheries were placed IN
the various streams Of Montgomery coun-
ty during the past year, according to Clyde
Harris, chief deputy game warden for this
county. Mr. Harriss will make an effort
he stated, to have many more bass and
other species placed into streams OF the
county during the year and expressed the
belief that he will be successful.
Mrs. Clara Davis, widow of Vernon Davis
died last week at the home of her son, Ira
Davis, near Hyattstown, an affection oil
the heart from which she had long suffered
being the cause of her death. She is sur
vived by a son and daughter. the latter
Mrs. Clara Rhodes. of Phoenix. Ariz. The
funeral took place from the Methodist
Church at Hyattstown and burial was in
Monocacy Cemetery at Beallsville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Entwistle, Of Califor-
MIA, have enrolled their twin male children
Brooke and Henry. 8 years of age. in
movie school, there to receive an educa'
ton fitting them for the stage. Probably
these are the youngest children ever to
have enlisted for instruction in the movie
world, especially twins. They are brlsh'
little fellows and are physically well de-
veloped. Mrs. Entwistle was daughter
of the late Adair Brooke and born anc
reared in this town. After her marriage
she and her husband took up residence
in California.
A fire which destroyed barn at Monke!
Hollow. near Linden. brought to light. !
is said, that large still had been in op
Grafton in the building. Policeman Ear
Burdine was attracted to the scene ant
following an investigation arrested Huel
Lee Black, formerly Of Washington, on {
charge of violating the local option law
the county. He was released on $500
bond. In addition to the still. many gal
Ions of peach brandy mash and ten gallon
Of peach brandy were. it is said. found il
the ruins. The operation of the still
believed to have caused the fire.
According to announcement by PRO-
E. W. Broome, county superintendent
schools, 2,272 public school pupils Of thi
county had perfect attendance record
during the month Of January. and la
attended 80 per cent of the time or BETTE