Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1927-02-11
Tueal aud gersnual.

There will be dance In St. Mary's Hall,
Rockville. on February 18th. under the
auspices Of the St. Mary's Dramatic Club.
Brockway's Orchestra
The following pupils made 100 per cent
attendance at Seneca school during the
month of January: Katherine West. Leona
Turley and Charles Laurey.
Baptist services will be held in the
Southern Methodist Church at German
town on Sunday morning. February 18th.
at II O'Clock. Public cordially invited.
A Deputy Collector Of Internal Revenue
will visit Rockville on March 9th. 9th and
10th for the purpose Of assisting taxpayers
In fling income returns for the year 1925.
The County Commissioners have appoint
ed Lawrence G. Clagett a member of the
county police force. Mr.. Clagett was a
member of the force and resigned about
two years ago.
The condition Of DR.. Geo. L. Edmonds. of
this town. who for the last 10 days has
been III of pneumonia at Annapolis. where
he is serving as a member of the House
of Delegates. is reported to be improved.
Assistant Secretary Of War McNider will
address the fourth annual banquet Of the
MONTGOMERY County Council Of the Ameri-
can Legion. to be held in the Knights Of
Columbus Hall at Silver Spring the even
ing Of February 18th.
The report of Judge Samuel Riggs. Of
the police court, for December shows that
the fines and costs aggregated $760.75.
OF this amount $3.50 were automobile
fines and 60 to the State Motor Vehicle
Commissioner The remainder has been
credited to the county police fund.
Following an illness Of only few days
Of pneumonia. Jesse ]. Shry. aged 81
years, of Gaithersbure. for long time 10
the employ of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company as a telegraph operator,
died at the Montgomery County General
Hospital. He is survived by his wife and
two children.
The Guild of St. Marys Episcopal Church
at Aspen has reelected Mrs. Clayton Rab-
bitt president and Mrs. Charles E. Dwyer
treasurer for the current year. and the
other officers are as follows: Vice-presi-
dent, Mrs. Lewis B. Graeves secretary.
Miss Margaret Carroll chairman of the
donation committee, Mrs. Graeves.
In the circuit court here Judge Robert B.
Peter has signed decree granting to Mrs.
Ethel B. Kemon. of Washington. formerly
of Chevy Chase. an absolute divorce from
Philip M. Kemon. prominent Washington
real estate operator. and awarding her the
custody Of the couples four minor chill
dren. The decree also allows Mrs. Kemon
$50 month. Attorney P. Kenneth Lyd-
dane represented the plaintiff.
]. Stanley Gineell. for many years a
deputy sheriff and constable for the coun-
ty. recently appointed a member Of the
county police force and assigned to the
Office Of the States Attorney will not. 1t
is stated. qualify as a member Of the force.
Lawrence CIaeett. just appointed men,
Der Of the force. II is understood. will be
the rieht-hand man of the States Attor-
ney.
The Newcomb Club Of Bethesda met at
the home Of Mrs. L. B. Pusey on February
4th. At this meeting much was accom-
plished in the way of important business.
Tie program OF the afternoon consisted Of
a paper by Mrs. Edwin Bosworth on Our
Modern Writers" paper well prepared
and pleasinely presented; following this
quotations from THE Heart Of Emerson's
Journals" by Bliss Perry. were read by the
members; this proved to be feature most
entertaining. Mrs. Menefee contributed
Der of the program. Country Gardens" by
Percy Granger. The next meeting will
be held on February 18th at the home of
Mrs. Walter Perry. Bethesda.
Three men. Earl OHara. Edgar Smith
and John Dodson, Of near Dickerson. mar
rowly escaped death on Sunday morning
early. when the automobile in which they
were riding crashed into moving Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad freight train al
the grade crossing at Lime Kiln. Md. The
car. carried about so feet along the rail-
road right Of way. rolled down an embank-
ment Of IS ieet and was wrecked. 0Hara.
suffering bruises and cuts. was taken to
the Frederick City Hospital. while Smith
and Dodson escaped with slight injuries.
Because Of the heavy mist, and the fact
that the grade crossing is elevated at this
point. the headlights of the automobile did
not illuminate the train. which was NOV
ing slowly.
Mrs. Matilda Price Allen, wife Of Edward
7. Allen and daughter of the late Philan-
der c. and Virginia Smith Riley, of Nor
beck, this county. died at her home in
Portland, Ore. on January 3ist. following
an illness Of two months She is survived
by her husband and two daughters. Misses
Olmsted and Barbara Allen and the fol-
lowing sisters and brothers Misses Eliza
beth. Ellen and Harriet Riley. Of NOrbeck
Maj. Philander Riley. United States Army,
now at Walter Reed Hospital and Benja-
min and Smith Riley. of New York. Mrs.
Allen was well known in literary circles.
She was frequent contributor Of short
stories to leading magazines under the
name Of Maryland Allen" and was the
authoress Of several books Of fiction. two
Of which are yet to be published. She was
native Of this county. for several years
made her home in Washington and for the
last twenty years had lived at Portland.
Mrs. L. C. Probert. Of this county and
washington. is the newly elected chair
man of the Wonnan,, Rnnrh of the MINT