Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1927-05-13

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Roszel Woodward. for 80 years Justice
OF the peace and for more than so years
resident of the county. died last Friday
night at his home at Washington Grove,
aged 10 years. He had been i'll long
while OF a complication of diseases, and
MS death was not unexpected. Surviving
are two sons and three daughters, Benja-
min D. and Misses Emma R., Sarah L. and
Virginia E. Woodward, of Washington
Grove, and Asbury R. Woodward, of Wash
ington.
Large audiences witnessed the baptismal
services at the Rockville Baptist Church
last Sunday morning and evening A spirit
OF eladness pervaded the congr agation.
Next Sunday at II A. M. the pastor, Rev.
b. M. Oseood. will preach on the subject of
Christian Baptism. mot Far from the
Kingdom of God" will be the pastors ser
mon topic for the P. NJ gospel service.
The Sunday School will meet at 10 A. M.
and the Young Peoples Meeting to be held
at 7:45 P. M. will be led by Lester Bogley.
Mrs. Sedonia Heagy. wife of John NJ
heaey, of Rockville, died last Friday night
at the home of her son. Charles A. Heaey
in Baltimore. aged II years. Surviving
her are her husband and the following
children: Mrs. Ralph Kimball, of New
York; Charles A. Heagy. of Baltimore, and
John Heagy, of Rockville. She was a
sister of John B. and VIM. R. Pumphrey,
OF Rockville, and Mrs. Mary L. Warner, of
Washington. Mrs. Heaey was daughter
Of the late Alexander Humphrey and was
a lifelong resident of this county.
Mrs. Henrietta Griffith Christopher. aged
IA years, widow of James C. Christopher,
ST., of Baltimore, died last Monday after
noon at the home of her son-in-law and
daughter, Judge and Mrs. Samuel Riggs,
near Laytonsville. She suffered a stroke
of apoplexy Sunday morning and failed to
rally. A son and dauehter-James C
Christopher, Jr.. of Laytonsville. and Mrs
Riggs-s survive. She was a sister of Henry
II. Griffith, of Gaithersburg. Mrs. Christie
pher was a native of Laytonsville district,
but following her marriage lived in Balti
more long time.
Miss Eliza H. Miller. formerly a resident
of Sandy Spring. was fatally scalded in a
bathtub in the home of her niece, Mrs.
Lawrence Stabler. in Wilmington, Del, last
Friday. Miss Miller. who was SO years
old. turned on the hot water by mistake.
She was daughter of the late Robert H.
Miller. of Alexandria. Va. and sister of
Benjamin H. Miller. of Ashton, this county,
and of Mrs. Reese, of Baltimore. The
funeral took place Monday morning from
the home of her niece. Mrs. John C. Bent
ley. at Sandy Spring. and burial was in
the Friends Cemetery.
The Rockville Woman's Club was enter.
tanned bv Mrs. William Farquhar at the
home OF Mrs. Thomas D. Griffith on May
5th, with very large number of the MEM
beers present. After the usual business
routine, reports were heard from the direc-
tor and delegates to the annual meeting
of the State Federation of Women's Clubs
Mrs. Franklin o. Fritchie, of Cumberland
president of the National Housewives AL
lance. addressed the meeting. She dis
cussed sanitation. nourishment and food
economy. After pleasant social period
the club adjourned to meet on May 18th
at the clubhouse.
Prize winners of the Rockville Clean Up
Brigade were selected by a vote of the
members of the brigade at the high school,
Tuesday afternoon last. There were two
prizes for the girls and two for the boys
who had done the best work during April
in helping to keep the sidewalks and streets
free of rubbish. Rev. B. M. Osgood, chair
man of the committee representing the
Rockville Chamber of Commerce. by which
body the prizes were offered. presented
the awards. For the girls. Helen Howard
won first prize and Mabel Suaff second
prize and for the boys. franklin Wilson
carried off the first honor and Howard
Pepper the second.