Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1927-07-15
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The big Purdum picnic will be held or
July 2Srd. Suppers. Music by Kings
Comet Band.
The annual picnic of Modern WOOdmen
will he held on Thursday, August 4th al
Laytonsville.
The GAINESVILLE picnic will be held on
Wednesday. August 3rd. All friends in
yited. Come early.
Resular communion service next Sun
dsy. July 18th, at the Jamestown Church.
You should be in your place.
REGULAR service will be held at Boyd
Church on Sabbath evening. July 18th. at
o'clock. You should be in your place.
The Ladies' Aid Society Of Mt. Tabor M.
F. Church will hold its annual picnic and
supper on Saturday. July 3Oth. at the hall
at Etchison. Music by the M. W. A. Band.
Miss Eileen Maeruder. Of Washington.
and the Misses Dorothea and Ruth Hoskin-
son, of Rockville. are spending the week
end with friends at Atlantic City.
The Ladies' Aid Society of Wesley Grove
ME-. Church will hold its annual picnic
and supper on Saturday, August 18th. at
the hall at Woodfeld. Music by the M. W.
A. Band.
Mrs. M v. Magruder and daughter. Eileen
Maoruder. have returned to their home. in
Washington, after spending several weeks
with Mrs. Magruders father and mother.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Stearn. Of Travilah.
The annual picnic of the Clarksbure M.
E. Church will be held on Saturday. August
18th, in E. v. Kings woods, on Frederick
Washington pike. Band music. chicken
supper, ice-cream, cake and sandwiches.
The monthly meeting Of the W. c. T. U.
will be held at the home Of Mrs. J. j. Hie-
Gins, Rockville. on Tuesday July 18th. at
2;SOP. M. The new members are speci-
ally urged to be psesent at this meeting.
St, Luke's Guild Brighton, will hold its
annual lawn fete on the church grounds
on Saturday, August 9th, beginning at a
Pm. Sandwich supper; ice-cream, cake
ETC.; ball game; entertainment.
Following a long illness. Mrs. Minnie A.
BinH wife of W. W. Bine, died on Wed
nesday of last week at her home. near Glen.
AGED 40 years, her death being due to
complication of diseases. She is survived
by her husband and two children.
While conversing with friend near his
home, last Friday afternoon, Jacob Powell
a merchant of Colesville district, was
stricken with apoplexy and died almost
instantly. He was "a years old. He is
survived by his wife. formerly a Miss
Buscher of Washington, and six children.
Miss Nellie Dorrance. aged 70 years, Of
Washington, formerly resident of Sandy
Spring, this county, died last Sunday at
Waverly Sanitarium, near Monuose. She
was the daughter of the late Commodore
Dorrance of the United States Navy and a
sister of John Dorrance, prominent BUSH
ness man of Houston. Texas.
During May and June contributions to
the MONTGOMERY County Social Service
League totaled $2.570.23. according to
announcement by the treasurer. Mrs. Mil
ton Bancroft. A lare part of the amount
received resulted from the recent drive
for funds and came through the various
women's clubs Of the county.
Life On The Mississippi" Rex Collier,
The Washington Stars special correspond
ent in the food district Of the Mississippi,
has written a special illustrated, human
interest story of the great food. which will
appear in the magazine Of the Washing
ton Star Sunday. July H. Read his big
story and order your copy Of next Sunday
Star from your news dealer today.
At meeting of the Henderson Smith
Edmonds Post, American Legion. of Rock
vile, held at Dixie Tavern, Stedman Pres
colt, Harold C. Smith, John Ward. Carroll
V. Wiley, Robert L. Tolson, Orville R Ben
son. J. B. Nicol and Norman W. Peterson
were named as delegates and alternates
to represent the post at the annual meet
ing of the State Department, soon to be
held at Easton, Md.
John Fulk. of Boyds. is at the Frederick
City Hospital with decorations and possible
internal injuries. following collision be-
tween his automobile and that Of John F.
Hareett of Germantown. last Saturday
night on the Frederick pike. between
Clarksburg and Hyattstown. Hargett and
two companions were slightly injured.
One of the machines is said to have
skidded
The automobile of Herman Estworthy
otGermantown. overturned at Wisconsin
and Massachusetts, Avenues. Washington
last Sunday when it collided with a ma
chine driven by Edward F. DAILY. of Drum.
mond Avenue, Chevy Chase. Estworthy
sustained a fracture of his left shoulder
and cuts to his face. while Ruth Estworthy'
right leg was injured. They were taken tC
Georgetown University Hospital.
One Of the largest real estate transactions
OF recent years in this county became def
nitely known last week when a deed
conveying 958 acres from the Straight
Improvement Company Of New York t
Representative John H. Smithwick. Of
Florida, was filed in the Office of the clerE
Of the circuit court here for record. 1t il
understood the consideration was SITS. 900
Cissel & 0ffutt. of Rockville, realtors. con
Quoted the negotiations.
A jury Of inquest met here Sunday ate
noon, Justice Of the Peace John Jones. o
Rockville, acting as coroner, and. afte
hearing testimony concerning the crcum
stances surrounding the death of Johr
Slater Sherry, Of Friendship Heights. whicl
resulted from injusies received SATURDAY.