Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1927-09-16
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crier Of the circuit court for this county t.
gil the vacancy caused by the death Of
John B. Humphrey.
Revival services at the Kensineton Bap
list Church. led by Rev. Joe Payne, better
known as Cowboy Joe. beginning Septem-
Der 18th at 7:S0 P. NJ.
Application has been made to the Mary
land Public Service Commission to run 6
bus line from Rockville to Gaithersbure-
an extension Of the present line running
between Rockville and Washington.
The public schools Of this county began
the scholastic year on Wednesday last
with an increased attendance Of children
On the preceding Monday most Of the sew
eral hundred teachers met here in confer
ence. an annual custom.
The meeting Of the W0man's Christian
Temperance Union will be held at the
home of Mrs. John J. Higgins. Rockville
Tuesday. September 20. at 2:S0 P. NJ. All
the members and friends are cordially
urged TO be present.
The marriage Of Miss Mary Rose Clasett.
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A. Cla-
sett, Of Kensington. and Mr.. Harry Wolfe.
of Capitol View. will. it has been announced.
take place at the Catholic Cathedral. in
Baltimore. on September Gath.
The Forty Hours Devotion will open in
St. Mary's Catholic Church. Rockville. on
next Sunday. September IS. at the $50
O'Clock Mass. The services will be con-
Quoted by a priest from the Dominican
House of Studies. at the Catholic Univer-
sity, Brookland. D. C.
Jas. M. Purdum. aged 81 years, well-known
farmer of the vicinity Of Cedar Grove. died
Monday in a Washington hospital. He Is
survived by his wife and the following
children: Mrs. Bowie Allnutt, Mrs. Jesse
Burns, Misses Elizabeth and Edith Purdum
and Elliott and Harry Lee Purdum.
Following a long illness. Charles Albert
Schrider. aged "a years, lifelong resi-
dent of Silver Spring neiehborhOod. died
on Thursday Of last week at his home.
He 10 survived by his wife and the follow
ing children: Mrs. Lloyd Clark, of Wash
ineton, and Miss Grace. Louis and Charles
BENJAMIN Schrider, of Silver Spring.
The county commissioners have awarded
contracts for furnishing coal for the court
house and jail for the coming winter. The
bid Of the Rockville Fuel & Feed Co.. which
was SO. 40 a long ton for best quality Of soft
coal for the court house. was accepted. as
was that of Ward Bros. Of Rockville. at
$l3.23 a long ton for furnace coal for the
jail
A meeting Of the Rockville Garden Club
was held at the residence Of Mrs. GoOde
on September 6, when fine collection OF
flowers was shown. The booth at the Fair
was favorably commented upon, and much
credit is due the committee Of which Miss
Kitty Poole was chairman. The next
meeting will be held at the home of Mrs.
Benson in Rockville. on September 20.
Registration at the University of Mary
land, at College Park. will begin next
Monday. Freshmen will register on Mon
day and Tuesday with the old students
Getting in line on Wednesday. Classes
will begin on Thursday, the 22nd. There
will be close to 400 in the Freshman class.
which will match, if not exceed. last years
record enrolment Of fiIst-year students.
Miss Minnie Gardner. daughter Of Mrs.
Laura Gardner and the late Dr.. John
Gardner, of Clarksbure. and Mr.. Paul Wire,
of Boyds, were married on Wednesday of
last week in Frederick City by Rev. DR..
Maxwell, pastor of the Southern Methodist
Church at that place. Owing to the recent
death Of the brides father. the ceremony
was very quiet one and there were no
attendants.
New American Army.-Maj. General
Charles P. Summerall. chief Of staff of the
United States Army. has written for the
Washington Star, Sunday. September Is.
an article on THE New Army-a War
Product" This. together with many other
timely and interesting features. will appear
10 the Stars Magazine. Order your copy
of next Sundays Washington Star from
your newsdealer today.
Chief of Police Alvie A. Monkey and
Policeman Lawrence Clagett returned here
Friday from Wayne. W. Va. bringing with
them George and Thomas Black. brothers.
Of Erie, Pa. who were arrested In West
Virginia few days ago and held for the
authorities Of this county to answer the
charge of stealing Packard automobile
belonging to Miss Smith. OF Rockville. from
a GARAGE here during the Rockville Fair.
University OF Maryland will open its
football season by playing Washington
College, at College Park. on September "a.
South Carolina will be met on October in
the first big home game. Washington and
Lee will be the foe this year in the Home
Coming Day clash on October 30. when
the alumni gather. Maryland has pros
poets Of fine team. but will need It to
cope with its unusually hard schedule OF
eleven games.
There will be special educational ser
vice appropriate to the opening Of our
public schools at the Rockville Baptist
Church on Sunday next at SP. N. All
teachers and parents interested are cor
daily invited. The pastor. Rev B. M.
Oseood. will deliver a sermon on the value
Of education. At the II A. M. service OF
divine worship the pastor will deliver the
first Of series Of five sermons on THE
Meaning of Life" Its particular theme
will be: THE Value Of Life" The Sunday
School will meet at 10 A. M. and the
Young Peoples Society at 7l5 P. N.