Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1927-03-18
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evening of March oath. beginning at
O'Clock. All are invited.
The semi-annual convention of tn,
Maryland Division, United Daughters Of
the Confederacy, will be held in Hagers
town, Nd, on March 23rd.
Miss Catherine E. Plummer, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter W. Plummer. of Gath.
ersbure. and Mr.. Theodore R. Moore, Of
Washington. were married in Washington
last week at the home of an aunt of the
bride.
10 honor Of Mrs. Frank Cashell, formerly a
nurse at the Montgomery County General
Hospital. shower was given by the
woman's board of the hospital at the home
of Mrs. Clarence L. Gilpin. near Sandy
Spring, few days ago.
Congressman j. Charles Linthicum will
be pleased to forward copy of the latest
Agricultural Yearbook Q925 edition) to
anyone who will write to him. House of
Representatives. Washington. DC. As he
represents a city district. he has few calls
for this book
At a preliminary hearing before Judge
Samuel Riggs, in the police court here.
David Brown. colored, of Norbeck. was held
for the action Of the grand jury on the
charge of murder growing out Of the shoot
ing Of David boy. colored, near Norbeck.
about two weeks ago. He was committed
to Jail without bail.
BY vote of rs to 40 the Maryland
House of Delegates on Tuesday adopted
the conference report on the gasoline tax
BILL After similar action is taken by the
Senate the measure will be ready for Gov
Ritchie's signature. As the measure stands
an increase l-2 cents is added to the
present cents gallon tax.
The Question Of Diet.-The Magazine
If The Washington Star contains. each
sunday. an article on weight reduction
md diet by a well known member of the
American Medical Association. Read the
,necal article in the Magazine on Sunday,
March goth, and order your copy Of next
Sundays Washington Star from your news
ealei today.
4y dels ting the Poolesville team 20 to
lg ar Bethesda, the Sandy Spring quint
wal hs chanpionship in the County Girls
High School Basket Ball League. Upon
conc.a ,n Of The regular schedule. the two
teams led for first honors, each with
II wins md defeat, having won from
each OH her, znd neutral floor was selected
for the l,gling contest.
Will quite from Gaithersburg, where
he was sa uloyedin connection with build
ing op,r rs, to Washington in an auto
mobile 1a Saturday afternoon, Lucius
Widen lofed, suffered heart attack
and died within a few minutes. COmpan-
ions rushed him TO the Office of Dr. Benja-
min c. Perry. at Bethesda, but the doctor
pronounced him dead. Ills home was in
Washington.
Mrs. Emma l. Kennedy. wife Of Henry
Kennedy. of GAINESVILLE district, died last
week 10 a Frederick hospital Although
her death was due to pneumonia, Of which
she had been III two weeks, she had been
q sufferer from complication OF diseases
for long time. She leaves no children,
but is survived by her husband. Mrs
Kennedy was formerly a Miss Dixon OF
Frederick county.
Following long illness of an affection
of the throat, William D. Bissett, son of the
late John W. Bssett, Of Cabin John, died
in the Veterans Hospital at Oteen. N. C..
saed 20 years. He is survived by his
wife, formerly Miss Henderson, and two
children. The funeral took place from his
late home at Cabin John. burial being in
Arlington Cemetery. Mr.. Bissett was
veteran of the World War and was life
long resident Of this county.
At meeting of the Montgomery County
Bar Association, Paul Sleman. OF Chevy
Chase, was Endorsed for the new Maryland
Federal Judeeship created by the recent
CONGRESS. Thomas L. Dawson, Clifford II.
Robertson and John E. Oxley were named
a committee to prepare formal letter oil
Endorsement and forward it to President
Coolidge. Mr.. Sleman is chairman of the
Republican State Central Committee for
this county and has long been active in
politics in this State.
A bronze tablet to commemorate The
valor and efficiency as soldier and his
personal worth as a citizen" OF the late
Gustavus W. Dorsey. Of this county. who
was lieutenant-colonel and commanding
officer OF the LIST Maryland Cavalry. c. s..
A., has been placed on the wall OF the
circuit court room here by the survivors
and the sons and daughters of the de-
ceased soldiers OF his command and will
be unveiled in the near future with appro-
pirate exercises. Col. Dorsey died in 1911,
at the age Of IL years.
Ernest M. Holland. native and until
few years ago lifelong resident OF this
county, died on Tuesday of last week at
the home Of relatives, near Baltimore, aged
rs years. Death was due to malignant
affection and followed a long illness. He
is survived by his wife, formerly Miss
Biscoe. and four children by former mar
riaee-Mrs. Harry Belt and Pearl Holland
of Washington. Mrs. William Pace Of this
county and married daughter in the West
The funeral took place Thursday afternoon
and burial was in Rockville Union Gene
terry. Mr.. Holland taught in the public
schools for number Of years and later was
in the mercantile business at Redland fo
long time.
An increased Sunday School attendance
and good congregations marked the ser