Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1928-05-04
local aud Yersnnal.
Town and Country.

Town ana SOunbry'
The annual field day and athletic meet
NJ the public school students Of this county
iii, he held at the Rockville Fair Grounds
on Saturday. May 5th.
Mr.. Edwin W. Burriss and sister. Miss
N.ll,e C. Burriss, with Charles H. Russell.
snent the week end with their brother and
sister in Greensburg. Pa.
Mr.. John S. Harris. Of Weaverton. Nd.
and Miss Ella v. Carter. of Rockville. were
married at the Rockville Baptist parsonage
hv Rev B. M. OseOOd on Monday morning
last They expect TO make their home at
po,omac They we're accompanied by Mr..
J. B. Dudley.
The AooG waters Of the Potomac river
now have risen IS feet above normal II
has been computed that such volume OF
water might cause food higher than that
NJ 1929 and even as high or higher than that
NJ 1883. Excitement in Washington City
rams high over this condition.
For Young Readers-The Washington
Star each Sunday has a page OF special
interest for boy and girl readers. Pictures.
action and true stories are formed into an
intensely interesting page for the younger
Generation. Order your copy OF next sun
days Washington Star from your news
dealer today.
Cant. Clarence v. Sayer commander of
the Howitzer Company, at Kensington. has
announced that $50 volumns have been
presented to the company by VIM. Sherer
and will be placed in the reading room of
the armory. A piano-player attachment
has also been presented.
Mr.. Benjamin F. Hicks arrived in Rock
vile on Saturday last from the South.
where the winter was spent. He visited
that section for the improvement of his
physical condition. He will leave here the
first of June for his home in Iowa more
vigorous in health. we are glad to know.
Mrs. Hicks, his wife. is accompanying him.
At the April meeting of the Rockville
Fire Department Harry Beard and Payton
Mannar we're made members and Clarence
E. Anders. William F. Disney. Joseph W.
HOwes. Joseph N. Starkey and Curtis L.
Ward were selected as delegates to repre-
sent the organization at the annual meet
ing Of the State association to be held at
ElktOn. Nd, on June 18th and 18th.
Dennis Cooper. a negro employed by
Judge Samuel Riggs. of the police court
here was found slain on a road near Lay
louisville last Monday morning Judge
Riggs found the body as he was on his
way to Rockville. Henry johnson. colored.
who lives near Laytonsville. was arrested in
connection with the crime. Another negro
is said to have told the police he saw
johnson beating Cooper with fence rail
the night before.
The county commissioners. at the re-
quest of Treasurer J. Forest Walker. have
rented the upper portion of the town hall
building, near the court house. and will
move the police court there and equip
present police court rooms for the use of
Treasurer Walker and his clerical force
When the proposed reconstruction of the
court house is completed. which is ex-
pected to be early next year, there will be
ample quarters in the building for both
the county treasurer and police court.
The recently elected officers of the Ladies'
Auxiliary of the Rockville Presbyterian
Church were installed last Sunday evening
with impressive exercises Mrs Theodore
S. Mason Is the hew president. and the
other officers are: Vice.president. Mrs.
Muuel Cecil secretary. Mrs. William S.
JOlliffe treasurer. Mrs. Almus r. Speare.
Mrs Harold C. Smith played violin solos,
and encouraging reports were submitted
by the secretaries of the different depart
ments. Miss Lucy Simpson presided.
The handsome dwelling near Sandy
Spring occupied by Maurice Cissel and
family and owned by Mrs. Francis M.
halOwell was damaged by fire and water
to the extent Of approximately $1,000
on Thursday of last week. The blaze
started in an upstairs room. presumably
from a defective flue. and had attained
serious proportions when the Sandy Spring
Volunteer Fire Department reached the
scene. An ample supply Of water from
pond on the farm enabled the flremen to
quickly subdue the flames. The loss is
covered by insurance.
Upon the complaint of Mrs. Edwin Lapp.
OF Northwest Park. Policeman wilkinson
on Tuesday arrested Grace Pier. domestic
IN the Lapp family. upon a chares Of
stealing diamond ring valued at $3.50.
The girl was brought here. where she was
questioned and where it was said she
confessed taking the ring The officers
said the girl told them she had wrapped
the ring in bundls of clothes which she
sent to her fathers home in Washington.
II being her intention, at the time 10 ouit
her Job and then 60 get the ring and sell il
Inc ring was recovered in Washine,oo
AT joint meeting in the Rockville
nsptist Church of the Ministerial and the
sunday School Associations, attended by
more than 100 members of the two or.
SanIzatlons and others, the MONTGOMERY
county Council of Religious Education was
FORMED and the Sunday School Association
was merged with it. A committee, of
Nn'ch Rev. VIM. W. Mcintyre, of Pooles
''"e' IS chairman, constitutes the council.
n n constitution and bylaws were adopted.
Tue meeting was conducted by DIR. Nc.
,n'y'e. Following the joint meeting the
n'nlstefial Association met, with the presi-
uent' Rev. VIM. W. Mcintyre. in CHARGE
"u conducted the usual business. Earlier
III the evening all present were entertained
al supper by the ladies' Of the Rockville
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