Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1928-11-09

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urer. Mrs. Earle B. Wood. Miss Blanche
A. Corwin. home demonstration agent for
this county. presented to the meeting some
ideas on Christmas gifts and gave a talk
and demonstration on how to choose and
harmonic colors. II was decided to hold
the next meeting on November 18th and
every second Friday of the month there
after.
The Henderson-Smith-Ed mOnds Post of
the American Legion and the Ladies Aux
iliary have accepted an invitation to at
tend the public service to be held at the
Rockville Baptist Church next Sunday
night at 7:30 O'Clock. in commemoration
of the tenth anniversary Of the signing
Of the Armistice. A five-minute musical
program has been prepared. Tie subject of
the pastors address will be: THE Things
Which Remain" At the II A. NJ. service
of divine worship the Rev. B. NJ Oseood
will have for his sermon topic: The Up
lifted Christ" The Sunday School will
meet at 10 A. NJ. and the Young Peoples
Society at GAS P. M.
David S. Craver. aged IT years. a retired
farmer and former Mayor of Brookeville,
died last Sunday at his BroOkevile home
after an illness of several weeks. He is
survived by his wife. Mrs. Johanna M.
Craver. and six children, Allen B., G. Simon
and Howard T. Craver. and Mrs. George H.
Jones. Mrs. Edgar Parsley and Mrs. VIM.
j. Hines, all Of Brookeville. The funeral
services took places at II O'Clock on We'd
nesday morning from his late home and
burial was in Frederick. Md. Mr.. Craver
was native Of Frederick county. but had
lived in this county 43 years. He was
prominent churchman. being connected
with Mount Carmel Methodist Episcopal
congregation. and an Odd Fellow.
A petition containing the names Of us
persons was forwarded last week to the
Maryland Public Service Commission pro-
testing against change in schedules of |
the Montgomery Bus Lines. Inc. The bus !
and Gaithersbure. The signers Of the
petition. who commute daily to the CAPT. |
tai. asserted that they understood the |
company was to cut its service without |
notifying the public of its intentions.
I'VE desire to express our opinion as to |
the necessity of continuing all o. the |
present runs Of the Montgomery Bus Line |
and petition your commission to investi-
gate this matter and compel the bus line
to continue as good. if not better. service
than we have had in the past" the pro-
test said.
Fifty-fve hundred pounds of seal sale |
supplies to be used in the coming Tuber- |
culosis Seal Sale were received at the
Offices OF the Maryland tuberculosis Asso-
citation in Baltimore several days ago. |
according to information sent to this paper |
by officials Of the State association. The |
sale will begin on Thanksgiving Day and
will continue until Christmas. Affiliated
crunty branches Of the State organization
are now making their plans and organizing
their workers for what is expected to be
the greatest seal sale ever held in the
State of Maryland. Maryland allotment
of seals number 3O,OO1, 900. If they were
placed end TO end. they would reach from
Baltimore to New York City and return.
II they were pla ed as a blanket over the
ground. they would cover an area of nearly
forty acres.
OF the approximately 10000 children
enrolled in the public schools Of the county,
4.0l2 had perfect attendance records dur
ing the month of September. according to
announcement by Prof. Edwin W. Broome.
county superintendent of schools. and PA
attended 80 per cent Of the time or better.
For the best average attendance among
the ohe-room schools. the Kingsley School.
with percentage of 99.5. was awarded
the banner; among the high schools the
Takoma Park-Silver Spring School made
the best showing, with an average Of
97.8; the Garrett Park School. with per-
centage of $50. led the two-roOm schools
the Damascus School made the highest
average. 97.3. among the graded schools.
and Glen Echo. with a percentage of 1856
was the banner school among the junior
High schools. The Wheaton district chill
dren. who had perfect attendance records
numbered 1850: Bethesda district chill
dren. 925. and Rockville district children.
sos.
Although the season for shooting par
tridges. rabbits, wOodcOck and other kinds
Of game opens Saturday. November 10TH
the clerk of the circuit here has issued but
1000 hunting licenses. or approximately
1900 less than were issued last season.
OF the permits so far issued here. ISIS
were to residents Of the county to hunt in
the county only. at SIPS each; 235 to
residents of the State. for Statewide hunt
ind. at cost Of $5.25 each. and so to
non-residents of the State. good anywhere
in the State. at $3.50 each. The 81, SIS
and $40 in each case goes to the Game
Division of the State Conservation De-
paTtment and the remainder to the clerk
of the court The bag limits per day, fixed
by law. are partridges 10. rabbits 6. SPUR
rels 10, woOdcock 6, doves rs. wild ducks
rs. wild turkeys and not over in season.
Heavy penalties are provided for hunting
without license. while snow is on the ground
or out OF season.
Death OF A PrOmineut Business
Man.
William Reuben Humphrey. ST., veteran
Rockville undertaken and head Of the firm
of William r. Pumphrey & Sons, died last
| Sunday morninp al his home in Rockville