Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1928-03-30
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Town and Country.


4th, at 1890 P. M.
Following prolonged illness, Miss Eliza
beth A. Shorts, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Jobn H. Shorts. of Brookeville. died last
week at her home. aged 20 years.
On Monday night last thieves entered
the residence Of Mr.. Charles J. Lyddane, in
the western section of this town. and
carried off a handsome gold watch and
other articles.
Stedman Prescott, of the Rockville bar.
has purchased the residence Of Rev. John
R Henderson. located in the western Sec
tion of Rockville. The consideration has
not been made known.
St. Mary's Catholic Church Aid Society
will hold food sale in Bucks Furniture
Store, Rockville, on Saturday. April 7th
beeinnine at $50 O'Clock, A. M. Orders
taken before that date. Phone Mrs. Fisher
l9M.
Mrs. Annie Tylor Miller died on Monday
last at EMERGENCY Hospital. Easton. Nd,
after an illness of several months. She is
survived by her husband, Guion Miller. Of
Easton. formerly of Sandy Spring. this
county, and three sons.
Special Lenten Services in Christ Church
Rockville, as follows: Every Wednesday
afternoon at O'Clock every Thursday
evening at O'Clock; every Friday morn
4 al anil
preach at the Thursday night services.
All welcome.
Mrs. Martha E. Knight, aged 81 years.
wife of Edward Knight. died on Sunday at
her home, near Colesville. She Is survived
by her husband and several sons and
daughters. The funeral will take place at
2 O'Clock Wednesday afternoon from the
Free Methodist Church at Colesville.
When Policeman Joseph Oldfeld. of the
county police force. discovered Ernest Lee
Bandon, of Washington. with ~ gallons
of alleged whisky in his possession, on
Connecticut Avenue extended. he placed
him under arrest on the charge Of illegal
nish $500 bond.
According to John T. Culver, clerk of the
police court here, who collects the tax,
more than $500 dogs owned in this county
have not been licensed for the year which
began January LIST. The three months
period of grace allowed by the law expires
OF ri hui ha
ment soon after April LIST is expected.
William H. Pyles wel-known and life
long resident of Bethesda district, died last
Friday at his home. on the River Road,
near Bethesda. aged rs years, of heart
disease. He is survived by his wife. Mrs.
Mary l.. Pyles; four sons and daughter.
The funeral took place Sunday afternoon
and burial was in Mount Zion Cemetery
at Beane.
The suit of Vivian T. Kuntz against the
Glen Echo Park Company for $4,000
damages for injuries alleged to have been
received while patronizing one of the
amusement devices in Glen Echo Park
was settled out of court Monday just as the
trial of the case here was being made
ready. IL was reported that the plaintiff
settled for $3.50.
The $4,000 damage suit filed in the
circuit court here by Gail Wade, of Buck
Lodge, against Walter B. Guy. of Wash
ingtOn. has been entered as settled and
dismissed. In this case the plaintiff COM
planned of a collision between defendants
automobile and a machine in which she
was riding at the intersection of Primrose
street and Brookeville pike on May 9th.
1926.
Next Sundays Washington Stsr.-Na-
tiOnal park development in the East will
be made feature in next Sundays maga-
zine of The Washington Star. Aviation
matters of particular interest to this sec
ton of the country also will be presented.
Other interesting illustrated articles. fiction
by famous authors, and various special
topics will offer entertainment for the
readers Of The Star.
II has been many years since it has
been said canvasback ducks were so plen-
tful that the skies were darkened, f. Lee
LeCompte, State Game Warden is respon-
sible for the statement that on a visit TO
the Susquehanna Flats last Friday morn.
ing this was literally true. In few days
the migration to Canada will be in full
sway. The congregation of the wild fowl
at the mouth of the Susquehanna is an
annual occurrence and is an unfailing
sign of spring.
sunday. April LIST, is the date sat by the
washington Rapid Transit Company for
the establishment of through bus service
between Silver Spring and Washington via.
sixteenth street. it has been announced by
alexander Shapiro, assistant General man
aser Oh the bus company. New schedules
are being distributed this week throughout
the district traversed. The new fare sys.
tem' involving the use of zone identified
uon checks' will be explained concurrently
with distribution of the schedules.
That men are just as vain and a little
more so than women was the unanimous
opinion OF three judses-Frank |. Davis,
arthur L. Elein and Miss Mary Aldrich-
al a debate before the monthly meeting of
the Poolesville Community League. held
IN the high school auditorium at Pooles-
Mlie last Friday evening. Charles W.
woodward. of the Rockville bar, and Mil
oh w. Phillips, formerly president of the
montgomery County Council of Home AMI
SCHOOL Associations, argued that men are
more given to vanity. while Rev William
w. Mcintyre, pastor of the Poolesville
meth 'dlSt Church, and B. o. Aiken. prin-
cipal OF the Poolesville High School, took
the opposite view.
RAIN Sunday will be observed at the
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