Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1928-07-27
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Town and COuntry.

spM The Rev. J. W. Lowden will have
ohoroe. You will be welcome.
The court of Arlington county. Va, has
,,on,ed to Mrs. Adah E. Wilson an abso-
1n,o divorce from Henry W. Wilson. of
Germantown Md, and permission to use
her maiden name of Hall.
The annual convention of the Montsom-
.,v County Woman's Christian Temperance
Union will be held in the Methodist Church
a,Iovtonsyille on August 9th. Mrs. Mary
Hasup, president of the State w. u l.
u, will speak,
The inmates of the County Home. near
poosyiNe we're given treat last Sunday
at,e,ooon when the Silver Spring Com
mnoitv Band visited the institution and
aaya concert. Mrs. Eugene d. Scott sang
s.ysrsl selections. A number of persons
Interested In the institution attended.
Rockyille's tax rate for the year when
beean July LIST has been liked by the
Mayor and Council at SO cents on each 500
of real and personal property, being cents
less than the rate for the last fiscal year.
The decrease was made possible by an
increase of approximately $lSO,OOO in the
taxable basis over the basis for the year
which ended June 3Oth.
Earth Is Slowing Down.-A scientist OF
the Carnegie Institution says he will at
some future time have 25-hour day. for
the earth is slowing up at rate of one
second every 100000 years. Read the
interesting illustrated article in the Maya
zine of The Washington Star for Sunday.
July 20. Order your copy of next Sum-
days Star from your newsdealer today.
George Francis Davis, aged 80 years, of
Kensington. died on Thursday of last week
at his home. He had been in i'll health
for more than year. Mr.. Davis. who was
born in England, came to this country
when years old and had resided in or
near Kensineton for more than so years
He is survived by son. Geo. A. Davis. with
whom he lived.
Miss Hazel Atwood. of Potomac, won the
bathing beauty contest of the Rockville
Chamber of Commerce at Chapel Point on
Thursday of last week. Miss Mary DeLash-
mutt, of Chevy Chase. was second, and
Miss Edna Demon. of Rockville. was third.
The annual outing of the chamber was
attended by large gathering of members.
friends and families, and the usual games
and amuse ments were on the program.
An illustrated lecture on Mature and
Human Nature in Mexico" will be given
next Sunday in the Rockville Baptist
Church, at 8 P. M. The male quartette
with whose singing all are delighted. will
render one or more selections. The hymn
IAN Hail the Power of Jesus Name i will
be superbly illustrated. The pastor. Rev.
B. NJ. Osgood, will preach at the II A. a.
service of divine worship on the subject
Good Measure" The Sunday School will
meet at 10 A. NJ.
The double curve on the Frederike pike
al or near its entrance into Rockville was
given consideration at the monthly meet
ing of the Rockville Chamber of Commerce
A resolution, presented by VIM. F. Pretty
man, setting forth that sit is the sense of
the Rockville Chamber of Commerce that
the State Roads Commission should either
widen the road at such point or reduce
the curves" was unanimously adopted.
and copies of the resolution were ordered
sent to the roads commission and the
county commissioners.
The clerical force in the Office of the
county treasurer is preparing the bills for
State and county taxes for the year which
began July LIST and Treasurer J Forest
Walker has announced that all of the
$4,000 or more bills would be placed in
the mails early in August Treasurer
Walker has let it be understood that all
who do not receive their bills by the mid
die of August should notify his office and
thereby avoid annoyance later. The bills
for automobile taxes, of which there will
be 10000 or more. will. it was stated, be
mailed later All State and county taxes
bear interest at the rate of per cent
beginning September LIST.
Two barns. number of sheds and other
outbulldings, 1000 bushels of barley. 1900
bushels of wheat. 35 tons of hay. farm
implements and other property we're de-
s'foyed by fire on Thursday afternoon Of
last week on the.farm of Allan and George
Schaeffer, near Jacksonville. The loss is
estimated at $4,000. The Schaeffers were
threShne wheat when a spark from the
engine OF the thresher ignited straw rick.
Because of the heat and lack of water. the
names spread so rapidly nothing could be
uohe by the farmers other than remove
Snch articles as were portable from the
pain OIL havoc. The residence. some dis
lance away was unchanged. The loss is
partly covered by insurance.
Mr Thomas l.. Dawson and wife, of Rock.
''i'e' Maryland. who have been visiting
,heit aunt Mrs. Geo. P. Conner, out at IA
Daf ranch, on White Clay. left for home
VIA auto (Hudson Six) last Friday. Mr.
dawson is prominent lawyer in the town
VI MS birth. which is suburb of Wash.
"t'oh' D. e., and came west to get away
'o'h business and the maddening crowd
VI mat famous metropolis for rest and recu
peta''on. lie visited many of the points
VI interest in the Black Hills. took in the
'"u'ah omaha and Rabbit dances, taking
'e'sons IN the latter and becoming yer,
p'Oucient in the Jack Rabbit" step thai
"a' made that particular dance famoul
1"Ons the Sioux tribe of Indians He il
ai interesting talker and made man,
,''"ds while in this region. Come again
"e west always welcomes her eastern
a' ''''feh to the land of opportunity. purt