Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1928-02-10
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are charged Win tatcOny'
On Tuesday last the county commits
sioners appointed as privates WINDSOR
Poole. Of Kensinston. and Paul Watkins.
~ Damascus, members Of the county police
force.
s,edman Prescott. of the Rockville bar
has announced the sale Of his SOO-acre
farm. near Boyds. to Mrs. Mareie Z. Ter
water. of Washington. the consideration
beipe given as around $4,000.
John E. oxley. of Rockville. has sold at
nublic auction the farm of Jas. M. Barber
Of the Cedar Grove neiehborhood, to T.
Maurice Beall Of that locality for $7.2oo.
The tract contains 1903 acres.
Tuesday last road bonds of $4OO,OoU
were sold by the County Commissioners 10
Baltimore financiers at $iO4.9S. These
bonds are the last of the issue Of $SOO'OOO
authorized by the last Legislature.
The monthly meeting Of the Woman''
Christian Temperance Union will be held
at the home Of Mrs. W. Z. Ward on Tuesday
February 2ist. at 2:S0P.M The members
and friends are urged to be present.
Under the auspices of the Aid Society
of the Rockville Baptist Church an oyster
supper will be held at the church this
friday evening. Mrs. Ezra Roger. presi-
dent of the society, is chairman of the
committee in charge.
The Rockville Town Council has voted
an appropriation for the purchase Of 500
feet of fire hose for donation to the Rock
vile Volunteer Fire Department, which
will supply all present equipment needs
Of the organization.
Arrangements are being made to enter
tain 1,500 at the annual frolic, better
known as He-Nieht, of the Rockville Vol
unteer Fire Department 1t will be held
in DeLashmutts hall. Rockville, the even
ing Of February 22nd. and the program
will include SO rounds Of boxing, several
wrestling contests and many other features.
The population of Frederick City. Md,
according to police census just concluded.
is 1920. This is gain of more than
5000 over the Federal census Of 1920.
which gave the city population Of ll.O66.
Students of Hood College and the Mary
land State School for the Deaf were not
counted by the police in the enumeration.
For the benefit of the building fund, the
Forest Glen Council. Knights Of Columbus.
is arranging to stage He Night" in the
new armory building at Silver Spring on
the evening of Monday. February 18th.
and with that end in view. has obtained
permission from the armory board to put
on boxing and other athletic contests. in
addition to a variety of other features.
The county health nurses, Miss Hermine
Badenhoop, Miss Julia Foley and Miss
Mary Potter, are combining their activities
largely now to scarlet fever. According
to DR.. VIM. T. Pratt. county health officer,
this is the season when the disease is
most prevalent, and under his direction
the nurses are visiting the public schools
and examining all children who seem to
be ailing.
In observance of the forty-seventh an
niversary of the founding of the Christian
Endeavor Society. the societies of the Rock
vile Christian and Presbyterian Churches
held special exercises at the regular meet
ines last Sunday evening. At the Chris
tian Church Miss Mildred Bean wGs in
charge and at the Presbyterian Church
Miss Dorothy WOotton had charge of the
program.
Rockville has but one automatic traffic
signal. the intersection of Montgomery
Avenue and Washington Street. which is
regarded as the most dangerous point in
town, but that one must he Obeyed. the
Town Council has decided, and all others
that might be erected within town limits.
and has passed an ordinance proviiing a
fine of from SIS to $25 for each failure to
act as such signal might direct.
The annual get-together meeting of the
Henderson, Smith Edmonds Post, American
Legion, Rockville, and the auxiliary Of the
post. was held at the Montgomery Country
Club here on Thursday evening Of last
week and was attended by 20 members OF
the two organizations. Wallace Williams,
Commander State Department. American
Legion, spoke. Arrangements for the func-
ton were in charge of committee consist
ing of Miss Lucy Smith, Mrs. Demine and
Mrs Harold Smith. representing the aux
Hilary. j. Banks Berry, Harold C. Smith and
Randall Benson. representing the post.
Josiah W. Jones. president, has an
nounced that the ninth annual meeting
Of the Montgomery County Farm Bureau
which was scheduled for January 2Stb
out which was postponed because Of tn,
snow-olocked roads, will be held in tn,
circui' court room, at Rockville. on Satur
Gay February 18th, with morning ant
AFTERNOON sessions. Among those SEIZED
oied to address the farmers and dsirymer
expected to attend are: Senator Kenneth
Mcclellan, of Tennessee /; J. W. Davis an,
M M. Stewart. president and secretary, re
spectively, of the Maryland Farm Burea,
Federation.
The town clerk has been directed by tn,
mayor and Council to request the Wash
lnston and Rockville Electric Railwa,
Company to limit the reception and dis
charge Of passengers in Rockville to tn,
south side of Montgomery Avenue from
Court Street. at the court house, to the
end Of the railway line, at the extrem,
west end Of town, instead of on both sidei
Of the track, as at present. As the rail
way tracks run very close to the sidewall
on the south side Of the thorouehfare, sucl
an arrangement would mean the takinl
on and letting off of paseenders nm III,