Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1928-11-23
Fnt1l and 3ersnual.
Town and COnntry.

Clark, OF oliver opElnB' JuSuSo Vi ene
peace for Wheaton district, this county.
Fire. supposedly caused by defective cleo
trio wiring, damaged the home of C. G.
Pandle. at Montrose, last Sunday morning
IN the extent of $1,000. Rockville firemen
saved the building.
Miss M. Lucille McLearan, of Gathers
hure has been appointed stenOgrapher in
the office of the county home demonstra-
tim AGENT at Rockville and will be on duty
there from 8 until 12:45 O'Clock each day
For the sixth time in succession. all the
DANES played this season, the Rockville
soccer team on Sunday last, at the Fair
Grounds here, won a game of to 0. play
ind in the Capital City League with the
Gaithersburg team.
The ladies and friends Of Travilah M. E.
Church will hold a chicken and meat sup
ppr in the Travilah town hall on Friday.
November 23rd, beginning at P. M. for
the benefit Of the Methodist Church. Every
body cordially invited. If rainy. next even
ing. Saturday.
Miss Blanche E. Corwin. home domon-
stration agent for the county. has an
nounced that she will meet with groups of
home demonstration women during the
remainder of the month as follows: No.
vember 23. Travilah; 26. Cedar Grove;
81, Jamestown. and 28. Dickerson.
The annual banquet Of the Norman B.
Price Post, American Legion. of Sandy
Spring. was held at Oney and attended by
thirty members and others. Past Com
mander Reuben Brigham was POSTMASTER
and short talks were given by Milton H.
Bancroft Douglas Farquhar. Robert L.
TOlsOn and Ferguson Barnsley.
The report of Judge Samuel Riggs for
October, filed with the county commits
sioners. shows that during that period
fines and costs aseregating $92l.75 we're
collected in criminal cases in the police
court here. Of this amount. $33O50 was
in motor vehicle cases, which will be turned |
over to the State Motor Vehicle Commits
siOner.
Influenza, of which she had been i'll but |
a few days. resulted in the death last
Sunday at the home of her son-in-law and |
daughter. Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Thomp-
son. at Spencerville, Of Mrs. Laura Vir-
ginia Dustin. aged 81 years. widow of
Upton Dustin and lifelong resident of this
county. She leaves two children. Mrs.
Thompson and son.
Clarence Nichols, II years old. colored. of
Wheaton. was fatally shot Tuesday after
noon while hunting in the woods near his |
home. According to friends who were
accompanying Nichols he had laid down
his gun. A few minutes later he picked
it up and as he did so it was discharged,
the charge passing through his abdomen.
He died at Walter Reed Hospital.
Plane Parachutes newest practical
idea for safety in the air is the airplane
parachute, and this has been successfully
tested by the United States Army Air
Corps. Read the illustrated article on this
subject in the Magazine of The Washing
ton Star for Sunday. November IS. Order
your copy of next Sundays Washington
Star from your newsdealer today.
Announcement has been made that the
congregations of the Baptist, Christian.
Ma,hod;.t and proahutar;a1 Chnrchoa Of |
Rockville will hold their annual union !
Thanksgiving Day services in the Christian
Church on Thanksgiving morning. The
sermon will be by Rev. Henry X. Pasmas.
of the Presbyterian Church. and a special
musical program will be given by the
combined choirs.
Miss Grace Lillian Dutrow, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. William NJ. Dutrow. OF Gath
ersburg, and Mr.. Henry T. NOrson, of
Philadelphia. who is taking post-gradu-
ate course at George Washington Univer-
Sity. Washington. were married at TowsOn.
Md. last Saturday. the ceremony being
performed by Rev. Henry T. Lee. rector Of
the Episcopal Church there, at the rectory.
in the presence of several friends.
The annual donation day of the Mont
gomery County General Hospital, Sandy
Spring. will be held Saturday. December
lst. from 2:30 to P. M. These commit
tees have been placed in charge: Re-
freshments. Mrs. K. Bentley Thomas, Mrs.
Charles F. Kirk and Mrs. Mahlon Kirk 4th
linens. Mrs. Thos. Ladson canned goods.
Mrs. Clarence L. Gilpin green vegetables
and groceries, Mrs. Leonard C. Burns.
Miss Rena Cushman Braddock. daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander A. Braddock.
formerly ong-time residents of Rockville.
died on Tuesday of last week in Oklahoma
City. Oklahoma. where she had been visit
ing her sister and brother-in law. Mr.. and
Mrs. D. Leslie Daniel She had been i'll
long time. Besides both parents, she is
survived by two brothers and two sisters.
The funeral took place in Washington on
Saturday afternoon, burial being in Fort
Lincoln. Maryland
maurice Magruder. aged AZ years,
farmer, was found, shot through the heart.
by his l6-year- old son on Thursday morning
OF last week in woodshed on his farm. near
Hunting hill Chief of Police Alvie Mox-
ley Investigated and pronounced it case
of suicide. The gun was borrowed from a
neiehbor on Wednesday, when Magruder
said he was going hunting. Shortly after
he left the house the son heard shot
and investigation revealed his body. Nj
Magruder is survived by his wife and three
children. He had been in ii m 'lalchoIy
mood for some time. presumably from i'll
health.
Plans are maturing for the erection by
the Farmers Banking and Trust Company